QuickSwitch automatically switches file dialog path. Save and open files with convenience and speed. It has 2 modes . Menu: displays a list of opened tabs from file managers, allows to choose the path. . AutoSwitch: automatically opens the last active tab. To open the Menu press Ctrl+Q. You can also select Mouse buttons, Capslock, Space, Windows and other special keys in Menu settings Different paths available for different tasks . Pinned paths (that are always visible). . Favorite paths (with customizable icons and names). . Clipboard paths (copy any path and you will see it in the Menu). There are many customization options in Menu settings: . Apply dark theme and dark colors. . Change menu font and size. . Display short path, transform it as you want ...and many more options are available!
What's new in 1.9
This update is aimed at improving performance and quality of life. Various annoyances and critical bugs have been fixed. I really need your feedback! If something is not working for you, please let me know. If you think that some features can be improved, write to me. Total Commander - increased the speed of: - receiving and analyzing tabs; - creating the user-defined command required for QuickSwitch (in usercmd.ini). Increased the speed of: - determining the type of file dialog; - switching the selected path in the Menu and the speed of AutoSwitch; - menu display. New AutoSwitch features - You can choose which path "AutoSwitch" option should open: pinned, favorite, ... (see details about the special paths here). Open Settings > Menu tab and select the target in the drop-down list. - You can select the index of the path that will be opened. Index starts with 1 relative to current menu section (pinned, favorites, ...). - Select "MenuStack" target, then index will be relative to all visible paths in the Menu. Tip You can enable Always AutoSwitch option and select "PinnedPaths" or "MenuStack" as the target. Then AutoSwitch will always activate the pinned path according to the selected index (1st, 2nd, ...). Warning You need to enable specific target: Settings > Theme > Show sections .... For example, if you have selected the "PinnedPaths" target, select the Pinned Paths check box. Scaling options - Added the option to change the settings UI font and its size. The option also changes the size of all settings items. Now the UI adapt to the selected font and screen DPI: the larger the font (e.g. monospaced) or its size, the larger the UI elements will look. Tip Increase the DPI and font size to singificantly increase the size of the UI elements. - Added the option to change Menu font and its size. I prefer Nunito for menus and ImWritingQuat for settings and file managers UI. Caution This option changes the font and its size for all menus in the system including: - context menu - status-bar menu at the top - tray menu - some tooltips - some message boxes and popups To roll back changes, open the settings, set the Menu font field empty and set the size to 0. Other features - After enabling ShortPath > Show short path... option, 1st letter in the will be underlined. Press this letter on your keyboard to activate this path in the menu (see more about keys here). For example: S̲ystem32\Resources – press S to activate this path. Tip …
Yes. QuickSwitch is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license.
What is the latest version of QuickSwitch?
The latest version is 1.9, released on Dec 7, 2025.
Is it safe to download QuickSwitch?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 116d5c75f3d6813d5c6a3ae323c14cb76488445cd1ec4f8c73a31fa4115c7858.
Which Windows versions does QuickSwitch support?
QuickSwitch runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I uninstall QuickSwitch?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find QuickSwitch and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=JoyHak.QuickSwitch -e.
Is there a portable version of QuickSwitch?
Yes. QuickSwitch is available as a portable ZIP archive (QuickSwitch-1.9-x64.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
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