An i3 utility to switch focus to your last focused window. Allows for behavior similar to Alt+Tab on other desktop environments.
Features:
- Can switch between your 2 most recent windows
- Runs daemon to watch for window focus changes and records to a config file
- Supports floating windows
- Can be binded to any key through i3's
bindsym
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i3-back is written in Rust. It can be installed through many method:
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Cargo, Rust's package manager
cargo install i3-back -
GitHub Releases, as binary
In your i3 configuration (~/.config/i3/config):
# Start the daemon which listens to focus changes and records it to ~/.config/i3-back/config.toml
exec --no-startup-id ~/.cargo/bin/i3-back start
# Bind a switch key, which focuses the previously focused window
bindsym $mod+Tab exec ~/.cargo/bin/i3-back switch
Replace ~/.cargo/bin with wherever the i3-back binary is placed if not installed through Cargo.