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I have many apps.

CMD + Tab is the fastest way to switch (me using keyboard only)

BUT

It is rubbish because it does not bring the application on top.

After some search, apparently this is a feature not a bug: Cmd+Tab switches to the correct space, but doesn't bring app up to front

Whether it was intended as a feature or not, it is clearly a usability issue, aka a bug

I just want to use CMD + Tab and bring the app on top by default (change the setting somewhere) rather than relying on a very tricky additional keypress.

Another related question: Bring all windows of active application to top

On my machine I don't have "Bring All To Front":

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  • You have to add Bring All to Front manually, the same as any other menu command. [I've edited that into the linked QA] – Tetsujin Sep 28 '22 at 14:48
  • BTW, I've always thought Cmd/Tab is one of the worst ways to switch apps. Spaces is far better - see https://superuser.com/a/1187552/347380 and https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/179403/85275 – Tetsujin Sep 28 '22 at 14:49
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    @Tetsujin I'm using 2x 32 inch monitor and I have many apps open. Not using spaces. I just want to bring the app on top, not changing my entire setup :) – Mars Robertson Sep 29 '22 at 19:00

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Take a look at the answer on Cmd+Tab does not work on hidden or minimized windows.

It's incredible that Apple has to add so many features and none of them meets such a simple feature of use.

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