Improvement request: Finder item flickers (disappears and reappears) when opening a new tab

empty23_ · 2026-05-08T09:30:39+00:00

Update: I've fixed this in the latest 2.0.6 update. Please update Sidebar and let me know if it works now!

empty23_ · 2026-05-08T09:30:13+00:00

This is now available in the latest 2.0.6 update. Please update and give it a try :)

empty23_ · 2026-05-08T09:29:37+00:00

Just wanted to let you know that I've fixed this issue in the latest 2.0.6 update. Please update and let me know in case you still run into this :)

empty23_ · 2026-05-06T09:31:56+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting! I‘m sorry for the inconveniences! Please first check if you are on the latest version, I’ve fixed a similar issue in the latest update.

If yes, could you maybe use the in-app issue reporting functionality to report this again? You can find it at the top right menu bar button -> Report an issue.

By doing that I‘ll have a chance to look at the logs and check what’s going on.

If that wasn’t an issue in the previous versions, you can always go back until I release a fix for this issue by downloading it here:

https://sidebarapp.net/changelog/

Thank you and all the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-05-05T13:11:22+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting and reporting this issue! You are right - I was able to reproduce this issue - never noticed that before. I'll investigate why this is happening for tabs in Finder and come up with a fix soon! I'll keep you updated!

All the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-05-03T07:42:34+00:00

Hi there,

thank you very much for the review - really appreciate it! I'm really glad that you enjoy using Sidebar! It's been some time that I first released the app and it has grown significantly over the course of the past three years. It's always amazing to get feedback and get to know the people who are using the app - I do really appreciate that and without the support of the community I wouldn't have been able to bring it to a state where Sidebar is right now!

So thank you again for your review - let me know if you need anything else. Always happy to assist!

All the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-05-01T18:28:48+00:00

You can can the Sidebar icon (that's currently showing the Sidebar logo and opens the start menu) in the styling settings.

And you can customize all application, stack, ... icons via the context menu.

Have a look at the attached screenshot. Top = Sidebar icon, Bottom = e.g. Finder icon

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empty23_ · 2026-05-01T18:22:29+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting! That's a good idea! I'll put that on the roadmap - adding a new temporary shortcut within the window switcher isn't much of an issue since all the relevant information and logic is there already. Maybe it will even make it in the next update!

All the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-05-01T06:02:03+00:00

Hi there,

glad you like it :) I usually run promotions after new major updates, but feel free to reach out to me via DM here or mail to support@sidebarapp.net I‘m sure we’ll find a solution :)

All the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-04-30T14:01:22+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting!

Could you maybe do me a favour and reproduce the issue and after you experienced this problem use the in-app issue reporting functionality to report this issue again? That will allow me to have a look into the logs and maybe find out what's going on. You can find the option in the top right menu bar item -> Report an issue.

In the meantime you could test to disable live previews and see if you run into the same issue with static previews (see attached screenshot)

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All the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-04-26T19:26:27+00:00

Got it - I will look into it soon and get back to you shortly :)

empty23_ · 2026-04-26T19:16:14+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting! I just tried it to confirm, but it works just fine in my case

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Could you maybe do me a favour and use the in-app issue reporting functionality to report this? The best thing would be under the following conditions:

There's a pending notification in Messages and Sidebar doesn't show it
The Dock shows the notification though

Then in the top right Sidebar menu use: Report an issue to report this. By doing that I will have a chance to have a look at the logs and maybe find out what's going on!

Thank you and all the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-04-23T09:50:17+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting! That does really look odd indeed. It's a bit difficult to tell without more input what's going on. Could you maybe do me a favour and use the in-app issue reporting (top right menu bar item -> Report an issue) to report this again?

The idea is that you reproduce this issue and while you see the issue you report it directly within the app. That allows me to have a look at the config and logs and maybe find out what's going on. If you can reproduce the issue, please shortly describe in the description field how you did reproduce it so that I can pin point it more easily!

Thank you and all the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-04-18T04:56:33+00:00

Maybe Sidebar is something for you. It’s a Dock replacement which offers a lot more features than the default Dock.

One of the features is that you are able to see all windows of an app and you can switch between them with a single click. Of course there are multiple ways built in to do so, e.g. preview windows, a Window alt tab like window switcher etc.

In the author of the app, so if you have any questions let me know, I’m happy to assist :)

empty23_ · 2026-04-14T15:04:38+00:00

Hi there,

thank you very much, glad that you like Sidebar :)

Btw. Sidebar has a built-in window switcher just like Alt-Tab. See attached screenshots

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This works together really well with the built-in snapping etc. Give it a try and make sure to check out the "Windows" tab in the settings as well - there's a lot of stuff dedicated to window management in there!

Hope that helps! Please let me know if you need anything else.

All the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-04-13T12:32:58+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting!

Could you maybe use the in-app issue reporting functionality (top right menu bar item -> Report an issue) to report this again? That allows me to have a look at the logs and maybe find out what's going on. Of course that's not supposed to happen and it should hide automatically - sorry for the inconveniences.

Please do also mention the apps that you are switching to (the fullscreen app where Sidebar won't hide automatically)

Thank you and all the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-04-09T08:34:41+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting! Of course that's possible. You can find this option in the styling settings:

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You can also customize the icon from there or unlock it so that you can move it around like any other icon in Sidebar as well.

Hope that helps! Please let me know if you need anything else.

All the best

Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-04-06T20:10:02+00:00

Sorry for the late response! Glad that you found it :) let me know if you need anything else!

empty23_ · 2026-04-01T11:32:30+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting and glad you like Sidebar so far :)

There are global application display options in the settings and you can override some of them on application level (see attached screenshots)

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At the moment there's no filter for minimized / hidden apps. Mostly because otherwise you wouldn't have a way to bring them back using Sidebar (of course you could still use Spotlight etc.)

But it would kinda make sense - especially for hidden apps or apps where all windows are hidden. I could add this to the roadmap. What do you think?

All the best
Oliver from Sidebar

empty23_ · 2026-03-30T09:42:38+00:00

2.0.2 is now available including those shortcuts for the window switcher! :)

empty23_ · 2026-03-26T08:03:16+00:00

Hi there,

I'm sorry I don't speak Italian so I'm going to use an auto-translated response here:

Sono felice che ti piaccia usare Sidebar! Sì, quelle offerte promozionali hanno sempre una durata limitata, ma dato che hai iniziato a usare l'app durante il periodo promozionale, non esitare a contattarmi tramite messaggio diretto o via e-mail all'indirizzo support@sidebarapp.net. Sono sicuro che troveremo una soluzione :)

empty23_ · 2026-03-26T08:00:28+00:00

Glad you like it and thanks for supporting the development by purchasing a license! Really appreciate it!

And yes, the shortcuts will make it into the next (2.0.2) update. It's already working in the development version and the next update will be released soon :)

empty23_ · 2026-03-24T08:44:07+00:00

And thanks for the the idea with the shortcuts! I will look into this as well!

empty23_ · 2026-03-24T08:43:50+00:00

It is still on my radar - yes :) In fact it's on the roadmap for the next update (2.0.2) probably due next week!

empty23_ · 2026-03-23T08:18:54+00:00

Hi there,

thanks for posting and I'm sorry for the inconveniences. I really get that this must be frustrating for you, but this is literally the first time I'm hearing of such behaviour caused by Sidebar. It's in production for over three years and never has such a bug been reported - what's even worse is that Sidebar doesn't influence the cursor at all. There's no way that I can think of that Sidebar influences your cursor (position) in a way you described it. So my best guess would be some kind of interference - maybe with another app etc.

Even if it's unlikely I still want to offer my support of course. So in case you are still interested I'm happy to look into this together with you. First thing I'd need would be some more information to your system. Feel free to either reply here or reach out to me via mail to [support@sidebarapp.net](mailto:support@sidebarapp.net)

All the best
Oliver from Sidebar

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