I built Fader because I couldn’t find it anywhere. Every time I switched apps on my Mac, the clutter of background windows drove me crazy. HazeOver dims them — but I wanted them actually gone. So I built it myself over the course of a year. Fader automatically minimizes every window you’re not using and restores them instantly when you switch back. Clean desktop, zero effort. Hope it helps someone else who felt the same frustration I did.
About Fader on Product Hunt
“Minimize windows when you switch apps automatically”
Fader launched on Product Hunt on April 9th, 2026 and earned 86 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #41 on the daily leaderboard. A lightweight macOS menu bar app that automatically minimizes background windows when you switch apps — so you always have a clean, focused workspace.
On the analytics side, Fader competes within Productivity, Menu Bar Apps and Alpha — topics that collectively have 662.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Fader performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Fader?
Fader was hunted by Eyþór Þórlindsson. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Fader including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Eyþór Þórlindsson