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A manager/switcher for currently running applications.

Workbench 1.0
Workbench 2.04

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

DeskTop 1.1
GS/OS 5.0.4
GS/OS 6.0.1

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

BeOS R5.0.1 PE

Running applications in BeOS R5.0.1 PE

CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

Running applications in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

GEOS 2 for C64
GEOS 2.1 for Apple II

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0

Running applications in GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0

NewDeal Office 3 Eval.

Running applications in NewDeal Office 3 Eval.

BreadBox Ensemble Lite

Running applications in BreadBox Ensemble Lite

GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9

Running applications in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9

Red Hat’s running applications manager is similar to that in Windows, but with several exceptions. Between icons for most popular applications and buttons with currently running programs lays a switcher with 4 virtual desktops. Current applications are only shown for the selected virtual desktop – those with names enclosed in braces are currently minimized. Red blinking exclamation mark on the right suggests updating the system via Internet, while a set of keys indicates root mode with enhanced privileges.

IRIX 5.3

Running applications in IRIX 5.3 with thanks to Ian Young

Lisa OS 1.0

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Lisa OS 3.1

This feature can be found in the Application manager section.

System 1.1
System 3.0

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

System 4.2

This feature can be found in the Application manager section.

System 7.0

Running applications in System 7.0

System 7.5.3

Running applications in System 7.5.3

Mac OS 8.0

Running applications in Mac OS 8.0

Mac OS 9.0

Running applications in Mac OS 9.0

Mac OS X DP
Mac OS X DP 2

Running applications in Mac OS X DP

Mac OS X DP 3

This feature can be found in the Application manager section. The running applications are shown in the Dock and are indicated by underlines in white (inactive applications) or yellow (active application).

Mac OS X DP 4

This feature can be found in the Application manager section. The running applications are shown on the left side of the Dock, indicated by black ellipses below them.

Mac OS X Public Beta
Mac OS 10.0.4
Mac OS 10.1
Mac OS X Jaguar
Mac OS X Panther

This feature can be found in the Application manager section. The running applications are shown on the left side of the Dock, indicated by black arrows below them.

OPENSTEP 4.2

Running applications in OPENSTEP 4.2

OPENSTEP shows running applications and windows as icons at the bottom of the screen. Windows are distinguished from applications by having a black bar with window title.

Rhapsody DR2

Running applications in Rhapsody DR2

Rhapsody uses a menu in the top right corner of the screen, similar to that of Mac OS Finder.

MS OS/2 1.30.1

Running applications in MS OS/2 1.30.1

OS/2 2.1

Running applications in OS/2 2.1

OS/2 Warp 3

Running applications in OS/2 Warp 3

OS/2 Warp 4

Running applications in OS/2 Warp 4

QNX 6.2.1 NC

Running applications in QNX 6.2.1 NC

ArthurOS 1.2

Running applications in ArthurOS 1.2 (Icon bar)

The lefthand icons give the user access to disk drives (here just a floppy drive), while the righthand icons are shortcuts for the applications, as well as exiting the GUI. The set of righthand icons remains the same all the time.

RISC OS 3.11

Running applications in RISC OS 3.11 (Icon bar)

The lefthand icons give the user access to disk drives (here floppy drive and hard drive) and Apps window listing all available applications (either in ROM or on drives). The righthand icons are the running applications (except for the last one giving the general RISC OS menu). When launched, applications usually just appear in the icon bar without spawning any windows.

RISC OS 3.7

Running applications in RISC OS 3.7 (Icon bar)

The lefthand icons give the user access to disk drives (here floppy drive and hard drive) and Apps window listing all available applications (either in ROM or on drives). The righthand icons are the running applications (except for the last one giving the general RISC OS menu). When launched, applications usually just appear in the icon bar without spawning any windows.