Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Mac keyboards have no Win key, so ⌃⌥ (Control + Option) plays the Win key. ⌘ shortcuts belong to the app you're in, and Globe shortcuts belong to macOS's own tiling, so ⌃⌥ was the free seat.

DockFlip	Windows	What happens
⌘ Tab	Alt+Tab	Flip 3D window switcher
⌘ ⇧ Tab	Alt+Shift+Tab	Switcher, going backwards
⌃⌥ ←	Win+←	Left half; press again to move on to the display on the left
⌃⌥ →	Win+→	Right half; press again to move on to the display on the right
⌃⌥ ↑	Win+↑	Maximize; from a half, the top quarter
⌃⌥ ↓	Win+↓	Restore, then minimize; from a half, the bottom quarter
⌃⌥ ⇧ ← / →	Win+Shift+← / →	Move the window to the next display
⌃⌥ 1…9	Win+1…9	Open the n-th app in the Dock
⌃⌥ D	Win+D	Show desktop
⌃⌥ E	Win+E	New Finder window

Quarters, the Windows way

Snap to a half first, then go up or down:

• ⌃⌥→ then ⌃⌥↑ gives the top-right quarter.
• ⌃⌥← then ⌃⌥↓ gives the bottom-left quarter.

Or drag the window near a corner.

Inside the switcher

Key	Action
Tab / ⇧Tab	Next / previous
← →	Move through the stack
Type letters	Filter
Return	Switch
Esc	Clear the filter, or cancel
Release ⌘	Switch (when not filtering)

Forgot one?

DockFlip's menu bar menu → Window Layout lists them all. Clicking one applies it to the window in front.

Turning shortcuts off

Settings → Keyboard shortcuts. The Dock window lists keep working.