Every Mac keyboard shortcut for managing windows

Switch, hide, minimise, tile and find windows on a Mac without the mouse. The built in shortcuts, in one table, plus the ones a window manager adds.

Guide · Updated 12 October 2026

macOS has more window shortcuts than most people use. Here they all are.

Switching

Do thisPress
Switch app⌘ Tab
Switch window in the same app⌘ ` ``
Mission Control⌃ ↑
App Exposé⌃ ↓
Show desktopfn F11, or ⌘ F3 on some keyboards

Hiding and closing

Do thisPress
Close window⌘ W
Minimise window⌘ M
Hide app⌘ H
Hide every other app⌘ ⌥ H
Quit app⌘ Q

Sizing (macOS 15 and later)

Do thisPress
Left or right halffn ⌃ ← or →
Fill the screenfn ⌃ F
Full screen modefn F

Make your own

System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts lets you give any menu command a shortcut, including items in the Window menu.

What a window manager adds

The shortcuts above find and size one window at a time. ClutterFreeMac adds shortcuts that move along every window at once: ⌃ ⌥ ← and → to move focus along the strip, ⌃ ⌥ ⇧ and an arrow to move a window, ⌃ ⌥ R to change width. The full list.

Questions

How do I switch between windows of the same app on a Mac?

Press Command and the backtick key, the one above Tab.

How do I hide all other windows on a Mac?

Press Command, Option and H to hide every app except the one in front.

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