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Every snap command works from the keyboard. Change any shortcut, or turn it off, under Window Snapping.

Window snapping

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  • Left half⌃⌥←
  • Right half⌃⌥→
  • Top half⌃⌥↑
  • Bottom half⌃⌥↓
  • Top left quarter⌃⌥U
  • Top right quarter⌃⌥I
  • Bottom left quarter⌃⌥J
  • Bottom right quarter⌃⌥K
  • Next display⌃⌥⌘→
  • Previous display⌃⌥⌘←
  • Maximize⌃⌥↩
  • Center⌃⌥C
  • Restore the previous size and position⌃⌥⌫

Windows and workspaces

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  • Quick-save windows⌃⌥⌘S
  • Restore the latest window layout⌃⌥⌘R
  • Save Workspace…in the app⇧⌘S
  • Restore the latest windowsin the app⇧⌘R

Displays

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  • Re-apply the saved arrangement, or snap displays together⌃⌥⌘D
  • Snap displays togetherin the app⌘J

The app

  • Open the Universal Display Magnet window⌘0
  • Open Workspaces, Window Snapping, Displays, Universal Control, Macs & Sync or Activity⌘1 – 6

Scrolling Windows

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Window snapping shortcuts work while Scrolling Windows is off. Turn Scrolling Windows on and its shortcuts take over; the two sets are never active at the same time.

While Scrolling Windows is on, these shortcuts replace the window snapping ones. Each action can have several shortcuts; change them in the app's Scrolling Windows settings, where every action plays a short preview.

Strip

  • Focus left⌃⌥←
  • Focus right⌃⌥→
  • Move left⌃⌥⇧←
  • Move right⌃⌥⇧→
  • Focus first column⌃⌥⌘←
  • Focus last column⌃⌥⌘→
  • Jump to column 1⌃⌥1
  • Jump to column 2⌃⌥2
  • Jump to column 3⌃⌥3
  • Jump to last column⌃⌥9
  • Show strip overview⌃⌥O
  • Float / tile window⌃⌥T
  • Turn off scrolling windows⌃⌥Q

Widths

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  • Cycle width⌃⌥R
  • Cycle width backwards⌃⌥⇧R
  • Wider⌃⌥=
  • Narrower⌃⌥−
  • Full width (zoom in a grid)⌃⌥F
  • Center column⌃⌥C
  • Equal column widths⌃⌥⇧0

Stacks

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  • Stack into left column⌃⌥]
  • Stack into right column⌃⌥[
  • Pop out to the right⌃⌥⇧]
  • Pop out to the left⌃⌥⇧[
  • Move up in stack⌃⌥⇧↑
  • Move down in stack⌃⌥⇧↓
  • Taller in stack (preset)⌃⌥⇧=
  • Shorter in stack (preset)⌃⌥⇧−
  • Taller in stack⌃⌥⌘=
  • Shorter in stack⌃⌥⌘−
  • Equalize stack heights⌃⌥0

Tabs

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  • Tabbed column on / off⌃⌥⇧T
  • Focus above / previous tab⌃⌥↑
  • Focus below / next tab⌃⌥↓

Displays

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  • Send to next display⌃⌥N
  • Send to next display, stay here⌃⌥⇧N
  • Grid / strip on this display⌃⌥G

To move windows between Desktops, Universal Display Magnet uses the macOS Switch to Desktop 1…10 shortcuts (⌃1…⌃0). Turn them on with Workspaces → Enable ⌃1…⌃0 if they're off.

Each workspace can have its own shortcut too. If another app already owns a shortcut, Universal Display Magnet flags it.

There's no built-in thirds shortcut: draw a third or two thirds as a custom size under Window Snapping, and give it a shortcut of its own.

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