![]() ![]() We want to set some shortcuts to either open an application when triggered, or if it is open already, focus it. The Alfred part can seem a little more involved but it doesn’t take long and then you never have to touch it. You can obviously use this to do whatever you like. I have Hyper +1 to open a 1920*1080 window, starting at the top left of the display. Use the Custom Shortcuts section, click the plus, and set your preference. If you want something very specific, Rectangle can handle that. Set whatever custom window layout you like ![]() To move a Window to a second display, I just press Hyper + Right or Left an extra time and Rectangle handles sending it on to the next display. I only ever tend to have thirds so I have Hyper + 6 for the first two thirds, Hyper + 9 for the last third, and Hyper + 0 for maximise. I have mine set to Hyper plus Left or Right arrows to move a window to either side, then Hyper and a number for other splits. Inside Preferences, you want to use Keyboard Shortcuts, and then go down the list, setting any of the existing window sizes to something that makes sense to you. This is where we set moving any window to where we want it. Let’s look at Rectangle Pro first, as that’s the easy part. If your keyboard is not programmable, such as if you are using a standard Apple keyboard, you will want to get Keyboard Maestro, and set up a Hyper key with that. Rather than press them individually, you assign them all to a particular key on your keyboard and then hold that while pressing the key in question. In case you are unaware, ‘Hyper’ is a press of multiple modifier keys (ctrl+shift+cmd+opt) in one go. I’ve mentioned ‘Hyper’ a couple of times already. You want to be able to open or switch to your most used apps with a single keypress, and position the windows of said apps just as easily. Whichever you choose the goal remains the same. There are a few tools you can probably accomplish this same approach with you might prefer to use Keyboard Maestro and Raycast for example. I find those two help my productivity in so many ways, I’m totally happy with the cost. However, the two I use are Rectangle Pro, which is £8.29 for me in the UK and Alfred with the Powerpack which costs £34. Neither are expensive, but if you are very price sensitive, you may be able to substitute for cheaper alternatives which I’ll mention shortly. To accomplish this I use a couple of tools. No more alt-tab, no more dragging windows to the correct position I never do that any more! Plus with this method there is no slow annoying transition it’s instant. If you have multiple screens, press it again at one side of the screen and it will move to the next screen Hyper + 0 makes the window maximised Hyper + 1 puts the application 1920 * 1080 at the top left (for HD screen recordings) Hyper + 3 for the first third Hyper + 6 for the second two thirds Hyper + 9 for the last third Hyper + arrows move the window to one side or another of the screen. Here are the window size and positioning shortcuts I have: Then I can manage the window size and position too. The mnemonic can obviously suit however suits you best. Hyper + k for Kitty (my preferred Terminal/Neovim) So, as I have things currently, I can press: Want to watch a video version of this? It’s on my YouTube channel here: I want to share a way of working, which, using just your keyboard enables you to not only move the windows of an application around with ease, but crucially, switch between applications too.
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