macOS · Hide the front app

Window

Windows · Linux

Not on this system

Mac

Cmd+H

Hides every window of the front app; unlike minimising, no thumbnail is left in the Dock, and the windows reappear as they were when you return to the app.

Group: Window
Keys held: 2

Cmd sits where Windows puts Ctrl. Text movement is the exception: end of line is Ctrl+A/E or Cmd+←/→, not a Cmd version of the Windows key.

Reading the key names

Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.

Common questions

Q. What is the shortcut for Hide the front app in macOS?

Hides every window of the front app; unlike minimising, no thumbnail is left in the Dock, and the windows reappear as they were when you return to the app. It is — on Windows and Cmd+H on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — — on Windows, Cmd+H on a Mac.

Q. How many keys is that?

2 pressed together. The combination sits under Window in macOS.

Shortcuts nearby

Hide every other appCmd+Option+HMinimise the window to the DockCmd+MEnter or leave full screenCtrl+Cmd+FMove to the next desktop spaceCtrl+RightScreenshot the whole screenCmd+Shift+3Screenshot a part you dragCmd+Shift+4Open the screenshot toolbarCmd+Shift+5Screenshot straight to the clipboardCmd+Ctrl+Shift+4