macOS · Hide every other app

Window

Windows · Linux

Not on this system

Mac

Cmd+Option+H

Hides the windows of every app except this one, which is the quickest way to clear the screen down to a single task.

Group: Window
Keys held: 3

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

QWhat is the shortcut for Hide every other app in macOS?

Hides the windows of every app except this one, which is the quickest way to clear the screen down to a single task. It is — on Windows and Cmd+Option+H on a Mac.

QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — — on Windows, Cmd+Option+H on a Mac.

QHow many keys is that?

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

Shortcuts nearby

Hide the front appCmd+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