macOS · Switch between windows of one app
Apps
Windows · Linux
Not on this systemMac
Cmd+`Steps between the windows of one app, which is exactly what Cmd+Tab cannot do, so the two work as a pair in apps that open many windows.
- Group
- Apps
- 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
QWhat is the shortcut for Switch between windows of one app in macOS?
Steps between the windows of one app, which is exactly what Cmd+Tab cannot do, so the two work as a pair in apps that open many windows. It is — on Windows and Cmd+` on a Mac.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — — on Windows, Cmd+` on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Apps in macOS.