Almost every Shoji shortcut starts with ⌃ Control and ⌥ Option, so it doesn’t clash with the shortcuts you already use in your apps. The one exception is Tab View, which uses ⌥⇥ like ⌘⇥. They act on the active window and the screen it’s on.
| Shortcut |
What it does |
| ⌃⌥← |
Swap with the window on the left |
| ⌃⌥→ |
Swap with the window on the right |
| ⌃⌥↑ |
Swap with the window above |
| ⌃⌥↓ |
Swap with the window below |
With no window in that direction, the arrows move the window to the next screen that way, if it has room. See Rearranging windows.
| Shortcut |
What it does |
| ⌃⌥↩ |
Make the active window primary |
| ⌃⌥] |
Activate the next window |
| ⌃⌥[ |
Activate the previous window |
| ⌃⌥` |
Show the next window in this tile (Stacks) |
| ⌃⌥⇧` |
Show the previous window in this tile |
| ⌥⇥ |
Tab View: see every window by screen and switch to one |
| ⌥⇧⇥ |
Tab View, moving backwards |
| Shortcut |
What it does |
| ⌃⌥= |
Make the active window bigger |
| ⌃⌥- |
Make the active window smaller |
| ⌃⌥0 |
Reset window sizes on this screen |
| Shortcut |
What it does |
| ⌃⌥F |
Float the active window, or tile it again |
| ⌃⌥Z |
Focus mode: fill the screen with the active window, or put it back |
| ⌃⌥D |
No peek mode: fade every window except the active one, or stop |
| ⌃⌥P |
Clean Space: make this screen plain for sharing or presenting, or bring it back |
| ⌃⌥⌘1 |
Tile 1 window on this screen |
| ⌃⌥⌘2 |
Tile up to 2 windows on this screen |
| ⌃⌥⌘3 |
Tile up to 3 windows on this screen |
| ⌃⌥⌘4 |
Tile up to 4 windows on this screen |
| Action |
What it does |
| Hold ⌘ and drag a title bar onto another window |
Swap the two windows |
| Hold ⌥⌘ and drag a title bar onto another window |
Add the window to that tile’s stack |
| Drag the edge between two windows |
Resize; the neighbors make room |
| Drag a window onto another screen |
Move it to that screen |
| Rest the pointer on the grip above the active window |
Open the quick actions |
- Shortcuts are handled by macOS, which tells Shoji only about these key combinations and nothing else you type. A shortcut press doesn’t also reach the app you’re using.
- Holding a shortcut acts once, not over and over.
- If another app already uses a shortcut, Shoji can’t use it. Settings → Keyboard says which ones and dims them, and the Keyboard shortcuts row in the menu bar panel shows a warning.
- Turn them all off with the switch at the top of Settings → Keyboard if you never use them. They stay listed there so you can still learn them.
- Shortcuts pause while another app uses Secure Input (for example, while a password field is focused). The menu bar panel tells you when this happens.
