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How to move a window to another display

Published by BetterStage · Instructions for our macOS app; detailed feature reference is linked below.

Method

Keyboard

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    Press a directional snap or move shortcut toward the display, such as Ctrl+Opt+Right.

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    When the window is already at that edge, press it again to carry the window onto the neighboring display.

Method

Snap Wheel

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    Open the Snap Wheel and choose the same direction again once the window reaches the edge.

Method

Menu bar

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    Open the BetterStage menu bar, choose Move to Display, then pick a display by name.

A window that lands in a TabStack goes into the pane facing the display it came from.

More detail: /docs/monitor-management

Try it yourself

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