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How to merge all stages
Published by BetterStage · Instructions for our macOS app; detailed feature reference is linked below.
Method
Menu bar
- 1
Click the BetterStage icon in the menu bar.
- 2
Choose Merge All Stages.
Method
Keyboard
- 1
Press Opt+M.
Every window moves onto the first stage in bar order, and that stage keeps its Window Mode. Unavailable while preserved or locked archival stages exist. Not on the Snap Wheel.
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