How-to / Window Modes / How to switch between TabStack and Enhanced Native
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How to switch between TabStack and Enhanced Native
Method
Snap Wheel
- 1
Open the Snap Wheel on the target monitor → Window Modes.
- 2
Pick macOS Native or TabStack.
Method
Menu bar
- 1
Move the pointer onto that display.
- 2
Open the BetterStage menu bar → WINDOW MODES and pick a mode.
Method
Keyboard
- 1
Press Opt+B (European: Ctrl+Opt+B).
- 2
The cycle uses the focused window’s monitor, then the pointer’s monitor.
Each stage remembers a mode per monitor. Settings → Window Modes only sets the default for new stages.
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