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How to switch between TabStack and Enhanced Native

Method

Snap Wheel

  1. 1

    Open the Snap Wheel on the target monitor → Window Modes.

  2. 2

    Pick macOS Native or TabStack.

Method

Menu bar

  1. 1

    Move the pointer onto that display.

  2. 2

    Open the BetterStage menu bar → WINDOW MODES and pick a mode.

Method

Keyboard

  1. 1

    Press Opt+B (European: Ctrl+Opt+B).

  2. 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.

More detail: /docs/window-modes

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