keyboard shortcut to switch between windows within an application

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Is there a keyboard shortcut, or can I somehow bind a shortcut, to switch between windows within an application (similar to opt+~ on macOS)?

Ideally, I'd like Alt+Tab to be unaffected or to be rebound to switch between applications (not between windows).

score 345 · Accepted Answer · edited May 17 '17 at 20:43

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The existing shortcut is Alt + key above TAB

Depending on your keyboard key above TAB could be §, `, º, ^, ², etc.

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PhoneixS · Answer 2 · 2019-12-16T10:51:14.933

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You should press Alt and the key just above the Tab key.

From comments, this is the key you should be pressed by keyboard layout:

Spanish ALT + º.
German ALT + ^.
Azerty french ALT + ².

In others may be ALT + § o ALT + ` (I don't know from where they come)

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answered May 08 '17 at 14:25

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score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 26 '18 at 06:52

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To go to the active application: ALT+TAB
If multiple instance of the selected applications are opened and you want to navigate among them use : ALT+`

answered Feb 26 '18 at 06:52

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score 7 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 29 '20 at 08:04

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If someone looking to bind to a different key combination, It can be done in settings. On Ubuntu 18.04.3, go to

settings > Devices > Keyboard >

Under Keyboard Shortcuts scroll to Navigation and click on Switch windows of an application change the key combination and set it. I have changed mine to Ctrl+` (the key above Tab)

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 29 '20 at 09:19

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Ctrl+PageUp and Ctrl+PageDown switches between panes or windows in Ubuntu applications, such as Nautilus.

Ctrl+TAB will also sometimes switch between windows (or tabs), for example in Google Chrome.

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answered Nov 07 '13 at 09:31

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 03 '15 at 04:38

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Opt + Tab will switch between windows of different applications running. CTRL + Tab will switch between windows within the same application.

At least this is how it is running Ubuntu on my Macbook.

answered Aug 03 '15 at 04:38

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 26 '18 at 16:10

Another way is to hover over the icon of the program in the sidenav/side bar of ubuntu and scroll using the scroll wheel of the mouse, this way will make you go through all the open instances of the program, it would be ideal if you have only two, helpful if you have more than two. I use it with vscode usually because I always have more than one open.

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 03 '24 at 13:47

I'm using the function a lot where you can switch between windows of same application, file browser for instant. Usually that's ALT+½ (also after a reboot), but that just disappeared suddenly.

Here's how to fix it:

In the Keyboard shortcuts it's called "Switch windows of an app directly", mine was changed to ALT+F6, so from here i could change it back to ALT+½

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Apr 29 '20 at 09:20

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This differs in various keyboard layouts, but usually it is the key right above the TAB key.

In the german and spanish layout it is ALT+°

This is quite handy, this way you can easily access both switches.

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answered May 02 '17 at 08:41

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