Unity hotkey for minimizing current window?

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What are the hotkeys for switching the current window between maximized, normal, and minimized states? If some of these don't exist, can I set them somewhere?

score 58 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 29 '14 at 08:22

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In Ubuntu 12.04 Unity the shortcuts can be found in:

System Settings | Hardware | Keyboard | Shortcuts | Windows.

In a default installation the keys are the following:

Maximize: Ctrl+Super+↑
Restore: Ctrl+Super+↓
Minimize: Ctrl+Alt+0 (the keypad 0)

edited Mar 29 '14 at 08:22

Daniel Le

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answered May 31 '12 at 15:33

user67465

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Arya Sadeghi · Answer 2 · 2018-03-14T11:05:44.620

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try Super + H in ubuntu to minimize the current window

edited Mar 14 '18 at 11:05

answered Mar 12 '18 at 17:56

Arya Sadeghi

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score 15 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 11 '13 at 13:18

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To minimise Alt+Space,N
To maximise Alt+Space,X

Depending on your internationalization settings the key to press after Alt+Space will be different (e.g. U to minimize with french settings).

edited Sep 11 '13 at 13:18

Eric Carvalho

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answered Jun 14 '13 at 04:52

savad

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score 13 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 19 '13 at 16:34

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To minimize, it is not Ctrl+Super+0 but Ctrl+Alt+0.

It works on 12.04. Remember: Ctrl+Alt+0.

edited Apr 19 '13 at 16:34

Seth

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answered Feb 07 '13 at 12:26

sugab

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score 7 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 30 '12 at 07:04

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For Ubuntu 11.10 and earlier:

Alt+ F10 : Maximize the current window. If the window is already maximized, unmaximize it(normal).

Alt+ F9 : Minimize the current window.

edited Nov 30 '12 at 07:04

saji89

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answered Aug 07 '11 at 17:52

Binarylife

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score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 07 '11 at 23:08

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If the defaults don't suit you, you can set new shortcuts by opening the Dash and searching for the app "Keyboard Shortcuts."

answered Aug 07 '11 at 23:08

Nick

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Ammar Bozorgvar · Answer 7 · 2014-01-27T06:07:46.430

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For Ubuntu 12 Unity:

Maximize: Ctrl+Super+↑

Restore: Ctrl+Super+↓

Minimize: Ctrl+Alt+0

Bottom-Left Corner: Ctrl+Alt+1

Bottom: Ctrl+Alt+2

Bottom-Right Corner: Ctrl+Alt+3

Maximize or Center: Ctrl+Alt+5

Top-Left Corner: Ctrl+Alt+7

Top: Ctrl+Alt+8

Top-Right Corner: Ctrl+Alt+9

edited Jan 27 '14 at 06:07

answered Jan 27 '14 at 05:55

Ammar Bozorgvar

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GSM-S · Answer 8 · 2016-01-22T05:08:03.413

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On Ubuntu you can find your shortcuts in System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts. As well, you can show some shortcuts by holding the Super (Start) key.

In Ubuntu 15.10, it works with ctrl + alt + 0 (on the numberpad).

However, I prefer to use ctrl + super + arrow down key.

edited Jan 22 '16 at 05:08

answered Dec 02 '15 at 20:49

GSM-S

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Random42 · Answer 9 · 2015-07-16T03:13:19.643

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Strangely enough, in my Ubuntu 14.04 using KDE it's Alt + Middle Mouse Button.

Found in: Start->Computer->System settings->Window actions->Window behaviour

edited Jul 16 '15 at 03:13

answered Jul 14 '15 at 15:23

Random42

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score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Sep 27 '12 at 12:32

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Fixed the minimize shortcut by changing the shortcut to Alt+M and now it works perfectly fine for me.

edited Sep 27 '12 at 12:32

Peachy

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