Windows on the screen on a Mac, fixed in plain English.
14 fixes for macOS 26 Tahoe and macOS 27 Golden Gate.
The Mac version of Alt+F4: quit an app properlyOn a Mac, closing an app's window often leaves the app running; quitting closes it fully.Maximize a window on a Mac without going full screenThe green button enters full screen; Fill makes a window fill the screen without hiding the menu bar.Switch between windows of the same app on a MacCommand-Tab switches apps, not windows; windows of the same app use Command-`.Snap windows side by side on a Mac by holding Option"Hold ⌥ key while dragging windows to tile" lets you tile only when you hold Option.Alt+Tab on a Mac: switch between your open appsCommand-Tab is the Mac's app switcher.Show the desktop on a Mac, like Windows+DOn a Mac, Show Desktop slides every window to the edges of the screen.Minimize a window on a Mac (and bring it back)Minimizing on a Mac sends the window to the right end of the Dock.A window is off screen or I cannot find itThe window position is off the visible area, often after changing displays.Stop Mac windows snapping to the edges of the screenEdge-drag tiling is on, so dragging a window to an edge or the top resizes it.Get out of full screen on your Mac, or go into itThe app window is using the whole screen as its own Space.Stop your Mac's desktops (Spaces) from rearranging themselves"Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use" reorders them.Stop Quick Note opening when your pointer hits the cornerThe bottom-right hot corner is set to Quick Note by default.What the red, yellow and green window buttons do on a MacRed closes the window, yellow minimises it to the Dock, and green makes it full screen (hover over green for tiling options).Turn your Mission Control keyboard shortcuts back onMission Control shortcuts are changed or off in Keyboard Shortcuts.