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Yabai Cheat Sheet Keyboard Shortcuts (DRAFT) by

My personal Yabai Cheat Sheet

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Windows Focus

alt - x
Window Focus - recent
alt - z
Window Focus - prev
alt - c
Window Focus - next
alt - h
Window Focus - west
alt - j
Window Focus - south
alt - k
Window Focus - north
alt - l
Window Focus - east

Window Swap

alt + shift - x
Window Swap - recent
alt + shift - h
Window Swap - west
alt + shift - j
Window Swap - south
alt + shift - k
Window Swap - north
alt + shift - l
Window Swap - east
alt + shift - 0
Window Layout balance

Window Wrap

cmd + shift - x
Wrap the recent window
cmd + shift - h
Wrap the west window
cmd + shift - j
Wrap the south window
cmd + shift - k
Wrap the north window
cmd + shift - l
Wrap the east window
cmd + shift - 0
Window Layout balance

Windows Size

alt - a
Increase the window size - left
alt - s
Increase the window size - bottom
alt - w
Increase the window size - top
alt - d
Increase the window size - right
alt + shift - a
Decrease the window size - left
alt + shift - s
Decrease the window size - bottom
alt + shift - w
Decrease the window size - top
alt + shift - d
Decrease the window size - right

Window Insertion

ctrl + alt - h
Window Insert - west
ctrl + alt - j
Window Insert - south
ctrl + alt - k
Window Insert - north
ctrl + alt - l
Window Insert - east
ctrl + alt - i
Window Insert - stack

Window Toggle

alt - e
Window Split
alt - s
Window Sticky
alt - o
Window TopMost
alt - t
Window Float

Window Float

alt + shift - up
Window Fill
alt + shift - down
Window Middle
alt + shift - left
Window Left-Half
alt + shift - right
Window Right-Half

Window Management

cmd - return
Window Zoom Fullscreen
cmd + shift - return
Window Native Fullscreen
 

Desktop Focus

cmd + alt - x
Space Focus - recent
cmd + alt - z
Space Focus - prev
cmd + alt - c
Space Focus - next
cmd + alt - 1
Space Focus - 01
cmd + alt - 2
Space Focus - 02
cmd + alt - 3
Space Focus - 03
cmd + alt - 4
Space Focus - 04
cmd + alt - 5
Space Focus - 05
cmd + alt - 6
Space Focus - 06
cmd + alt - 7
Space Focus - 07
cmd + alt - 8
Space Focus - 08
cmd + alt - 9
Space Focus - 09
cmd + alt - 0
Space Focus - 10

Desktop Focus and Window Move

cmd + shift - x
Window Move & Space Focus - recent
cmd + shift - z
Window Move & Space Focus - prev
cmd + shift - c
Window Move & Space Focus - next
cmd + shift - 1
Window Move & Space Focus - 01
cmd + shift - 2
Window Move & Space Focus - 02
cmd + shift - 3
Window Move & Space Focus - 03
cmd + shift - 4
Window Move & Space Focus - 04
cmd + shift - 5
Window Move & Space Focus - 05
cmd + shift - 6
Window Move & Space Focus - 06
cmd + shift - 7
Window Move & Space Focus - 07
cmd + shift - 8
Window Move & Space Focus - 08
cmd + shift - 9
Window Move & Space Focus - 09
cmd + shift - 0
Window Move & Space Focus - 10

Desktop Management

cmd + alt - n
Space - new
cmd + alt - w
Space - destroy
cmd + alt - r
Space - refresh

Display Focus

ctrl + alt - x
Display Focus - recent
ctrl + alt - z
Display Focus - prev
ctrl + alt - c
Display Focus - next
ctrl + alt - 1
Display Focus - 01
ctrl + alt - 2
Display Focus - 02
ctrl + alt - 3
Display Focus - 03

Display Focus and Window Move

ctrl + cmd - x
Window Move & Display Focus - recent
ctrl + cmd - z
Window Move & Display Focus - prev
ctrl + cmd - c
Window Move & Display Focus - next
ctrl + cmd - 1
Window Move & Display Focus - 01
ctrl + cmd - 2
Window Move & Display Focus - 02
ctrl + cmd - 3
Window Move & Display Focus - 03