I'm looking for a utility that moves app windows between multiple monitors in KDE.
4 Answers
KDE supports it (at least in version 4.8), but the relevant shortcuts are disabled by default.
To enable them, open systemsettings
and browse to Common Appearance and Behavior -> Shortcuts and Gestures -> Global Keyboard Shortcuts. Select KWin
under "KDE component", and search for window to
. You will see several "Window to Screen n" and "Window to Next Screen" actions. Since you probably only have a 2 or 3 screens, it's probably simplest to create a shortcut for "Window to Next Screen" only (e.g. Win+space).
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Under kubuntu 16.04, if you do not have a kwin component, check under the "System Settings" component.– sageCommented May 3, 2019 at 13:49
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In recent versions of KDE the shortcuts seem to be enabled by default and bound to
Meta+Shift*Left
andMeta+Shift+Right
respectively– RavenCommented Apr 23 at 8:48
In even more recent KDE versions (System Settings 5.14.5, KDE 5.53.0):
System Settings
→ Shortcuts
→ KWin
→ Window to next screen
(or similar)
The functionality works extremely well and can also be used to move full-screen presentation windows to the correct screen if an application goes full screen on the wrong output.
In KDE 5.x (Plasma):
System Settings
→ Shortcuts
→ Global Shortcuts
→ Settings
→ Pack […] Window […]
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1Packing a Window is actually a slightly different activity, which first puts the window to one side of your current screen. "Window to Next Screen" seems closer to the answer.– makCommented Jan 15, 2019 at 13:20
in Fedora with KDE spin I know it defaults to SuperKey+Shift+left or right arrow keys.
To Change System Setting > Workspace > Shortcuts > Kwin > find Window to Prev/Next Screen or Window To Screen X