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Every time I want to minimize or maximize the window, I need to move the mouse to the top left corner and click the minimize button or maximize button. Are there any keyboard shortcuts to minimize or maximize a window in macOS? I referred to What keyboard shortcuts move, resize, and maximize windows under Mac OS X?. It answers how to maximize the window, but it doesn't answer how to minimize it, so it only solves one of my two questions.

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  • I know on Windows there is a hotkey of Windows + ↓ to minimise, is that key or an equivalent using the Apple command key not present in MacOS?
    – Mokubai ♦
    Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 9:31
  • Hi @Mokubai, are you saying Cmd ⌘ + ⌄?
    – My Car
    Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 9:36
  • If you say Cmd ⌘ + ⌄, I just tried it and it doesn't work
    – My Car
    Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 9:38
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    If ⌄ is your down arrow on the keyboard then yes it is what I mean. I have seen that key combination on Windows and some Linux desktops, I guess MacOS just has to be "different".
    – Mokubai ♦
    Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 9:44
  • Yes @Mokubai, ⌄ is the down arrow on my keyboard
    – My Car
    Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 9:48

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Fn+F does the job! It will maximize and minimize to a full-screen application.

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    Maximizing and full-screen is not the same thing. For example, if application A have two maximized windows in the same desktop, Cmd-` can switch between them. However, Cmd-` won't work for two full-screen windows of the same application.
    – weakish
    Commented Jan 27 at 16:58
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There is no default shortcut for maximizing (Zoom menu title), but you can add one.

⌘ + M is the default for the Minimize menu title (you can adjust this the same way as the maximize, described above).

The free Rectangle app can handle Maximize and various other screen splitting settings, but not minimize.

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According to https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp2469/mac:

Maximize a window: Double-click the application's title bar to maximize the window (there doesn't appear to be a keyboard shortcut).

Minimize a window: Press Command-M.

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Keyboard Shortcut for full-screen:

Hold Command (Cmd) and Control (Ctrl) then press F

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