Create keyboard shortcut to move windows right on macOS

Create a keyboard shortcut


I would like to create a keyboard shortcut to move open windows to the righthand side of the display.


There is an inbuilt menu item: Window > Move and resize, but I want to create my own custom keyboard commands.


Equipment Spec:

iMac

Mac OS Tahoe

Apple keyboard

iMac 27″, macOS 26.2

Posted on Jan 18, 2026 6:59 AM

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Jan 18, 2026 7:26 AM in response to Gary Scotland

Hi Gary,


If you follow that > indicator on the Window menu > Move and Resize menu item, there are already keyboard shortcuts established by Apple. If you attempt to change these, it may not work as the application may be hard-coded to detect only these existing keyboard shortcuts.



You can try via the System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts panel for the given application and exact menu item name where you want the unique replacement keyboard shortcut.


Create keyboard shortcut to move windows right on macOS

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