Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts
GNOME desktop shortcuts for windows, workspaces, and capture.
23 shortcuts Linux
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- Ubuntu Published, not yet source checked
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Open the activities overview Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux Win | Source |
| Show the application grid Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux WinA | Source |
| Switch to another application Open applications Not yet source checked | Linux AltTab | Source |
| Switch windows of the same application Open windows Not yet source checked | Linux Alt` | Source |
| Show the notification list Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux WinV | Source |
| Lock the screen Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux WinL | Source |
| Open the log out window Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux CtrlAltDelete | Source |
| Open the file manager Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux WinE | Source |
| Open a terminal Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux CtrlAltT | Source |
| Capture the whole screen Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux Print Screen | Source |
| Capture the active window Active window Not yet source checked | Linux AltPrint Screen | Source |
| Capture part of the screen Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux ShiftPrint Screen | Source |
| Maximise the window Active window Not yet source checked | Linux WinUp arrow | Source |
| Restore or minimise the window Active window Not yet source checked | Linux WinDown arrow | Source |
| Tile the window to the left Active window Not yet source checked | Linux WinLeft arrow | Source |
| Tile the window to the right Active window Not yet source checked | Linux WinRight arrow | Source |
| Close the window Active window Not yet source checked | Linux AltF4 | Source |
| Move to the workspace above Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux WinPage Up | Source |
| Move to the workspace below Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux WinPage Down | Source |
| Move the window to the workspace above Active window Not yet source checked | Linux WinShiftPage Up | Source |
| Move the window to the workspace below Active window Not yet source checked | Linux WinShiftPage Down | Source |
| Show the desktop Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux WinD | Source |
| Open the run a command box Desktop Not yet source checked | Linux AltF2 | Source |
About Ubuntu and its shortcuts
Ubuntu's shortcuts belong to its desktop rather than to Linux itself: workspaces, window tiling, the activities overview, the launcher and screenshots. They sit underneath every application, which makes them the first thing to check when a program's own keys stop responding.
What applies depends on the desktop environment and the Ubuntu release, since GNOME changes defaults between versions, and other desktops have their own entirely. Everything here is also remappable in the settings.
Where the Ubuntu keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Ubuntu. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Ubuntu, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task