Linux Mint keyboard shortcuts 

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- Shortcuts
4
Alt + F4

Close the window

9
Ctrl + Alt + T

Open a terminal window

17
Ctrl + Alt + L

Lock the screen

6
Ctrl + Alt +

Open applications in the current workspace

11
Ctrl + Alt +

List all open applications on all workspaces

1
Alt + F8

If the window is not maximizded, resize it

11
Alt + F2

Open the run dialog

1
Alt + F7

Move the window

2
Alt + Space

Bring up the window menu for an application

1
Print Screen

Take a screenshot

1
Alt + F5

If the window is maximizded, make it unmaximized

5
Alt + F10

Maximize the current window

2
Alt + F10

Restore window to its previous size

0
Alt + F6

Switch between windows of the same application immediately (without showing a popup)

0
Alt +

Zoom desktop in / out. Note: Zoom must be enabled under Universal Access Settings

15
Alt + Tab

Cycle through open windows

9
↑  Shift + Ctrl + Alt + R

Record a video of the screen

3
↑  Shift + Ctrl + Alt +

Move the window to a workspace to the left

2
↑  Shift + Ctrl + Alt +

Move the window to a workspace to the right

2
Alt + `

Switch between windows of the same application

0
Alt + Print Screen

Take screenshot of the active window

2
Ctrl + Alt + Del

Log out of the system

6
↑  Shift + Alt + Tab

Cycle backwards through open windows

4
Ctrl + Alt + End

Shut down the system

0
Win +

Push current window to the top half of the screen. To snap it to the right press CTRL, super, and the down arrow key

0
Win +

Push current window to the top half of the screen. To snap it to the right press CTRL, super, and the up arrow key

4
Win + E

Open file explorer

2
Ctrl + Print Screen

Take a screenshot and copy it to the clipboard

-4
Win +

Push current window to the left half of the screen. To snap it to the left press CTRL, super, and the left arrow key

3
Win +

Push current window to the right half of the screen. To snap it to the right press CTRL, super, and the right arrow key

8
↑  Shift + Print Screen

Take a screenshot of a section of the screen

1
Win + L

Open the troubleshooting panel

5
Win + D

Show desktop. Press again to return to the previous window

-3
Ctrl + Alt + Print Screen

Take screenshot of the active window and copy it to the clipboard

2
↑  Shift + Win +

Move the window to the monitor on the right

1
↑  Shift + Win +

Move the window to the monitor on the left

0
↑  Shift + Win +

Move the window to the top monitor

0
↑  Shift + Win +

Move the window to bottom monitor

0
Ctrl + Alt + Esc

Restart the Cinnamon desktop. If Cinnamon locks up, try using this shortcut and see if it solves the issue

1
Alt + Win + -

Zoom desktop in / out. Note: Zoom must be enabled under Universal Access Settings

-1
or Alt + Win + =

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After the list is shown, you can use arrow keys to navigate through open windows and press Enter to choose a window.
After the list is shown, you can use arrow keys to navigate through open windows and press Enter to choose a window.

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Program information

Program name: Linux Mint Linux Mint (General)

Web page: linuxmint.com

Last update: 25-01-2023 09:56 UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 54%

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Updated: Added some shortcuts. (2 updates.) 26-12-2019 08:43:49 Updated program information.
25-01-2023 09:54:57 Added some shortcuts.

Shortcut count: 41

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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