Your desktop
Keyboard shortcuts
Press ⌃⌥⌘H in any app to hide or show every widget. This page lists every other shortcut too.
Anywhere on your Mac
These work in any app, even when the Widgetscape window is closed. Change them in Appearance › Visibility.
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌃⌥⌘H | Hide or show all widgets |
| None by default | Turn Presentation Mode on or off. Click Record Shortcut to add one. |
See Hide widgets and Presentation Mode.
Menu bar menu
These work while the Widgetscape menu in the menu bar is open.
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘O | Open Widgetscape |
| ⌘, | Settings |
| ⌘Q | Quit Widgetscape. Your widgets stay on the desktop. |
The menu also shows your Hide Widgets and Presentation Mode shortcuts next to those items.
Widgetscape Help
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘? | Open Widgetscape Help. In the Help window itself, ⌘? opens the Help menu search instead. |
| ⌘[ | Go back to the previous help page |
| ⌘] | Go forward |
Widgets on the desktop
Right-click a widget to open its menu. While the menu is open:
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘, | Customize opens the widget’s settings page |
| ⌘⌫ | Remove from Desktop, or Remove Stack from Desktop for a stack |
When you type in a widget, such as Sticky Notes:
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘X, ⌘C, ⌘V | Cut, copy, paste |
| ⌘A | Select all |
| ⌘Z, ⇧⌘Z | Undo, redo |
| Esc | Stop typing |
On System Pulse, click the widget to open its details. Then press ⌘1 to ⌘7 to switch between Overview, CPU, GPU, Memory, Network, Thermal and Processes.
Move Widgets
Right-click a widget and choose Move Widgets to start.
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Click a widget | Select it |
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Move the selected widget by one point |
| ⇧ and an arrow key | Move the selected widget by a whole cell |
| Hold ⌘ while dragging | Place the widget freely, without snapping |
| Return | Keep your changes (same as Done) |
| Esc | Put every widget back where it was |
See Add, move and remove widgets.
Placing a new widget
When you drag a widget from the library or choose Place on Desktop:
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Hold ⌘ | Move the widget freely, without snapping |
| Esc | Cancel |
The Widgetscape window
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘F | Search |
| Esc | Clear the search, or go back from a widget’s settings page |
| ⌘[ | Go back from a widget’s or wallpaper’s page |
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Move between widget cards in the library |
| Home, End | Go to the first or last card |
| Return or Space | Open the selected widget’s settings page |
| ⌘Return or + | Add the selected widget to your desktop |
| Return | Add to Desktop, on the settings page of a widget not on your desktop |
| ⌘B | Compare All Styles, on a widget’s Styles & Sizes tab |
| Return, Esc | Apply, Cancel in Compare All Styles |
| Return | Set as Wallpaper, on a wallpaper’s page |
In dialogs and sheets, Return chooses the highlighted button and Esc cancels.
Welcome
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ← → | Go to the previous or next page |
| Return | The page’s main button, such as Get Started, Continue or Set Up My Desktop |
| Esc | Skip on the first page; close the welcome on its last page |