Virtual Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts on a Chromebook (ChromeOS)

Jeff Roberts
Nov 1 · 1 min read

I’ve been looking forward to Virtual Desktops on ChromeOS ever since I first heard they were coming. When they finally arrived I lost a lot of the excitement because you had to use the touchscreen or trackpad to create new desktops, switch desktops, or move apps between desktops.

A lot of sites went ahead and published the forthcoming keyboard shortcuts but every site I have looked at is wrong now that they have arrived.

In Chrome 77 on my 2017 Pixelbook these are the correct keyboard shortcuts:

Shift+Search + = to Add new desk.
Shift+Search +- to Remove desk.
Search + ] to Activate desks on the right if one exists.
Search + [ to Activate desk on the left if one exists.
Search+Shift + ] to Move active window to the desk on the right if one exists.
Search+Shift + [ to Move active window to the desk on the left if one exists.

Please let me know if I have anything wrong or there are additions to be made.

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