Hotkey to Move Window to Other Monitor

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I'm running Linux Mint with Cinnamon using two monitors. Is there a hotkey combo that moves the window from the current monitor to the other?

I can hold Windows Key + left/right/up arrow to move/ maximize, however it doesn't allow you to move the window to the other screen.

Anyone know of one that exists?

@Martin Jiřička solution works. He deserves to have his answer as accepted. — user119591, Apr 10 '17 at 13:05
@AlbertEngelB The answer of Martin Jiřička is the answer to your question. Please accept. — Socrates, Feb 16 '19 at 12:59
@Socrates I no longer have a Mint install that I can verify that it works or not. I know that on the version I was running at the time it didn't do what I was wanting, so I do not feel comfortable accepting it as an answer. — AlbertEngelB, Feb 20 '19 at 15:47
@AlbertEngelB I have Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa with Cinnamon and the answer with currently 20 upvotes works perfectly. You can tick that as an answer to help others with the same issue. — Socrates, Feb 20 '19 at 15:50

score 62 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 14 '18 at 22:49

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On my Linux Mint 17.2 Cinnamon edition are predefined shortcuts Super+Shift+Left/Right/Up/Down Arrow. They move active window to screen on left, right, above, below (depending on the arrow key). It works even on fullscreen windows.

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answered Jul 07 '15 at 13:59

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Ctrl + Super / Windows key will move it around on the currently active monitor, however it doesn't actually move it to the other display (I'm on Linux Mint 17 Qiana). – AlbertEngelB Jul 07 '15 at 14:09
@AlbertEngelB I have Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa with Cinnamon. If I take any window, i.e. Google Chrome, and click on it for the focus, and then hold **Super** and **Shift**, I can then move the window between the three of my monitors by also holding either **Left Arrow** or **Right Arrow**. The window is then moved to the other monitor. – Socrates Feb 16 '19 at 13:03
This is not quite what's being asked. Chrome OS has a shortcut which means exactly "Move window to other monitor". It's great for the common case of laptop + external monitor because it simply toggles the window back and forth, without any thought required about left vs right. It's also helpful if you are trying to use the same key combo between Chrome OS and Linux. – Mark Stosberg Sep 04 '19 at 00:29

score 23 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 15 '14 at 08:29

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With Gnome 3, you can use Super+Shift+Arrow.

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It might work under Cinnamon, since it is based on Gnome 3.

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answered Sep 05 '14 at 14:39

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Hmm, doesn't seem to work (at least on Linux Mint 17). – AlbertEngelB Sep 05 '14 at 14:43
Option missing in Ubuntu 16.04 – vineeshvs Feb 08 '21 at 13:34

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 12 '20 at 12:12

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It works for Ubuntu 20.04 too!

Just use Super+Shift + left/right arrow.

Super is the key with Windows/Apple logo usually.

answered Nov 12 '20 at 12:12

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 14 '21 at 13:50

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On Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition, the shortcuts can be found in the "Windows / Inter-monitor" category:

answered Dec 14 '21 at 13:50

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 05 '22 at 20:17

In Nobara Linux (GNOME 42.3.1), these short cuts were not set for me, but I was able to easily set them in Settings -> Keyboard -> View and Customize Shortcuts -> Navigation.

Shift-Super-Left and Shift-Super-Right now work for me to move windows between monitors.

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Dec 13 '13 at 10:00

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Try using Ctrl+Alt+Shift+arrow.

It should move the active window to the desired screen.

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answered Dec 13 '13 at 04:56

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This changes what workspace the window is in, I'm trying to stay in the same workspace on the separate monitor. – AlbertEngelB Dec 13 '13 at 18:03

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