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- [Useful Keyboard Shortcuts](#Useful-Keyboard-Shortcuts)
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Here I will list a bunch of useful keyboard shortcuts to make a central place to search for them. I will also list the orginal keybind and if I have changed it.
Plasma KDE
🪟 Window & Desktop Management
| Default Shortcuts | Custom Shortcuts | Action |
| ——- | ————————– | —- |
| Ctrl + F1 / F2 / F3 / F4 or Ctrl + Meta + ← / → | N/A | Switch virtual desktops |
| Meta + ← / → | N/A | Tile window to screen edges left / right |
| Meta + ↑ / ↓ | N/A | Tile window to screen edges up / down |
| Meta + Shift ← / → / ↑ / ↓ | N/A | Move window between screens |
🚀 Launcher, Panels & System
| Default Shortcuts | Custom Shortcuts | Action |
| ——- | ————————– | —- |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Meta + C | Opem Terminal |
| Alt + Space or Alt + F2 | N/A | KRunner (powerful search/command runner) |
| Meta + W | N/A | Overview (windows + desktops) |
| Meta + D | N/A | Show desktop |
| Meta + Esc | N/A | System Monitor |
| Meta + P | N/A | Display configuration (external monitors) |
📁 Dolphin (File Manager)
| Default Shortcuts | Custom Shortcuts | Action |
| ——- | ————————– | —- |
| Meta + E | N/A | Open Dolphin |
| Ctrl + H | N/A | Show hidden files |
| F3 | N/A | Split view |
| F4 | N/A | Embedded terminal |
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