Macos Rectangle Shortcuts
If you’re using a Windows keyboard on macOS, and that screenshot is from Rectangle (a macOS window manager).
Let’s translate those shortcuts to how they’ll actually feel on your Windows keyboard.
🧩 Mac Modifier → Windows Keyboard Mapping
| macOS Key | Windows Key Label |
|---|---|
| ⌃ (Control) | Ctrl |
| ⌥ (Option) | Alt |
| ⌘ (Command) | Windows key |
| ⇧ (Shift) | Shift |
So if you see something like:
⌃⌥← → that means press Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow on your Windows keyboard.
💡 Rectangle Shortcuts (Reimagined for Windows Keyboard)
| Action | macOS Shortcut | Windows Keyboard Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Left Half | ⌃⌥← | Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow |
| Right Half | ⌃⌥→ | Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow |
| Top Half | ⌃⌥↑ | Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow |
| Bottom Half | ⌃⌥↓ | Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow |
| Top Left | ⌃⌥U | Ctrl + Alt + U |
| Top Right | ⌃⌥I | Ctrl + Alt + I |
| Bottom Left | ⌃⌥J | Ctrl + Alt + J |
| Bottom Right | ⌃⌥K | Ctrl + Alt + K |
| Maximise | ⌃⌥↩ | Ctrl + Alt + Enter |
| Maximise Height | ⌃⌥⇧↑ | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up Arrow |
| Make Smaller | ⌃⌥- | Ctrl + Alt + - |
| Make Larger | ⌃⌥= | Ctrl + Alt + = |
| Centre | ⌃⌥C | Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Restore | ⌃⌥⌫ | Ctrl + Alt + Backspace |
| Next Display | ⌃⌥⌘→ | Ctrl + Alt + Windows + Right Arrow |
| Previous Display | ⌃⌥⌘← | Ctrl + Alt + Windows + Left Arrow |