No 'Win+T' (the best shortcut). | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

golden fossil Jan 7, 2026, 3:23 AM

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OS: Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.2 'Zara'.

-- Question for former Windows users --

On Windows, Win+T places focus on the taskbar, as to cycle through all apps in the taskbar, using keyboard directional arrows then Enter. It essentially turns the taskbar into a videogame menu.

It's just so intuitive that it can't be unlearned.

Win+Number does work on both Windows and Mint... It does open the app in position Number in the taskbar, but Win+T is the one I can't live without.

No exact equivalent for Win+T shortcut yet in Linux Mint Cinnamon or any other distro?

quartz warren Jan 7, 2026, 4:08 AM

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you can Alt+Tab for the same effect. Or if that causes any fullscreen issue, Win+d

golden fossil Jan 7, 2026, 5:20 AM

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Yes... The legendary alt+tab cycles through the opened apps only, also cycling order can't be easily predicted...

On Windows, Win+T instead places focus on the taskbar, allowing to cycle through all apps in the taskbar (left to right) via keyboard arrows then Enter. It essentially turns the taskbar into a videogame menu.
It's so playful and convenient that it just can't be unlearned.

Win+Number does work on both Windows and Mint... It opens the app in position Number in the taskbar, but Win+T is the one I can't live without.

Not available in Linux Mint or another distro?

#No 'Win+T' (the best shortcut).