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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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