One macOS characteristic I actually like is the flexibility to cover all of the apps you’re not at present utilizing with a single keystroke: CMD-Choice-H.

I take advantage of this loads after I’m writing and don’t must reference supplies in different home windows. However there’s one vital challenge with it …

Particularly, it’s not a toggle. Restoring all of your different apps needs to be executed manually.

There are, in fact, quite a few alternative ways of making a distraction-free surroundings, with only a single app seen. The obvious of those is to place the app into full-screen mode. That may be resolution on a small-screen Mac, however I discover it too extensive for writing on a 16-inch MacBook Professional – and it could be totally comical when linked to my 49-inch monitor!

One other is to make use of a number of desktops, and assign only one app to a specific desktop. However that’s too clunky for me: I’ve a three-desktop setup which works very well for me, however going a lot above that feels too messy.

So the answer I make use of is a straightforward CMD-Choice-H whereas my desired app is in focus. All different apps disappear from view, and I’ve a superbly clutter-free surroundings with simply the app and the desktop in view.

The problem comes after I’m executed, and need my different apps again on-screen. That requires me to click on on the dock icons for every.

To make sure, that is the very definition of a First World Drawback, however it’s additionally one with an extremely simple repair: Simply flip the CMD-Choice-H operate right into a toggle. Toggle as soon as to cover all different seen apps, toggle once more to deliver the identical ones again.