How to move windows between workspaces using the mouse?

Question

I found out that Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Arrow can move windows to another workspace.

Is there a way of doing that with the mouse?

Solution 1

You can always right-click the title bar of a window and select one of the following options.

Move to Workspace Right

_{This will move the window to the workspace on the right.}

Move to Workspace Left

_{This will move it to the workspace on the left. In my case, it is down due to Unity's workspace setup.}

In Unity (from 11.04 to 17.04)

Select "Move to Another Workspace"...

...and select the workspace you want the window to switch to

_{This will move it to the selected workspace.}

Invoking the Expose mode

1. Clicking on the Workspace Switcher icon in the launcher

   

2. Hitting Super + S

Now you only have to drag the window to the desired workspace.

Solution 2

Some applications (Google Chrome and Qt based programs) the normal right click does not show the move to choices but alt-right-click does.

Solution 3

GNOME Shell: Ubuntu 17.10+

On GNOME Shell (default on Ubuntu 17.10+) another way is using drag-and-drop on Activities overview:

1. Open the Activities overview (similar to expose mode).
2. Click and drag the window toward the right of the screen.
3. The workspace selector will appear.
4. Drop the window onto an empty workspace. This workspace now contains the window you have dropped, and a new empty workspace appears at the bottom of the workspace selector.

You can also move windows directly between workspaces.

Solution 4

With Unity (Ubuntu before 17.10): Also, if you want a bit more control over the whole affair: you can install CCSM

apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

from here you can assign your own shortcuts.

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Comments

[CleoR]

I ran into this problem when I changed Ubuntu versions. If you right click the menu and select "Use System Titles and Borders", you can just right click the menu and forego the alt.

[Kvothe]

Don't know whether you meant this but for me it is super (i.e. Windows key) right click that shows the extra options (not Alt).

[Infinite Loops]

How to do that for Atom text editor? Cant even click on the title bar.