Click Anywhere Within A Window To Move It

Rafael Bika(s)
Mar 10, 2025
Tags:
macOSProductivity
On macOS users can modify system settings using the defaults
command. While most settings are available in the System Settings app, some can only be changed via the command line.
One of these hidden settings allows you to move windows by clicking anywhere inside them, rather than just the title bar. To enable it, open the terminal and run:
defaults write -g NSWindowShouldDragOnGesture -bool true
For the changes to take effect for a specific app you may need to close it with Cmd
+ Q
. To apply the setting system-wide, log out and log back in. Now, you can hold Cmd
+ Ctrl
and click anywhere within a window to move it
To disable this behavior, just run:
defaults write -g NSWindowShouldDragOnGesture -bool false