Please help me solve Cmd-Tab so it works on the remote system

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Graham Scott_Dev

August 01, 2025 13:28

OK, I am (I think) a pretty tech savvy guy, multiple Macs, but for the life of me I cannot solve this.

I want to use Cmd-Tab on the desktop that I connect to. I know I can use Option-Tab, but I use Macs for 12 hours a day, and I hit Cmd-Tab on that connection about 10 times a minute and it is totally infuriating! I just want to task switch on the machine I'm connected to.

Setup: Connecting to a Mac Studio M3 Ultra from a MBP. Same OS.
I have Keyboard Maestro on both machines. (I have a number of other apps too like Raycast, Alfred etc, all of which may exacerbate  the issue) Have tried closing them all before attempting mapping.

I have tried mapping keys, turning modifiers on/off etc but for the life of me I cannot get it to work. Other than this I love Jump Desktop!

Basically, best I can I want to use the MBS as if I was sat in front of it! I can switch back to the MBP via the Jump menu, other than that I just want to remote into the MBS.

Can someone please put me out of my misery, have spent way too many hours trying to solve this.

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  Abdul Ghani Madid August 03, 2025 12:23

  Hi,

  Thanks for reaching out and for the detailed explanation—totally understand how frustrating that can be, especially when you're used to muscle memory!
  To make sure macOS shortcuts like Cmd+Tab are passed through correctly to the remote Mac, please check the following:

  Once you're connected to the remote machine, click on the Remote menu at the top of your screen, then make sure "Enable macOS Shortcuts" is checked. This setting ensures that common macOS shortcuts like Cmd+Tab are sent directly to the remote Mac.
  
  Thanks

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  Graham Scott_Dev August 07, 2025 01:55

  Oh thank you SO much!

  For others who may get here, this solution eluded me for a couple of reasons.

  1) When you futz with the options, quit and restart Jump, that was one part.

  2) I also have so many other apps that mess with task switching. Once I shut them down, along with the above it worked!! 

  I am so thankful, it was driving me to drink... actually, now that's solved maybe I'll have a drink :P
  Truly, thanks.

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  Paulo de Tarso October 22, 2025 23:23 (Edited October 22, 2025 23:26)

  Does Jumbo Desktop offer the ability to keep the cursor “stuck” on the remote computer, similar to what some virtualisation software offers, where you press a key to release the cursor and return to the host? Or how do I get my AltTab to work on the connected machine?

  Edit: I just tested Option+Tab as previously indicated and it worked, but as the author said, it's crazy to have to remember that while connected the shortcut is different; muscle memory really gets in the way of this process. If there were a way to keep exactly the same shortcuts we use on the host machine while connected, that would be really interesting.

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