Macbook – put the application in space without full screen mode

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I am using Macbook Pro and I like to have different applications running in multiple spaces. When I drag my application to a new space it automatically enters in full screen mode. In my terminal, one of the command line tool that I am using requires accessing mac settings UI, and when it's in Full screen mode it can't do so. So, every time I need to run that command, I have to do these steps:

  1. Exit Full screen. This makes my terminal app go to some other space and the current space is not there anymore.
  2. Fire the command, which works now as I am not in Full screen mode.
  3. Again drag my terminal to new space in full screen mode.

Considering the frequency of this thing, this has become a tedious repetitive task.

While this can be due to some bug in the CLI tool that I am using, I was wondering if there is any way to stay in the same space without entering into full screen mode.

Best Answer

Instead of directly dragging an application and creating a new space, if I click on the plus icon on the right side, and then move the application to it or directly drag the application to that + icon, the app is not entering into full screen mode. This fixes the issue.

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