MacOS – Shortcut Key for Switching Between Keyboards

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What shortcut key do you use to switch keyboards on your mac? Windows uses Alt + Shift, and on the Mac the default is Apple + Space. However, that's also the shortcut for spotlight.

I ended up disabling the spotlight shortcut.

What's your preferred keyboard switching shortcut?

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On a Mac I use Command + Shift + Z to switch languages. I was already used to Alt + Shift from Windows and, since Command + Shift alone wasn't a valid combo, I just added the nearest key (Z).

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Windows – Custom shortcut for switching keyboard input languages in Windows XP

You could use AutoHotKey!

LShift::
If (A_PriorHotKey = A_ThisHotKey and A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 500)
{
    Send ^{LShift}
}
else
    Send {LShift}
return

MacOS – Assign Keyboard Shortcut to Application

If you do have QuickSilver loaded, you can create a keyboard trigger that will work anywhere. Create the command in the Trigger panel of the QuickSilver preference screen, then double click the line under the "Trigger" column to set the hotkey.

Note, if you are using Snow Leopard, you'll need the forked version in order to get it to work.

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