# Always open CubbyPad on the main display

Select the main-display choice to use the screen macOS identifies as the main display, regardless of pointer position.

Last updated 26 October 2026

## Follow these steps

1. Check the main display in System Settings › Displays.

1. Open CubbyPad Settings › Opening.

1. Set Display › Open on to Main.

1. Place the pointer on a different screen and test the grid.

## What to expect

CubbyPad opens on the Mac’s main display. The option follows the system’s main-display choice rather than a particular monitor’s identity.

This is useful when you want the grid in a consistent workspace but occasionally change which physical monitor is the main screen. Select a named display instead if a particular monitor should always be preferred.

## If the result is different

If the result changes after rearranging screens, review the main-display choice in macOS. If you expected the pointer’s screen, switch to the pointer-based option. Neither setting should require restoring or reorganizing the app layout.

For the broader walkthrough, read [choose how to open the app grid](https://cubbypad.com/guides/opening/).

## Related answers.

[### Choose a specific display for CubbyPad

Choose a named connected display in Settings › Opening when the grid should prefer that monitor wherever the pointer is.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-fixed-display/)[### Why CubbyPad opens elsewhere after unplugging a monitor

A saved display preference falls back to the pointer’s display while the chosen monitor is disconnected.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/missing-display-fallback/)[### Choose CubbyPad’s opening animation

Pick zoom, fade or rise in Settings › Opening to change how the grid enters and leaves the screen.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-animation/)

Source: https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-main-display/