macOS

Apple's desktop operating system with system-wide shortcuts, Spotlight search, and productivity features

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Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Cut	`⌘+X`
Copy	`⌘+C`
Paste	`⌘+V`
Undo	`⌘+Z`
Redo	`⌘+⇧+Z`
Select all	`⌘+A`
Search	`⌘+F`
Hide window	`⌘+H`
Minimize window	`⌘+M`
New	`⌘+N`
Open	`⌘+O`
Print	`⌘+P`
Save	`⌘+S`
Close window	`⌘+W`
Quit the app	`⌘+Q`
Force Quit	`⌥+⌘+Esc`
Spotlight search	`⌘+Space`
Quick Look	`Space`
Switch apps	`⌘+Tab`
Switch windows	`⇧+⌘Tilde(~)`
Screenshot	`⇧+⌘+3`
Preferences	`⌘or`
Cut	`⌘+X`
Copy	`⌘+C`
Paste	`⌘+V`
Undo	`⌘+Z`
Redo	`⌘+⇧+Z`
Select all	`⌘+A`
Search	`⌘+F`
Hide window	`⌘+H`
Minimize window	`⌘+M`
New	`⌘+N`
Open	`⌘+O`
Print	`⌘+P`
Save	`⌘+S`
Close window	`⌘+W`
Quit the app	`⌘+Q`
Force Quit	`⌥+⌘+Esc`
Spotlight search	`⌘+Space`
Quick Look	`Space`
Switch apps	`⌘+Tab`
Switch windows	`⇧+⌘Tilde(~)`
Screenshot	`⇧+⌘+3`
Preferences	`⌘or`

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Turn on, wake	`Powerbutton`
Force restart	`⌃+⌘Powerbutton`
Put your displays to sleep	`⌃+⇧Powerbutton`
Quit all apps, shut down Mac	`⌃+⌥+⌘Powerbutton`
Log out of your account	`⇧+⌘+Q`
Turn on, wake	`Powerbutton`
Force restart	`⌃+⌘Powerbutton`
Put your displays to sleep	`⌃+⇧Powerbutton`
Quit all apps, shut down Mac	`⌃+⌥+⌘Powerbutton`
Log out of your account	`⇧+⌘+Q`

Document shortcuts (some in Apple apps only)

Action	Shortcut
Bold	`⌘+B`
Italic	`⌘+I`
Underline	`⌘+U`
Display the Spelling and Grammar window	`⇧+⌘+:`
Find misspelled words in the document	`⌘+;`
Delete the word to the left of the insertion point	`⌥+Delete`
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point Or use Delete	`⌃+H`
Delete the character to the right of the insertion point Or use Fn Delete	`⌃+D`
Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete key Or use ⌃ D	`Fn+Delete`
Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph	`⌃+K`
Select Delete or Don't Save in a dialog that contains a Delete or Don't Save button	`⌘+Delete`
Page Up: Scroll up one page	`Fn+↑`
Page Down: Scroll down one page	`Fn+↓`
Home: Scroll to the beginning of a document	`Fn+←`
End: Scroll to the end of a document	`Fn+→`
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document	`⌘+↑`
Move the insertion point to the end of the document	`⌘+↓`
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line	`⌘+←`
Move the insertion point to the end of the current line	`⌘+→`
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word	`⌥+←`
Move the insertion point to the end of the next word	`⌥+→`
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document	`⇧+⌘+↑`
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document	`⇧+⌘+↓`
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line	`⇧+⌘+←`
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line	`⇧+⌘+→`
Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above	`⇧+↑`
Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below	`⇧+↓`
Extend text selection one character to the left	`⇧+←`
Extend text selection one character to the right	`⇧+→`
Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again	`⌥+⇧+↑`
Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again	`⌥+⇧+↓`
Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again	`⌥+⇧+←`
Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again	`⌥+⇧+→`
Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph	`⌃+A`
Move to the end of a line or paragraph	`⌃+E`
Move one character forward	`⌃+F`
Move one character backward	`⌃+B`
Center the cursor or selection in the visible area	`⌃+L`
Move up one line	`⌃+P`
Move down one line	`⌃+N`
Insert a new line after the insertion point	`⌃+O`
Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point	`⌃+T`
Left align	`⌘+{`
Right align	`⌘+}`
Center align	`⇧+⌘+\|`
Go to the search field	`⌥+⌘+F`
Show or hide a toolbar in the app	`⌥+⌘+T`
Copy Style: Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard	`⌥+⌘+C`
Paste Style: Apply the copied style to the selected item	`⌥+⌘+V`
Paste and Match Style: Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content	`⌥+⇧+⌘+V`
Show or hide the inspector window	`⌥+⌘+I`
Page setup: Display a window for selecting document settings	`⇧+⌘+P`
Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document	`⇧+⌘+S`
Decrease the size of the selected item	`⇧+⌘+-`
Increase the size of the selected item ⌘ Equal sign (=) performs the same function	`⇧+⌘++`
Open Help menu	`⇧+⌘+?`
Bold	`⌘+B`
Italic	`⌘+I`
Underline	`⌘+U`
Display the Spelling and Grammar window	`⇧+⌘+:`
Find misspelled words in the document	`⌘+;`
Delete the word to the left of the insertion point	`⌥+Delete`
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point Or use Delete	`⌃+H`
Delete the character to the right of the insertion point Or use Fn Delete	`⌃+D`
Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete key Or use ⌃ D	`Fn+Delete`
Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph	`⌃+K`
Select Delete or Don't Save in a dialog that contains a Delete or Don't Save button	`⌘+Delete`
Page Up: Scroll up one page	`Fn+↑`
Page Down: Scroll down one page	`Fn+↓`
Home: Scroll to the beginning of a document	`Fn+←`
End: Scroll to the end of a document	`Fn+→`
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document	`⌘+↑`
Move the insertion point to the end of the document	`⌘+↓`
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line	`⌘+←`
Move the insertion point to the end of the current line	`⌘+→`
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word	`⌥+←`
Move the insertion point to the end of the next word	`⌥+→`
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document	`⇧+⌘+↑`
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document	`⇧+⌘+↓`
Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line	`⇧+⌘+←`
Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line	`⇧+⌘+→`
Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above	`⇧+↑`
Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below	`⇧+↓`
Extend text selection one character to the left	`⇧+←`
Extend text selection one character to the right	`⇧+→`
Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again	`⌥+⇧+↑`
Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again	`⌥+⇧+↓`
Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again	`⌥+⇧+←`
Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again	`⌥+⇧+→`
Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph	`⌃+A`
Move to the end of a line or paragraph	`⌃+E`
Move one character forward	`⌃+F`
Move one character backward	`⌃+B`
Center the cursor or selection in the visible area	`⌃+L`
Move up one line	`⌃+P`
Move down one line	`⌃+N`
Insert a new line after the insertion point	`⌃+O`
Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point	`⌃+T`
Left align	`⌘+{`
Right align	`⌘+}`
Center align	`⇧+⌘+\|`
Go to the search field	`⌥+⌘+F`
Show or hide a toolbar in the app	`⌥+⌘+T`
Copy Style: Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard	`⌥+⌘+C`
Paste Style: Apply the copied style to the selected item	`⌥+⌘+V`
Paste and Match Style: Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content	`⌥+⇧+⌘+V`
Show or hide the inspector window	`⌥+⌘+I`
Page setup: Display a window for selecting document settings	`⇧+⌘+P`
Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document	`⇧+⌘+S`
Decrease the size of the selected item	`⇧+⌘+-`
Increase the size of the selected item ⌘ Equal sign (=) performs the same function	`⇧+⌘++`
Open Help menu	`⇧+⌘+?`

Finder shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Duplicate	`⌘+D`
Eject disk or volume	`⌘+E`
Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window	`⌘+F`
Get info	`⌘+I`
Open the Computer window	`⇧+⌘+C`
Open the desktop folder	`⇧+⌘+D`
Open the All My Files window	`⇧+⌘+F`
Open a Go to Folder window	`⇧+⌘+G`
Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account	`⇧+⌘+H`
Open iCloud Drive	`⇧+⌘+I`
Open the Network window	`⇧+⌘+K`
Open Downloads	`⌥+⌘+L`
Open Documents	`⇧+⌘+O`
Open AirDrop	`⇧+⌘+R`
Add Finder item to the Dock	`⌃+⇧+⌘+T`
Open Utilities	`⇧+⌘+U`
Show or hide the Dock	`⌥+⌘+D`
Add the selected item to the sidebar	`⌃+⌘+T`
Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows	`⌥+⌘+P`
Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows	`⌥+⌘+S`
Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows	`⌘+/`
Open the Connect to Server window	`⌘+K`
Make an alias of the selected item	`⌘+L`
Open a new Finder window	`⌘+N`
Create a new folder	`⇧+⌘+N`
Create a new Smart Folder	`⌥+⌘+N`
Show the original file for the selected alias	`⌘+R`
Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window	`⌘+T`
Show or hide a Finder tab	`⇧+⌘+T`
Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window	`⌥+⌘+T`
Move: Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location	`⌥+⌘+V`
View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files	`⌥+⌘+Y`
Use Quick Look to preview the selected files	`⌘+Y`
View the items in the Finder window as icons	`⌘+1`
View the items in a Finder window as a list	`⌘+2`
View the items in a Finder window in columns	`⌘+3`
View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow	`⌘+4`
Go to the previous folder	`⌘+[`
Go to the next folder	`⌘+]`
Open the folder that contains the current folder	`⌘+↑`
Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window	`⌘+⌃+↑`
Open the selected item	`⌘+↓`
Show the desktop This works even when you're not in the Finder	`⌘Mission⌃`
Turn Target Display Mode on or off	`⌘BrightnessUp`
Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display	`⌘BrightnessDown`
Open the selected folder This works only when in list view	`→`
Close the selected folder This works only when in list view	`←`
Open a folder in a separate window and close the current window	`⌥doubleclick`
Open a folder in a separate tab or window	`⌘doubleclick`
Move the selected item to the Trash	`⌘+Delete`
Empty the Trash	`⇧+⌘+Delete`
Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog	`⌥+⇧+⌘+Delete`
Use Quick Look to preview the files	`⌘+Y`
Open Displays preferences This works with either Brightness key	`⌥BrightnessUp`
Open Mission Control preferences	`⌥Mission⌃`
Open Sound preferences This works with any of the volume keys	`⌥VolumeUp`
Move the dragged item to another volume or location The pointer changes while you drag the item	`⌘keywhiledragging`
Copy the dragged item The pointer changes while you drag the item	`⌥keywhiledragging`
Make an alias of the dragged item The pointer changes while you drag the item	`⌥+⌘whiledragging`
Open all folders within the selected folder This works only when in list view	`⌥clickAdisclosuretriangle`
See the folders that contain the current folder	`⌘clickAwindowtitle`
Duplicate	`⌘+D`
Eject disk or volume	`⌘+E`
Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window	`⌘+F`
Get info	`⌘+I`
Open the Computer window	`⇧+⌘+C`
Open the desktop folder	`⇧+⌘+D`
Open the All My Files window	`⇧+⌘+F`
Open a Go to Folder window	`⇧+⌘+G`
Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account	`⇧+⌘+H`
Open iCloud Drive	`⇧+⌘+I`
Open the Network window	`⇧+⌘+K`
Open Downloads	`⌥+⌘+L`
Open Documents	`⇧+⌘+O`
Open AirDrop	`⇧+⌘+R`
Add Finder item to the Dock	`⌃+⇧+⌘+T`
Open Utilities	`⇧+⌘+U`
Show or hide the Dock	`⌥+⌘+D`
Add the selected item to the sidebar	`⌃+⌘+T`
Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows	`⌥+⌘+P`
Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows	`⌥+⌘+S`
Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows	`⌘+/`
Open the Connect to Server window	`⌘+K`
Make an alias of the selected item	`⌘+L`
Open a new Finder window	`⌘+N`
Create a new folder	`⇧+⌘+N`
Create a new Smart Folder	`⌥+⌘+N`
Show the original file for the selected alias	`⌘+R`
Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window	`⌘+T`
Show or hide a Finder tab	`⇧+⌘+T`
Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window	`⌥+⌘+T`
Move: Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location	`⌥+⌘+V`
View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files	`⌥+⌘+Y`
Use Quick Look to preview the selected files	`⌘+Y`
View the items in the Finder window as icons	`⌘+1`
View the items in a Finder window as a list	`⌘+2`
View the items in a Finder window in columns	`⌘+3`
View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow	`⌘+4`
Go to the previous folder	`⌘+[`
Go to the next folder	`⌘+]`
Open the folder that contains the current folder	`⌘+↑`
Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window	`⌘+⌃+↑`
Open the selected item	`⌘+↓`
Show the desktop This works even when you're not in the Finder	`⌘Mission⌃`
Turn Target Display Mode on or off	`⌘BrightnessUp`
Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display	`⌘BrightnessDown`
Open the selected folder This works only when in list view	`→`
Close the selected folder This works only when in list view	`←`
Open a folder in a separate window and close the current window	`⌥doubleclick`
Open a folder in a separate tab or window	`⌘doubleclick`
Move the selected item to the Trash	`⌘+Delete`
Empty the Trash	`⇧+⌘+Delete`
Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog	`⌥+⇧+⌘+Delete`
Use Quick Look to preview the files	`⌘+Y`
Open Displays preferences This works with either Brightness key	`⌥BrightnessUp`
Open Mission Control preferences	`⌥Mission⌃`
Open Sound preferences This works with any of the volume keys	`⌥VolumeUp`
Move the dragged item to another volume or location The pointer changes while you drag the item	`⌘keywhiledragging`
Copy the dragged item The pointer changes while you drag the item	`⌥keywhiledragging`
Make an alias of the dragged item The pointer changes while you drag the item	`⌥+⌘whiledragging`
Open all folders within the selected folder This works only when in list view	`⌥clickAdisclosuretriangle`
See the folders that contain the current folder	`⌘clickAwindowtitle`