MacOS keyboard shortcuts
Mac Keyboard Modifier keys
key | description |
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⌘ | ⌘ + / Cmd |
⌃ | Control / Ctrl |
⌥ | ⌥ + s / Alt |
⇧ | Shift |
⇪ | Caps Lock |
Fn | Function key |
- On Windows keyboards use the Alt key instead of ⌥ + , and the Windows logo key instead of ⌘ + .
Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
keys | description |
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⌘ + ⌥ + v | Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard |
⌘ + c | Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder |
⌘ + v | Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder |
⌘ + z | Undo the previous comamnd |
⇧ + ⌘ + z | Redo, reversing the undo command |
⌘ + a | Select All items |
⌘ + f | Find items in a document or open a Find window |
⌘ + g | Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found |
⇧ + ⌘ + G | Find the previous occurrence |
⌘ + h | Hide the windows of the front app |
⌥ + ⌘ + h | View the front app but hide all other apps |
⌘ + m | Minimize the front window to the Dock |
⌥ + ⌘ + m | Minimize all windows of the front app |
⌘ + o | Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open |
⌘ + p | Print the current document |
⌘ + s | Save the current document |
⌘ + t | Open a new tab |
⌘ + w | Close the front window |
⌥ + ⌘ + w | Close all windows of the app |
⌥ + ⌘ + Esc | Force quit an app |
⌘ + Space | Show or hide the Spotlight search field |
⌘ + ⌥ + Space | Perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window |
⌃ + ⌘ + Space | Show the Character Viewer, from which you can choose emoji and other symbols |
⌃ + ⌘ + f | Use the app in full screen, if supported by the app |
Space | Use Quick Look to preview the selected item |
⌘ + Tab | Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps |
⇧ + ⌘ + 5 | In macOS Mojave or later, take a screenshot or make a screen recording |
⇧ + ⌘ + 3 | Take whole display screenshot |
⇧ + ⌘ + 4 | Take custom screenshot |
⇧ + ⌘ + n | Create a new folder in the Finder |
⌘ + , | Open preferences for the front app |
Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
* You might need to press and hold some of these shortcuts for slightly longer than other shortcuts. This helps you to avoid using them unintentionally.
keys | description |
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Power button | Press to turn on your Mac or wake it from sleep |
Power button | Press and hold for 1.5 seconds to put your Mac to sleep |
Power button | Press and continue holding to force your Mac to turn off |
⌥ + ⌘ + Power | Put your Mac to sleep |
⌥ + ⌘ + Eject | Put your Mac to sleep |
⌃ + ⇧ + Power | Put your displays to sleep |
⌃ + ⇧ + Eject | Put your displays to sleep |
⌃ + Power | Display a dialog asking whether you want to restart, sleep, or shut down |
⌃ + Eject | Display a dialog asking whether you want to restart, sleep, or shut down |
⌃ + ⌘ + Power | Force your Mac to restart, without prompting to save any open and unsaved documents |
⌃ + ⌘ + Eject | Quit all apps, then restart your Mac |
⌃ + ⌥ + ⌘ + Power | Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac |
⌃ ⌥ + ⌘ + Eject | Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac |
⌃ + ⌘ + q | Immediately lock your screen |
⇧ + ⌘ + q | Log out of your macOS user account. You will be asked to confirm |
⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + q | Log out immediately without confirming |
Finder and system shortcuts
keys | description |
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⌘ + d | Duplicate the selected files |
⌘ + e | Eject the selected disk or volume |
⌘ + f | Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window |
⌘ + i | Show the Get Info window for a selected file |
⌘ + r | (1) When an alias is selected in the Finder: show the original file for the selected alias |
⌘ + r | (2) In some apps, such as Calendar or Safari, refresh or reload the page |
⌘ + r | (3) In Software Update preferences, check for software updates again |
⇧ + ⌘ + c | Open the Computer window |
⇧ + ⌘ + d | Open the desktop folder |
⇧ + ⌘ + f | Open the Recents window, showing all of the files you viewed or changed recently |
⇧ + ⌘ + g | Open a Go to Folder window |
⇧ + ⌘ + h | Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account |
⇧ + ⌘ + i | Open iCloud Drive |
⇧ + ⌘ + k | Open the Network window |
⌥ + ⌘ + l | Open the Downloads folder |
⇧ + ⌘ + n | Create a new folder |
⇧ + ⌘ + o | Open the Documents folder |
⇧ + ⌘ + p | Show or hide the Preview pane in Finder windows |
⇧ + ⌘ + r | Open the AirDrop window |
⇧ + ⌘ + t | Show or hide the tab bar in Finder windows |
⌃ + ⇧ + ⌘ + t | Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mavericks or later) |
⇧ + ⌘ + u | Open the Utilities folder |
⌥ + ⌘ + d | Show or hide the Dock |
⌃ + ⌘ + t | Add the selected item to the sidebar (OS X Mavericks or later) |
⌥ + ⌘ + p | Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows |
⌥ + ⌘ + s | Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows |
⌘ + / | Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows |
⌘ + j | Show View Options |
⌘ + k | Open the Connect to Server window |
⌃ + ⌘ + a | Make an alias of the selected item |
⌘ + n | Open a new Finder window |
⌥ + ⌘ + n | Create a new Smart Folder |
⌘ + t | Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window |
⌥ + ⌘ + t | Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window |
⌥ + ⌘ + v | Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location |
⌘ + y | Use Quick Look to preview the selected files |
⌥ + ⌘ + v | View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files |
⌘ + 1 | View the items in the Finder window as icons |
⌘ + 2 | View the items in a Finder window as a list |
⌘ + 3 | View the items in a Finder window in columns |
⌘ + 4 | View the items in a Finder window in a gallery |
⌘ + [ | 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 |
→ | Open the selected folder. This works only when in list view |
← | Close the selected folder. This works only when in list view |
⌘ + Delete | Move the selected item to the Trash |
⇧ + ⌘ + Delete | Empty the Trash |
⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Delete | Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog |
⌘ + Brightness Down | Turn video mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display |
⌥ + Brightness Up | Open Displays preferences. This works with either Brightness key |
⌃ + Brightness Up/Down | Adjust brightness of your external display, if supported by your display |
⌥ + ⇧ + Brightness Up/Down | Adjust display brightness in smaller steps |
⌃ + ⌥ + ⇧ + Brightness Up/Down | Adjust external display brightness in smaller steps, if supported by display |
⌥ + Mission Control | Open Mission Control preferences |
⌃ + Mission Control | Show the desktop |
⌃ + ↓ | Show all windows of the front app |
⌥ + Volume Up | Open Sound preferences. This works with any of the volume keys |
⌥ + ⇧ + Volume up/Down | Adjust the sound volume in smaller steps |
⌥ + Brightness Up | Open Keyboard preferences. This works with either Keyboard Brightness key |
⌥ + ⇧ + Brightness Up/Down | Adjust the keyboard brightness in smaller steps |
⌥ + double-clicking | Open the item in a separate window, then close the original window |
⌘ + double-clicking | Open a folder in a separate tab or window |
⌘ + dragging to another volume | Move the dragged item to the other volume, instead of copying it |
⌥ + dragging | Copy the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item |
⌥ + ⌘ + while dragging | Make an alias of the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item |
⌥ + click a disclosure triangle | Open all folders within the selected folder. This works only when in list view |
⌘ + click a window title | See the folders that contain the current folder |
Document shortcuts
*The behavior of these shortcuts may vary with the app you're using
keys | description |
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⌘ + b | Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off |
⌘ + i | Italicize the selected text, or turn italics on or off |
⌘ + k | Add a web link |
⌘ + u | Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off |
⌘ + t | Show or hide the Fonts window |
⌘ + d | Select the Desktop folder from within an Open dialog or Save dialog |
⌃ + ⌘ + d | Show or hide the definition of the selected word |
⇧ + ⌘ + : | Display the Spelling and Grammar window |
⌘ + ; | Find misspelled words in the document |
⌥ + Delete | Delete the word to the left of the insertion point |
⌃ + h | Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete |
⌃ + d | Delete the character to the right of the insertion point |
Fn + Delete | Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete key |
⌃ + k | Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph |
Fn + ↑ | 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. |
⌘ + ↑ | 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 |
⌃ + a | Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph |
⌃ + e | Move to the end of a line or paragraph |
⌃ + f | Move one character forward |
⌃ + b | Move one character backward |
⌃ + l | Center the cursor or selection in the visible area |
⌃ + p | Move up one line |
⌃ + n | Move down one line |
⌃ + o | Insert a new line after the insertion point |
⌃ + t | Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point |
⌘ + { | Left align |
⌘ + } | Right align |
⇧ + ⌘ + | | Center align |
⌥ + ⌘ + f | Go to the search field |
⌥ + ⌘ + t | Show or hide a toolbar in the app |
⌥ + ⌘ + c | Copy Style: Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard |
⌥ + ⌘ + v | 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 |
⌥ + ⌘ + i | Show or hide the inspector window |
⇧ + ⌘ + p | Page setup: Display a window for selecting document settings |
⇧ + ⌘ + s | Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document |
⇧ + ⌘ + (-) | Decrease the size of the selected item |
⇧ + ⌘ + (+) | Increase the size of the selected item |
⌘ + = | performs the same function |
⇧ + ⌘ + ? | Open the Help menu |