macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

macOS keyboard shortcut reference covering 52 bindings for Mac. Commonly searched bindings include Spotlight Search, App Switcher, and Switch Windows Same App. 52 of 52 shortcuts are verified against official macOS documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.

Official macOS documentation

Debug

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Developer Tools Open developer tools Cmd+Option+I Yes Source
Hard Refresh Hard reload ignoring cache Cmd+Shift+R Yes Source

Editing

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Find and Replace Open find and replace Cmd+Option+F Yes Source
Copy Copy selection Cmd+C Yes Source
Paste Paste from clipboard Cmd+V Yes Source
Cut Cut selection Cmd+X Yes Source
Undo Undo last action Cmd+Z Yes Source
Redo Redo last action Cmd+Shift+Z Yes Source

File

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Go to Folder Open Go to Folder dialog Cmd+Shift+G Yes Source
Move to Trash Move item to trash Cmd+Delete Yes Source
Empty Trash Empty the trash Cmd+Shift+Delete Yes Source
Show Hidden Files Toggle hidden files in Finder Cmd+Shift+. Yes Source
Save Save document Cmd+S Yes Source
Print Print document Cmd+P Yes Source

Formatting

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Bold Bold text Cmd+B Yes Source
Italic Italic text Cmd+I Yes Source
Underline Underline text Cmd+U Yes Source

General

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Preferences Open application preferences Cmd+, Yes Source
Lock Screen Lock the screen immediately Cmd+Ctrl+Q Yes Source
Log Out Log out of user account Cmd+Shift+Q Yes Source
Force Quit Open Force Quit dialog Cmd+Option+Escape Yes Source
Sound Preferences Open sound settings Option+Volume Up Yes Source
Refresh Reload page Cmd+R Yes Source

Search

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Spotlight Search Open Spotlight search Cmd+Space Yes Source
Find Find in document Cmd+F Yes Source

Selection

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Select All Select all Cmd+A Yes Source

View

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Screenshot Options Open screenshot toolbar Cmd+Shift+5 Yes Source
Screenshot Selection Capture selected area Cmd+Shift+4 Yes Source
Full Screenshot Capture entire screen Cmd+Shift+3 Yes Source
Icon View View as icons in Finder Cmd+1 Yes Source
List View View as list in Finder Cmd+2 Yes Source
Column View View as columns in Finder Cmd+3 Yes Source
Zoom In Zoom in Cmd+Plus Yes Source
Zoom Out Zoom out Cmd+Minus Yes Source
Zoom Reset Reset zoom level Cmd+0 Yes Source
Full Screen Toggle Toggle full screen mode Ctrl+Cmd+F Yes Source

Window

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
App Switcher Switch between applications Cmd+Tab Yes Source
Switch Windows Same App Cycle windows of current app Cmd+` Yes Source
Quit Application Quit the active application Cmd+Q Yes Source
Close Window Close current window Cmd+W Yes Source
Minimize Window Minimize current window Cmd+M Yes Source
Hide Application Hide current application Cmd+H Yes Source
Hide Others Hide all other applications Cmd+Option+H Yes Source
Mission Control Show all windows Ctrl+Up Yes Source
App Exposé Show windows of current app Ctrl+Down Yes Source
Previous Space Move to space on left Ctrl+Left Yes Source
Next Space Move to space on right Ctrl+Right Yes Source
Show Desktop Show desktop F11 Yes Source
New Tab Open new tab Cmd+T Yes Source
Close Tab Close current tab Cmd+W Yes Source
New Window Open new window Cmd+N Yes Source
Switch Tabs Switch to next tab Ctrl+Tab Yes Source

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