PowerToys Keyboard Shortcuts
Microsoft PowerToys keyboard shortcut reference covering 27 bindings for Windows. Commonly searched bindings include Open Shortcut Guide, FancyZones: show zones while dragging, and FancyZones: open layout editor. 27 of 27 shortcuts are verified against official Microsoft PowerToys 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 Microsoft PowerToys documentation
Advanced Paste
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Advanced Paste window |
Open Advanced Paste window |
Win+Shift+V |
|
Yes |
Source |
Always On Top
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Always On Top |
Pin or unpin the active window always on top |
Win+Ctrl+T |
|
Yes |
Source |
Color Picker
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Color Picker |
Activate Color Picker |
Win+Shift+C |
|
Yes |
Source |
Command Palette
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Command Palette |
Open PowerToys Command Palette |
Win+Alt+Space |
|
Yes |
Source |
Crop And Lock
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Crop And Lock: Thumbnail |
Crop window into a live thumbnail |
Win+Ctrl+Shift+T |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Crop And Lock: Reparent |
Crop and reparent window region |
Win+Ctrl+Shift+R |
|
Yes |
Source |
FancyZones
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| FancyZones: show zones while dragging |
Hold Shift while dragging to show FancyZones |
Shift |
|
Yes |
Source |
| FancyZones: open layout editor |
Open FancyZones layout editor |
Win+Shift+` |
|
Yes |
Source |
| FancyZones: next window in zone |
Cycle to next window snapped in the same zone |
Win+PageUp |
|
Yes |
Source |
| FancyZones: previous window in zone |
Cycle to previous window snapped in the same zone |
Win+PageDown |
|
Yes |
Source |
| FancyZones: apply custom layout by number |
Quickly apply custom layout (assign number in editor first) |
Win+Ctrl+Alt+1 |
|
Yes |
Source |
Mouse Utilities
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Mouse Highlighter |
Toggle mouse click highlighter |
Win+Shift+H |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Mouse Gliding Cursor |
Toggle gliding cursor accessibility mode |
Win+Alt+. |
|
Yes |
Source |
Peek
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Peek activate/deactivate |
Preview selected File Explorer file with Peek |
Space |
|
Yes |
Source |
Run
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| PowerToys Run |
Open PowerToys Run launcher |
Alt+Space |
|
Yes |
Source |
Screen Ruler
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Screen Ruler |
Activate Screen Ruler measurement toolbar |
Win+Ctrl+Shift+M |
|
Yes |
Source |
Shortcut Guide
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Open Shortcut Guide |
Open Shortcut Guide overlay |
Win+Shift+? |
|
Yes |
Source |
Text Extractor
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Text Extractor |
Activate Text Extractor OCR capture |
Win+Shift+T |
|
Yes |
Source |
Workspaces
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Workspaces editor |
Launch Workspaces editor |
Win+Ctrl+` |
|
Yes |
Source |
ZoomIt
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| ZoomIt: Zoom Toggle |
Toggle ZoomIt zoom on and off |
Ctrl+1 |
|
Yes |
Source |
| ZoomIt: Draw without Zoom |
Enter ZoomIt draw mode without zoom |
Ctrl+2 |
|
Yes |
Source |
| ZoomIt: Break Timer |
Start ZoomIt break timer |
Ctrl+3 |
|
Yes |
Source |
| ZoomIt: Live Zoom Toggle |
Toggle ZoomIt live zoom |
Ctrl+4 |
|
Yes |
Source |
| ZoomIt: Record Toggle |
Toggle full-screen or zoom recording |
Ctrl+5 |
|
Yes |
Source |
| ZoomIt: Record Screen Region |
Record a user-selected screen region |
Ctrl+Shift+5 |
|
Yes |
Source |
| ZoomIt: Snip Toggle |
Toggle ZoomIt screen snipping |
Ctrl+6 |
|
Yes |
Source |
| ZoomIt: DemoType Toggle |
Toggle ZoomIt DemoType mode |
Ctrl+7 |
|
Yes |
Source |
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