Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Master your Mac with these essential keyboard shortcuts
⌘ Cmd
Command
⌥ Opt
Option/Alt
⌃ Ctrl
Control
⇧ Shift
Shift
fn
Function
⚡
Essential
Copy
⌘
+
C
Cut
⌘
+
X
Paste
⌘
+
V
Paste without formatting
⌘
+
⇧
+
V
Undo
⌘
+
Z
Redo
⌘
+
⇧
+
Z
Select All
⌘
+
A
Find
⌘
+
F
Find & Replace
⌘
+
⌥
+
F
📁
File Management
New file/document
⌘
+
N
Open file
⌘
+
O
Save
⌘
+
S
Save As
⌘
+
⇧
+
S
Print
⌘
+
P
Close window
⌘
+
W
Close all windows
⌘
+
⌥
+
W
Quit application
⌘
+
Q
📝
Text Navigation
Move to beginning of line
⌘
+
←
Move to end of line
⌘
+
→
Move to beginning of document
⌘
+
↑
Move to end of document
⌘
+
↓
Move word left
⌥
+
←
Move word right
⌥
+
→
Delete word before cursor
⌥
+
⌫
Delete to beginning of line
⌘
+
⌫
✍
Text Selection
Select to beginning of line
⌘
+
⇧
+
←
Select to end of line
⌘
+
⇧
+
→
Select word left
⌥
+
⇧
+
←
Select word right
⌥
+
⇧
+
→
Select to beginning of document
⌘
+
⇧
+
↑
Select to end of document
⌘
+
⇧
+
↓
💻
Window & Apps
Switch applications
⌘
+
Tab
Switch windows (same app)
⌘
+
`
Minimize window
⌘
+
M
Hide application
⌘
+
H
Hide others
⌘
+
⌥
+
H
Full screen toggle
⌃
+
⌘
+
F
Force quit menu
⌘
+
⌥
+
Esc
Mission Control
⌃
+
↑
App Exposé
⌃
+
↓
⚙
System
Spotlight search
⌘
+
Space
Siri
Hold
⌘
+
Space
Character viewer (emoji)
⌃
+
⌘
+
Space
Lock screen
⌃
+
⌘
+
Q
Sleep display
⌃
+
⇧
+
Power
Log out
⌘
+
⇧
+
Q
Open Preferences
⌘
+
,
📷
Screenshots
Screenshot entire screen
⌘
+
⇧
+
3
Screenshot selection
⌘
+
⇧
+
4
Screenshot window
⌘
+
⇧
+
4
+
Space
Screenshot toolbar
⌘
+
⇧
+
5
Screenshot to clipboard
⌃
+
⌘
+
⇧
+
4
Record screen
⌘
+
⇧
+
5
🔍
Finder
New Finder window
⌘
+
N
New folder
⌘
+
⇧
+
N
Go to folder
⌘
+
⇧
+
G
Go to Home
⌘
+
⇧
+
H
Go to Desktop
⌘
+
⇧
+
D
Go to Downloads
⌥
+
⌘
+
L
Show/hide hidden files
⌘
+
⇧
+
.
Get Info
⌘
+
I
Move to Trash
⌘
+
⌫
Empty Trash
⌘
+
⇧
+
⌫
Quick Look preview
Space
Rename file
Enter
🌐
Safari / Browser
New tab
⌘
+
T
Close tab
⌘
+
W
Reopen closed tab
⌘
+
⇧
+
T
Next tab
⌃
+
Tab
Previous tab
⌃
+
⇧
+
Tab
Refresh page
⌘
+
R
Hard refresh (bypass cache)
⌘
+
⇧
+
R
Go to address bar
⌘
+
L
Back
⌘
+
[
Forward
⌘
+
]
Private window
⌘
+
⇧
+
N
Show downloads
⌘
+
⌥
+
L
🎨
Text Formatting
Bold
⌘
+
B
Italic
⌘
+
I
Underline
⌘
+
U
Increase font size
⌘
+
+
Decrease font size
⌘
+
-
Show fonts
⌘
+
T
Show colors
⌘
+
⇧
+
C
💻
Terminal / iTerm
New tab
⌘
+
T
New window
⌘
+
N
Split pane horizontally
⌘
+
⇧
+
D
Split pane vertically
⌘
+
D
Clear screen
⌘
+
K
Clear line
⌃
+
U
Cancel command
⌃
+
C
End of file (exit)
⌃
+
D
Suspend process
⌃
+
Z
Search command history
⌃
+
R
🔨
Xcode
Build
⌘
+
B
Run
⌘
+
R
Stop
⌘
+
.
Clean build
⌘
+
⇧
+
K
Quick open
⌘
+
⇧
+
O
Jump to definition
⌃
+
⌘
+
J
Show/hide navigator
⌘
+
0
Show/hide debug area
⌘
+
⇧
+
Y
Toggle breakpoint
⌘
+
\
Step over
F6
Step into
F7
Step out
F8
★
Special Characters
Registered trademark ®
⌥
+
R
Copyright ©
⌥
+
G
Trademark ™
⌥
+
2
Degree °
⌥
+
⇧
+
8
Apple logo
⌥
+
⇧
+
K
Euro €
⌥
+
⇧
+
2
Pound £
⌥
+
3
Em dash —
⌥
+
⇧
+
-
En dash –
⌥
+
-
Bullet •
⌥
+
8
♿
Accessibility
Toggle VoiceOver
⌘
+
F5
Zoom in
⌥
+
⌘
+
=
Zoom out
⌥
+
⌘
+
-
Toggle zoom
⌥
+
⌘
+
8
Invert colors
⌃
+
⌥
+
⌘
+
8
Increase contrast
⌃
+
⌥
+
⌘
+
.
Decrease contrast
⌃
+
⌥
+
⌘
+
,
💡
Power User Tips
Drag + Cmd to move file
⌘
+
Drag
Drag + Opt to copy file
⌥
+
Drag
Click + Opt to close all windows
⌥
+
Click ✕
Right-click title bar to show path
⌘
+
Click Title
Select multiple non-adjacent items
⌘
+
Click
Select range of items
⇧
+
Click
Startup: Safe Mode
Hold
⇧
Startup: Recovery Mode
⌘
+
R