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FileZilla Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet
Quick reference guide to essential keyboard shortcuts in FileZilla for efficient file management and transfers.
General & Site Manager
General Application
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Open FileZilla Help |
F5 |
Refresh the active local or remote file listing |
F10 |
Activate the menu bar |
Shift + F10 |
Open context menu for selected item(s) |
Alt + F4 |
Exit FileZilla |
Ctrl + , |
Open Settings dialog |
Ctrl + N |
Open a new tab |
Ctrl + W |
Close current tab |
Site Manager Shortcuts
Ctrl + S |
Open Site Manager |
Alt + N |
In Site Manager: Create a new site |
Alt + F |
In Site Manager: Create a new folder |
Alt + R |
In Site Manager: Rename selected item |
Alt + D |
In Site Manager: Delete selected item |
Enter |
In Site Manager: Connect to selected site |
Esc |
In Site Manager: Close Site Manager |
Navigation & Views
File & Directory Navigation
Backspace |
Go to the parent directory in the active panel |
Alt + Down Arrow |
Show directory history dropdown for the active panel |
Ctrl + P |
Go to the parent directory (Same as Backspace) |
Ctrl + L |
Activate the local directory tree panel |
Ctrl + R |
Activate the remote directory tree panel |
Ctrl + Y |
Reconnect to the current server |
Ctrl + Shift + D |
Disconnect from the current server |
Alt + Home |
Go to the default local directory |
Panel & View Toggles
Ctrl + H |
Show/Hide hidden files (dotfiles) |
Ctrl + T |
Show/Hide message log panel |
Ctrl + U |
Show/Hide local directory tree panel |
Ctrl + I |
Show/Hide remote directory tree panel |
Ctrl + Q |
Show/Hide transfer queue panel |
Ctrl + C |
Show/Hide directory comparison |
Ctrl + F |
Open search dialog (local/remote file search) |
Ctrl + X |
Open Directory Listing Filters dialog |
Transfers & Queue
Initiating Transfers
F5 (on selected files) |
Download selected file(s) from remote to local |
Ctrl + U (on selected files) |
Upload selected file(s) from local to remote |
Ctrl + D (on selected files) |
Download selected file(s) to the transfer queue |
Ctrl + B (on selected files) |
Upload selected file(s) to the transfer queue |
Enter (on directory) |
Change into selected directory |
Shift + Enter (on directory) |
Transfer selected directory (download or upload) |
Managing Queue
F5 (in queue) |
Process the transfer queue |
Delete (in queue) |
Remove selected item(s) from the queue |
Ctrl + A (in queue) |
Select all items in the queue |
Shift + Click (in queue) |
Select a range of items |
Ctrl + Click (in queue) |
Toggle selection of individual items |
Space (in queue) |
Pause/Resume selected transfer(s) |
Ctrl + K |
Cancel all transfers and clear queue |