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macOS Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet
A handy cheat sheet covering essential macOS keyboard shortcuts for improved productivity and efficient navigation.
System-Wide Shortcuts
Basic Navigation
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Command + Tab |
Switch between open applications. |
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Command + Shift + Tab |
Switch between open applications (reverse order). |
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Command + ` (Grave Accent) |
Switch between windows of the same application. |
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Command + Shift + ` (Grave Accent) |
Switch between windows of the same application (reverse order). |
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Command + H |
Hide the current application. |
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Command + Option + H |
Hide all other applications. |
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Command + Q |
Quit the current application. |
General Commands
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Command + C |
Copy |
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Command + X |
Cut |
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Command + V |
Paste |
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Command + Z |
Undo |
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Command + Shift + Z |
Redo |
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Command + A |
Select All |
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Command + F |
Find |
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Command + G |
Find Next |
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Command + Shift + G |
Find Previous |
System Controls
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Command + Space |
Show/Hide Spotlight Search. |
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Control + Space |
Show Character Viewer. |
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Command + Control + Q |
Immediately lock your screen. |
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Command + Option + Escape |
Force Quit Applications window. |
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Control + Eject |
Display a dialog with options to Restart, Sleep, or Shut Down. |
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Command + Shift + 5 |
Take a screenshot (full screen). |
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Command + Shift + 4 |
Take a screenshot of a selected area. |
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Command + Shift + 3 |
Take a screenshot of the entire screen. |
Finder Shortcuts
Navigation
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Command + N |
New Finder window. |
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Command + Shift + N |
New folder. |
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Command + O |
Open selected item. |
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Command + Up Arrow |
Open the folder containing the current folder. |
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Command + Down Arrow |
Open the selected item. |
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Command + Shift + Delete |
Empty the Trash. |
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Command + Delete |
Move to Trash. |
View Options
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Command + 1 |
View as Icons. |
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Command + 2 |
View as List. |
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Command + 3 |
View as Columns. |
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Command + 4 |
View as Gallery. |
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Command + J |
Show View Options. |
File Management
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Command + I |
Get Info. |
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Command + R |
Reveal original item when an alias is selected. |
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Command + L |
Make Alias. |
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Command + E |
Eject. |
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Shift + Command + C |
Open the ‘Computer’ window. |
Text Editing Shortcuts
Basic Editing
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Command + B |
Bold selected text or toggle bold on/off. |
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Command + I |
Italicize selected text or toggle italics on/off. |
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Command + U |
Underline selected text or toggle underline on/off. |
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Command + K |
Insert a hyperlink. |
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Command + T |
Show or hide the Fonts window. |
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Command + ; |
Find misspelled words in the document. |
Text Manipulation
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Control + K |
Delete to the end of the line. |
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Control + A |
Move to the beginning of the line. |
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Control + E |
Move to the end of the line. |
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Control + D |
Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. |
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Control + H |
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. |
Document Management
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Command + N |
New document. |
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Command + O |
Open document. |
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Command + S |
Save. |
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Command + P |
Print. |
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Command + W |
Close window. |
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Command + Shift + S |
Save As… |
Safari Shortcuts
Tab Management
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Command + T |
Open a new tab. |
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Command + W |
Close the current tab. |
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Command + Shift + T |
Reopen the last closed tab. |
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Command + Option + W |
Close all tabs except the current tab. |
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Control + Tab |
Go to the next tab. |
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Control + Shift + Tab |
Go to the previous tab. |
Navigation
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Command + L |
Select the address bar. |
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Command + R |
Reload the current page. |
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Command + Shift + R |
Reload the current page without using cached content. |
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Command + [ |
Go back in browser history. |
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Command + ] |
Go forward in browser history. |
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Command + K |
Start a Google search from the address bar. |
Webpage Actions
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Command + + |
Zoom in on a webpage. |
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Command + - |
Zoom out on a webpage. |
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Command + 0 |
Reset zoom to default. |
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Command + D |
Add current page to bookmarks. |
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*Command + Shift + * |
Show/Hide Reader view. |
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Command + Y |
Show History. |