Apple macOS

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts

Save the current document

⌘ Cmd + S

All hotkeys for Apple macOS

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard

⌘ Cmd + X

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Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder

⌘ Cmd + C

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Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder

⌘ Cmd + V

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Undo the previous command. You can then press Command + Shift + Z to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands

⌘ Cmd + Z

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Select All items

⌘ Cmd + A

Finder
Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window

⌘ Cmd + F

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Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Command + Shift + G

⌘ Cmd + G

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Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Command + Option + H

⌘ Cmd + H

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Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Command + Option + M

⌘ Cmd + M

Finder
Open a new Finder window

⌘ Cmd + N

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Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open

⌘ Cmd + O

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Print the current document

⌘ Cmd + P

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Save the current document

⌘ Cmd + S

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Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Command + Option + W.

⌘ Cmd + W

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Quit the app

⌘ Cmd + Q

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Choose an app to force quit. Or press Command + Shift + Option + Esc and hold for 3 seconds to force just the front app to quit

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Esc

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Show or hide the Spotlight search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command + Option + Space. If you use multiple input sources to type in different languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing Spotlight

⌘ Cmd + Space

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Use Quick Look to preview the selected item

Space

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Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps

⌘ Cmd + ⭾ Tab

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Switch to the next most recently used window of the front app

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ~

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Take a screenshot of the entire screen

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 3

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Open preferences for the front app

⌘ Cmd + ,

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Press and hold for 5 seconds to force your Mac to turn off

Power

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Force your Mac to restart

Control + ⌘ Cmd + Power

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Put your displays to sleep

Control + ↑   Shift + Power

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Put your displays to sleep

Control + ↑   Shift + Media

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Quit all apps, then restart your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them

Control + ⌘ Cmd + Eject

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them

Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Power

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them

Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Media

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Log out of your macOS user account. You'll be asked to confirm

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q

Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts
Log out of your macOS user account immediately, without being asked to confirm

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q

Document shortcuts
Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off

⌘ Cmd + B

Finder
Show the Get Info window for a selected file

⌘ Cmd + I

Document shortcuts
Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off

⌘ Cmd + U

Finder
Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

⌘ Cmd + T

Finder
Duplicate the selected files

⌘ Cmd + D

Document shortcuts
Show or hide the definition of the selected word

Control + ⌘ Cmd + D

Document shortcuts
Display the Spelling and Grammar window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + :

Document shortcuts
Find misspelled words in the document

⌘ Cmd + ;

Document shortcuts
Delete the word to the left of the insertion point

⌥ Option + Del

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Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete

Control + H

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Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. Or use Fn + Delete

Control + D

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Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete  key. Or use Control + D

Fn + Del

Document shortcuts
Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph

Control + K

Finder
Move the selected item to the Trash

⌘ Cmd + Del

Document shortcuts
Scroll up one page

Fn +

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Scroll down one page

Fn +

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Scroll to the beginning of a document

Fn +

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Arrow Scroll to the end of a document

Fn +

Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document

⌘ Cmd +

Finder
Open the selected item

⌘ Cmd +

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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line

⌘ Cmd +

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Move the insertion point to the end of the current line

⌘ Cmd +

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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word

⌥ Option +

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Move the insertion point to the end of the next word

⌥ Option +

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Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above

↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below

↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection one character to the left

↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection one character to the right

↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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Arrow Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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Arrow Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

Document shortcuts
Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph

Control + A

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Move to the end of a line or paragraph

Control + E

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Move one character forward

Control + F

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Move one character backward

Control + B

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Center the cursor or selection in the visible area

Control + L

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Move up one line

Control + P

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Move down one line

Control + N

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Insert a new line after the insertion point

Control + O

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Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point

Control + T

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Left align

⌘ Cmd + {

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Right align

⌘ Cmd + }

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Center align

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |

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Go to the search field

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + F

Finder
Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T

Document shortcuts
Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C

Finder
Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + V

Document shortcuts
Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V

Document shortcuts
Show or hide the inspector window

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I

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Display a window for selecting document settings

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

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Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

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Decrease the size of the selected item

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -

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Increase the size of the selected item. Command–Equal sign (=) performs the same function.

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +

Document shortcuts
Open the Help menu

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ?

Finder
Eject the selected disk or volume

⌘ Cmd + E

Finder
Open the Computer window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C

Finder
Open the desktop folder

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D

Finder
Open the All My Files window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F

Finder
Open a Go to Folder window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G

Finder
Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H

Finder
Open iCloud Drive

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I

Finder
Open the Network window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K

Finder
Open the Downloads folder

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + L

Finder
Open the Documents folder

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O

Finder
Open the AirDrop window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + R

Finder
Show or hide a Finder tab

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Finder
Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mavericks or later)

Control + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Finder
Open the Utilities folder

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + U

Finder
Show or hide the Dock. This often works even when you're not in the Finder

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + D

Finder
Add the selected item to the sidebar (OS X Mavericks or later)

Control + ⌘ Cmd + T

Finder
Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P

Finder
Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S

Finder
Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows

⌘ Cmd + /

Finder
Show View Options

⌘ Cmd + J

Finder
Open the Connect to Server window

⌘ Cmd + K

Finder
Make an alias of the selected item

⌘ Cmd + L

Finder
Create a new folder

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + N

Finder
Create a new Smart Folder

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N

Finder
Show the original file for the selected alias

⌘ Cmd + R

Finder
View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Y

Finder
Use Quick Look to preview the files

⌘ Cmd + Y

Finder
View the items in the Finder window as icons

⌘ Cmd + 1

Finder
View the items in a Finder window as a list

⌘ Cmd + 2

Finder
View the items in a Finder window in columns

⌘ Cmd + 3

Finder
View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow

⌘ Cmd + 4

Finder
Go to the previous folder

⌘ Cmd + [

Finder
Go to the next folder

⌘ Cmd + ]

Finder
Open the folder that contains the current folder.

⌘ Cmd–↑

Finder
Arrow  Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window

⌘ Cmd + Control +

Finder
Control Show the desktop. This works even when you're not in the Finder

⌘ Cmd + Mission

Finder
Turn Target Display Mode on or off

⌘ Cmd + BrightnessUp

Finder
Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display

⌘ Cmd + BrightnessDown

Finder
Open the selected folder. This works only when in list view

Finder
Close the selected folder. This works only when in list view

Finder
Open a folder in a separate window and close the current window

⌥ Option + Mouse double click

Finder
Open a folder in a separate tab or window

⌘ Cmd + Mouse double click

Finder
Empty the Trash

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del

Finder
Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del

Finder
Open Displays preferences. This works with either Brightness key

⌥ Option + BrightnessUp

Finder
Open Mission Control preferences

⌥ Option + MissionControl

Finder
Open Sound preferences. This works with any of the volume keys

⌥ Option + VolumeUp

Finder
Move the dragged item to another volume or location. The pointer changes while you drag the item.

⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

Finder
Copy the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item.

⌥ Option + Mouse movement

Finder
Make an alias of the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

Finder
(on a disclosure triangle) Open all folders within the selected folder. This works only when in list view

⌥ Option + Mouse left click

Finder
(on a window title) See the folders that contain the current folder

⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click

Similar combinations for other applications


Coda for iOS
Save
General

⌘ Cmd + S


Dashlane
Save current item (after editing)
Application (Mac)

⌘ Cmd + S


DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac)
Save project
File menu

⌘ Cmd + S


RStudio (Mac)
Save active document
Source

⌘ Cmd + S


Substance Painter (Mac)
Save Project
General

⌘ Cmd + S


TextMate
Save
General

⌘ Cmd + S


Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
Save changes made to the document
Work with documents

⌘ Cmd + S


Tableau (Mac)
Save workbook
Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)

⌘ Cmd + S


GeoGebra
Save
Mac desktop

⌘ Cmd + S


Ableton Live 10 (Mac)
Save Live Set
Working with Sets and the Program

⌘ Cmd + S


ProtonMail
Save the contact
Contacts

⌘ Cmd + S


Shotcut (Mac)
Save
Main Menu

⌘ Cmd + S


Sketch
Save document. Once you save your Sketch document, Mac will auto-save the file continuously. This can be turned off from Sketch > Preferences > General or Cmd + ,
General

⌘ Cmd + S


Total War: Attila (Mac)
Quick save
Campaign map

⌘ Cmd + S


Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac)
Save web gallery settings
Working in the Web module

⌘ Cmd + S


Adobe Dimension CC (Mac)
Save
File menu

⌘ Cmd + S


Kindle for Mac
Read the current sentence
Using Text-to-Speech

⌘ Cmd + S


Waze Map Editor
Save edits
General

⌘ Cmd + S


Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac)
Save
File

⌘ Cmd + S


Autodesk SketchBook (Mac)
Save
Tools

⌘ Cmd + S


Corel Painter (Mac)
Save
File menu commands

⌘ Cmd + S


elementary OS
Workspace overview
General

⌘ Cmd + S


Pixelmator Pro
Save an image
Open, save, an export images

⌘ Cmd + S


Adobe XD (Mac)
Save...
Keys for File menu

⌘ Cmd + S


IntelliJ IDEA (macOS)
Save all
General

⌘ Cmd + S


AWS Cloud9 IDE (Mac)
Save
File Operations

⌘ Cmd + S


CodeMirror
Not defined by the core library, only referred to in key maps. Intended to provide an easy way for user code to define a save command
General (Mac)

⌘ Cmd + S


Apple iBooks
Save a book
General

⌘ Cmd + S


Google Sheets (Mac)
Save (every change is saved automatically in Drive)
Common actions

⌘ Cmd + S


Apple GarageBand
Save the current project
General

⌘ Cmd + S


Pocket for Mac
Save from Clipboard
File Menu

⌘ Cmd + S


Kodi
Screen shot
Mac

⌘ Cmd + S


Xcode
Save the active document (equivalent to the Save command)
Other system and application shortcuts

⌘ Cmd + S


Apple Pages
Save a document
General

⌘ Cmd + S


Visual Studio Code (Mac)
Save
File management

⌘ Cmd + S


CoffeeCup Web Editor
Save file
File management

⌘ Cmd + S


Wunderlist
Sync
Mac

⌘ Cmd + S


Final Draft 11 (Mac)
Save
Cmd key

⌘ Cmd + S