Apple macOS

Finder

Show View Options

⌘ Cmd + J

All hotkeys for Apple macOS

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

⌘ Cmd + X

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder

⌘ Cmd + C

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
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

Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts
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

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

Control + H

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

Control + D

Document shortcuts
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 +

Document shortcuts
Scroll down one page

Fn +

Document shortcuts
Scroll to the beginning of a document

Fn +

Document shortcuts
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 +

Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line

⌘ Cmd +

Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the end of the current line

⌘ Cmd +

Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word

⌥ Option +

Document shortcuts
Move the insertion point to the end of the next word

⌥ Option +

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

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

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

↑   Shift +

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

↑   Shift +

Document shortcuts
Extend text selection one character to the left

↑   Shift +

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Extend text selection one character to the right

↑   Shift +

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

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

Document shortcuts
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

Document shortcuts
Move to the end of a line or paragraph

Control + E

Document shortcuts
Move one character forward

Control + F

Document shortcuts
Move one character backward

Control + B

Document shortcuts
Center the cursor or selection in the visible area

Control + L

Document shortcuts
Move up one line

Control + P

Document shortcuts
Move down one line

Control + N

Document shortcuts
Insert a new line after the insertion point

Control + O

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

Control + T

Document shortcuts
Left align

⌘ Cmd + {

Document shortcuts
Right align

⌘ Cmd + }

Document shortcuts
Center align

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |

Document shortcuts
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

Document shortcuts
Display a window for selecting document settings

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

Document shortcuts
Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

Document shortcuts
Decrease the size of the selected item

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -

Document shortcuts
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


TextMate
Jump to selection
General

⌘ Cmd + J


Ableton Live 10 (Mac)
Consolidate Selection into Clip
Arrangement view commands

⌘ Cmd + J


GeoGebra
Select ancestors
Mac desktop

⌘ Cmd + J


Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
Join two or more paths
Draw

⌘ Cmd + J


Final Cut Pro X
Open the Properties inspector for the current project
General

⌘ Cmd + J


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

⌘ Cmd + J


Autodesk SketchBook (Mac)
Hide Lagoon
Tools

⌘ Cmd + J


Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac)
Templates...
Marker

⌘ Cmd + J


GitHub
Move card down
Project boards: Moving a card

⌘ Cmd + J


Apple iBooks
Jump to a selection in a book when it’s scrolled out of view
Move around within a document

⌘ Cmd + J


IntelliJ IDEA (macOS)
Insert live template
Live Templates

⌘ Cmd + J


Apple GarageBand
Join selected regions or notes
General

⌘ Cmd + J


Apple Pages
Scroll the window to show the selected text or object
Using editing tools

⌘ Cmd + J


iPad Smart Keyboard
Forward message
Microsoft Outlook

⌘ Cmd + J


Apple Finder
Show view options
Finder viewing options

⌘ Cmd + J


Xcode
Scroll to a selection
Other system and application shortcuts

⌘ Cmd + J


CoffeeCup Web Editor
Jump to selection
Search

⌘ Cmd + J


iTunes 11 for Mac
Open the View Options window for the selected source
Edit menu

⌘ Cmd + J


Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac)
JavaScript Debugger
Selecting tools

⌘ Cmd + J


Final Draft 11 (Mac)
Show / hide invisibles
Cmd key

⌘ Cmd + J