Linux Mint (Linux)

Session

Lock screen

Ctrl + Alt + L

All hotkeys for Linux Mint (Linux)

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
New folder

Ctrl + Shift + N

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Focus the location bar

Ctrl + L

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate to the home directory

Alt + Home

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate up one directory

Alt + Arrow Up

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate one directory forward / back

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select multiple items

Ctrl + left click

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select a range of items

Shift + left click

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select an item in the indicated direction

Arrow Keys

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select a range of items in the indicated direction

Shift + Arrow Keys

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select items matching a pattern (opens a dialog where you type in a pattern. All items matching that pattern are selected)

Ctrl + S

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select the first or last item in the window

Home / End

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select all items

Ctrl + A

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Invert selection

Ctrl + Shift + I

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Open selected item

Ctrl + O OR Alt + Arrow Down OR Enter

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Open selected item in new tab

Ctrl + Shift + O

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Properties of selected item

Alt + Enter

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Preview selected item

Shift + Space

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Rename selected item

F2

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Create shortcut to selected item

Ctrl + M

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Delete selected item

Delete

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Icon view

Ctrl + 1

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
List view

Ctrl + 2

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Compact view

Ctrl + 3

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Show hidden files

Ctrl + H

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Increase / decrease icon size

Ctrl + = / - OR Ctrl + Mousewheel

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Reset icon size

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle Extra Pane (split view that shows two folder side by side)

F3

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle Terminal in top pane (require the Nemo Terminal plugin)

F4

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle left pane

F9

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Edit bookmarks (Opens a dialog where you can sort, rename, and delete the shortcuts that appear in the left pane)

Ctrl + B

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Add bookmark (a shortcut in the left pane)

Ctrl + D

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Cycle focus between panes

F6

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Resize panes. Press F8 to cycle through the separators between panes (the selected one will be highlighted). Then use the arrow keys to resize the separator.

F8 , then Arrow Keys

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
New tab

Ctrl + T

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Switch to tab 1 ... 9

Alt + 1 ... 9

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Next / previous tab

Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Move tab left / right

Ctrl + Shift + Page Up / Page Down

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Close tab

Ctrl + W

File Manager (Nemo) - General
Find

Ctrl + F

File Manager (Nemo) - General
New window

Ctrl + N

File Manager (Nemo) - General
Open file menu

F10

File Manager (Nemo) - General
Open the plugin manager

Alt + P

File Manager (Nemo) - General
Close all windows

Ctrl + Q

General
Open the Applications Menu

Win

General
Show desktop

Win + D

General
Open File Manager

Win + E

General
Open the run dialog

Alt + F2

General
Open a terminal

Ctrl + Alt + T

General
Open the context menu of the selected item

Shift + F10 OR right click

General
Undo / redo

Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y

General
Copy selected item

Ctrl + C

General
Paste

Ctrl + V

General
Cut selected item

Ctrl + X

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Cycle through open windows on current Workspace

Alt + Tab

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Cycle through open windows of the same application on ANY Workspace

Alt + `

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Toggle Scale view (display all windows on current Workspace)

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Alt + Esc

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Toggle Expo view (display all Workspaces)

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Up

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move to left / right workspace

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move current window to left /right workspace

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move current window to different monitor (left/right/up/down)

Win + Shift + Arrow Keys

Current Application Window
Close window

Alt + F4

Current Application Window
Unmaximize window

Alt + F5

Current Application Window
Resize window

Alt + F7

Current Application Window
Move window

Alt + F8

Current Application Window
Toggle maximize / unaximize window

Alt + F10

Current Application Window
Snap window to left/right/top/bottom half of screen. Use in combination to snap to corners, e.g. right then up. Key back toward the middle of the screen to unsnap (e.g., for a right-snapped window, push super+arrow left)

Win + Arrow Keys

Current Application Window
Tile window to the left/right/top/bottom half of the screen. Other maximized windows will fill in the remaining space.

Ctrl + Win + Arrow Keys

Current Application Window
Open window menu

Alt + Space

Session
Lock screen

Ctrl + Alt + L

Session
Log out

Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Session
Open the Shut Down menu (Suspend / Restart / Shut Down)

Ctrl + Alt + End

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Take a screenshot

Print Screen

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Copy a screenshot to the clipboard

Ctrl + Print Screen

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Take a screenshot of the current window

Alt + Print Screen

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Copy a screenshot of the current window to the clipboard

Ctrl + Alt + Print Screen

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Toggle desktop recording (video will be saved to your Home folder)

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R

Troubleshooting
Launch Linux Mint online help

F1

Troubleshooting
Restart Cinnamon, preserving all applications and windows (version 2.6+)

Ctrl + Alt + Esc

Troubleshooting
Re-detect display devices

Win + P

Troubleshooting
Toggle looking glass debugging tool

Win + L

Troubleshooting
Restart the X server (WARNING: this will close all running applications!)

Ctrl + Alt + Backspace

Accessibility
Zoom desktop in or out (Note: Zoom must be enabled in Universal Access settings)

Alt + Win + = / - or Alt + Mousewheel

Similar combinations for other applications


Microsoft OneNote 2010 (Windows)
Lock all password-protected sections.
Various Other OneNote Shortcuts - The Rest

ctrl + alt + l


SharpDevelop 4.0 (Windows)
Show all projects, and references, and files in solution
SharpDevelop Features

Ctrl + Alt + L


Inpage (Windows)
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For formatting

Ctrl + Alt + l


Notepad++ 5 (Windows)
Text direction LTR
View

Ctrl + Alt + L


Phoenix Viewer (Windows)
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Advanced

Ctrl + Alt + L


IntelliJ (Linux)
Reformat code
Editing

Ctrl + Alt + L


IntelliJ (Windows)
Reformat code
Editing

Ctrl + Alt + L


Beyond Compare (Windows)
Copy line to left and open next difference
Search Menu

Ctrl + Alt + L


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Lock an object
Layout Mode Shortcuts - Arrange Objects

Ctrl + Alt + L


Beyond Compare (Windows)
Legend
View Menu

Ctrl + Alt + L


Pro Tools (Windows)
Loop...
Clip Menu

Ctrl + Alt + L


Notepad++ 6 (Windows)
Text Direction LTR
Edit menu

Ctrl + Alt + L


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Lock an object
Text Shortcuts - Arrange Objects

Ctrl + Alt + L


Android Studio (Windows)
Reformat code
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Lock an object
Database Management Shortcuts - Arrange Objects

Ctrl + Alt + L


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Lock all password-protected sections
The Rest

Ctrl + Alt + L


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Reload selected Footage items
Footage

Ctrl + Alt + L


Silhouette Studio (Windows)
Show library
Tools

Ctrl + Alt + L


JetBrains RubyMine (Windows)
Reformat Code
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


JetBrains RubyMine (Linux)
Reformat Code
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


Amazon Kindle (Windows)
Go to Home
Global Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


JetBrains PyCharm (Windows)
Reformat Code
Editing

Ctrl + Alt + L


JetBrains PhpStorm (Windows)
Reformat Code
Editing

Ctrl + Alt + L


JetBrains PhpStorm (Linux)
Reformat Code
Editing

Ctrl + Alt + L


ACDSee (Windows)
Open Previous Image
View Mode

Ctrl + Alt + L


InCopy CC (Windows)
Toggle small caps (on/off)
Working with Types

Ctrl + Alt + L


Brackets (Windows)
Beautify Document
99 Shortcuts for Brackets (Windows)

Ctrl + Alt + L


IBM Maximo (Windows)
Assign Labor
Application Specific Toolbar

Ctrl + Alt + L


SPSS Modeler (Windows)
Load Node
Node

Ctrl + Alt + L


Adobe Captivate 2017 (Windows)
Show or hide the Library
General and Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


Jetbrains CLion (Windows)
Reformat code
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


MediaMonkey (Windows)
View Player (toggle)
Standard Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


XMetal Author (Windows)
Select Element
26 Shortcuts for XMetal Author (Windows)

Ctrl + Alt + L


XYplorer (Windows)
Focus List
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


Delphi 10 (Windows)
Invoke Local Variables window
193 Shortcuts for Delphi 10 (Windows)

Ctrl + Alt + L


Rhino (Windows)
Unlock
Default Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


TurboCAD (Windows)
Slice a 3D entity by a plane
171 Shortcuts for TurboCAD (Windows)

Ctrl + Alt + L


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Hide/Show Detail View
Showing and Hiding Results

Ctrl + Alt + L / Shift + F12


PSPad (Windows)
To Lower Case - Change chars to lower case
Format

Ctrl + Alt + L


ChessBase 13
Switch database preview pane on/off
Database window

Ctrl + Alt + L


Affinity Photo
Align Left
Text shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


Vectorworks (Windows)
Unified View
View Menu

Ctrl + Alt + L


LXDE
Lock screen
LXDE specific shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


AVS Video Editor (Windows)
Split scenes
Multitrim

Ctrl + Alt + L / F8


Ableton Live 10
Hide/Show Detail View
Showing and hiding views

Ctrl + Alt + L


SAP NetWeaver Business Client 5.0 for Desktop
Focus on Quick Launch
General

Ctrl + Alt + L


Claws Mail
Wrap all long lines
Compose window

Ctrl + Alt + L


Siemens NX
Orient view > Left
View > Popup

Ctrl + Alt + L


HitFilm
New light
Composite shot timeline

Ctrl + Alt + L


Xfce
Start xflock4
Application shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


Bluebeam Revu
Align left
Markup & editing

Ctrl + Alt + L


Kindle for PC
Go to Home
Anywhere in the application

Ctrl + Alt + L


Linux Mint
Lock the screen
Frequently used shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + L


KDE Plasma Desktop
Lock Screen
Leaving your computer

Ctrl + Alt + L


IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux)
Reformat code
Editing

Ctrl + Alt + L


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts)
View.SolutionExplorer
View

Ctrl + Alt + L


Sweet Home 3D
Lock base plan
General

Ctrl + Alt + L


Brackets
Split selection into lines
Multiple cursors

Ctrl + Alt + L


PSPad
To Lower Case
Format

Ctrl + Alt + L


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
View.SolutionExplorer
View

Ctrl + Alt + L


REAPER
Item: Copy loop of selected area of audio items
Section: Main

Ctrl + Alt + L


Lingoes
Open / close mini window
General

Ctrl + Alt + L


Maple
Return Cursor to Baseline
2D Math

Ctrl + Alt + L


Delphi
Invoke Local Variables window
General

Ctrl + Alt + L


MediaMonkey
View player (toggle)
General

Ctrl + Alt + L


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Display Solution Explorer
Solution Explorer

Ctrl + Alt + L


ACDSee
Opens the previous image
General

Ctrl + Alt + L


Notepad++
Text Direction LTR
Edit menu

Ctrl + Alt + L


Android Studio
Reformat code
Writing code

Ctrl + Alt + L


Microsoft OneNote
Lock all password-protected sections
Protect notes

Ctrl + Alt + L


Opera
Manage links
Manager pages

Ctrl + Alt + L


Gnome 3.0 (Linux)
Lock screen.
General Desktop Commands

ctrl + alt + l


Gnome 2.32 (Linux)
Lock the screen
General

Ctrl + Alt + L


Unity Desktop (Linux)
Lock the screen
Other

Ctrl + Alt + L


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Reload selected footage items
Footage

Ctrl + Alt + L


Figma
Text align left
Text

Ctrl + Alt + L