Mac keyboard shortcuts
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48 shortcuts
Screenshots & recording
| ⇧⌘3 | Capture the entire screen |
| ⇧⌘4 | Capture a selected area Press Space mid-drag to grab a window instead |
| ⇧⌘4 then Space | Capture a specific window |
| ⇧⌘5 | Open the screenshot and recording toolbar Where the save location, delay and floating thumbnail live |
| ⇧⌘6 | Capture the Touch Bar |
| ⌃⇧⌘3 | Copy the whole screen to the clipboard |
| ⌃⇧⌘4 | Copy a selected area to the clipboard |
| Space (while dragging) | Move the selection instead of resizing it |
| ⌥ (while dragging) | Resize the selection from its centre |
| ⇧ (while dragging) | Constrain the selection to one axis |
| Esc | Cancel the capture |
System
| ⌘Space | Spotlight search |
| ⌘Tab | Switch application |
| ⌃⌘Q | Lock the screen |
| ⌥⌘Esc | Force Quit |
| ⌃⌘F | Toggle full screen |
| ⌘, | Open the front app's settings |
| ⌘H | Hide the front app |
| ⌥⌘H | Hide everything else |
| ⌃↑ | Mission Control |
| F11 | Show the desktop |
Editing
| ⌘Z | Undo |
| ⇧⌘Z | Redo |
| ⌘X / ⌘C / ⌘V | Cut, copy, paste |
| ⌥⇧⌘V | Paste and match style |
| ⌘A | Select all |
| ⌘F | Find |
| ⌘G | Find next |
| ⌘S | Save |
| ⇧⌘S | Duplicate or Save As |
| ⌘P |
Finder
| ⇧⌘N | New folder |
| ⌘D | Duplicate |
| ⌘⌫ | Move to Bin |
| ⇧⌘⌫ | Empty the Bin |
| ⌘I | Get Info |
| ⇧⌘. | Show hidden files |
| ⇧⌘G | Go to folder |
| Space | Quick Look |
| ⌘↑ | Open the enclosing folder |
Browsers
| ⌘T | New tab |
| ⇧⌘T | Reopen the last closed tab |
| ⌘W | Close tab |
| ⌘L | Focus the address bar |
| ⌘R | Reload |
| ⇧⌘R | Hard reload, bypassing the cache |
| ⌥⌘I | Open developer tools |
| ⌘1–⌘9 | Jump to tab by position |
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Questions
How do I screenshot part of the screen on a Mac?
⇧⌘4, then drag. Press Space mid-drag to switch to capturing a whole window instead, and hold Control while you release to send it to the clipboard rather than the desktop.
Where do screenshots get saved?
The desktop by default. Press ⇧⌘5 and open Options to change the destination, set a delay, or turn off the floating thumbnail.
Related tools
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