Complete macOS Shortcut Keys Cheatsheet

Boost your productivity with these essential macOS keyboard shortcuts

Quick Reference

These shortcuts work in macOS Ventura and later. Some may vary by version.

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System Shortcuts 12 Finder 10 Text Editing 8 Window Management 6 Screenshots 5 Browser Shortcuts 6 Accessibility 4

1 System Shortcuts

⌘ + Space
Open Spotlight Search
⌘ + Tab
Switch between open applications
⌘ + W
Close the front window
⌘ + Q
Quit the current application
⌘ + ,
Open preferences for the front app
⌘ + ⇧ + ?
Open Help menu
⌃ + ⌘ + Space
Show Character Viewer (emoji & symbols)
⌘ + H
Hide the windows of the front app
⌥ + ⌘ + H
Hide all other apps
⌘ + M
Minimize the front window to Dock
⌥ + ⌘ + Esc
Force quit an application
⌃ + ⌘ + Q
Lock your screen

2 Finder Shortcuts

⌘ + N
Open new Finder window
⌘ + ⇧ + N
Create new folder
⌘ + ⇧ + .
Show/hide hidden files
⌘ + I
Get info about selected file
⌘ + ⇧ + G
Go to folder (enter path)
⌘ + F
Search in Finder
⌘ + Delete
Move selected file to Trash
⌘ + ⇧ + Delete
Empty Trash (with confirmation)
⌘ + T
Open new Finder tab
⌘ + ⇧ + H
Open Home folder

3 Text Editing Shortcuts

⌘ + A
Select all text
⌘ + C
Copy selected text
⌘ + X
Cut selected text
⌘ + V
Paste text
⌘ + Z
Undo action
⌘ + ⇧ + Z
Redo action
⌘ + F
Find in document
⌘ + B
Bold selected text

4 Window Management

⌘ + W
Close the front window
⌘ + M
Minimize window to Dock
⌘ + ⌥ + H
Hide all other windows
⌃ + ⌘ + F
Toggle full screen mode
⌘ + Tab
Switch between open apps
⌘ + `
Cycle through windows of the current app

5 Screenshot Shortcuts

⌘ + ⇧ + 3
Capture entire screen to file
⌘ + ⇧ + 4
Capture selection to file
⌘ + ⇧ + 4, then Space
Capture window to file
⌃ + ⌘ + ⇧ + 3
Capture entire screen to clipboard
⌃ + ⌘ + ⇧ + 4
Capture selection to clipboard

6 Browser Shortcuts

⌘ + T
Open new tab
⌘ + W
Close current tab
⌘ + ⇧ + T
Reopen last closed tab
⌘ + L
Focus address bar
⌘ + R
Reload page
⌘ + +
Zoom in

7 Accessibility Shortcuts

⌘ + ⌥ + F5
Show Accessibility Options
⌘ + ⌥ + +
Zoom in
⌘ + ⌥ + -
Zoom out
⌘ + ⌥ + ⌃ + 8
Invert colors (toggle)