Mac keyboard shortcuts cheatsheet cards

Shortcards

macOS comes with lots of handy keyboard shortcuts that can make your daily life more productive. We have collected the most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts in handy cheatsheet cards. This makes it easy to look-up and learn shortcuts for specific apps like Finder or for routine tasks like text editing.

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The Most Important macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

The most fundamental Mac shortcuts are available system-wide and can be used in any app. These shortcuts allow you to take screenshots, easily switch between apps, and perform basic tasks without lifting your hands off the keyboard.

Basics
Key Names
Spacebar
Space Bar
Tab
Tab
Caps-Lock
Caps Lock
Shift
Shift
Control
Control
Alt / Option
Option
Command
Command
Return
Return
Basics
Editing
Copy
Command C
Cut
Command X
Paste
Command V
Select all
Command A
Undo
Command Z
Redo
Shift Command Z
Cancel
Escape
Confirm
Return
Basics
Files
Open
Command O
Save
Command S
Save Copy
Command Shift S
Duplicate
Command D
New
Command N
New Tab
Command T
Print
Command P
Search
Command F
Basics
Windows & Apps
Quit App
Command Q
Close Window
Command W
Minimize Window
Command M
Switch App
Command Tab
Hide App
Command H
Hide Others
Command Option H
Switch Window
Command Acute Accent
Fullscreen
Control Command F
Basics
System Functions
Spotlight
Command Space Bar
Emojis & Symbols
Control Command Space Bar
App Settings
Command Comma
Force Quit
Option Command Escape
Lock Screen
Control Command Q
Log Out
Shift Command Q
Screenshot
Shift Command 4
Screenshot Menu
Shift Command 5

Finder Keyboard Shortcuts

The Finder is the one of the most powerful and flexible tools on your Mac. When you know some of Finder’s many keyboard shortcuts, you can easily switch between various view options and navigate more quickly.

Finder
Files & Folders
New Folder
Shift Command N
Folder from Selection
Control Command N
Eject
Command E
File Info
Command I
Move to Trash
Command Delete
Slideshow
Option Command Y
Quicklook
Space Bar
Invisible Files
Shift Command Period
Finder
Navigation
Quick Open
Shift Command G
Home Folder
Shift Command H
Computer
Shift Command C
Desktop
Shift Command D
Dokumente
Shift Command O
Downloads
Option Command L
Navigation
Arrow Left Arrow Up Arrow Right Arrow Down
Connect Server
Command K
Finder
View
Dock
Option Command D
Path Bar
Option Command P
Status Bar
Command Slash
View
Command 1–3
Sort
Control Option Command 1–7
Group
Control Command O
Grouping
Option Command 1–7
View Options
Command J

Mac Text Editing Shortcuts

macOS provides lots of shortcuts to make text editing more efficient and productive. That includes handy key combinations for typographic characters as well as little know Emacs commands that can help you write faster.

Writing
Formatting
Bold
Command B
Italic
Command I
Underline
Command U
Insert Web Link
Command K
Font
Command T
Paste Plain Text
Option Shift Command V
Lookup Word
Control Command D
Writing
Special Characters
En-Dash –
Option Dash
Em-Dash — 
Shift Option Dash
Ellipsis …
Option Semicolon
Nonbreaking Space 
Option Space Bar
Opening Quote “
Option Opening Bracket
Closing Quote ”
Option Opening Bracket
Apostrophe ’
Shift Option Closing Bracket
Tilde ~
Option N
Writing
Movement
Word Left / Right
Option Arrows Left and Right
Line Start / End
Command Arrows Left and Right
Paragraph Start / End
Option Arrows Up and Down
Page Start / End
Command Arrows Up and Down
Select Word
Shift Option Arrows Left and Right
Select Line
Shift Command Arrows Left and Right
Delete Word
Option Delete
Delete Line
Command Delete
Writing
Emacs Commands
Start of Line
Control A
End of Line
Control E
Cut to End of Line
Control K
Delete to Right
Control D
Paste
Control Y
Transpose Letters
Control T
Scroll to Cursor
Control L
Scroll Down
Control V