Mac keyboard shortcuts

The following is a list of Mac keyboard shortcuts:

Basic Mac shortcuts
Shortcut that work on most macOS applications.
 * Command-X: Cuts selected item into clipboard
 * Command-C: Copy selected item into clipboard
 * Command-V: Pastes from clipboard
 * Command-A: Select all
 * Command-F: Finds items
 * Command-G: Finds next occurrence of item
 * Command-Shift-G: Finds previous occurrence of item
 * Command-H: Hides current window
 * Command-Option-H: Hides all windows except for current window
 * Command-M: Minimizes current window
 * Command-Option-M: Minimizes all windows of current app
 * Command-O: Opens selected item
 * Command-P: Print
 * Command-S: Save
 * Command-T: Opens a new tab
 * Command-W: Closes window
 * Command-Option-W: Closes all windows of app
 * Command-Q: Quits program
 * Command-Option-Escape: Force Quit an app
 * Command-Space: Spotlight search
 * Command-Control-Space: Opens Character Viewer
 * Command-Control-F: Open app in full screen (if supported)
 * Command-Tab: Switch programs
 * Command-Shift-3: Take Screenshot
 * Command-Control-Shift-3: Take screenshot, save to clipboard
 * Command-Shift-4: Select area of screen to capture
 * Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar: Select window to capture
 * Command-Control-Shift-4, then Spacebar: Select window to capture, save to clipboard
 * Command-Shift-5: Open menu for screenshot/screen recording (macOS Mojave or later)

Finder and System shortcuts

 * Command-D: Duplicate file
 * Command-E: Eject selected volume
 * Command-F: Spotlight search in Finder window
 * Command-Control-A: Make Alias of selected item
 * Command-R: Shows original file for selected Alias (this shortcut will have different functions in many different programs)
 * Command-Shift-F: Opens recently viewed and changed files
 * Command-Shift-O: Opens documents folder
 * Command-Shift-D: Opens desktop folder
 * Command-Option-L: Opens downloads folder
 * Command-Shift-H: Opens home folder of current user
 * Command-Shift-C: Opens the computer window
 * Command-Shift-R: Opens AirDrop window
 * Command-Shift-K: Opens window to connect to server
 * Command-Shift-I: Opens iCloud Drive
 * Command-Shift-S: Opens shared folders
 * Command-Shift-A: Opens Applications folder
 * Command-Shift-U: Opens Utilities folder
 * Command-Shift-N: Create new folder
 * Command-N: Open new window
 * Command-Shift-P: Hides/shows the file preview
 * Command-Control-T: Adds selected item to sidebar in Finder (OS X Mavericks or later)
 * Command-Shift-Control-T: Add selected item to Dock (OS X Mavericks or later)
 * Command-Control-P: Hides/shows the path bar in Finder
 * Command-Option-S: Hides/shows sidebar in Finder
 * Command-Slash(/): Hides/shows the status bar in Finder
 * Command-Option-N: Makes new Smart Folder
 * Command-T: Hides/shows tab bar when only one tab is open in Finder window
 * Command-Option-T: Hides/shows toolbar when one tab is open in Finder window
 * Command-Option-V: Moves files from original location to current location
 * Command-Y: Preview selected file with Quick Look
 * Command-1: View items as icons
 * Command-2: View items as a list
 * Command-3: View items in columns
 * Command-4: View items in a gallery
 * Command-[ : Go to previous folder
 * Command-] : Go to next folder
 * Command-Up Arrow: Open folder that contains current folder
 * Command-Control-Up Arrow: Open folder that contains current folder in new window
 * Command-Down Arrow: Open selected item
 * Right Arrow: Open selected folder while in list view
 * Left Arrow: Close selected folder while in list view
 * Command-Delete: Move item to trash
 * Command-Shift-Delete: Empty trash
 * Command-Option-Shift-Delete: Empty trash without confirmation
 * Command-Option-D: Hides/shows the Dock
 * Command-J: Show view options
 * Command-Brightness Down: Turn off video mirroring
 * Option-Brightness Up: Open display preferences
 * Control-Brightness Up: Increase external display brightness (if supported by display)
 * Control-Brightness Down: Decrease external display brightness (if supported by display)
 * Option-Shift-Brightness Up or Brightness Down: Change display brightness in smaller steps.
 * Option-Double Click: Open item in new window, then close original window
 * Command-Double Click: Open in separate tab/window
 * Command-Drag to new Volume: Move to new volume instead of copying file
 * Option-Drag: Copy dragged item
 * Command-Option-Drag: Make alias of dragged item
 * Option-Click disclosure triangle: Open all folders in selected folder when in list view
 * Command-Click window title: see folders that contain current folder