Finder Keyboard Shortcuts

Finder Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Navigation

Back

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Left

Forward

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Right

Home

  • Alt
  • +
  • Home

Open File

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • O

Reload

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • R

Reload (override cache)

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • R

Stop

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • .

Current Page

Focus Next Link or Input Field

  • Tab

Focus Previous Link or Input Field

  • Shift
  • +
  • Tab

Go Down a Screen

  • Space

Go Up a Screen

  • Shift
  • +
  • Space

Go to Bottom of Page

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Down

Go to Top of Page

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Up

Move to Next Frame

  • F6

Move to Previous Frame

  • Shift
  • +
  • F6

Print

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • P

Save Page As

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • S

Zoom In

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • +

Zoom Out

  • Ctrl
  • +
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Zoom Reset

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • 0

Editing

Copy

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • C

Cut

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • X

Delete

  • Backspace

Go to Beginning of Line

  • Home

Go to End of Line

  • End

Paste

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • V

Paste (as plain text)

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • V

Redo

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Z

Select All

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • A

Undo

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Z

Search

Find

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • F

Find Again

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • G

Find Previous

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • G

Quick Find within link-text only

  • u2018

Quick Find

  • /

Close the Find or Quick Find bar

  • Esc

Focus Search bar

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • K

Change the Default Search Engine

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Up/Down

View menu to switch, add, or manage search engines

  • Alt
  • +
  • Up/Down

Windows and Tabs

Close Tab

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • W

Close Window

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • W

Cycle through Tabs in Recently Used Order

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Tab

Quit

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Q

Go one Tab to the Left

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • Left

Go one Tab to the Right

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • Right

Move Tab Left

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • PgUp

Move Tab Right

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • PgDown

Move Tab in focus to start

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Home

Move Tab in focus to end

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • End

Mute/Unmute Audio

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • M

New Tab

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • T

New Window

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • N

New Private Window

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • P

Open Address in New Foreground Tab

  • Alt
  • +
  • Enter

Open Focused Bookmark or Link in Current Tab

  • Enter

Open Focused Bookmark in New Foreground Tab

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Enter

Open Focused Bookmark in New Background Tab

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Enter

Open Focused Link in New Background Tab

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Enter

Open Focused Bookmark or Link in New Window

  • Shift
  • +
  • Enter

Undo Close Tab

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • T

Undo Close Window

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • N

Select Tab 1-8

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • 1-8

Select Last Tab

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • 9

Moves the URL left or right

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • X

History

History sidebar

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • H

Clear Recent History

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Delete

Bookmarks

Bookmark All Tabs

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • D

Bookmark This Page

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • D

Bookmarks sidebar

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • B

Library window (Bookmarks)

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • S

Search for all Bookmarks

  • (search field in Library)
  • +
  • Space

Tools

Downloads

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • J

Add-ons

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • A

Toggle Developer Tools

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • I

Web Console

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • K

Inspector

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • C

Debugger

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • S

Style Editor

  • Shift
  • +
  • F7

Profiler

  • Shift
  • +
  • F5

Network

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • E

Developer Toolbar

  • Shift
  • +
  • F2

Responsive Design View

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • M

Scratchpad

  • Shift
  • +
  • F4

Page Source

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • U

Browser Console

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • J

Page Info

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • I

PDF Viewer

Next page

  • N/J/Right

Previous page

  • P/K/Left

Zoom in

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • +

Zoom out

  • Ctrl
  • +
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Automatic Zoom

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • 0

Rotate the document clockwise

  • R

Rotate counterclockwise

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • R

Switch to Presentation Mode

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • P

Choose Text Selection Tool

  • S

Choose Hand Tool

  • H

Focus the Page Number input box

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • G

Miscellaneous

Complete .com address

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Enter

Complete .net address

  • Shift
  • +
  • Enter

Complete .org address

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Enter

Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry

  • Shift
  • +
  • Delete

Toggle Full Screen

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • F

Toggle Reader Mode

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Alt
  • +
  • R

Caret Browsing

  • F7

Select Location Bar

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • L

Media Shortcuts

Toggle Play/Pause

  • Space

Decrease volume

  • Down

Increase volume

  • Up

Mute audio

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Down

Unmute audio

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Up

Seek back 15 seconds

  • Left

Seek back 10%

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Left

Seek forward 15 seconds

  • Right

Seek forward 10%

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Right

Seek to the beginning

  • Home

Seek to the end

  • End

Finder Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Finder Shortcuts

Duplicate the selected files

  • Cmd
  • +
  • D

Eject the selected disk or volume

  • Cmd
  • +
  • E

Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • F

Show the get info window for a selected file

  • Cmd
  • +
  • I

When an alias is selected in the Finder, show original file for the selected alias

  • Cmd
  • +
  • R

Open the Computer window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • C

Open the desktop folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • D

Open the Recents window, showing all files you viewed or changed recently

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • F

Open a Go to Folder window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • G

Open the Home folder of the current MacOS user account

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • H

Open the iCloud drive

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • I

Open the Network window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • K

Open the Downloads folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • L

Create a new folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • N

Open the Documents folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • O

Show or hide the Preview pane in Finder windows

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • P

Open the AirDrop window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • R

Show or hide the tab bar in Finder windows

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • T

Add selected Finder items to the Dock

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • T

Open the Utilities folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • U

Show or hide the Dock

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • D

Add the selected item to the sidebar

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Ctrl
  • +
  • T

Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • P

Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • S

Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows

  • Cmd
  • +
  • /

Show view options

  • Cmd
  • +
  • J

Open the Connect to Server window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • K

Make an alias of the selected item

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Ctrl
  • +
  • A

Open a new Finder window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • N

Create a new Smart Folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • N

Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • T

Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • T

Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • V

Use Quick Look to preview the selected files

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Y

View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • Y

View the items in the Finder window as icons

  • Cmd
  • +
  • 1

View the items in a Finder window as a list

  • Cmd
  • +
  • 2

View the items in a Finder window in columns

  • Cmd
  • +
  • 3

View the items in a Finder window in a gallery

  • Cmd
  • +
  • 4

Go to the previous folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • [

Go to the next folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • ]

Open the folder that contains the current folder

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Up

Open the folder that contains the current folder, in a new window

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Up

Open the selected item

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Down

Open the selected folder, this only works when in list view

  • Right

Close the selected folder, this only works when in list view

  • Left

Move the selected item to the trash

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Del

Empty the trash

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Del

Empty the trash without the confirmation dialogue

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Opt
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Del

Turn video mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Bright-Down

Open Displays preferences

  • Cmd
  • +
  • Bright-Up

Change the brightness of your external display, if supported

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Bright

Adjust the display brightness in smaller steps

  • Opt
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Bright

Show all windows of the front app

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • Down

Open Sound preferences

  • Opt
  • +
  • Vol
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