Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Here's the list of most useful macOS keyboard shortcuts.
Sound Volume
- F11 → decrease sound volume
- F12 → increase sound volume
- Shift+⌥ option+F11 → decrease sound volume in fine steps
- Shift+⌥ option+F12 → increase sound volume in fine steps
- ⌥ option+F11 → bring up sound system settings panel
- ⌥ option+F12 → bring up sound system settings panel
mission control (show all windows, switch windows)
- switch to previous app ⌘ command+Tab
- show all windows Ctrl+↑
- show all app windows Ctrl+↓
- show desktop F11
- show dashboard F12
- move left a space Ctrl+←
- move right a space Ctrl+→
- switch to desktop 1 Ctrl+1
new, open, close, save, print
- new ⌘ command+n
- open ⌘ command+o
- close ⌘ command+w
- save ⌘ command+s
- print ⌘ command+p
copy, cut, paste, undo, redo
- cut ⌘ command+x
- copy ⌘ command+c
- paste ⌘ command+v
- undo ⌘ command+z
- redo ⌘ command+Shift+z
Safari Browser Keys
- back ⌘ command+←
- forward ⌘ command+→
- back ⌘ command+[
- forward ⌘ command+]
- next tab Ctrl+Tab
- previous tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab
- next tab ⌥ option+⌘ command+→
- previous tab ⌥ option+⌘ command+←
- reload ⌘ command+r
- zoom in ⌘ command++
- zoom out ⌘ command+-
- open last closed ⌘ command+Shift+t
- empty cache ⌘ command+⌥ option+e
- fullscreen Ctrl+⌘ command+f
Text Editing
- ⌥ option+← → move cursor left by a word
- ⌥ option+→ → move cursor right by a word
- ⌥ option+↑ → move cursor to beginning of line
- ⌥ option+↓ → move cursor to end of line
FullScreen
fullscreen Ctrl+⌘ command+f
Finder (aka folder viewer, file manager)
Show hidden file in finder ⌘ command+⌥ option+.
slide show
goto Finder. Select photos, ⌥ option+⌘ command+y
screenshot
Copy File Path in Finder
There are many ways.
- Click the file, then ⌘ command+⌥ option+c
- Drag the file to terminal.
- Right click on the file, then hold ⌥ option key.
- ⌥ option+⌘ command+p to show path bar. It is shown at bottom of window, Then, right click on the file in the path bar.
![macOS copy file path 2020-12-06 tN7SH](i2/macOS_copy_file_path_2020-12-06_tN7SH.png)
Right click then hold ⌥ option.
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![macOS copy file path 2020-12-06 44ypy](i2/macOS_copy_file_path_2020-12-06_44ypy.png)
Right click the path bar.
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misc
![macOS input source shortcuts 2019-01-30 y65j4](imisc/macOS_input_source_shortcuts_2019-01-30_y65j4.png)
![macOS keyboard shortcuts 2019-01-30 89432](imisc/macOS_keyboard_shortcuts_2019-01-30_89432.png)
![macOS display shortcuts 2019-01-30 qmxr5](imisc/macOS_display_shortcuts_2019-01-30_qmxr5.png)
![macOS launchpad shortcuts 2019-01-30 8spxs](imisc/macOS_launchpad_shortcuts_2019-01-30_8spxs.png)
![macOS safari file menu 2019-01-30 bjv9c](imisc/macOS_safari_file_menu_2019-01-30_bjv9c.png)
![macOS safari edit menu 2019-01-30 d9kxx](imisc/macOS_safari_edit_menu_2019-01-30_d9kxx.png)
![macOS edit safari view menu 2019-01-30 4c94x](imisc/macOS_edit_safari_view_menu_2019-01-30_4c94x.png)
![macOS mission control keys 2019-01-30 s73rp](imisc/macOS_mission_control_keys_2019-01-30_s73rp.png)