Finder is an application in macOS used for exploring files, folders and documents. This is equivalent to Windows File Explorer in Windows 10. So it is important to understand the basics and keyboard shortcuts to improve your productivity on Mac. For example, you can press “Command + T” to open new tab in Finder or press “Command + W” to close a single tab Finder window.
Below is a complete list of Finder keyboard shortcuts for Mac. Use the search box to filter the results.
Shortcut Keys | Purpose |
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Command + 1 | View as icons |
Command + 2 | View as list |
Command + 3 | View as columns |
Command + 4 | View as gallery |
Command + , | Open Finder preferences |
Command + / | Show status bar at the bottom of Finder |
Command + [ | Go back to previous window |
Command + ] | Go forward to next window |
Command + ` | Cycle through all open Finder windows |
Command + A | Select all |
Command + C | Copy the selected item to clipboard |
Command + Control + 0 | View as groups |
Command + Control + 1 | Group by name |
Command + Control + 2 | Group by kind |
Command + Control + 3 | Group by date last opened |
Command + Control + 4 | Group by date added |
Command + Control + 5 | Group by date modified |
Command + Control + 6 | Group by size |
Command + Control + 7 | Group by tags |
Command + Control + A | Create shortcut or alias to the selected file or folder. |
Command + Control + F | Open Finder in full screen, you can use the shortcuts to toggle. |
Command + Control + N | Create new folder with the selected items. It will move the selected items to a new folder named as “New Folder With Items”. Press “Command + Z” to redo the action and put the file(s) back to original location. |
Command + Control + Option + A | Show original |
Command + Control + Spacebar | Open Character Viewer to insert emojis and symbols. |
Command + Control + T | Add select file or folder to Finder sidebar. You can then right click on the item and remove from the sidebar. |
Command + D | Duplicate a selected file or folder. New file or folder will be created with a name “original name copy”. |
Command + Delete | Move the selected item to Trash. |
Command + Delete | Delete and send the items to Trash |
Command + Down Arrow | Open selected item |
Command + E | Eject the external drive, if connected. |
Command + F | Open search or find options within Finder. |
Command + H | Hide Finder when multiple windows are open |
Command + I | Open “Get Info” dialog box to get the properties of the selected file or folder. |
Command + J | Show view options for customizing Finder view |
Command + K | Open “Connect to Server” dialog |
Command + L | Rotate the selected image preview to left. |
Command + M | Minimize Finder |
Command + N | Open new Finder windows |
Command + O | Open selected file with default application. You can also select multiple files of different types. |
Command + Option + C | Copy desktop pathname to clipboard |
Command + Option + F | Focus search box in Finder |
Command + Option + L | Go to Downloads folder |
Command + Option + P | Show path bar at the bottom |
Command + Option + R | Rotate the selected image preview to left. |
Command + Option + S | Show or hide sidebar |
Command + Option + Spacebar | Open Finder search, this works on all applications. |
Command + Option + T | Show or hide toolbar and sidebar, works only on one tab. |
Command + Option + V | Move the file from clipboard from original location to current path |
Command + Option + Y | View Quick Look slideshow of selected items |
Command + P | Print the selected item, you should have a printer connected to your Mac. |
Command + R | Rotate the selected image preview to right |
Command + Shift + 3 | Save screenshot of full screen |
Command + Shift + 4 | Save selected portion as screenshot |
Command + Shift + 5 | Open Screenshot app |
Command + Shift + \ | Show all tabs with an option to open a new tab |
Command + Shift + A | Go to Applications folder |
Command + Shift + C | Go to Computer |
Command + Shift + Control + 3 | Copy full screen view to clipboard |
Command + Shift + Control + 4 | Copy selected portion to clipboard |
Command + Shift + Control + T | Add selected item to dock, you can right click and remove from dock from “Options”. |
Command + Shift + D | Go to Desktop folder |
Command + Shift + Delete | Empty Trash with confirmation |
Command + Shift + F | Go to Recents folder |
Command + Shift + G | Open “Go to the folder” dialog |
Command + Shift + H | Hide all other open applications except Finder |
Command + Shift + H | Go to Home folder |
Command + Shift + I | Go to iCloud Drive |
Command + Shift + K | Go to Network folder |
Command + Shift + L | Go to Library folder |
Command + Shift + Left Arrow | Show next tab |
Command + Shift + N | Create new folder with the name as “untitled folder”. |
Command + Shift + O | Go to Documents folder |
Command + Shift + Option + Delete | Empty Trash without confirmation |
Command + Shift + P | Show or hide preview of selected item |
Command + Shift + R | Go to AirDrop |
Command + Shift + Right Arrow | Show previous tab |
Command + Shift + T | Show tab bar on single tab |
Command + Shift + U | Go to Utilities folder |
Command + Shift + Up Arrow | Open startup disk |
Command + Shift + W | Close Finder, with single or multiple tabs. |
Command + Shift + Z | Redo the last action |
Command + T | Open new tab |
Command + Up Arrow | Open enclosing folder, useful to find original path of items in Recents folder. |
Command + V | Paste the item from clipboard |
Command + W | Close the current tab of Finder |
Command + X | Cut the selected item to clipboard |
Command + Y | Open Quick Look to preview the selected item |
Command + Z | Undo the last action |
Control + Shift + Tab | Show previous tab |
Control + Tab | Show next tab |
Enter | Rename the selected item |
Function + Function | Start dictation, not useful in Finder. You should open a text file to start the typing with voice dictation. |
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