100 Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Newly bought a Mac and looking for some shortcuts for day-to-day use? Here is the list of Mac keyboard shortcuts to speedup your tasks. We have categorized the shortcuts into different groups for ease of use. Learn more on how to use option code shortcuts in Mac to insert symbols.

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

Below is the complete list of Mac keyboard shortcuts. Since, same shortcuts may work differently on different applications, last column explains which app you can use the shortcut. Use the search box to filter the shortcut results.

Shortcut	Description	Applicable On
Command + [	Right indent the selection	Text Editing
Command + ]	Left indent the selection	Text Editing
Command + B	Bold the selected text	Text Editing
Command + K	Add hyperlink in Pages	Text Editing
Command + K + Delete	Delete from the cursor point to start of that line	Text Editing
Command + S	Save document	Text Editing
Command + Shift + K	Add Comments to a word in Pages	Text Editing
Command + Shift + S	Save as dialog box	Text Editing
Command + U	Underline selected text	Text Editing
Control + A	Move to the beginning of the line	Text Editing
Control + E	Move to the end of the line	Text Editing
Control + V	Scroll down to the page	Text Editing
Function + Delete	Delete to the right	Text Editing
Option + Left Arrow	Move to beginning of the word	Text Editing
Option + Right Arrow	Move to end of the word	Text Editing
Command + Control + Space	Character Viewer or Emoji Keyboard	Text Editing
Command + }	Left align	Text Editing
Command + {	Right Align	Text Editing
Command + \|	Center Align	Text Editing
Command + +	Zoom out window in a browser	Safari
Command + -	Zoom In window in a browser	Safari
Command + Click	Open link in new tab and stay on the current tab	Safari
Command + L	Move to browser's address bar	Safari
Command + Number	Go to the browser tab. Press “Command + 1” for first tab.	Safari
Command + Option + W	Close all open tabs except the active tab	Safari
Command + R	Refresh the page	Safari
Command + Shift + [	Move through left tabs in browser	Safari
Command + Shift + ]	Move through right tabs in browser	Safari
Command + Shift + Click	Open link in a new tab and move to the new tab	Safari
Command + Shift + I	Open email with the link of the page from the browser	Safari
Command + W	Close current active tab	Safari
Control + Shift + Tab	Move down through recent tabs	Safari
Control + Tab	Move up through recent tabs	Safari
Command + A	Select all	General
Command + C	Copy the selected item to clipboard	General
Command + Control + Shift + 3	Capture opened window to clipboard	General
Command + Control + Shift + 4	Capture screen shot of a region to clipboard	General
Command + Down Arrow	Scroll to end of the document	General
Command + F	Find or search	General
Command + G	Find next	General
Command + H	Hide active window	General
Command + I	Hightlight the file and Get file information or Italicize the selected text	General
Command + Left Arrow	Move to the beginning of the line or Go back in Safari	General
Command + M	Minimize window	General
Command + N	Open new window / file	General
Command + O	Open new document	General
Command + Option + Control + Eject	Quick shutdown Mac	General
Command + P	Print dialog box	General
Command + Q	Quit active application window	General
Command + Right Arrow	Move to the end of the line or Go forward in Safari	General
Command + Shift + 3	Capture opened window to desktop	General
Command + Shift + 4	Capture screen shot of a region and send to desktop	General
Command + Shift + 4 + Space	Window capture	General
Command + Shift + G	Find previous	General
Command + Shift + Option + Esc	Force quit app without warning	General
Command + Shift + Z	Redo previous undone action or Close last opened tab using undo in Safari	General
Command + Space	Open spotlight search	General
Command + T	Open a new tab within a browser / Finder or Open fonts window in text editors like Pages	General
Command + Tab	Change application windows	General
Command + Up Arrow	Scroll to start of the document	General
Command + V	Paste the last copied / cut item from clipboard	General
Command + W	Close window	General
Command + X	Cut the selection to clipboard	General
Command + Z	Reopen the previously closed tab or Undo previous action	General
Control + Up Arrow	View all active applications	General
F11	Hide all windows and show desktop	General
F12	Show dashboard	General
Function + Down Arrow	Page down	General
Function + F1	Reduce brightness	General
Function + F2	Increase brightness	General
Function + Up Arrow	Page up	General
Hold F12 During Startup	Eject removable disc from the drive	General
Command + ,	Open preferences	General
Command + ?	Show Help Viewer	General
Command + Control + Q	Lock Screen	General
Command + Shift + Q	Logout with prompt	General
Command + Shift + Options + Q	Logout without prompt	General
Command + Control + F	Make the app full screen	General
Command + Shift + 5	Open screenshots app	General
Command + Control + Power Button	Force restart without prompt	General
Command + Option + Power Button	Send Mac to sleep	General
Command + Control + Option + Power button	Quit all apps and shutdown	General
Control + Power Button	Show prompt for shutdown, restart or sleep.	General
Command + Option + I	Highlight the file and Get file information	Finder
Command + Shift + A	Open application folder within Finder	Finder
Command + Shift + D	Open Desktop folder within Finder	Finder
Command + Shift + U	Open utilities folder within Finder	Finder
Return / Enter	Rename the highlighted file	Finder
Command + D	Duplicate files	Finder
Command + Shift + G	Open Go to Folder	Finder
Command+Option+H	Hide all except active Finder window	Finder
Command + Option + L	Open Downloads folder	Finder
Command + Y	Preview with Quick Look	Finder
Command + L	Make alias	Finder
Command + J	Show View Options	Finder
Command + /	Toggle status bar	Finder
Command + P	Toggle path bar	Finder
Command + Shift + F	Open Recents folder	Finder
Command + E	Eject volume or disk	Finder
Command + R	Show original of the selected alias	Finder

Mac Modifier Keys

Mac has few modifier keys to have multiple combination of shortcuts. Generally, Mac users type the modifier key symbol instead of typing the name. For example, command key is shown with the symbol ⌘. Though we have used description for keys, you should know the modifier keys on your Mac keyboard. Below is the list of modifier keys in standard Apple keyboard along with Windows equivalent.