Keyboard Shortcuts
A searchable, printable shortcuts reference for macOS, Windows, browsers and the terminal — editing, navigation, window management and screenshots. Free.
macOS system
13Cmd + Space
Open Spotlight search
Cmd + Tab
Switch between open applications
Cmd + `
Switch between windows of the active app
Cmd + Opt + Esc
Open the Force Quit dialog
Cmd + Ctrl + Q
Lock the screen immediately
Ctrl + Up
Open Mission Control
Cmd + C
Copy the selection to the clipboard
Cmd + V
Paste the clipboard contents
Cmd + X
Cut the selection to the clipboard
Cmd + Z
Undo the last action
Cmd + Shift + Z
Redo the last undone action
Cmd + Q
Quit the active application
Cmd + W
Close the active window
Windows system
13Win + E
Open File Explorer
Win + D
Show or hide the desktop
Win + L
Lock the computer
Alt + Tab
Switch between open windows
Win + Tab
Open Task View
Win + Shift + S
Open the Snip & Sketch capture bar
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Open Task Manager directly
Win + Left
Snap the window to the left half
Win + Right
Snap the window to the right half
Win + Up
Maximize the active window
Win + V
Open the clipboard history
Win + R
Open the Run dialog
Win + I
Open Windows Settings
Text editing
14Ctrl / Cmd + A
Select all text
Ctrl / Cmd + C
Copy the selected text
Ctrl / Cmd + X
Cut the selected text
Ctrl / Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard
Ctrl / Cmd + Z
Undo the last edit
Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + Z
Redo the last undone edit
Ctrl / Cmd + F
Find text in the document
Ctrl + Left/Right
Move the cursor one word at a time
Opt + Left/Right
Move the cursor one word at a time (macOS)
Shift + Ctrl + Left/Right
Select one word at a time
Home / End
Jump to the start or end of the line
Cmd + Left/Right
Jump to the start or end of the line (macOS)
Ctrl + Backspace
Delete the previous word
Shift + Home / End
Select to the start or end of the line
Browser
14Ctrl / Cmd + T
Open a new tab
Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + T
Reopen the last closed tab
Ctrl / Cmd + W
Close the current tab
Ctrl + Tab
Switch to the next tab
Ctrl / Cmd + 1..9
Jump to a specific tab by number
Ctrl / Cmd + L
Focus the address bar
Ctrl / Cmd + F
Find on the current page
Ctrl + Shift + R
Hard reload, bypassing the cache
F12
Open the developer tools
Cmd + Opt + I
Open the developer tools (macOS)
Ctrl / Cmd + +
Zoom in on the page
Ctrl / Cmd + -
Zoom out on the page
Ctrl / Cmd + 0
Reset the page zoom level
Alt + Left
Go back to the previous page
Window & desktop management
10Win + Left/Right
Snap the window to one side (Windows)
Win + Up
Maximize the active window (Windows)
Win + Down
Minimize or restore the window (Windows)
Win + Ctrl + Left/Right
Switch between virtual desktops (Windows)
Win + Ctrl + D
Create a new virtual desktop (Windows)
Ctrl + Left/Right
Switch between spaces (macOS)
Cmd + Ctrl + F
Toggle fullscreen for the app (macOS)
Cmd + M
Minimize the active window (macOS)
Cmd + H
Hide the active application (macOS)
F11
Toggle fullscreen in most apps (Windows)
Terminal / shell line editing
13Ctrl + A
Move the cursor to the start of the line
Ctrl + E
Move the cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl + U
Delete from the cursor to the start of the line
Ctrl + K
Delete from the cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl + W
Delete the word before the cursor
Ctrl + R
Reverse-search the command history
Ctrl + L
Clear the terminal screen
Ctrl + C
Cancel the current command
Ctrl + D
Send EOF or exit the shell
Tab
Autocomplete the current word
Alt + B
Move the cursor back one word
Alt + F
Move the cursor forward one word
Ctrl + Y
Paste the last killed text
Terminal app & multiplexer
10Cmd + T
Open a new tab (macOS Terminal / iTerm)
Cmd + N
Open a new window (macOS Terminal / iTerm)
Cmd + D
Split the pane vertically (iTerm)
Cmd + Shift + D
Split the pane horizontally (iTerm)
Cmd + Opt + Arrow
Move focus between panes (iTerm)
Ctrl + B then C
Create a new window (tmux)
Ctrl + B then %
Split the pane vertically (tmux)
Ctrl + B then "
Split the pane horizontally (tmux)
Ctrl + B then Arrow
Move between panes (tmux)
Ctrl + B then D
Detach from the tmux session
Screenshots & capture
10Cmd + Shift + 3
Capture the entire screen (macOS)
Cmd + Shift + 4
Capture a selected region (macOS)
Cmd + Shift + 4 then Space
Capture a specific window (macOS)
Cmd + Shift + 5
Open the screenshot and recording toolbar (macOS)
Win + Shift + S
Capture a region with Snip & Sketch (Windows)
Win + PrtScn
Save a full-screen screenshot to a file (Windows)
PrtScn
Copy the full screen to the clipboard (Windows)
Alt + PrtScn
Copy the active window to the clipboard (Windows)
Win + G
Open the Game Bar to record the screen (Windows)
Win + Alt + R
Start or stop screen recording (Windows)
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