Mac Shortcuts
Common macOS keyboard shortcuts and their Windows equivalents. Copy any shortcut to paste into docs or tickets.
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System & app
Work in nearly every macOS app.
| Shortcut | Action | Windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⌘Q | Quit the app | Alt+F4 | |
| ⌘W | Close the window or tab | Ctrl+W | |
| ⌘M | Minimise the window | Win+Down | |
| ⌘H | Hide the app | — | |
| ⌘⌥H | Hide all other apps | — | |
| ⌘N | New window | Ctrl+N | |
| ⌘T | New tab | Ctrl+T | |
| ⌘⇧T | Reopen the last closed tab | Ctrl+Shift+T | |
| ⌘, | Open the app's settings | — | |
| ⌘Tab | Switch app | Alt+Tab | |
| ⌘` | Switch window within the app | Alt+` | |
| ⌘Space | Spotlight search | Win | |
| ⌃⌘Q | Lock the screen | Win+L | |
| ⌘⌥Esc | Force Quit dialog | Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
Text editing
Editing and selection in text fields and editors.
| Shortcut | Action | Windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⌘C | Copy | Ctrl+C | |
| ⌘X | Cut | Ctrl+X | |
| ⌘V | Paste | Ctrl+V | |
| ⌘⇧⌥V | Paste and match style | Ctrl+Shift+V | |
| ⌘Z | Undo | Ctrl+Z | |
| ⌘⇧Z | Redo | Ctrl+Y | |
| ⌘A | Select all | Ctrl+A | |
| ⌘← | Go to start of line | Home | |
| ⌘→ | Go to end of line | End | |
| ⌥← | Move one word left | Ctrl+Left | |
| ⌥→ | Move one word right | Ctrl+Right | |
| ⌘↑ | Go to start of document | Ctrl+Home | |
| ⌘↓ | Go to end of document | Ctrl+End | |
| ⌥⌫ | Delete the word to the left | Ctrl+Backspace | |
| ⌘⌫ | Delete to start of line | — | |
| fn⌫ | Forward delete | Delete |
Finder
File management in Finder windows.
| Shortcut | Action | Windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⌘⇧N | New folder | Ctrl+Shift+N | |
| ⌘D | Duplicate the selected files | Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V | |
| ⌘I | Get Info on the selection | Alt+Enter | |
| ⌘⌫ | Move the selection to the Trash | Delete | |
| ⌘⇧⌫ | Empty the Trash | — | |
| ⌘↓ | Open the selected item | Enter | |
| ⌘↑ | Open the enclosing folder | Alt+Up | |
| Space | Quick Look the selection | — | |
| ↩ | Rename the selection | F2 | |
| ⌘⇧. | Show or hide hidden files | — | |
| ⌘⇧G | Go to folder… | — | |
| ⌘⌥V | Move files here after ⌘C | Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V |
Screenshots & capture
Everything is copied to a file on the Desktop unless you add ⌃.
| Shortcut | Action | Windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⌘⇧3 | Capture the whole screen | PrtScn | |
| ⌘⇧4 | Capture a selected area | Win+Shift+S | |
| ⌘⇧4 then Space | Capture a single window | Alt+PrtScn | |
| ⌘⇧5 | Open the capture toolbar / record screen | Win+G | |
| ⌃⌘⇧4 | Capture a selection to the clipboard | Win+Shift+S |
Windows & spaces
Mission Control, desktops and window arrangement.
| Shortcut | Action | Windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⌃↑ | Mission Control | Win+Tab | |
| ⌃↓ | Show all windows of the current app | — | |
| ⌃← | Move one space left | Win+Ctrl+Left | |
| ⌃→ | Move one space right | Win+Ctrl+Right | |
| F11 | Show the desktop | Win+D | |
| ⌘⌃F | Toggle full screen | F11 |
Browser & dev
Chrome, Safari and most editors.
| Shortcut | Action | Windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⌘L | Focus the address bar | Ctrl+L | |
| ⌘R | Reload the page | Ctrl+R | |
| ⌘⇧R | Hard reload, ignoring cache | Ctrl+Shift+R | |
| ⌘⌥I | Open DevTools | F12 | |
| ⌘⌥J | Open the DevTools console | Ctrl+Shift+J | |
| ⌘⌥C | Inspect element | Ctrl+Shift+C | |
| ⌘F | Find on the page | Ctrl+F | |
| ⌘⇧[ / ⌘⇧] | Previous / next tab | Ctrl+PgUp / PgDn | |
| ⌘1…⌘9 | Jump to tab 1–9 | Ctrl+1…9 | |
| ⌘⇧N | New incognito window | Ctrl+Shift+N | |
| ⌘P | Ctrl+P |
Reference
Modifiers are written in the order ⌃⌥⇧⌘ — see the Mac Keyboard tab for what each glyph means.
Some shortcuts are app-specific: the Finder and Browser groups only apply inside those apps.
Instructions
Common macOS keyboard shortcuts with their Windows equivalents, grouped by where they apply.
- Search by what you want to do (
screenshot), by the key combination (⌘⇧4), or by app area (Finder). - The counter under the box says how many of the full list matched.
- Copy any shortcut with the button on its row to paste into docs or a ticket.
Tips
- Modifiers are written in the order ⌃⌥⇧⌘, so ⌘⇧4 is Command-Shift-4.
- Some shortcuts are app-specific — the Finder and Browser groups only apply inside those apps.
- Need what a glyph means rather than the shortcut? See Mac Keyboard.
- Hit Example and click the search box to run a sample lookup.