Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Spotlight & System Essentials
⌘ + SPACE
Open Spotlight Search
⌘ + ⌥ + ESC
Open Force Quit Applications dialog
CTRL + ⌘ + Q
Lock screen immediately
⌘ + , (Comma)
Open Settings / Preferences of active app
⌘ + Q
Quit active application
⌘ + W
Close active window / tab
Mission Control & Windows
CTRL + UP ARROW
Open Mission Control (All windows)
CTRL + DOWN ARROW
App Exposé (Windows of current app)
⌘ + TAB
App Switcher (Cycle open apps)
⌘ + ` (Tilde)
Switch between windows of same app
⌘ + H
Hide active application windows
⌘ + ⌥ + H
Hide all other application windows
CTRL + ⌘ + F
Toggle Fullscreen mode
Screenshots & Screen Recording
⌘ + SHIFT + 3
Capture entire screen to Desktop
⌘ + SHIFT + 4
Capture selected area with crosshair
⌘ + SHIFT + 4, then SPACE
Screenshot a specific window with shadow
⌘ + SHIFT + 5
Open Screenshot & Screen Recording toolbar
Hold CTRL with screenshot
Save screenshot to Clipboard instead of file
Finder & File Operations
SPACEBAR
Quick Look preview selected file
⌘ + ⌥ + V
Move copied file here (Cut & Paste)
⌘ + D (in Finder)
Duplicate selected file / folder
⌘ + I (in Finder)
Get Info (File metadata & permissions)
⌘ + DELETE
Move selected file to Trash
⌘ + SHIFT + DELETE
Empty the Trash
⌘ + SHIFT + N
Create new folder in Finder
⌘ + SHIFT + G
Go to Folder by path (e.g. /var, ~)
Text Navigation & Caret Control
⌘ + LEFT ARROW
Jump to beginning of current line
⌘ + RIGHT ARROW
Jump to end of current line
⌥ + LEFT / RIGHT
Jump one word left / right
⌘ + UP ARROW
Jump to beginning of entire document
⌘ + DOWN ARROW
Jump to end of entire document
⌥ + DELETE
Delete entire word to the left
⌘ + DELETE (in text)
Delete text to beginning of line
Typography & Symbols
CTRL + ⌘ + SPACE
Open Character Viewer (Emoji & Symbols)
⌘ + B
Bold selected text
⌘ + I
Italicize selected text
⌘ + U
Underline selected text
⌘ + ⌥ + C
Copy style / formatting only
⌘ + ⌥ + V (in text)
Paste style / formatting only
⌘ + SHIFT + ⌥ + V
Paste and Match Style (Plain text)
Safari & Web Navigation
⌘ + T
Open new browser tab
⌘ + SHIFT + T
Reopen last closed tab
⌘ + L
Highlight Address Bar (Smart Search)
⌘ + ⌥ + R
Reload webpage bypassing cache (Hard Reload)
⌘ + SHIFT + R
Toggle Safari Reader View
⌘ + D
Add current page to Bookmarks
Accessibility & Zoom
⌥ + ⌘ + 8
Toggle Zoom on / off
⌥ + ⌘ + = (Plus)
Zoom in screen magnification
⌥ + ⌘ + - (Minus)
Zoom out screen magnification
CTRL + ⌥ + ⌘ + 8
Invert display colors
⌘ + F5
Toggle VoiceOver screen reader
Power, Sleep & Lock
⌘ + SHIFT + Q
Log out current macOS user account
CTRL + ⌘ + Power / TouchID
Force Restart Mac without prompting
CTRL + ⌥ + ⌘ + Power
Quit all apps and Shut Down Mac
CTRL + SHIFT + Power
Put display to sleep immediately
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