macOS Keyboard Shortcuts
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System & Window Management
| ⌘ Command + Space | Open Spotlight search |
| ⌘ Command + Tab | Switch between open applications |
| ⌘ Command + W | Close the active window |
| ⌘ Command + Q | Quit the current application |
| ⌘ Command + Option + Esc | Force Quit an application |
| Control + ⌘ Command + F | Toggle full-screen mode |
Document & Text Editing
| ⌘ Command + C | Copy selected item or text |
| ⌘ Command + X | Cut selected item or text |
| ⌘ Command + V | Paste |
| ⌘ Command + Option + Shift + V | Paste and match destination formatting |
| ⌘ Command + Z | Undo |
| ⌘ Command + Shift + Z | Rendo |
| ⌘ Command + A | Select all items or text |
| ⌘ Command + F | Find items in a document or window |
| ⌘ Command + Arrow Left / Right | Move cursor to the beginning or end of the current line |
| Option + Arrow Left / Right | Move cursor word-by-word |
Screenshots & Recording
| ⌘ Command + Shift + 3 | Take a screenshot of the entire screen |
| ⌘ Command + Shift + 4 | Select a portion of the screen to screenshot |
| ⌘ Command + Shift + 5 | Open the screen capture and screen recording controls |
Finder & File Controls
| ⌘ Command + N | Open a new Finder window |
| ⌘ Command + Shift + N | Create a new folder |
| ⌘ Command + Delete | Move selected item to the Trash |
| ⌘ Command + Shift + Delete | Empty the Trash |
| Spacebar | Preview selected file using Quick Look |
Text Selection & Cursor Precision
| Option + Delete | Delete the word to the left of the cursor |
| ⌘ Command + Delete | Delete all text from cursor to the start of the line |
| Shift + Option + Left / Right | Select text word-by-word |
| Shift + ⌘ Command + Left / Right | Select text to the beginning or end of the line |
| Control + A | Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph |
| Control + E | Move to the end of the line or paragraph |
| Control + K | Delete (kill) text from the cursor to the end of the line |
| Control + Y | Paste (yank) the last text deleted by Control + K |
Power-User System Shortcuts
| Control + ⌘ Command + Q | Lock the screen immediately |
| Shift + ⌘ Command + Q | Log out of your macOS user account |
| ⌘ Command + Option + Power / Eject | Put Mac to sleep |
| Control + Shift + Power / Eject | Put displays to sleep without sleeping the Mac |
| ⌘ Command + Shift + . (Period) | Toggle hidden files in Finder |
Finder & Navigation
| ⌘ Command + Up Arrow | Go up to the parent folder |
| ⌘ Command + Down Arrow | Open the selected folder or file |
| ⌘ Command + Shift + G | Open “Go to Folder” prompt |
| ⌘ Command + Option + C | Copy the file path of the selected item |
| ⌘ Command + Option + V | Move copied files (Cut and Paste files) |
| ⌘ Command + Mission Control (F3) | Show the desktop |
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