Mac Keyboar Shortcuts

Mac Keyboard shortcuts can significantly enhance productivity and user experience on macOS. Here are some essential ones:

General Shortcuts

• Command (⌘) + Space: Spotlight Search
• Command (⌘) + Q: Quit Application
• Command (⌘) + W: Close Window
• Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + W: Close All Windows
• Command (⌘) + Tab: Switch Between Open Applications
• Command (⌘) + ~: Switch Between Open Windows of the Same Application
• Command (⌘) + H: Hide Window
• Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + H: Hide Other Windows
• Command (⌘) + M: Minimize Window
• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + M: Minimize All Windows
• Command (⌘) + O: Open Selected Item
• Command (⌘) + P: Print Document
• Command (⌘) + S: Save Document
• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + S: Save As…
• Command (⌘) + Z: Undo
• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Z: Redo
• Command (⌘) + X: Cut
• Command (⌘) + C: Copy
• Command (⌘) + V: Paste
• Command (⌘) + A: Select All
• Command (⌘) + F: Find

Finder Shortcuts

• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + A: Open Applications Folder
• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + U: Open Utilities Folder
• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + D: Open Desktop Folder
• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + O: Open Documents Folder
• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + H: Open Home Folder
• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + C: Open Computer Location
• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + G: Go to Folder…
• Command (⌘) + Delete: Move to Trash
• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Delete: Empty Trash
• Option (⌥) + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Delete: Empty Trash without Confirmation Dialog
• Command (⌘) + I: Get Info
• Command (⌘) + D: Duplicate File/Folder
• Command (⌘) + R: Show Original (for alias)

Screen Capture

• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 3: Capture Entire Screen
• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 4: Capture Selected Area
• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 4 + Space: Capture Specific Window
• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 5: Screenshot Toolbar (macOS Mojave and later)
• Control + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 3/4/5: Capture screenshot to Clipboard

System and Dock

• Control (⌃) + Command (⌘) + Q: Lock Screen
• Control (⌃) + Shift (⇧) + Power: Turn off the display
• Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + D: Show/Hide Dock
• Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Escape: Force Quit Applications Dialog
• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Q: Log Out
• Shift (⇧) + Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + Q: Log Out Instantly

Navigation Shortcuts

• Command (⌘) + Up Arrow: Go to the folder that contains the current folder
• Command (⌘) + Down Arrow: Open selected item
• Command (⌘) + Left/Right Arrow: Go to the previous/next folder
• Space: Quick Look (preview selected item)

Text Editing

• Command (⌘) + Right Arrow: Move to the end of the line/text
• Command (⌘) + Left Arrow: Move to the beginning of the line/text
• Option (⌥) + Right/Left Arrow: Move to the next/previous word
• Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + Right/Left Arrow: Select text to the end/beginning of the line
• Shift (⇧) + Option (⌥) + Right/Left Arrow: Select text to the end/beginning of the word

Miscellaneous

• Control (⌃) + Command (⌘) + Space: Emoji & Symbols menu
• Command (⌘) + T: Open a new tab (in supported apps like browsers)
• Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + T: Reopen last closed tab (in supported browsers)
• Command (⌘) + ,: Open Preferences for the current app
• Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Eject: Put Computer to Sleep
• Control (⌃) + Command (⌘) + Power: Restart Computer

Remember, some applications might have their unique shortcuts, which can typically be found in the app’s menus.