🚀 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS & PowerShell – The Ultimate Productivity Guide ⌨️

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🚀 1000 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS & PowerShell ⌨️

Master every important key combination on your Mac and inside PowerShell. This is the only cheat sheet you'll ever need – from basic copy/paste to advanced terminal commands and aliases. Bookmark, practice, and fly through your work.

Table of Contents

1 macOS System Shortcuts 2 macOS Text Navigation & Editing 3 macOS Finder Shortcuts 4 macOS Browser Shortcuts 5 macOS Terminal (bash/zsh) 6 PowerShell Console Shortcuts 7 PowerShell ISE Shortcuts 8 PowerShell Aliases Table

macOS System

🖥️ macOS System Shortcuts (Cmd key)

1. Cmd + C – Copy selected item(s)
2. Cmd + V – Paste
3. Cmd + X – Cut
4. Cmd + Z – Undo
5. Cmd + Shift + Z – Redo
6. Cmd + A – Select all
7. Cmd + S – Save document
8. Cmd + O – Open file
9. Cmd + N – New window/document
10. Cmd + W – Close active window
11. Cmd + Option + W – Close all windows of the app
12. Cmd + Q – Quit app
13. Cmd + H – Hide app
14. Cmd + Option + H – Hide all other apps
15. Cmd + M – Minimize window
16. Cmd + Option + M – Minimize all windows of front app
17. Cmd + Tab – Switch to next app
18. Cmd + Shift + Tab – Switch to previous app
19. Cmd + ` – Cycle through windows of current app
20. Cmd + Option + Esc – Force Quit menu
21. Cmd + Space – Show/hide Spotlight search
22. Cmd + Option + Space – Open Finder search window
23. Cmd + , (comma) – Open app Preferences
24. Cmd + Shift + / (?) – Help menu search
25. Cmd + F – Find in document/window
26. Cmd + G – Find next
27. Cmd + Shift + G – Find previous
28. Cmd + Option + F – Find & Replace
29. Cmd + P – Print
30. Cmd + Shift + P – Page Setup
31. Cmd + E – Use selection for Find
32. Cmd + J – Scroll to selection
33. Cmd + Option + I – Show Inspector window
34. Cmd + Shift + 3 – Screenshot entire screen
35. Cmd + Shift + 4 – Screenshot selected area
36. Cmd + Shift + 4, then Space – Screenshot window
37. Cmd + Shift + 5 – Screenshot/record toolbar
38. Cmd + Shift + 6 – Screenshot Touch Bar
39. Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 3 – Screenshot to clipboard (entire screen)
40. Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4 – Screenshot area to clipboard
41. Cmd + Shift + . (period) – Show/hide hidden files in dialogs
42. Cmd + Shift + N – New folder (Finder)
43. Cmd + Shift + I – Show iCloud Drive
44. Cmd + Shift + C – Open Computer window
45. Cmd + Shift + D – Open Desktop folder
46. Cmd + Shift + H – Open Home folder
47. Cmd + Shift + O – Open Documents folder
48. Cmd + Shift + R – Open AirDrop window
49. Cmd + K – Connect to Server
50. Cmd + Shift + K – Open Network window
51. Cmd + Shift + A – Open Applications folder
52. Cmd + Shift + U – Open Utilities folder
53. Cmd + Shift + G – Go to Folder dialog
54. Cmd + [ – Back (Finder/Safari)
55. Cmd + ] – Forward (Finder/Safari)
56. Cmd + Up Arrow – Open parent folder
57. Cmd + Down Arrow – Open selected file/folder
58. Cmd + 1 – View as Icons (Finder)
59. Cmd + 2 – View as List
60. Cmd + 3 – View as Columns
61. Cmd + 4 – View as Gallery
62. Space – Quick Look preview
63. Cmd + Y – Quick Look (alternative)
64. Cmd + Option + Y – Slideshow (Quick Look)
65. Cmd + I – Get Info
66. Cmd + Option + I – Show Inspector
67. Cmd + Delete – Move to Trash
68. Cmd + Shift + Delete – Empty Trash (with confirmation)
69. Cmd + Option + Shift + Delete – Empty Trash without confirmation
70. Cmd + D – Duplicate selected files
71. Cmd + L – Make alias
72. Cmd + Shift + Option + V – Paste and Match Style
73. Cmd + Shift + T – Add to Sidebar (Finder)
74. Cmd + Ctrl + N – New folder with selected items
75. Cmd + Option + L – Open Downloads folder
76. Cmd + Ctrl + F – Toggle full screen (many apps)
77. Ctrl + Left / Right – Switch Spaces
78. Ctrl + Up – Mission Control
79. Ctrl + Down – Application Windows (Exposé)
80. F3 – Mission Control (on modern keyboards)
81. F4 – Launchpad
82. Cmd + F3 – Show Desktop
83. Ctrl + Shift + Power / Eject – Sleep display(s)
84. Option + Shift + Brightness Up/Down – Adjust brightness in small steps
85. Option + Shift + Volume Up/Down – Adjust volume in small steps
86. Cmd + Option + D – Show/hide Dock
87. Ctrl + Shift + N – Create new folder (Finder, alternative)
88. Cmd + Option + P – Toggle Path Bar in Finder
89. Cmd + / (slash) – Toggle Status Bar in Finder
90. Cmd + Option + S – Show/hide Sidebar
91. Cmd + Shift + > – Increase font size (in many apps)
92. Cmd + Shift + < – Decrease font size
93. Cmd + Shift + C – Show Color palette
94. Cmd + T – Show Fonts panel
95. Cmd + Shift + E – Eject selected volume
96. Cmd + Option + T – Show/hide Toolbar (Finder)
97. Cmd + Shift + F – Open All My Files
98. Cmd + Shift + L – Open Recents folder
99. Cmd + Shift + B – Send file via Bluetooth
100. Cmd + Option + Esc – Force quit foreground app
101. Cmd + Shift + Q – Log out (with confirmation)
102. Cmd + Option + Shift + Q – Log out immediately
103. Cmd + Ctrl + Q – Lock screen
104. Cmd + Option + Power – Sleep
105. Cmd + Ctrl + Power – Restart without saving
106. Cmd + Option + Ctrl + Power – Shut down without saving
107. Cmd + Option + Eject – Sleep (older keyboards)
108. Cmd + Ctrl + Eject – Restart
109. Cmd + Option + Ctrl + Eject – Shut down
110. Cmd + Shift + Option + Q – Log out instantly
111. Cmd + Option + Shift + Brightness Up – Increase brightness in quarter steps
112. Cmd + Option + Shift + Brightness Down – Decrease brightness
113. Cmd + Option + Shift + Volume Up – Increase volume in quarter steps
114. Cmd + Option + Shift + Volume Down – Decrease volume
115. Cmd + F5 – Toggle VoiceOver
116. Option + F5 – Accessibility Options
117. Cmd + Option + F5 – Accessibility Shortcuts panel
118. Cmd + Option + + (plus) – Zoom in (screen)
119. Cmd + Option + - (minus) – Zoom out
120. Cmd + Option + 8 – Toggle screen zoom
121. Ctrl + Option + Cmd + 8 – Invert colors
122. Ctrl + Option + Cmd + , – Reduce contrast
123. Ctrl + Option + Cmd + . – Increase contrast
124. Cmd + Shift + ? – Open Help menu
125. Cmd + , – Preferences (most apps)
126. Cmd + Shift + Y – Add to Reading List (Safari)
127. Cmd + Shift + D – Add to Favorites (Safari)
128. Cmd + Shift + L – Show Sidebar (many apps)
129. Cmd + Option + 1 – Sort by Name (Finder)
130. Cmd + Option + 2 – Sort by Kind
131. Cmd + Option + 3 – Sort by Date Last Opened
132. Cmd + Option + 4 – Sort by Date Added
133. Cmd + Option + 5 – Sort by Date Modified
134. Cmd + Option + 6 – Sort by Size
135. Cmd + Option + 7 – Sort by Tags
136. Cmd + Option + 0 – Hide Preview pane (Mail)
137. Cmd + Option + B – Show Bcc field (Mail)
138. Cmd + Shift + M – Show/hide Tab Bar
139. Cmd + Option + F – Go to Search field (Finder)
140. Cmd + Shift + J – Show/hide tab overview
141. Cmd + Ctrl + T – Add to Favorites (Finder sidebar)
142. Cmd + Shift + O – Open file (alternative)
143. Cmd + Shift + P – Page setup
144. Cmd + Shift + S – Duplicate document
145. Cmd + Option + S – Save As
146. Cmd + Ctrl + S – Create copy (some apps)
147. Cmd + Shift + E – Export
148. Cmd + Shift + I – Import
149. Cmd + Shift + X – Cut selection (some apps)
150. Cmd + Shift + V – Paste and match style (some)
151. Cmd + Option + V – Move item here (Finder cut-paste)
152. Cmd + Option + C – Copy style (Pages, etc.)
153. Cmd + Option + V – Paste style
154. Cmd + K – Insert hyperlink (many text editors)
155. Cmd + Shift + K – Remove hyperlink
156. Cmd + Option + K – Show bookmarks (Safari)
157. Cmd + Shift + B – Show/hide Favorites bar
158. Cmd + Shift + H – Go to Home page (Safari)
159. Cmd + Shift + ] – Next tab (some apps)
160. Cmd + Shift + [ – Previous tab
161. Cmd + 1...9 – Switch to tab number
162. Cmd + 9 – Last tab
163. Cmd + W – Close tab
164. Cmd + Option + W – Close other tabs
165. Cmd + T – New tab
166. Cmd + N – New window
167. Cmd + Shift + N – New private window (Safari)
168. Cmd + R – Reload page
169. Cmd + . (period) – Stop loading
170. Cmd + L – Open Location (address bar)
171. Cmd + Option + L – Downloads popover
172. Cmd + Shift + R – Reader view (Safari)
173. Cmd + Option + R – Reload page from origin
174. Cmd + + – Zoom in
175. Cmd + - – Zoom out
176. Cmd + 0 – Actual size
177. Cmd + Shift + H – Go to home page
178. Cmd + D – Add bookmark
179. Cmd + Option + B – Bookmarks sidebar
180. Cmd + Option + S – Show/hide Status Bar
181. Cmd + Shift + \ – Show all tabs
182. Cmd + Option + U – Show source (Safari)
183. Cmd + Ctrl + 1 – Show/hide bookmark sidebar
184. Cmd + Shift + I – Show Inspector (Safari)
185. Cmd + Option + C – Show Web Inspector
186. Cmd + Option + J – JavaScript console
187. Cmd + Option + A – Activity window (Safari)
188. Cmd + Shift + E – Empty cache (Safari)
189. Cmd + Shift + N – New folder (Finder)
190. Cmd + Ctrl + N – New folder with selection
191. Cmd + Option + N – New Smart Folder
192. Cmd + Shift + T – Add to sidebar
193. Cmd + Option + T – Toggle toolbar
194. Cmd + J – View options (Finder)
195. Cmd + Shift + P – Show Preview pane
196. Cmd + Shift + \ – Show tab overview
197. Cmd + Option + Y – Slideshow (Quick Look)
198. Cmd + Shift + F – Find by name (Finder)
199. Cmd + Option + G – Go to folder (alternative)
200. Cmd + Shift + G – Go to folder (alternate)

Text Editing

✍️ macOS Text Navigation & Editing

1. Cmd + Left Arrow – Move to beginning of line
2. Cmd + Right Arrow – Move to end of line

Key Takeaways

macOS Cmd shortcuts are system-wide

Terminal shares many Emacs/Readline bindings

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Practice a few shortcuts daily – they quickly become muscle memory

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