MacKeyBoardShortcuts.md

⌨️ Mac & VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts (Organized Cheat Sheet)

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🪟 Tabs & Windows

Shortcut	Action
— Open —
Cmd + N	Open new window (most apps) / New file (VS Code)
Cmd + T	Open new tab / file
Cmd + Shift + N	New window (VS Code) / New folder (Finder)
Cmd + Ctrl + N	New folder with selected items (Finder)
— Close & Manage —
Cmd + W	Close current tab
Cmd + Shift + W	Close window
Cmd + Shift + T	Reopen closed tab
Cmd + Q	Quit app
Cmd + M	Minimize window
Cmd + Option + M	Minimize all window of current app
Cmd + H	Hide app
Cmd + Option + H	Hide all except current
Ctrl + Cmd + Q	Lock screen

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🔀 Navigation

Shortcut	Action
— App Navigation —
Cmd + Tab	Switch between apps
Cmd + Shift + Tab	Reverse app switch
— Tab & Window Navigation —
Ctrl + Tab or Cmd + ctrl + → / ←	Switch tabs in same app
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Reverse tab switch
Cmd + `	Switch windows of same app
Cmd + Shift + `	Reverse window switch

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📁 Finder – Files & Views

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Rename file/folder
Cmd + R	Rename selected item
Cmd + O	Open file
Cmd + ↓	Open selected folder
Cmd + ↑	Go to parent folder
Cmd + Shift + G	Go to folder (path)
Cmd + 1	Icon view
Cmd + 2	List view
Cmd + 3	Column view
Cmd + 4	Gallery view
Cmd + Ctrl + 1	Sort By Name
Cmd + Ctrl + 2	Sort By Kind
Cmd + Ctrl + 3	Sort By Date Last Opened
Cmd + Ctrl + 4	Sort By Date Added
Cmd + Ctrl + 5	Sort By Date Modified
Cmd + Ctrl + 6	Sort By Size
Cmd + Ctrl + 7	Sort By Tag
Cmd + J	View options
Cmd + Shift + P	Toggle preview pane
Cmd + Option + S	Toggle sidebar
Cmd + Shift + T	Toggle tab bar
Cmd + Shift + .	Show / hide hidden files

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📦 File Move / Copy Logic (macOS Special)

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + C	Copy
Cmd + V	Paste
Cmd + Option + V	Move (Cut-Paste)
Option + Drag	Force copy
Drag (same disk)	Move
Drag (different disk)	Copy
➕ Cursor	Indicates copying

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🔍 Spotlight Power Mode

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + Space	Spotlight
Cmd + Enter	Open file location in Finder
Space	Quick preview search result
Type math	Calculator
Type unit / currency	Conversion
Type word	Dictionary
Cmd + 1 / 2 / 3 / 4	Jump between result categories

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👀 Quick Look & Preview

Shortcut	Action
Space	Quick Look
Cmd + Y	Quick Look
Cmd + Option + Y	Slideshow
Hold Space	Peek preview
Quick Look ✏️	Markup / Annotate
Rotate (Quick Look)	Rotate image
Trim (Quick Look video)	Trim video
Convert (Quick Look)	Convert image format
Sign PDF (Quick Look)	Add signature
Cmd + K (Preview app)	Crop image after selecting area
Cmd + Enter	Reveal file in Finder

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🖐️ Trackpad Gestures

Gesture	Action
Two-finger scroll	Scroll
Three-finger swipe up	Mission Control
Three-finger swipe down	App Exposé
Pinch (thumb + 3 fingers)	Show desktop
Reverse pinch	Launchpad
Force click	Lookup / preview
Two-finger swipe from right edge	Notification center
Drag file + 3-finger swipe	Move file between Spaces

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💻 VS Code – Command & Panels

Shortcut	Action
— Command Palette —
Cmd + P	Quick open / Command
:	Go to line
@	Go to symbol
>	VS Code commands
— Panels —
Cmd + J	Toggle terminal
Cmd + B	Toggle sidebar
Cmd + Shift + E	Explorer
Cmd + Shift + D	Debug
Cmd + Shift + X	Extensions
Cmd + F	Find in file
Select word + Cmd + F	Search same word
Cmd + Option + F	Replace in file
Cmd + Shift + F	Find in workspace
Cmd + Shift + H	Replace in workspace
Alt + Enter	Select all search matches
Cmd + Option + ,	Toggle code block
Cmd + K + Cmd + 0	Collapse all

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📁 VS Code – Explorer

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + ↓	Open selected file
Enter	Rename file
Cmd + Delete	Delete file

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✍️ Text Editing

Shortcut	Action
— Basic Editing —
Cmd + C / V / X	Copy / Paste / Cut
Cmd + Shift + Option + V	Paste without formatting
Cmd + Z	Undo
Shift + Cmd + Z	Redo
— Cursor Movement —
Cmd + ← / →	Start / end of line
Option + ← / →	Move word by word
— Line Control —
Option + ↑ / ↓	Move line
Shift + Option + ↑ / ↓	Move / duplicate block
Cmd + Shift + K	Delete complete line
Ctrl + K	Delete line after cursor
Cmd + Del or Ctrl + U	Delete line before cursor
Cmd + Enter or Shift + Enter	New line below
Cmd + Shift + Enter	New line above
— Deleting —
Del	Backward character del
Option + Del	Backward word del
Fn + Del	Forward character del
Fn + Option + Del	Forward word del
— Formatting —
Cmd + K	Insert link
Cmd + B	Bold
Cmd + I	Italic
Ctrl + Cmd + Space or Fn	Emoji & symbols panel

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🧲 Selection & Multi-Cursor

Shortcut	Action
— Selection —
Cmd + A	Select all
Shift + ← / →	Character selection
Shift + ↑ / ↓	Line selection
Shift + Option + ← / →	Word selection
Shift + Cmd + ← / →	Full line selection
Shift + Cmd + ↑ / ↓	Select document up/down
Shift + Ctrl + →	Select entire function
— Multi-Cursor —
Option + Click	Add cursor
Cmd + Option + ↑ / ↓	Multi-cursor keyboard
Cmd + D	Select next occurrence
Cmd + F2	Select all occurrences
F2	Rename symbol
Cmd + Click	Go to definition
Cmd + .	Quick fix
Cmd +	Match bracket

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📜 Scrolling

Shortcut	Action
Fn + ↑ / ↓	Page up / down
Cmd + ↑ / ↓	Top / bottom
Option + ↑ / ↓	Paragraph scroll
↑ / ↓	Line scroll

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🖥️ Resize & Focus

Shortcut	Action
— Window —
Fn + Ctrl + → / ←	Take half screen
Fn + Ctrl + Shift + → / ←	Arrange half
Fn + Ctrl + F → / ←	Fill screen
Ctrl + Cmd + ↑ / ↓	Resize VS terminal
Ctrl + Cmd + F	Full screen
— View —
Cmd + + / -	Zoom in / out
Cmd + 0	Reset zoom / Focus side bar in VS
Cmd + 1	Focus editor in VS

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🧘 Zen Mode

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + K, Z	Zen mode

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🧪 Terminal (Mac)

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + T	New tab
Cmd + N	New window
Cmd + K	Clear terminal
Ctrl + A	Line start
Ctrl + E	Line end
Ctrl + U	Clear before cursor
Ctrl + K	Clear after cursor
Ctrl + W	Delete previous word
Drag folder	Paste path
history	Show command history
!!	Run last command
Ctrl+ L	Clear screen
Ctrl+ R	Reverse search history
Tab	Auto-complete
Option + Click	Move cursor in terminal

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🌐 Browser (Chrome / Safari)

Shortcut	Action
— Developer Tools —
Cmd + Option + I	DevTools
Cmd + Option + J	Console
Cmd + Option + C	Inspect element
Cmd + Option + U	View source
— Navigation —
Cmd + R	Reload
Cmd + Click	Open link in new tab
Cmd + < or Cmd + [	Back
Cmd + > or Cmd + ]	Forward
Cmd + L	Address bar
Cmd + Shift + A	Search tabs

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▶️ YouTube

Shortcut	Action
M	Mute
J	Rewind 10s
K	Play / Pause
L	Forward 10s
Shift + < / >	Speed control
C	Captions
F	Full screen
0–9	Jump to %
↑ / ↓	Volume
/	Move to search Bar

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📄 Google Docs

Shortcut	Action
— Text Size & Formatting —
Cmd + Shift + ,	Decrease font size
Cmd + Shift + .	Increase font size
Cmd + ,	Subscript
Cmd + .	Superscript
Cmd + Shift + X	Strikethrough
— Alignment —
Cmd + Shift + L	Align left
Cmd + Shift + C	Align center
Cmd + Shift + R	Align right
— Headings —
Cmd + Option + 0	Normal text
Cmd + Option + 1–5	Heading 1–5
— Indentation & Lists —
Cmd + [	Decrease indent
Cmd + ]	Increase indent
Tab	Indent list item
Shift + Tab	Outdent list item
— Navigation & Editing —
Cmd + F	Find
Cmd + H	Replace
— Insert & Layout —
Shift + F11	Insert tab
Cmd + Enter	Page break

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📁 Finder – Files & Views (Additions)

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + I	Get file info
Option + Cmd + I	Inspector (floating info panel)
Cmd + D	Duplicate file
Cmd + Delete	Move to trash
Cmd + Shift + Delete	Empty trash

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🔍 Spotlight / Lookup (Addition)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + Cmd + D	Look up word (dictionary anywhere)

🔍 Color Picking

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + Shift + c	copy color after opening digital color meter

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🕵️ Hidden / Developer Files (Addition)

Shortcut / Method	Action
Start filename with .	Create hidden file (e.g., .env, .gitignore)

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