Keyboard shortcuts
The shortcuts worth learning in 11 apps you use every day, for Mac and Windows. Press ? for this site’s own.
Design
Figma
31 shortcutsFull listTools
- Move
- VV
- Frame
- FF
- Rectangle
- RR
- Ellipse
- OO
- Line
- LL
- Pen
- PP
- Text
- TT
- Hand (hold)
- SpaceSpace
- Comment
- CC
Layers
- Duplicate
- ⌘DCtrlD
- Group
- ⌘GCtrlG
- Ungroup
- ⇧⌘GCtrl⇧G
- Frame the selection
- ⌥⌘GCtrlAltG
- Add auto layout
- ⇧A⇧A
- Create component
- ⌥⌘KCtrlAltK
- Detach instance
- ⌥⌘BCtrlAltB
- Rename
- ⌘RCtrlR
- Show or hide
- ⇧⌘HCtrl⇧H
- Lock or unlock
- ⇧⌘LCtrl⇧L
- Copy properties
- ⌥⌘CCtrlAltC
- Paste properties
- ⌥⌘VCtrlAltV
Align and view
- Align left
- ⌥AAltA
- Align right
- ⌥DAltD
- Align top
- ⌥WAltW
- Align bottom
- ⌥SAltS
- Centre horizontally
- ⌥HAltH
- Centre vertically
- ⌥VAltV
- Zoom to fit
- ⇧1⇧1
- Zoom to selection
- ⇧2⇧2
- Zoom to 100%
- ⇧0⇧0
- Hide the panels
- ⌘\Ctrl\
Photoshop
30 shortcutsFull listTools
- Move
- VV
- Marquee
- MM
- Lasso
- LL
- Quick selection
- WW
- Crop
- CC
- Brush
- BB
- Eraser
- EE
- Clone stamp
- SS
- Healing brush
- JJ
- Type
- TT
- Pen
- PP
- Eyedropper
- II
- Smaller or bigger brush
- [][]
- Default colours
- DD
- Swap colours
- XX
Layers and selections
- New layer
- ⇧⌘NCtrl⇧N
- Copy to a new layer
- ⌘JCtrlJ
- Group layers
- ⌘GCtrlG
- Merge down
- ⌘ECtrlE
- Clipping mask
- ⌥⌘GCtrlAltG
- Free transform
- ⌘TCtrlT
- Deselect
- ⌘DCtrlD
- Invert the selection
- ⇧⌘ICtrl⇧I
Adjust and view
- Levels
- ⌘LCtrlL
- Curves
- ⌘MCtrlM
- Hue and saturation
- ⌘UCtrlU
- Invert colours
- ⌘ICtrlI
- Fit on screen
- ⌘0Ctrl0
- Actual size
- ⌘1Ctrl1
- Export as
- ⌥⇧⌘WAlt⇧CtrlW
Illustrator
29 shortcutsFull listTools
- Selection
- VV
- Direct selection
- AA
- Pen
- PP
- Type
- TT
- Rectangle
- MM
- Ellipse
- LL
- Rotate
- RR
- Scale
- SS
- Shape builder
- ⇧M⇧M
- Artboard
- ⇧O⇧O
- Eyedropper
- II
- Gradient
- GG
Objects
- Group
- ⌘GCtrlG
- Ungroup
- ⇧⌘GCtrl⇧G
- Lock
- ⌘2Ctrl2
- Unlock all
- ⌥⌘2CtrlAlt2
- Hide
- ⌘3Ctrl3
- Show all
- ⌥⌘3CtrlAlt3
- Bring to front
- ⇧⌘]Ctrl⇧]
- Send to back
- ⇧⌘[Ctrl⇧[
- Make clipping mask
- ⌘7Ctrl7
- Join paths
- ⌘JCtrlJ
- Create outlines
- ⇧⌘OCtrl⇧O
- Transform again
- ⌘DCtrlD
Paste and view
- Paste in front
- ⌘FCtrlF
- Paste in back
- ⌘BCtrlB
- Outline view
- ⌘YCtrlY
- Rulers
- ⌘RCtrlR
- Smart guides
- ⌘UCtrlU
Premiere Pro
27 shortcutsFull listTools
- Selection
- VV
- Razor
- CC
- Ripple edit
- BB
- Rolling edit
- NN
- Slip
- YY
- Slide
- UU
- Track select forward
- AA
- Pen
- PP
- Hand
- HH
- Type
- TT
Edit and play
- Play or stop
- SpaceSpace
- Shuttle back, stop, forward
- JKLJKL
- Mark in
- II
- Mark out
- OO
- Insert
- ,,
- Overwrite
- ..
- Cut at the playhead
- ⌘KCtrlK
- Add a marker
- MM
- Match frame
- FF
- Speed and duration
- ⌘RCtrlR
- Link or unlink
- ⌘LCtrlL
- Snap in the timeline
- SS
Timeline and export
- Next edit
- ↓↓
- Previous edit
- ↑↑
- Zoom the timeline
- =-=-
- Render in to out
- ↵Enter
- Export
- ⌘MCtrlM
After Effects
25 shortcutsFull listTools
- Selection
- VV
- Hand
- HH
- Zoom
- ZZ
- Rotation
- WW
- Camera
- CC
- Pan behind (anchor point)
- YY
- Shape
- Pen
- GG
- Type
- ⌘TCtrlT
Layer properties
- Position
- PP
- Scale
- SS
- Rotation
- RR
- Opacity
- TT
- Anchor point
- AA
- Properties with keyframes
- UU
- Easy ease
- F9F9
Layers and compositions
- New composition
- ⌘NCtrlN
- New solid
- ⌘YCtrlY
- Duplicate
- ⌘DCtrlD
- Split layer
- ⇧⌘DCtrl⇧D
- Pre-compose
- ⇧⌘CCtrl⇧C
- Trim the start to here
- ⌥[Alt[
- Trim the end to here
- ⌥]Alt]
- Preview
- SpaceSpace
- Add to render queue
- ⌃⌘MCtrlM
Code
VS Code
22 shortcutsFull listFind your way
- Command palette
- ⇧⌘PCtrl⇧P
- Open a file by name
- ⌘PCtrlP
- Go to line
- ⌃GCtrlG
- Go to definition
- F12F12
- Find in files
- ⇧⌘FCtrl⇧F
- Replace
- ⌥⌘FCtrlH
- Show or hide the sidebar
- ⌘BCtrlB
- Terminal
- ⌃`Ctrl`
- Settings
- ⌘,Ctrl,
Edit
- Comment the line
- ⌘/Ctrl/
- Move the line up or down
- ⌥↑↓Alt↑↓
- Copy the line down
- ⇧⌥↓⇧Alt↓
- Delete the line
- ⇧⌘KCtrl⇧K
- Select the next match
- ⌘DCtrlD
- Select every match
- ⇧⌘LCtrl⇧L
- Rename a symbol
- F2F2
- Format the document
- ⇧⌥F⇧AltF
Editors
- Split the editor
- ⌘\Ctrl\
- Close the editor
- ⌘WCtrlW
- Reopen a closed editor
- ⇧⌘TCtrl⇧T
- Markdown preview
- ⇧⌘VCtrl⇧V
- Zen mode
- ⌘KZCtrlKZ
Everyday
Chrome
19 shortcutsFull listTabs and windows
- New tab
- ⌘TCtrlT
- Reopen the last closed tab
- ⇧⌘TCtrl⇧T
- Close the tab
- ⌘WCtrlW
- Next tab
- ⌥⌘→CtrlTab
- Previous tab
- ⌥⌘←Ctrl⇧Tab
- Jump to tab 1 to 8
- ⌘1–8Ctrl1–8
- New window
- ⌘NCtrlN
- New Incognito window
- ⇧⌘NCtrl⇧N
Pages
- Go to the address bar
- ⌘LCtrlL
- Find on the page
- ⌘FCtrlF
- Reload
- ⌘RCtrlR
- Reload without the cache
- ⇧⌘RCtrl⇧R
- Bookmark the page
- ⌘DCtrlD
- Zoom in or out
- ⌘+-Ctrl+-
- Reset the zoom
- ⌘0Ctrl0
- Developer tools
- ⌥⌘ICtrl⇧I
Chrome itself
- History
- ⌘YCtrlH
- Downloads
- ⇧⌘JCtrlJ
- Clear browsing data
- ⇧⌘⌫Ctrl⇧Delete
Notion
18 shortcutsFull listPages
- New page
- ⌘NCtrlN
- Search
- ⌘PCtrlP
- Show or hide the sidebar
- ⌘\Ctrl\
- Copy the page link
- ⌘LCtrlL
- Go back
- ⌘[Ctrl[
- Dark mode
- ⇧⌘LCtrl⇧L
Writing
- Bold
- ⌘BCtrlB
- Italic
- ⌘ICtrlI
- Strikethrough
- ⇧⌘SCtrl⇧S
- Inline code
- ⌘ECtrlE
- Add a link
- ⌘KCtrlK
- Comment
- ⇧⌘MCtrl⇧M
- Heading 1
- ⌥⌘1Ctrl⇧1
- To-do
- ⌥⌘4Ctrl⇧4
Blocks
- Insert a block
- //
- Mention a person or page
- @@
- Duplicate the block
- ⌘DCtrlD
- Move the block up or down
- ⇧⌘↑↓Ctrl⇧↑↓
Slack
14 shortcutsFull listGet around
- Jump to a conversation
- ⌘KCtrlK
- All unreads
- ⇧⌘ACtrl⇧A
- Threads
- ⇧⌘TCtrl⇧T
- Direct messages
- ⇧⌘KCtrl⇧K
- Previous or next conversation
- ⌥↑↓Alt↑↓
- Next unread conversation
- ⌥⇧↓Alt⇧↓
- Go back
- ⌘[Alt←
Messages
- New message
- ⌘NCtrlN
- Edit your last message
- ↑↑
- Upload a file
- ⌘UCtrlU
- Mark the conversation read
- EscEsc
- Mark everything read
- ⇧Esc⇧Esc
- Set your status
- ⇧⌘YCtrl⇧Y
- All shortcuts
- ⌘/Ctrl/
macOS
18 shortcutsFull listEverywhere
- Spotlight search
- ⌘SpaceNot on Windows
- Switch apps
- ⌘TabNot on Windows
- Quit the app
- ⌘QNot on Windows
- Hide the app
- ⌘HNot on Windows
- Settings for the app
- ⌘,Not on Windows
- Force quit
- ⌥⌘EscNot on Windows
- Lock the screen
- ⌃⌘QNot on Windows
- Emoji and symbols
- ⌃⌘SpaceNot on Windows
- Full screen
- ⌃⌘FNot on Windows
Screenshots
- Whole screen
- ⇧⌘3Not on Windows
- Part of the screen
- ⇧⌘4Not on Windows
- Screenshot and recording tools
- ⇧⌘5Not on Windows
Finder
- Quick Look
- SpaceNot on Windows
- New folder
- ⇧⌘NNot on Windows
- Go to a folder
- ⇧⌘GNot on Windows
- Get info
- ⌘INot on Windows
- Show hidden files
- ⇧⌘.Not on Windows
- Move to the Bin
- ⌘⌫Not on Windows
Windows
17 shortcutsFull listEverywhere
- Search
- Not on MacWinS
- Switch apps
- Not on MacAltTab
- Close the app
- Not on MacAltF4
- Task Manager
- Not on MacCtrl⇧Esc
- Lock the PC
- Not on MacWinL
- Show the desktop
- Not on MacWinD
- Settings
- Not on MacWinI
- Emoji
- Not on MacWin.
- Clipboard history
- Not on MacWinV
Windows and screens
- Snap a window left or right
- Not on MacWin←→
- Task view
- Not on MacWinTab
- New virtual desktop
- Not on MacWinCtrlD
- Screenshot a part
- Not on MacWin⇧S
File Explorer
- Open File Explorer
- Not on MacWinE
- Rename
- Not on MacF2
- New folder
- Not on MacCtrl⇧N
- Run
- Not on MacWinR
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