macOS Developer Keyboard Shortcuts

System Navigation

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Space	Spotlight Search
Cmd+Tab	Switch between applications
Cmd+~	Switch between windows of same app
Cmd+Q	Quit application
Cmd+W	Close window
Cmd+M	Minimize window
Cmd+H	Hide application
Cmd+Opt+H	Hide all other applications
Ctrl+Up	Mission Control
Ctrl+Down	Application windows
Ctrl+Left/Right	Switch between desktops
Cmd+Ctrl+F	Toggle fullscreen
Cmd+Opt+Esc	Force Quit menu
Cmd+Ctrl+Q	Lock screen
Cmd+Shift+Q	Log out

Window Management

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Cmd+F	Toggle fullscreen
Cmd+Opt+D	Toggle Dock visibility
Fn+F	Toggle fullscreen (newer Macs)
Globe+Click title bar	Tiling options (Sequoia+)
Cmd+Ctrl+Left	Tile window left (Sequoia+)
Cmd+Ctrl+Right	Tile window right (Sequoia+)
Cmd+N	New window
Cmd+T	New tab
Cmd+Shift+T	Reopen closed tab
Cmd+1-9	Switch to tab by number

Finder

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Shift+G	Go to folder path
Cmd+Shift+.	Toggle hidden files
Cmd+Shift+N	New folder
Cmd+Delete	Move to Trash
Cmd+Shift+Delete	Empty Trash
Cmd+I	Get Info
Cmd+D	Duplicate
Cmd+L	Make alias
Space	Quick Look (preview)
Cmd+1/2/3/4	View as icons/list/columns/gallery
Cmd+Up	Go to parent folder
Cmd+Down	Open selected item
Cmd+Opt+C	Copy file path
Cmd+Shift+C	Open Computer
Cmd+Shift+H	Open Home folder
Cmd+Shift+D	Open Desktop folder
Cmd+Shift+A	Open Applications folder

Text Editing (System-wide)

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+A	Select all
Cmd+C	Copy
Cmd+V	Paste
Cmd+Shift+V	Paste without formatting
Cmd+X	Cut
Cmd+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z	Redo
Cmd+F	Find
Cmd+G	Find next
Cmd+Shift+G	Find previous
Opt+Left/Right	Move by word
Cmd+Left/Right	Move to start/end of line
Cmd+Up/Down	Move to start/end of document
Opt+Delete	Delete word backward
Fn+Delete	Forward delete
Opt+Fn+Delete	Delete word forward
Cmd+Delete	Delete to beginning of line
Ctrl+K	Delete to end of line

Screenshots

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Shift+3	Screenshot entire screen
Cmd+Shift+4	Screenshot selection
Cmd+Shift+4+Space	Screenshot window
Cmd+Shift+5	Screenshot/recording toolbar
Cmd+Shift+6	Screenshot Touch Bar
Ctrl+ (add to any above)	Copy to clipboard instead of file

Developer Utilities

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Opt+I	Open DevTools (in browsers)
Cmd+Shift+.	Show hidden files in Finder/dialogs
Cmd+Opt+Esc	Force Quit (hung applications)
Ctrl+Cmd+Space	Emoji & Symbols picker
Cmd+,	Open preferences (any app)
Cmd+Opt+D	Show/hide Dock

Spotlight & Search

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Space	Open Spotlight
Cmd+Opt+Space	Open Finder search
Type then Cmd+Enter	Reveal in Finder from Spotlight
Type then Cmd+B	Search web from Spotlight
Type then Cmd+R	Show Siri knowledge

Terminal-Specific

Shortcut	Action
pbcopy	Copy stdin to clipboard (pipe)
pbpaste	Paste clipboard to stdout
open .	Open current directory in Finder
open -a "App Name"	Open application
caffeinate	Prevent sleep
say "text"	Text-to-speech
mdfind "query"	Spotlight search from CLI
defaults write	Modify system preferences