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Mac keyboard shortcuts we use every day
Twenty shortcuts that save us minutes every hour, from window management to screenshots.
You do not need to memorize hundreds of shortcuts. These are the ones our team uses constantly.
Everyday
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌘ Space | Spotlight: launch apps, search files, do math |
| ⌘ Tab | Switch apps |
| ⌘ ` | Switch windows of the same app |
| ⌘ W / ⌘ Q | Close window / quit app |
| ⌘ ⇧ T | Reopen the last closed browser tab |
Screenshots
| ⌘ ⇧ 4 | Capture a selection |
| ⌘ ⇧ 4, then Space | Capture a window |
| ⌘ ⇧ 5 | Screenshot and recording toolbar |
Text
| ⌥ ← / → | Jump by word |
| ⌘ ← / → | Jump to line start or end |
| ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ V | Paste without formatting |
Windows
Recent macOS versions support window tiling: hold Option while dragging a window to an edge, or use the Window menu. It is the end of third-party window managers for many people.
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