MUO Keyboard Shortcuts Quick Reference

Cmd + N

Open new window

Cmd + T

Open new tab

Cmd + W

Close active window
OR!
¹Close active tab

Shift + Cmd + W

¹Close active window

Option + Cmd + W

Close all windows
OR

¹Close all tabs except the active
tab

Option + Shift +
Cmd + W

¹Close all windows

Cmd + O

Open selected item(s)

Option + Cmd + O

Open selected item(s) and close
active window or ¹active tab

Shift + Cmd + N

Create new folder

Control + Cmd + N

Create new folder and move
selected item to it

Cmd + I

Show Get Info pane for selected
item(s)

Option + Cmd + I

Show Inspector pane for selected
item(s)

Cmd + P

Open selected file for printing

Enter

Rename selected item

Cmd + C

Copy selected item(s) to clipboard

Option + Cmd + C

²Copy pathname of selected item
to clipboard

Cmd V

Paste item(s) from clipboard

Option + Cmd + V

Move selected item(s) to active
location i.e. cut-paste item(s)

Cmd + Z

Undo last action

Shift + Cmd + Z

Reverse “Undo action”

Cmd + D

Duplicated selected item(s)

Control + Cmd + A

Create alias for selected item(s)

Option+ Control +
Cmd + A

Locate original item for selected
alias(es)

³Space

Open Quick Look preview of
selected item(s)

³Cmd + Y

Open Quick Look preview of
selected item(s)

³Option + Cmd + Y

Open slideshow or fullscreen
Quick Look preview of selected
item(s)

Control + Cmd + T

Add sidebar shortcuts for
selected item(s)

Control + Shift +
Cmd + T

Add selected item(s) to Dock

Cmd + Delete

Move selected item(s) to Trash

Option + Cmd +
Delete

Delete selected item(s)
immediately

Shift + Cmd +
Delete

Empty Trash

Option + Shift +
Cmd + Delete

Empty Trash immediately i.e.
without warning dialog

Cmd + E

Eject the selected disk or volume

Cmd + F

Open a Finder search window
(search bar is activated

automatically)

Option + Cmd +
Space

Open a Finder search window
even when Finder is not active

Cmd + 1

Switch to Icon view

Cmd + 2

Switch to List view

Cmd + 3

Switch to Column view

Cmd + 4

Switch to Gallery view

Control + Cmd + 0

⁴Sort items into Groups

Control + Option +
Cmd + 0

Sort items by None

Control + Option +
Cmd + 1

Sort items by Name

Control + Option +
Cmd + 2

Sort items by Kind

Control + Option +
Cmd + 3

Sort items by Date Last Opened

Control + Option +
Cmd + 4

Sort items by Date Added

Control + Option +
Cmd + 5

Sort items by Modified

Control + Option +
Cmd + 6

Sort items by Size

Control + Option +
Cmd + 7

Sort items by Tags
Option + Cmd + 1

Clean up items by Name

Option + Cmd + 2

Clean up items by Kind

Option + Cmd + 5

Clean up items by Date Modified

Option + Cmd + 6

Clean up items by Size

Option + Cmd + 7

Clean up items by Tags

Option + Cmd + S

Toggle sidebar

Option + Cmd + T

Toggle toolbar and sidebar

Shift + Cmd + T

Toggle tab bar

Option + Cmd + P

Toggle path bar

Shift + Cmd + P

Toggle Preview sidebar

Cmd + / (Forward
slash)

Toggle status bar

Cmd + J

Show View options for active
folder

Shift + Cmd + .
(Period)

Toggle visibility of hidden files

Up Arrow

Icon View, Gallery View: Select

last item

List View: Select item above

Column View: Select last item if

no item selected, otherwise select
item above

Down Arrow

Icon View, Gallery View: Select

first item

List View: Select item below

Column View: Select first item if

no item selected, otherwise select
item below

Left Arrow

Icon View: Select item on the left

List View: Collapse folder

Column View: Select parent folder

Gallery View: Select last item if no

item selected, otherwise select
first item on the left

Right Arrow

Icon View: Select item on the right

List View: Expand folder

Column View: Select child item

Gallery View: Select first item if

no item selected, otherwise select
first item on the right

Tab

Icon, List, and Gallery View: Cycle

through items in the forward
direction

Shift + Tab

Icon, List, and Gallery View: Cycle

through items in the backward
direction

Cmd + Up Arrow

Open enclosing (parent) folder

Cmd + Down
Arrow

Select first item or open selected
item(s)

⁵Cmd + [

Go one step backward

⁵Cmd + ]

Go one step forward

Shift + Cmd + F

Open Recents window

Shift + Cmd + O

Open Documents folder

Shift + Cmd + D

Open Desktop folder

Option + Cmd + L

Open Downloads folder

Shift + Cmd + H

Open Home folder of current user
account

Shift + Cmd + C

Open Computer window

Shift + Cmd + R

Open AirDrop window

Shift + Cmd + K

Open Network window

Shift + Cmd + I

Open iCloud Drive

Shift + Cmd + A

Open Applications folder

Shift + Cmd + U

Open Utilities folder

Shift + Cmd + G

Open dialog to jump to folder
using pathname

Cmd + K

Open Connect to Server utility

Cmd + , (Comma)

Open Finder preferences

Cmd + M

Minimize active window

Option + Cmd + M

Minimize all windows

Cmd + `
(Backquote)

Cycle through (unminimized)
windows

Cmd + H

Hide Finder

Option + Cmd + H

Hide all apps except Finder

Cmd + Q

Quit Finder

Cmd-Click

Open sidebar item in new tab or
window

Cmd-Drag
Toolbar/Sidebar
Item

Add item to or move/remove item
from toolbar/sidebar

Cmd-Drag File/
Folder

To toolbar/sidebar: Add a shortcut

To any location on disk: Move item
there

Esc

Cancel drag-and-drop action
midway

Double-click
divider in Column

View

Resize corresponding column to
fit item with longest name

Option + Double­Click divider in
Column View

Resize all columns to fit items with
the longest name in each

Option-Drag
divider in Column
View

Resize columns equally

Option-Click Go
Menu

Reveal link to Library folder

¹When window has multiple tabs
²If multiple items are selected, pathname of first item

will be copied.

³If no item selected, preview parent folder with Quick

Look.

⁴Does not work in Gallery View.
⁵Based on tab/window history

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