Essential macOS Shortcuts
Some of the most important shortcuts I discovered in macOS.
Screenshots
Full screen:
- Cmd + Shift + 3 → saves to desktop
- Cmd + Shift + Control + 3 → to clipboard
Screen selection:
- Cmd + Shift + 4 → saves to desktop
- Cmd + Shift + Control + 4 → to clipboard
Specific window:
- Cmd + Shift + 4, then Space → saves to desktop
- Cmd + Shift + Control + 4, then Space → to clipboard
Window Management
Mission Control and window switching:
- Ctrl + Up → Mission Control (view all windows and desktops)
- Cmd + ~ → switch between windows of the same application
- Ctrl + Down → Application Exposé (view all windows of active application)
Page Navigation
Scrolling and page movement:
- Space → scroll down one full screen
- Shift + Space → scroll up one full screen
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