OSX Mavericks is finally here, and probably installed on your Mac already. While Mountain Lion users may not find many changes in the free upgrade, they probably love what it did to power management, Finder tabs and quick-reply notifications.
It may also be the upgrade Safari needs to put itself into the browser race again (although we had a few good reasons to ask you to opt for Chrome instead). Well, it’s time to put this new OS to good use. Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts that can help you work faster and harder with Mavericks. If you think we missed any, let us know in the comments.
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Shortcut
Actions
Command + 1
View as Icon
Command + 2
View as List
Command + 3
View as Columns
Command + 4
View as Cover Flow
Command + [
Go to previous folder
Command + ]
Go to next folder
Command + ↑
Navigate up one level
Command + ↓
Navigate down one level
Command + Control + N
Open folder that contains current folder in new window
Option + Double click
Open selected folder in new window + close current window
Command + Double click
Open selected folder in new tab
Command + Click window title
See folder’s path
Command + Tab
Cycle through opened applications (foward)
Command + Shift + Tab
Cycle through opened applications (backward)
Space
Launch Quick Look
Command + Y
Launch Quick Look
Command + A
Selects all items in Finder
Command + Option + A
Deselects any selected items
Command + Shift + A
Go to Application folder
Command + Shift + U
Go to Utilities folder
Command + N
New Finder window
Command + K
Connect to Server
Command + Shift + K
Open Network Window
Command + I
Get info of item
Command + J
Show view options
Command + Option + Esc
Force quit an application
Finder (List view)
Shortcut
Actions
→
Open selected folder
←
Close selected folder
Shortcut
Actions
Command + Delete
Move to trash
Command + Shift + Delete
Empty Trash
Command + Shift + Option + Delete
Empty Trash (Silence mode)
Command + drag file/folder
Move item to another location
Option + drag file/folder
Copy item to another location
Command + Option + drag file/folder
Make alias of dragged items
Command + L
Make alias of selected items
Command + D
Duplicate selected item
Command + C
Copy selected item
Command + X
Cut selected item
Command + V
Paste copied item
Command + Z
Undo action
Command + Shift + N
New folder
Command + Option + N
New Smart folder
Command + O
Open selected item
Shortcut
Actions
F1
Decrease brightness
F2
Increase brightness
Shortcut
Actions
Control + ↑
Launch/Quit Mission Control
F3
Launch/Quit Mission Control
Control + ↓
Application windows (See all)
Command + F3
Show Desktop
Option + Command + D
Toogle Dock On/Off
Mission Control (Inside Mission Control)
Shortcut
Actions
Control + ←
Move to space on left
Control + →
Move to space on right
Control + #
Switch to a specific (#n) desktop.
Example: To switch to desktop 3, use Control + 3
Shortcut
Actions
Fn + F12
Launch Dashboard
Command + R
Reload current widget
Command + =
Show/hide widget bar
Command + ←
Scroll widget bar left
Command + →
Scroll widget bar right
Screen Shots
Shortcut
Actions
Shift + Command + 3
Screen shot entire screen. Saves as picture.
Shift + Command + Control + 3
Screen shot entire screen. Copies to clipboard.
Shift + Command + 4
Screen shot a designated area. Saves as picture.
Shift + Command + Control + 4
Screen shot a designated area. Copies to clipboard.
Shift + Command + 4 , then Space
Screen shot a designated window.
Shortcut
Actions
Command + Space
Spotlight on/off
Option + Command + Space
Show Spotlight window
Shortcut
Actions
Command + F5
VoiceOver on/off
Option + Command + F5
Display Accessibility controls
Command + Option + 8
Zoom On/Off
Command + Option + +
Zoom in
Command + Option + +
Zoom out
Common for various applications
Note: This may not work for some applications
Shortcut
Actions
Shift + Command + /
Show Help Menu
Command + ,
Open App’s Preference
Command + `
Cycle through opened Apps (of the same type) windows
Command + Shift + ?
Open App’s Help Search
Command + H
Hide current window
Command + Option + H
Hide all running windows
Command + M
Minimize current window
Command + Option + M
Minimize all windows
Command + W
Close selected window
Command + Option + W
Close all windows
Command + Shift + W
Close file with its associated windows
Shortcut
Actions
⎋ (once)
Put Mac to sleep
⎋ (again)
Wake Mac up
⎋ (hold)
Force Mac shut down
Command + Control + ⎋
Force Mac to restart
Control + ⎋
Show restart/ sleep/ shutdown dialog
Command + Option + Control + ⎋
Quit all opened applications
Shift + Control + ⎋
Put dispplays to sleep
Command + Shift + Q
Log Out
Command + Shift + Option + Q
Log Out (immediately)
Shortcut
Actions
Option (hold)
Display bootable volumes
Shift (hold)
Start in Safe Mode
Left Shift (hold)
Bypass automatic login
C (hold)
Boot from other media
T (hold)
Start in FireWire target disk mode
N (hold)
Start from NetBoot server
X (hold)
Force Mac OS X startup
Command + R (hold)
Start in Recovery Mode
⇑ (hold)
Eject discs