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macOS

These commands assume the function keys are being used. If you have the media keys being used by default you will need to also hold the Fn key when pressing any of the function keys e.g. F1, F2, F3, ect.

You can switch the behaviour of these keys in macOS, go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Use F1, F2, ect. keys as standard function keys.

General

Command	Action	Notes	Tested
CMD + A	Select all		Yes
CMD + S	Save		Yes
CMD + Shift + S	Save as
CMD + Z	Undo		Yes
CMD + Shift + Z	Redo	In some app
cations built for Windows this command would be CMD + Y	Yes
CMD + X	Cut selection	Doesn't work in Finder (the file manager) macOS doesn't allow this.	Yes
CMD + C	Copy selection		Yes
CMD + V	Paste previously cut or copied selection		Yes
CMD + Shift + V	Paste in place	Usually only used in graphical or modelling programmes.
CMD + Option + V	Paste matching style	Matches the styling of the place you are pasting to. This is useful for pasting into a word processor or spreadsheet programme.	Yes
CTRL + Shift + Eject	Lock screen		Yes
CMD + Option + D	Show / Hide dock		Yes
CMD + W	Close current tab or window		Yes
CMD + Q	Quit application		Yes
CMD + Tab	Cycle through applications	Holding shift cycles backwards.	Yes
CTRL + Tab	Cycle through tabs	Holding shift cycles backwards.	Yes
CMD + Left Arrow	Move to start of line	Holding shift will select until start of line.	Yes
CMD + Right Arrow	Move to end of line	Holding shift will select until end of line.	Yes
Option + CMD + J	Open the console		Yes
CTRL + A	Move to start of line	Can be used in the terminal	Yes
CTRL + E	Move to end of line	Can also be used in the terminal	Yes
CTRL + CMD + Space	Open emoji keyboard	THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE🕺	Yes

Handy Tips and Tricks

Command(s)	Action	Notes	Tested
CMD + L , CMD + Enter	Duplicates existing tab	Requires a quick two staged action. Works in most browsers
CMD + L , CMD + Shift + Enter	Duplicates existing tab and changes browser focus to new tab	Requires a quick two staged action. Works in most browsers

Chrome

Command	Action	Notes	Tested
CMD + R	Refresh page		Yes
CMD + Shift + R	Refresh page and clear cache
F12	Open / close dev tools		Yes
CMD + Option + J	Open / close console in dev tools		Yes
CMD + Shift + B	Show / hide bookmarks bar.		Yes
CMD + D	Bookmark current page		Yes
CMD + Shift + N	Open incognito mode	Incognito mode doesn't save session history or passwords making it useful when needing to debug a login problem or when signing into your accounts on someone else's computer.	Yes
CMD + Shift + J	Open downloads		Yes
CMD + T	Open new tab		Yes
CMD + Shift + T	Reopen closed tab		Yes

Firefox

Command	Action	Notes	Tested
CMD + R	Refresh page
CMD + Shift + R	Refresh page and clear cache
F12	Open / close dev tools
CMD + Shift + I	Open / close console in dev tools
CMD + Shift + B	Show / hide bookmarks bar.
CMD + D	Bookmark current page
F11	Full screen view
CMD + Shift + P	Open incognito mode	Incognito mode doesn't save session history or passwords making it useful when needing to debug a login problem or when signing into your accounts on someone else's computer.
CMD + Shift + J	Open popup console
CMD + Shift + Y	Open downloads

Safari

Command	Action	Notes	Tested
CMD + R	Refresh page		Yes
CMD + Shift + N	Open incognito mode	Incognito mode doesn't save session history or passwords making it useful when needing to debug a login problem or when signing into your accounts on someone else's computer.	Yes
CMD + T	Open new tab		Yes
CMD + N	Open new window		Yes
CMD + O	Open file
CMD + L	Change cursor focus to address bar
CMD + W	Close current tab or window
CMD + Shift + W	Close current window
CMD + Option + I	Open / close console in dev tools

Sublime 3

Command	Action	Notes	Tested
CMD + D	Select next matching selection	Without selection it will select the word the cursor is near.	Yes
CMD + K CMD + D	Ignore last matched selection and select next matching selection	Without selection it will select the next instance of the word the cursor is near.	Yes
CMD + U	Undo last matching selection	Will actually revert the cursor and selection to the last position and selection	Yes
CMD + Shift + D	Duplicate line or selection
CTRL + Left Arrow	Moves cursor a word to the left	Holding shift selects until word on the left.
CTRL + Right Arrow	Moves cursor a word to the left	Holding shift selects until word on the right.
CTRL + A	Moves cursor the start of the line, ignoring wrapped text		Yes
CTRL + E	Moves cursor the end of the line, ignoring wrapped text		Yes

Atom

Command	Action	Notes	Tested
CTRL + D	Select next matching selection	Without selection it will select the word the cursor is near.
CTRL + K CMD + D	Ignore last matched selection and select next matching selection	Without selection it will select the next instance of the word the cursor is near.
CTRL + U	Undo last matching selection	Will actually revert the cursor and selection to the last position and selection
CTRL + Shift + D	Duplicate line or selection

VS Code

Terminal

Command	Action	Notes	Tested
CTRL + U	Delete command without executing		Yes
CTRIL + A	Move to start of line		Yes
CTRL + E	Move to end of line		Yes

Windows

These commands assume the function keys are being used. If you have the media keys being used by default you will need to also hold the Fn key when pressing any of the function keys e.g. F1, F2, F3, ect.

You can switch the behaviour of these keys in the BIOS, use google for help on how to do that.

General

Command	Action	Notes	Tested
CTRL + A	Select all		Yes
CTRL + S	Save		Yes
CTRL + Shift + S	Save as
CTRL + Z	Undo		Yes
CTRL + Y	Redo	In some applications this command would be CTRL + Shift + Z	Yes
CTRL + X	Cut selection		Yes
CTRL + C	Copy selection		Yes
CTRL + V	Paste previously cut or copied selection		Yes
CTRL + Shift + V	Paste in place	Usually only used in graphical or modelling programmes.
CTRL + Alt + V	Paste matching style	Matches the styling of the place you are pasting to. This is useful for pasting into a word processor or spreadsheet programme.
Windows + L	Lock screen		Yes
CTRL + W	Close current tab or window
Alt + F4	Quit application	Some applications can be closed with CTRL + Q	Yes
CTRL + Tab	Cycle through applications	Holding shift cycles backwards.	Yes
CTRL + ~	Cycle through tabs	Holding shift cycles backwards.
Windows + .	Open emoji keyboard		Yes

Authors

• Rohan Hope
• Zali Baker
• Travis Knight