Finder Cheat Sheet

A visual cheat-sheet for the 55 keyboard shortcuts found in Finder. This application is part of MacOS.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Finder Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Cmd D Duplicate the selected files
Cmd E Eject the selected disk or volume
Cmd F Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window
Cmd I Show the get info window for a selected file
Cmd R When an alias is selected in the Finder, show original file for the selected alias
Cmd Shift C Open the Computer window
Cmd Shift D Open the desktop folder
Cmd Shift F Open the Recents window, showing all files you viewed or changed recently
Cmd Shift G Open a Go to Folder window
Cmd Shift H Open the Home folder of the current MacOS user account
Cmd Shift I Open the iCloud drive
Cmd Shift K Open the Network window
Cmd Opt L Open the Downloads folder
Cmd Shift N Create a new folder
Cmd Shift O Open the Documents folder
Cmd Shift P Show or hide the Preview pane in Finder windows
Cmd Shift R Open the AirDrop window
Cmd Shift T Show or hide the tab bar in Finder windows
Ctrl Cmd Shift T Add selected Finder items to the Dock
Cmd Shift U Open the Utilities folder
Cmd Opt D Show or hide the Dock
Cmd Ctrl T Add the selected item to the sidebar
Cmd Opt P Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows
Cmd Opt S Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows
Cmd / Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows
Cmd J Show view options
Cmd K Open the Connect to Server window