Finder keyboard shortcuts

Explore all 50 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys for Finder 2025 on an interactive visual keyboard. Toggle modifiers (Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Meta), filter by category, and search any command or key combination.

Top shortcuts

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

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