Learn Finder keyboard shortcuts

Practice Finder 2025 keyboard shortcuts with timed drills. Memorize all 50 hotkeys and keybindings faster through interactive exercises.

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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