100 useful keyboard shortcuts for MacBook users

 

Here is a list of 100 useful keyboard shortcuts for MacBook users:

General Shortcuts:

1. Command (⌘) + C: Copy

2. Command (⌘) + X: Cut

3. Command (⌘) + V: Paste

4. Command (⌘) + Z: Undo

5. Command (⌘) + Shift + Z: Redo

6. Command (⌘) + A: Select All

7. Command (⌘) + S: Save

8. Command (⌘) + Shift + S: Save As

9. Command (⌘) + Q: Quit Application

10. Command (⌘) + W: Close Window

11. Command (⌘) + N: New Window

12. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Esc: Force Quit

13. Command (⌘) + Space: Spotlight Search

14. Command (⌘) + Tab: Switch between applications

15. Command (⌘) + ` (Backtick): Switch between windows of the same application

Finder Shortcuts:

16. Command (⌘) + N: New Finder Window

17. Command (⌘) + Shift + N: Create New Folder

18. Command (⌘) + Delete: Move selected item to Trash

19. Command (⌘) + Shift + Delete: Empty Trash

20. Command (⌘) + Up Arrow: Go to parent folder

21. Command (⌘) + Down Arrow: Open selected item

22. Command (⌘) + F: Find

23. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Space: Quick Look selected item

Text Editing Shortcuts:

24. Command (⌘) + B: Bold

25. Command (⌘) + I: Italic

26. Command (⌘) + U: Underline

27. Command (⌘) + Shift + V: Paste and Match Style

28. Command (⌘) + Shift + T: Reopen last closed tab (in some applications)

29. Option (⌥) + Delete: Delete word to the left of the cursor

30. Option (⌥) + Shift + Delete: Delete word to the right of the cursor

31. Control + A: Move to the beginning of the line

32. Control + E: Move to the end of the line

33. Control + K: Delete text from cursor to end of line

Screen Capture Shortcuts:

34. Command (⌘) + Shift + 3: Capture entire screen and save as a file

35. Command (⌘) + Shift + 4: Capture selected portion of the screen and save as a file

36. Command (⌘) + Shift + 4 + Space: Capture a specific window or menu and save as a file

37. Control + Command (⌘) + Shift + 3: Capture entire screen and copy to clipboard

38. Control + Command (⌘) + Shift + 4: Capture selected portion of the screen and copy to clipboard

System Shortcuts:

39. Command (⌘) + Space: Open Spotlight Search

40. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Control + Power Button: Force restart your Mac

41. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Control + Delete: Shut down your Mac

Application Switching Shortcuts:

42. Command (

⌘) + Tab: Switch between applications

43. Command (⌘) + ~ (Tilde): Switch between windows of the same application

Browser Shortcuts (Safari, Chrome, Firefox):

44. Command (⌘) + T: Open a new tab

45. Command (⌘) + W: Close current tab

46. Command (⌘) + Shift + T: Reopen last closed tab

47. Command (⌘) + R: Refresh the current page

48. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Arrow Right: Move to the next tab

49. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Arrow Left: Move to the previous tab

50. Command (⌘) + L: Highlight the address bar

Screenshot Annotation Shortcuts (macOS Mojave and later):

51. Command (⌘) + Shift + 5: Open screenshot capture menu

52. Control + Command (⌘) + Shift + 3: Capture entire screen

53. Control + Command (⌘) + Shift + 4: Capture selected portion of the screen

54. Control + Command (⌘) + Shift + 6: Capture Touch Bar (on MacBook Pro)

Volume and Media Shortcuts:

55. F11: Show Desktop

56. F12: Show Dashboard

57. Option (⌥) + Volume Up/Down: Adjust volume in smaller increments

58. Option (⌥) + Shift + Volume Up/Down: Adjust volume in larger increments

59. Option (⌥) + Brightness Up/Down: Adjust display brightness in smaller increments

60. Option (⌥) + Shift + Brightness Up/Down: Adjust display brightness in larger increments

61. Space: Play/Pause media

Mission Control and Spaces Shortcuts:

62. Control + Up Arrow: Enter Mission Control

63. Control + Down Arrow: Show Desktop

64. Control + Left/Right Arrow: Switch between spaces

65. Control + Number (1-9): Jump to a specific space

Spotlight Shortcuts:

66. Command (⌘) + Space: Open Spotlight Search

67. Command (⌘) + B: Show the best match in Finder

68. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + B: Show the best match in a browser

69. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + L: Show the best match in Dictionary

70. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + I: Show the best match in Mail

71. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + C: Show the best match in Calendar

Finder Shortcuts:

72. Command (⌘) + N: Open a new Finder window

73. Command (⌘) + Shift + N: Create a new folder

74. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + N: Create a new Smart Folder

75. Command (⌘) + Control + N: Open the Downloads folder

76. Command (⌘) + Up Arrow: Open the parent folder

77. Command (⌘) + Down Arrow: Open the selected item

78. Command (⌘) + Delete: Move selected item to Trash

79. Command (⌘) + Shift + Delete: Empty Trash

Finder Column View Shortcuts:

80. Right Arrow: Open a folder in Column View

81. Left Arrow: Close a folder in Column View

82

. Command (⌘) + Right Arrow: Open the selected folder and close all other folders

83. Command (⌘) + Left Arrow: Go back to the previous folder

Preview Shortcuts:

84. Command (⌘) + P: Print

85. Command (⌘) + S: Save

86. Command (⌘) + Shift + S: Save As

87. Command (⌘) + O: Open

88. Command (⌘) + F: Search

89. Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + I: Show Inspector

TextEdit Shortcuts:

90. Command (⌘) + T: Open a new document

91. Command (⌘) + O: Open an existing document

92. Command (⌘) + S: Save

93. Command (⌘) + Shift + S: Save As

94. Command (⌘) + P: Print

95. Command (⌘) + Z: Undo

96. Command (⌘) + Shift + Z: Redo

97. Command (⌘) + F: Find

98. Command (⌘) + G: Find Next

99. Command (⌘) + Shift + G: Find Previous

100. Command (⌘) + A: Select All

These are just a selection of keyboard shortcuts available on a MacBook. There are many more shortcuts specific to certain applications, so it's worth exploring the documentation or help section of each app to find additional shortcuts that might be useful to you.