> Source URL: /resources/key-controls.macos.guide # Key Controls Guide for MacOS ## General OS-level keyboard shortcuts These shortcuts work in any app on your Mac. - Cmd + C: Copy - Cmd + V: Paste - Cmd + X: Cut - Cmd + Z: Undo - Shift + Cmd + Z: Redo - Cmd + A: Select All - Cmd + S: Save - Cmd + O: Open - Cmd + N: New document or window - Cmd + W: Close the current window - Cmd + Q: Quit the current app - Cmd + F: Find - Cmd + P: Print - Cmd + ,: Open app preferences/settings - Cmd + Space: Open Spotlight search - Shift + Cmd + 5: Screenshot and screen recording options See the full list of macOS shortcuts on [Apple's support page](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102650). ## Window management shortcuts These shortcuts help you navigate between apps and manage windows. ### Switching apps and windows - Cmd + Tab: Switch between open apps - Cmd + `: Switch between windows of the current app - Cmd + M: Minimize the current window to the Dock - Cmd + H: Hide the current app - Opt + Cmd + H: Hide all other apps ### Full screen and Mission Control - Ctrl + Cmd + F: Toggle full screen mode - Ctrl + Up or F3: Open Mission Control (view all windows and desktops) - Ctrl + Down: Show all windows of the current app ### Side-by-side window tiling On macOS Sequoia (version 15) and later, you can tile windows using keyboard shortcuts: - Globe + Ctrl + Left: Tile window to the left half of the screen - Globe + Ctrl + Right: Tile window to the right half of the screen - Globe + Ctrl + Up: Tile window to the top half of the screen - Globe + Ctrl + Down: Tile window to the bottom half of the screen - Globe + Ctrl + F: Fill the screen (maximize) - Globe + Ctrl + C: Center the window - Globe + Ctrl + R: Return to the previous window size The Globe key is the Fn key on most Mac keyboards. On earlier macOS versions, hold the green button in the top-left corner of any window to access tiling options, or use a third-party tool like [Rectangle](https://rectangleapp.com/). ## Text editing shortcuts These shortcuts work in most text fields and editors on your Mac. ### Navigation - Cmd + Left: Jump to the beginning of the line - Cmd + Right: Jump to the end of the line - Opt + Left: Jump to the previous word - Opt + Right: Jump to the next word - Cmd + Up: Jump to the beginning of the document - Cmd + Down: Jump to the end of the document ### Selection Add Shift to any navigation shortcut above to select text while moving. For example: - Shift + Cmd + Left: Select from cursor to the beginning of the line - Shift + Cmd + Right: Select from cursor to the end of the line - Shift + Opt + Left: Select the previous word - Shift + Opt + Right: Select the next word ### Deleting text - Delete: Delete the character before the cursor - Fn + Delete: Delete the character after the cursor (forward delete) - Opt + Delete: Delete the word before the cursor - Fn + Opt + Delete: Delete the word after the cursor ## Code editing shortcuts These shortcuts work in Cursor and other VS Code-based editors. ### Essential editing - Cmd + /: Comment or uncomment the selected lines - Cmd + Shift + K: Delete the current line - Opt + Up: Move the current line up - Opt + Down: Move the current line down - Shift + Opt + Up: Copy the current line up - Shift + Opt + Down: Copy the current line down ### Find and replace - Cmd + F: Find in the current file - Opt + Cmd + F: Find and replace in the current file - Cmd + Shift + F: Search across all files in the workspace - Cmd + Shift + H: Find and replace across all files ### Multi-cursor and selection - Cmd + D: Select the next occurrence of the current selection - Cmd + Shift + L: Select all occurrences of the current selection - Opt + Click: Add a cursor at the clicked location ### Navigation and panels - Cmd + P: Quick open a file by name - Cmd + Shift + P: Open the command palette - Cmd + B: Toggle the sidebar - Ctrl + `: Toggle the integrated terminal - F12: Go to definition - F2: Rename symbol See a comprehensive, printable list in the [VS Code macOS keyboard shortcuts PDF](https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-macos.pdf). ## Cursor-specific shortcuts These shortcuts are specific to Cursor's AI features. ### AI Chat and Composer - Cmd + L: Open AI Chat - Cmd + I: Open Composer (multi-file AI edits) - Cmd + Shift + L: Add selected code to Chat as context ### Inline editing - Cmd + K: Open inline edit prompt (works in editor and terminal) - Cmd + Enter: Accept AI-generated changes - Cmd + Backspace: Reject or cancel generation ### AI autocomplete - Tab: Accept the autocomplete suggestion - Cmd + Right: Accept only the next word of the suggestion See more shortcuts in the [Cursor keyboard shortcuts documentation](https://docs.cursor.com/advanced/keyboard-shortcuts). --- ## Backlinks The following sources link to this document: - [MacOS](/resources/key-controls.guide.llm.md)