Keyboard shortcuts
The same list is in the app under Help › Keyboard Shortcuts (F1 or ⌘?).
Function keys may need the Fn key, depending on System Settings › Keyboard. File commands are disabled while a text field has focus, so typing is never intercepted.
Function keys
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| F1 | Keyboard shortcuts |
| F3 | View file |
| F4 | Edit file (text) or open it in its application |
| F5 | Copy to the other pane |
| F6 | Move or rename to the other pane |
| ⇧F6 | Rename in place |
| F7 | New folder |
| F8 | Move to Trash (with confirmation) |
| ⇧F9 | Compress the selection to a ZIP in the other pane |
| ⌥F9 | Extract a ZIP into the other pane |
| ⌘Z/or⇧⌘Z | Undo / redo the last file operation |
| F10 | Quit |
Panes and tabs
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| Tab | Switch the active pane |
| ⌘U | Swap panes |
| ⌥⌘U | Same folder in the other pane |
| ⌘T/or⌘W | New tab / close tab |
| ⌃⇥/or⌃⇧⇥ | Next / previous tab |
| ⌘R | Refresh |
| ⌃⌘S | Show / hide the sidebar |
| ⌥⌘S | Move the keyboard to the sidebar (Return opens, Esc returns) |
Navigation
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ↩/orDouble-click | Open folder or file (default application) |
| ⌘↑ | Enclosing folder |
| ⌘[/or⌘] | Back / forward |
| ↑/or↓ | Previous / next item (⇧ extends the selection) |
| Home/orEnd | First / last item (⇧ extends the selection) |
| PgUp/orPgDn | Page up / down (⇧ extends the selection) |
| ⌥⌘↓ | Show package contents |
| ⇧⌘G | Go to folder (absolute, ~ or relative path) |
| Type a name | Jump to the first matching item |
Places and favorites
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ⇧⌘H | Home |
| ⇧⌘D | Desktop |
| ⇧⌘O | Documents |
| ⌥⌘L | Downloads |
| ⇧⌘A | Applications |
| ⌘B | Add the current folder to Favorites |
| ⌃1 … ⌃9 | Go to favorite 1–9 |
Selection
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ⌘A | Select all |
| ⌥⌘A | Deselect all |
| ⌥⌘I | Invert selection |
| ⌘= | Select by pattern |
| ⌘- | Deselect by pattern |
Files
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| Space/or⌘Y | Quick Look |
| ⌘O | Open with the default application |
| ⌥⌘R | Reveal in Finder |
| ⇧⌘N | New folder |
| ⌃⌘N | New folder with the selected items in it |
| ⌥⌘N | New empty text file |
| ⌘D | Duplicate |
| ⌘⌫ | Move to Trash (with confirmation) |
| ⌘C/or⌘V | Copy / paste files (when the list has focus) |
| ⌥⌘V | Move the copied files here |
| ⇧⌘C | Copy item names as text |
| ⌥⌘C | Copy full paths as text |
| ⌥⇧↩ | Calculate folder sizes |
| ⌃⌘M | Batch rename |
| ⌥⌘Y | Sync the two panes’ folders (compare, review, then sync) |
Folder breakdown
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ⌥⌘B | Show in the other pane what the folder under the cursor is made of (press again to close) |
| ↩/orDouble-click | Break down the selected subfolder |
| ⌘↑ | Enclosing folder |
| Esc | Back to the file list |
Search and view
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ⌘F | Filter the active pane |
| Esc | Clear the filter |
| ⇧⌘F | Find files in subfolders |
| ⇧⌘. | Show / hide hidden files |
| ⌃⌘1/or⌃⌘2/or⌃⌘3/or⌃⌘4 | Sort by name / size / date modified / kind |
| ⌃⌘F | Full screen |
Viewer and editor
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ⌘S/or⇧⌘S | Save / save as |
| ⌘F/or⌘G | Find / find next |
| ⌘Z/or⇧⌘Z | Undo / redo |
App and windows
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ⌘, | Settings |
| ⌘? | Keyboard shortcuts |
| ⌘1 | Main window |
| ⌘M | Minimize |
| ⇧⌘W | Close window |
| ⌘H/or⌥⌘H | Hide DuoNavigator / hide others |
| ⌘Q | Quit |
