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macOS Keyboard Shortcuts (DRAFT) by

Some shortcuts including those that can be triggered using keyboard Fn row and magic trackpad gestures.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Fn row features

F14
Decrease display brightness
F15
Increase display brightness
⌃↑
Mission Control
⌘Space
Show Spotlight search
 
Start Dictation
 
Turn Do Not Disturb on/off
 
Prev
 
Play
 
Next
 
Mute
 
Volume Down
 
Volume Up
This includes default features on the Fn row where some has shortcut equiva­lent. See https:­//s­upp­ort.ap­ple.co­m/e­n-u­s/H­T204436
  

Fn keys behavior

F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
Turn Do Not Disturb on/off
F7
Look Up in Dictionary
F8
Turn Stage Manager on/off
F9
Show Notifi­­cation Center
F10
Show Launchpad
F11
Show Desktop
F12
Right Click
All but F11's are customized in System Prefer­ences.

Safari

⌘[
Back
⌘]
Forward
⌘⇧\
Show Tab Overview
 

Gesture related features

⌃↑
Mission Control
⌃↓
Applic­ation windows
⌃←
Move left a space
⌃→
Move right a space
F11
Show Desktop
⌃1
Switch to Desktop 1
F7
Look Up in Dictionary
F8
Turn Stage Manager on/off
F9
Show Notifi­cation Center
F10
Show Launchpad
Customized starting from F7.

Useful systemwide shortcuts

⇧⌘/
Show Help menu
⇧⌘3
Save picture of screen as a file
⇧⌘4
Copy picture of selected area to the clipboard
⇧⌘5
Screenshot and recording options