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Keyboard shortcuts for navigating the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop environment.
GeneralCtrl+Alt+Down | Show the window selection screen | Ctrl+Alt+Up | Show the workspace selection screen | Super+D | Show the desktop | Super+S | Show desklets | Alt+Tab | Cycle through open windows | Alt+F2 | Run dialog | Ctrl+X | Cut | Ctrl+C | Copy | Ctrl+V | Paste | Ctrl+Z | Undo | Ctrl+Y | Redo |
To modify or add keyboard shortcuts, open System Settings -> Keyboard: Shortcuts
The super key is the same as the windows key.
System / Screen ShotsCtrl+Alt+Delete | Log out | Ctrl+Alt+End | Shut down | Super+L | Lock screen | Ctrl+Alt+Esc | Restart Cinnamon | Super+P | Re-detect display devices | Super+O | Orientation lock | Screenshots | Shift+Print | Take a screenshot of an area | Shift+Ctrl+Print | Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard | Print | Take a screenshot | Ctrl+Print | Copy a screenshot to clipboard | Alt+Print | Take a screenshot of a window | Ctrl+Alt+Print | Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard | Shift+Ctrl+Alt+R | Toggle recording desktop (must restart Cinnamon) |
WindowsAlt+F8 | Resize window | Alt+F7 | Move window | Super+Left | Push tile left | Super+Right | Push tile right | Super+Up | Push tile up | Super+Down | Push tile down | Ctrl+Super+Left | Push snap left + | Ctrl+Super+Right | Push snap right | Ctrl+Super+Down | Push snap down | Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Left | Move window to left workspace | Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Right | Move window to right workspace | Super+Shift+Left | Move window to left monitor | Super+Shift+Right | Move window to right monitor | Super+Shift+Up | Move window to up monitor | Super+Shift+Down | Move window to down monitor | Alt+F5 | Un-maximize window | Alt+F4 | Minimize window | Alt+Space | Activate window menu | Alt+F10 | Toggle maximization state |
+ Snapped windows become part of the screen real estate. Maximizing other windows will avoid going over them
Sound and MediaAudio mute | Volume mute | Audio lower volume | Volume down | Audio raise volume | Volume up | Audio media | Launch media player | Audio play | Play | Audio pause | Pause playback | Audio stop | Stop playback | Audio previous | Previous track | Audio next | Next track | Eject | Eject | Audio rewind | Rewind | AudioForward | Fast forward |
These shortcuts are based around speciality buttons built into the keyboard. Not all keyboards will have all these keys.
| | LaunchersCtrl+Alt+T | Launch terminal | Super+E | Launch home folder |
Universal AccessAlt+Super+= | Zoom in | Alt+Super+- | Zoom out |
Must be enabled in System Settings -> Accessibility
Xed - Text EditorDocuments | Ctrl+N | Create new document | Ctrl+O | Open a document | Ctrl+S | Save a document | Shift+Ctrl+S | Save the document with new filename | Shift+Ctrl+L | Save all documents | Ctrl+W | Close the document | Shift+Ctrl+W | Close all documents | Ctrl+Alt+PgDn | Switch to the next document | Ctrl+Alt+PgUp | Switch to the previous document | Alt+1 ... 9 | Switch to the nth document | Windows and Panes | F9 | Show side pane | Ctrl+F9 | Show the bottom pane | F11 | Fullscreen on / off | Ctrl+Q | Quit xed | Find and Replace | Ctrl+F | Find | Ctrl+G | Find the next match | Shift+Ctrl+G | Find the previous match | Ctrl+H | Find and replace | Ctrl+I | Go to line | **Copy and Paste | Ctrl+C | Copy selected text to clipboard | Ctrl+X | Cut selected text to clipboard | Ctrl+V | Paste text from clipboard | Undo and Redo | Ctrl+Z | Undo previous command | Ctrl+Y | Redo previous command | Selection | Ctrl+A | Select all text | Tools | Shift+F7 | Check spelling | Ctrl+P | Print the document | Editing | Insert | Toggle insert / overwrite | Ctrl+D | Delete the current line | Alt+UpArrow | Move the current line up | Alt+DnArrow | Move the current line down | Alt+LArrow | Move current word left | Alt+RArrow | Move current word right | Ctrl+U | Convert to uppercase | Ctrl+L | Convert to lowercase | Ctrl+T | Convert to title case | Ctrl+~ | Invert case | Shift+Ctrl+A | Increment number at cursor | Shift+Ctrl+X | Decrement number at cursor | Shift+Ctrl+/ | Toggle comment block | Ctrl+/ | Toggle comment |
| | WorkspacesSuper+F1 | Switch to workspace 1 | Super+F2 | Switch to workspace 2 | Super+F3 | Switch to workspace 3 |
And so on... up to Super+F12
Nemo - File ManagerGeneral | Ctrl+N | New window | Ctrl+W | Close window or tab | Ctrl+Q | Close all windows | F3 | Toggle extra pane | Ctrl+F | Search (find) | Ctrl+D | Bookmark current location | Ctrl+B | Edit bookmarks | Ctrl+M | Make link | Shift+Ctrl+D | Pin/Unpin selection | F1 | Show help | Ctrl+F1 | Show shortcuts | Opening | Enter / Ctrl+O | Open | Shift+Ctrl+T | Open in new tab | Shift+Ctrl+O | Open in new window | Ctrl+Alt+O | Open item location (recent files and search only) | Tabs | Ctrl+T | New tab | Ctrl+PgUp | Go to previous tab | Ctrl+PgDn | Go to next tab | Alt+0 ... 8 | Switch to tab # | Shift+Ctrl+PgUp | Move tab to left | Chift+Ctrl+PgDn | Move tab to right | Navigation | Backspace / Alt+LArrow | Go back | Alt+RArrow | Go forward | Alt+UpArrow | Go up | Alt+DnArrow | Go down | Alt+Home | Go to home folder | Ctrl+L | Toggle location entry | View | Ctrl++ | Zoom in | Ctrl+- | Zoom out | Ctrl+0 | Reset zoom | F5 / Ctrl+R | Refresh view | Ctrl+H | Show/hide hidden files | F9 | Show/hide sidebar | Ctrl+1 | List view | Ctrl+2 | Grid view | Ctrl+3 | Compact view | Editing | Shift+Ctrl+N | Create folder | F2 | Rename | Delete | Move to trash | Shift+Delete | Delete permanently | Ctrl+X | Cut | Ctrl+C | Copy | Ctrl+V | Paste | Ctrl+A | Select all | Shift+Ctrl+I / Alt+Enter | Show item properties |
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