FlyingFiles keyboard shortcuts — macOS and Windows

On macOS, Cmd takes the place of Ctrl on Windows in most shortcuts — the exceptions are in the tables below. The F1–F10 keys work without modifiers — on a Mac with media keys, press them together with fn. In the app, F1 shows a list of the most important shortcuts.

Function keys

Key	Action	With `Shift`
`F1`	help — list of shortcuts
`F2`	favorite paths menu	compare directories
`F3`	view file
`F4`	edit file	new text file
`F5`	copy to the other panel
`F6`	move to the other panel	rename in the panel
`F7`	new folder
`F8`	delete (permanently)
`F9`	SSH/Telnet terminals
`F10`	exit — closes the window

Main window

Action	macOS	Windows
switch panel	`Tab`	`Tab`
refresh both panels	`Cmd`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`R`
search changes	`Cmd`+`F2`	`Alt`+`F2`
item statistics	`Control`+`Q`	`Ctrl`+`Q`
settings	`Cmd`+`,`	— (menu File → Settings...)
panel: files and folders (after 1.0.0)	`Cmd`+`1`	`Ctrl`+`1`
panel: FTP/SFTP servers (after 1.0.0)	`Cmd`+`2`	`Ctrl`+`2`
panel: SSH/Telnet terminals (after 1.0.0)	`Cmd`+`3`	`Ctrl`+`3`
close the window (closing the last one quits the app)	`F10`	`F10`
quit the app with all windows	`Cmd`+`Q`	—
menus from the keyboard	the system menu bar	`Alt` + the underlined letter

Key	Action
`↑` `↓`	cursor one row up / down
`Home` `End`	first / last row
`PageUp` `PageDown`	one page up / down
`Enter`	enter a folder, open an archive or open a file in the system application
`Backspace`	parent folder (in the root folder of an archive — close the archive)
`Shift`+`Tab`	switch panel (when the file list has focus)

Panel — selection

Action	macOS	Windows
select / unselect and move down	`Space` or `Insert`	`Space` or `Insert`
select / unselect without moving the cursor	`Cmd`+`Space` or `Control`+`Space`	`Ctrl`+`Space`
select all	`+`	`+`
clear selection	`-`	`-`
invert selection	`*`	`*`
select a range	`Shift`+`↑` `↓` `Home` `End` `PageUp` `PageDown`	same
add an item with the mouse	`Cmd`+click	`Ctrl`+click
select a range with the mouse	`Shift`+click	`Shift`+click

Renaming in the panel

Key	Action
`Shift`+`F6`	start renaming
`Enter`	confirm
`Esc`	cancel

Server and terminal lists in a panel (after 1.0.0)

Key	Action
`Enter`	connect to the server / open the terminal
`F4`	edit the item
`F7`	add an item
`F8`	delete the item

Preview (F3)

Action	macOS	Windows
previous / next photo or video	`←` `→`	`←` `→`
zoom in / out	`Cmd`+`+` / `Cmd`+`-`	`Ctrl`+`+` / `Ctrl`+`-`
100% zoom	`Cmd`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`0`
find in text	`Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
next match (in the Find field)	`Enter`	`Enter`
close	`Esc`	`Esc`

In text and hex previews, the arrow keys scroll the content.

Editor (F4)

Action	macOS	Windows
save and stay in the window	`Cmd`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
save and close	`F2`	`F2`
find in text	`Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
zoom in / out / 100% (image)	`Cmd`+`+` / `-` / `0`	`Ctrl`+`+` / `-` / `0`
close without saving and without asking	`Esc`	`Esc`

Dialogs

Window	Keys
questions and messages	`Enter` activates the highlighted button, the arrow keys and `Tab` move between buttons, `Esc` = No / Cancel
Delete (F8)	No by default — press an arrow key to move to Yes if you want to delete
progress windows	`Esc` = Cancel
Favorite Paths (F2)	`Enter` = Open, `Tab` moves through the buttons, `Esc` closes
Search, Search changes	`Esc` stops a running search; pressed again, it closes the window
Statistics	`Shift`+`↑` `↓` selects rows, `Cmd`+`C` / `Ctrl`+`C` copies the selected rows, `Enter` or `Esc` closes
Files That Could Not Be Transferred	the arrow keys, `PageUp`/`PageDown` and `Home`/`End` scroll the list, `Esc` closes

Keyboard shortcuts