Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by i386 » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:11 AM UTC

jboldenz wrote: post #31

Shift-option-command-v: paste text without any formatting as opposed to simply using command-v

I used to sell a reasonably popular app on the Mac AppStore called Plain Jane that made that shortcut default.

Code https://github.com/i386/plainjane

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by nevster » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:12 AM UTC

For all those with Touch Bars - remap Caps Lock to be the Escape key

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by aantix » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:12 AM UTC

Alfred 3's Clipboard History.

I map it cmd-shift-v and I can bounce between all of my most recent clipboards. Saves so much time.

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by cygned » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:13 AM UTC

xyzwave wrote: post #16

jonbaer wrote: post #8

Shift+Cmd+4 for screenshot(s)

+space to capture a single window.

Hold option to remove the shadow

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by notmuchserious » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:14 AM UTC

Option (or Alt) ⌥ + Down Arrow in Finder. Goes into selected directory.

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by scarecrowbob » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:15 AM UTC

aantix wrote: post #43

Alfred 3's Clipboard History. I map it cmd-shift-v and I can bounce between all of my most recent clipboards. Saves so much time.

I don't have alfred, but I've sincerely loved Clipy. Like, it totally changed how I use cut/paste:

https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by cygned » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:16 AM UTC

⌘^q to lock the screen

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by danaris » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:17 AM UTC

notmuchserious wrote: post #45

Option (or Alt) ⌥ + Down Arrow in Finder. Goes into selected directory.

You sure you don't mean Command?

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by nevster » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:17 AM UTC

analog31 wrote: post #20

The one I remember best is Control-OpenApple-Reset.

That causes a reboot on an Apple IIGS!

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by cygned » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:18 AM UTC

notmuchserious wrote: post #45

Option (or Alt) ⌥ + Down Arrow in Finder. Goes into selected directory.

⌥↑ goes up in turn, which is super useful if you're in a file picker and the back button is disabled