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Every shortcut
All the defaults. All of them changeable.
These are defaults. Every one can be remapped.
F1 shows the same table inside the app.
Navigation
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Tab | Switch panels |
Ctrl+P / Ctrl+Shift+P | Command palette |
Enter | Open (folder, archive, program) |
Backspace | Parent folder |
Alt+← / Alt+→ | Back / forward |
Ctrl+T / Ctrl+W / Ctrl+Tab | New tab / close tab / next tab |
Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→ | Folder under cursor as a new tab in the left / right panel |
Ctrl+\ | Toggle split |
Ctrl+U | Swap panels |
Ctrl+R | Refresh |
Ctrl+B | Branch view (everything below, as one list) |
Ctrl+F | Filter within the panel |
Alt+F7 | Global file search |
Ctrl+D | Toggle favorite |
Ctrl+J | Recent items (virtual folder) |
Ctrl+N | Network |
Selection
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Space / Insert | Toggle selection (folders get their size calculated) |
Shift+↑↓ / Ctrl+click | Range / individual |
Ctrl+A | Select all |
Num+ / Num− | Wildcard select / deselect |
Esc | Clear selection, close |
File operations
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
F2 | Rename |
Ctrl+M | Batch rename |
F5 | Copy (extract inside an archive) |
F6 | Move |
F7 | New folder |
Shift+F4 | New file (opens in the editor) |
F8 / Del | Delete to recycle bin |
Shift+F8 / Shift+Del | Delete permanently |
Alt+F5 | Create archive (ZIP) |
Alt+F9 | Extract archive |
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X / Ctrl+V | Copy / cut / paste |
Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy path |
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y | Undo / redo |
Viewing and the rest
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
F3 / Shift+F3 | View (WLX → built-in) / force built-in viewer |
F4 | Edit |
Ctrl+Q | Quick preview |
Alt+Enter | Info panel (properties, hash) |
Ctrl+1 / 2 / 3 / 4 | Details / brief / thumbnails / canvas |
Ctrl+Shift+F1 | Cycle view modes |
Ctrl+H | Toggle hidden files |
Ctrl+F8 | Sidebar |
Ctrl+` | Terminal panel |
Ctrl+wheel / Ctrl + / Ctrl − | UI scale up / down |
Ctrl 0 | UI scale 100% |
Ctrl+, | Settings |
F1 / ? | Shortcut cheat sheet |
| Typing letters | Quick find jump |
Postscript. You don’t have to memorize them.
Tab · Enter · F5 · F6 · Ctrl+P · F3.
Those six come up more than everything else combined.