System & Utilities

Alfred Keyboard Shortcuts

We collected 45 keyboard shortcuts for Alfred so you can launch apps and search on mac faster

Alfred keyboard shortcuts

Alfred is a system & utilities application developed by Running with Crayons. It lets users launch apps and search on mac with a professional-grade toolset.

Using keyboard shortcuts in Alfred reduces reliance on menus and toolbars, letting you execute commands instantly and maintain momentum in your projects.

Running only on macOS, Alfred offers a streamlined shortcut set tuned for its native platform.

macOS
45 shortcuts 4 categories
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Basic Hotkeys 16 shortcuts

Show Alfred
Opt +Space
Select the next item in the list
Down
Select the previous item in the list
Up
Action the currently selected item
Enter
Action the # item directly [1-9] / Dynamically toggle maximum height in select views, such as the [Grid View]
Cmd +0
Open file or application in default application
Cmd +O
Open Alfred Preferences
Cmd +,
Search the currently typed query in Finder
Opt +Enter
Search the currently typed query in default web search
Ctrl +Enter
Reveal in Finder (if the result is a local file)
Cmd +Enter
Show list of available Actions for selection
Opt +Cmd +\
Preview in Quick Look
Shift +Cmd +/
Hide Alfred, or go back if in a stacked view
Esc
Hide Alfred, ignoring stacked views
Cmd +Esc
Zoom In in select views, such as the [PDF View]
Cmd ++
Zoom Out in select views, such as the [PDF View]
Cmd +-

File System Navigation 12 shortcuts

Go to last browsed path in the File System Navigation
Opt +Cmd +/
Show list of available Actions for selected item in File System Navigation
Right
Show list of available Actions for selected item in File System Navigation
Fn
Show list of available Actions for selected item in File System Navigation
Ctrl
Browse selected folder in File System Navigation
Cmd +Down
Enter a folder in File System Navigation
Enter
Go up a folder in File System Navigation
Backspace
Autocomplete
Tab
Add to the [File Buffer] and move to the next item
Opt +Down
Add or remove item from the File Buffer
Opt +Up
Remove last item from the File Buffer
Opt +Left
Action all items in the File Buffer
Opt +Right
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Clipboard History 4 shortcuts

Open Clipboard History viewer
Opt +Cmd +C
Save current clip as a snippet
Cmd +S
Delete the selected entry
Fn +Backspace
Copy selected clip to current Clipboard
Cmd +C

Music Mini Player 13 shortcuts

Show the Music Mini Player
Ctrl +Cmd +Enter
Play / Pause
Ctrl +Cmd +Down
Next Track
Ctrl +Cmd +Right
Back Track
Ctrl +Cmd +Left
Play Random Album
Ctrl +Cmd +Up
Rate currently playing song from 0 to 5 stars
Ctrl +Cmd +0
Rate currently playing song from 0 to 5 stars
Ctrl +Cmd +1
Rate currently playing song from 0 to 5 stars
Ctrl +Cmd +2
Rate currently playing song from 0 to 5 stars
Ctrl +Cmd +3
Rate currently playing song from 0 to 5 stars
Ctrl +Cmd +4
Rate currently playing song from 0 to 5 stars
Ctrl +Cmd +5
Go up a folder in Music Mini Player
Backspace
Reindex Music library
Cmd +R
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