GitHub keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

GitHub · 76 shortcuts

76 GitHub shortcuts grouped by task, with Windows and Mac keys side by side. Click any row for the full answer page.

Essentials

Action	Windows	Mac
Focus search bar	S	S
Focus search bar (alternate)	/	/
Go to notifications	G then N	G then N
Create issue	C	C
Open file finder	T	T
Open in github.dev	.	.
Bold text	Ctrl+B	Cmd+B
Italicize text	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I
Create link	Ctrl+K	Cmd+K
Submit comment	Ctrl+Enter	Cmd+Enter
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Cmd+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Y

Action	Windows	Mac
Go to Code tab	G then C	G then C
Go to Issues tab	G then I	G then I
Go to Pull requests tab	G then P	G then P
Go to Actions tab	G then A	G then A
Go to Wiki tab	G then W	G then W
Go to Discussions tab	G then G	G then G
Go to Security tab	G then S	G then S
Jump to line	L	L
Switch branch or tag	W	W
Expand URL to canonical form	Y	Y
Show or hide comments on diffs	I	I
Show or hide annotations on diffs	A	A
Open blame view	B	B
Highlight current line	Shift+J	Shift+J
Open line menu	Shift+Alt+C	Shift+Option+C
Highlight symbol occurrences	Ctrl+Enter	Cmd+Enter

File editor

Action	Windows	Mac
Open in github.dev in new tab	>	>
Format as code	Ctrl+E	Cmd+E
Ordered list	Ctrl+Shift+7	Cmd+Shift+7
Unordered list	Ctrl+Shift+8	Cmd+Shift+8
Quote text	Ctrl+Shift+.	Cmd+Shift+.
Open Edit file tab	E	E
Find in file	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Find next	Ctrl+G	Cmd+G
Find previous	Ctrl+Shift+G	Cmd+Shift+G
Replace in file	Ctrl+Shift+F	Cmd+Option+F
Replace all in file	Ctrl+Shift+R	Cmd+Shift+Option+F
Jump to line in editor	Alt+G	Alt+G
Write commit message	Ctrl+S	Cmd+S

Comments

Action	Windows	Mac
Paste as link	Ctrl+V	Cmd+V
Toggle Write and Preview	Ctrl+Shift+P	Cmd+Shift+P
Paste as plain text	Ctrl+Shift+V	Cmd+Shift+V
Paste HTML as plain text	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V	Cmd+Shift+Option+V
Open saved repliesThen Ctrl plus the reply number	Ctrl+.	Ctrl+.
Insert suggestion	Ctrl+G	Cmd+G
Quote selected text	R	R

Issues and pull requests

Action	Windows	Mac
Filter by author	U	U
Filter by label	L	L
Filter by milestone	M	M
Filter by assignee	A	A
Open issue	O	O
Request reviewer	Q	Q
Link issue or pull request	X	X
Create sub-issue	Alt+Shift+C	Option+Shift+C
Add existing issue as sub-issue	Alt+Shift+A	Option+Shift+A
Edit parent issue	Alt+Shift+P	Option+Shift+P
Open Commits filterFiles changed tab	C	C
Focus file filterFiles changed tab	T	T
Submit reviewFiles changed tab	Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Cmd+Shift+Enter

Projects, Actions and notifications

Action	Windows	Mac
Focus filter field in projects	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Toggle edit mode in projects	Enter	Enter
Open row actions	Ctrl+Shift+\	Cmd+Shift+\
Select item in projects	Shift+Space	Shift+Space
Archive items	E	E
Move card to top	Ctrl+Up	Cmd+Up
Move card to bottom	Ctrl+Down	Cmd+Down
Get workflow suggestions	Ctrl+Space	Cmd+Space
Go to workflow file	G then F	G then F
Toggle timestamps in logs	Shift+T	Shift+T
Toggle full screen in logs	Shift+F	Shift+F
Mark notification as done	E	E
Mark notification as unread	Shift+U	Shift+U
Mark notification as read	Shift+I	Shift+I
Unsubscribe from notification	Shift+M	Shift+M

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Questions

Windows: Ctrl + Z. Mac: Cmd + Z.

Windows: Ctrl + Y. Mac: Cmd + Y.

Windows: T. Mac: T.

Sources: docs.github.com

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