Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Drive to navigate, select, and edit.
Note: Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.
Below, you'll find a list of keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web.
To display the keyboard shortcut list in Google Drive, press Ctrl + / (Windows and Chrome OS) or command + / (Mac).
Important: Google Drive has updated keyboard shortcuts to make it easier to navigate using first letters navigation. The shortcuts will be updated for everyone on August 1, 2024, but you can choose to get them sooner in your Drive settings:
- In Google Drive, press t to open the Settings menu, then press arrow down to "Keyboard shortcuts" and press enter. A notification displays.
- Press Tab to get to "Update now," then press enter.
Use the table below to see the old and new shortcuts for Windows/ChromeOS and Mac OS.
Shortcut description | Old shortcut | New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut | New MacOS shortcut |
Navigation and views |
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Go to navigation panel (folders list) | g then n g then f |
alt + g then n alt + g then f |
option + g then n option + g then f |
Go to items view | g then l | alt + g then i | option + g then i |
Switch between grid and list in items view | v | alt + v then l | option + v then l |
Go to page content | g then c | alt + g then c | option + g then c |
Go to details pane | g then d | alt + g then d | option + g then d |
Go to top of application (Google bar) | g then t | alt + g then t | option + g then t |
Go to download status | g then a | alt + g then a | option + g then a |
Go to upload status | g then u | alt + g then u | option + g then u |
Show or hide approvals pane | e | alt + v then e | option + v then e |
Show or hide details pane | d | alt + v then d | option + v then d |
Show or hide activity pane | i | alt + v then a | option + v then a |
Select items |
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Select or deselect item | x | shift + space | shift + space |
Select next item down | j down arrow |
down arrow | down arrow |
Select next item up | k up arrow |
up arrow | up arrow |
Select next item to the left | h left arrow |
left arrow | left arrow |
Select next item to the right | l right arrow |
right arrow | right arrow |
Extend selection down | shift + down arrow | shift + down arrow | shift + down arrow |
Extend selection up | shift + up arrow | shift + up arrow | shift + up arrow |
Extend selection left | shift + left arrow | shift + left arrow | shift + left arrow |
Extend selection right | shift + right arrow | shift + right arrow | shift + right arrow |
Select all visible items | shift + a | ctrl + a | command + a |
Clear all selections | shift + n | esc | esc |
Move between items |
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Move down without changing selection |
ctrl + down arrow (Windows and Chrome OS) command + down arrow (Mac) |
ctrl + down arrow | command + down arrow |
Move up without changing selection |
ctrl + up arrow |
ctrl + up arrow | command + up arrow |
Move left without changing selection |
ctrl + left arrow |
ctrl + left arrow | command + left arrow |
Move right without changing selection |
ctrl + right arrow |
ctrl + right arrow | command + right arrow |
Take action on selected items |
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Open selected items | enter o |
enter | enter |
Open selected items in new tab |
ctrl + enter (Windows and Chrome OS) command + return (Mac) |
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command + enter |
Rename selected items | n |
F2 |
F2 |
Share selected items | . (dot) | ctrl + alt + a | command + option + a |
Move selected items to new folder | z | ctrl + alt + m | command + option + m |
Star or unstar selected items | s | ctrl + alt + s | command + option + s |
Create shortcuts to selected items |
shift + z | ctrl + alt + r | command + option + r |
Remove selected items |
# or alt + backspace (Chrome OS) # or delete (Windows) # or Fn + delete (Mac) |
delete or # | delete or # |
Copy selected item URLs to the clipboard |
ctrl + c (Windows and Chrome OS) command + c (Mac) |
ctrl + alt + l | command + option + l |
Copy selected item titles to the clipboard |
ctrl + shift + c (Windows and Chrome OS) command + shift + c (Mac) |
ctrl + shift + c | command + shift + c |
Cut selected items to the clipboard |
ctrl + x (Windows and Chrome OS) command + x (Mac) |
ctrl + x | command + x |
Paste items from the clipboard as a shortcut |
ctrl + shift + v (Windows and Chrome OS) command + shift + v (Mac) |
ctrl + shift + v | command + shift + v |
Paste selected items from the clipboard or move selected items from the clipboard |
ctrl + v (Windows and Chrome OS) command + v (Mac) |
ctrl + shift + v | command + shift + v |
Create a shortcut for the selected item |
ctrl + shift + v (Windows and Chrome OS) command + shift + v (Mac) |
ctrl + alt + r | command + option + r |
Redo last undone action |
ctrl + shift + z (Windows and Chrome OS) command + shift + z (Mac) |
ctrl + y | command + y |
Upload file | shift + u | alt + c then u | control + c then u |
Upload folder | shift + i | alt + c then i | control + c then i |
Create new items |
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Document | shift + t | alt + c then t | control + c then t |
Presentation | shift + p | alt + c then p | control + c then p |
Spreadsheet | shift + s | alt + c then s | control + c then s |
Drawing | shift + d | alt + c then d | control + c then d |
Folder | shift + f | alt + c then f | control + c then f |
Form | shift + o | alt + c then o | control + c then o |
Open menus |
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Create menu | c | alt + n | control + n |
More actions menu | a |
shift + F10 alt + a |
shift + F10 control + a |
Current folder actions menu | f | alt + shift + a | control + shift + a |
Sort menu | r | alt + r | control + r |
Settings menu | t | control + shift + s | command + shift + s |
Application actions |
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Display keyboard shortcuts list |
shift + / ctrl + / (Windows and Chrome OS) command + / (Mac) |
ctrl + / | command + / |
Choose next visual density (row height and element spacing for list view) |
q then q | alt + t then q | control + t then q |
Find/find next |
ctrl + f (Windows and Chrome OS) command + f (Mac) |
ctrl + f | command + f |
ctrl + p (Windows and Chrome OS) command + p (Mac) |
ctrl + p | command + p | |
Undo last action |
ctrl + z (Windows and Chrome OS) command + z (Mac) |
ctrl + z | command + z |
Redo last undone action |
ctrl + shift + z (Windows and Chrome OS) command + Shift + z (Mac) |
ctrl + y | command + y |
Show last message | m | alt + g then k | option + g then k |
Search your Drive | / | / | / |
Preview mode actions |
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Preview items | p | ctrl + alt + p | command + option + p |
Close | esc | esc | esc |
Play/pause | space | space | space |
Zoom in | + or = | + or = | + or = |
Zoom out | - | - | - |