Keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web

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. 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
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

 

Shortcut description	Old shortcut	New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut	New MacOS shortcut
Select items
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

 

Shortcut description	Old shortcut	New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut	New MacOS shortcut
Move between items
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 (Windows and Chrome OS) command + up arrow (Mac)	ctrl + up arrow	command + up arrow
Move left without changing selection	ctrl + left arrow (Windows and Chrome OS) command + left arrow (Mac)	ctrl + left arrow	command + left arrow
Move right without changing selection	ctrl + right arrow (Windows and Chrome OS) command + right arrow (Mac	ctrl + right arrow	command + right arrow

 

Shortcut description	Old shortcut	New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut	New MacOS shortcut
Take action on selected items
Open selected items	enter o	enter	enter
Open selected items in new tab	ctrl + enter (Windows and Chrome OS) command + return (Mac)	ctrl + enter	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

 

Shortcut description	Old shortcut	New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut	New MacOS shortcut
Create new items
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

 

Shortcut description	Old shortcut	New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut	New MacOS shortcut
Open menus
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

 

Shortcut description	Old shortcut	New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut	New MacOS shortcut
Application actions
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
Print	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	/	/	/

 

Shortcut description	Old shortcut	New Windows/ ChromeOS shortcut	New MacOS shortcut
Preview mode actions
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	-	-	-