Claude Desktop
Shortcuts
New conversations, text entry, and Mac quick entry and dictation. Separate from the Claude Code CLI.
Claude Desktop 1.1617.0 menu definitions · official Mac quick-entry guide · Reviewed 2026-09-11
Keyboard cheat sheet
Select a shortcut below to locate its keys.
Core shortcuts · 8
View in list ↓An editorial selection to learn recurring tasks first, in the same order as the core list below.
How core shortcuts are selected
Eight editorial picks for starting conversations and asking questions with context. Based on official quick-entry workflows and app menu definitions, not measured usage frequency.
The same layout at every screen size.
Core shortcuts · 8
CmdNStart a new conversation
Opt × 2Open quick entry — double-tap after enabling it on Mac
CapsLockStart/stop dictation — enable separately on Mac
CmdVPaste copied text into the composer
CmdShiftVPaste text without the original formatting
CmdZUndo a text edit
CmdFFind text in the current view
Cmd,Open desktop app settings
Text editing
CmdASelect all text in the composer
CmdCCopy selected text
CmdXCut selected text
CmdShiftZRedo a text edit
Quick entry and readability
EnterSend a message from Mac quick entry
Cmd+Zoom in
Cmd-Zoom out