Slack Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS

Slack Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS. View hotkeys online or download free PDF Cheat Sheet to work faster and navigate Slack efficiently on Mac.

Compose a new message: Cmd+N
or
Cmd+Shift+K
Unsend a message: Cmd+Z
Set your status: Cmd+Shift+Y
Open your preferences: Cmd+,
Resize the left sidebar†: LeftRight
Hide the right sidebar: Cmd+.
Create a new canvas: Cmd+Shift+N
Upload a file: Cmd+O
View all downloaded files: Cmd+Shift+J
Create a new snippet: Cmd+Shift+Return
Add an emoji reaction to a message: Cmd+Shift+\

Start a search: Cmd+G
Search in the current conversation: Cmd+F
Start, join, leave, or end a huddle: Cmd+Shift+H
Toggle mute on a huddle: Cmd+Shift+Space
Open Help: F1
Toggle full screen view: Cmd+Ctrl+F
Close window: Cmd+W
Reopen last closed window: Cmd+Shift+W
Open the People view: Cmd+Shift+E
Quit Slack: Cmd+Q

Jump to a conversation: Cmd+KT
Jump to the most recent unread message in a conversation: Cmd+J
Jump to previous unread channel or direct message (DM): Opt+Shift+Up
Jump to next unread channel or DM: Opt+Shift+Down
Jump to previous channel or DM in the sidebar: Opt+Up
Jump to next channel or DM in the sidebar: Opt+Down
Go back in history: Cmd+[
Go forward in history: Cmd+]
Open the Home view: Ctrl+1

Browse DMs: Cmd+Shift+K
Open the Activity view: Cmd+Shift+M
Open the More View: Ctrl+0
Open the Threads view: Cmd+Shift+T
Browse channels: Cmd+Shift+L
Open conversation details: Cmd+Shift+I
Move focus to the next section: F6
Move focus to the previous section: Shift+F6
Expand or collapse all sidebar sections: Opt+Click

Mark all messages in current conversation as read: Esc
Mark all messages as read: Shift+Esc

Mark a message as unread: Opt+Click

Open the All unreads view: Cmd+Shift+A
Move between messages: UpDown
Mark a message as unread: Opt+Click

Mark a group of messages as read: Esc
Open or collapse a group of messages: LeftRight

Expand or collapse the workspace switcher: Cmd+Shift+S
Switch to previous workspace: Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to next workspace: Ctrl+Tab
Switch to a specific workspace (hover over a workspace icon in the left sidebar of the Slack desktop app to see its assigned number): Cmd+[number]

Switch to the previous tab: Ctrl+Pg Up
Switch to the next tab: Ctrl+Pg Dn

Switch to a specific tab (hold Ctrl to see a tab's assigned number in the navigation bar): Ctrl+[number]

Edit a message you sent: E
Delete a message you sent: Fwd Del
Open or reply to a thread: TRight
Forward a message: F
Pin or unpin a message: P

Save a message (or remove a message from Later): A
Mark all messages above the one in focus as unread: U
Create a reminder about a message: M
Add an emoji reaction to a message: R

Select text to beginning of current line: Shift+Up
Select text to end of current line: Shift+Down
Create a new line: Shift+Return
Bold selected text: Cmd+B
Italicize selected text: Cmd+I
Underline selected text: Cmd+U
Strikethrough selected text: Cmd+Shift+X
Hyperlink selected text: Cmd+Shift+U

Quote selected text: Cmd+Shift+9
Code selected text: Cmd+Shift+C
Codeblock selected text: Cmd+Opt+Shift+C
Format selected text as a bulleted list: Cmd+Shift+8
Format selected text as a numbered list: Cmd+Shift+7
Apply markdown formatting: Cmd+Shift+F
Undo formatting: Cmd+Z

Format selected text as paragraph: Cmd+Opt+0
Format selected text as big heading: Cmd+Opt+1
Format selected text as medium heading: Cmd+Opt+2
Format selected text as small heading: Cmd+Opt+3

Format selected text as checklist: Cmd+Shift+0
Format selected text as bulleted list: Cmd+Shift+8
Format selected text as numbered list: Cmd+Shift+7
Toggle heading and list styles: Ctrl+`

View comment thread: Cmd+Opt+T
Show reader or edit view: Cmd+Opt+R
Open context menu: Cmd+Shift+/
Find text in the canvas: Cmd+F
Find next: Cmd+G
Find previous: Cmd+Shift+G

Find and replace: Cmd+Shift+H
Copy anchor link to section: Ctrl+Opt+Q
Undo last action: Cmd+Z
Redo last action: Cmd+Shift+Z
Move item in a formatted list up: Cmd+Opt+Up
Move item in a formatted list down: Cmd+Opt+Down

Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Slack app page for an overview and helpful links.

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