Ultimate Keyboard Shortcut Guide for GitHub - Windows & Mac

List of Keyboard Shortcuts for GitHub

 

Windows
Keyboard shortcut Description
Ctrl+, Go to Options
F11 Toggle full-screen view
Ctrl+0 Reset zoom to default text size
Ctrl+= Zoom in for larger text and graphics
Ctrl+- Zoom out for smaller text and graphics
Ctrl+Shift+I Toggle Developer Tools

Repositories

Keyboard Shortcut Description
Ctrl+N Add a new repository
Ctrl+O Add a local repository
Ctrl+Shift+O Clone a repository from GitHub
Ctrl+T Show a list of your repositories
Ctrl+P Push the latest commits to GitHub
Ctrl+Shift+P Pull down the latest changes from GitHub
Ctrl+Delete Remove an existing repository
Ctrl+Shift+G View the repository on GitHub
Ctrl+` Open repository in your preferred command line tool
Ctrl+Shift+F Show the repository in Explorer
Ctrl+Shift+A Open the repository in your preferred editor tool
Ctrl+I Create an issue on GitHub

Branches

Keyboard shortcut Description
Ctrl+1 Show all your changes before committing
Ctrl+2 Show your commit history
Ctrl+B Show all your branches
Ctrl+G Go to the commit summary field
Ctrl+Enter Commit changes when the summary or description field is active
Space Select or deselect all highlighted files
Ctrl+Shift+N Create a new branch
Ctrl+Shift+R Rename the current branch
Ctrl+Shift+D Delete the current branch
Ctrl+Shift+U Update from the default branch
Ctrl+Shift+B Compare to an existing branch
Ctrl+Shift+M Merge into the current branch
Ctrl+H Show or hide stashed changes
Ctrl+Shift+C Compare branches on GitHub
Ctrl+R Show the current pull request on GitHub

 

Mac
Keyboard shortcut Description
Command+, Go to Preferences
Command+H Hide the GitHub Desktop application
Option+Command+H Hide all other applications
Command+Q Quit GitHub Desktop
Control+Command+F Toggle full-screen view
Command+0 Reset zoom to default text size
Command+= Zoom in for larger text and graphics
Command+- Zoom out for smaller text and graphics
Option+Command+I Toggle Developer Tools

Repositories

Keyboard shortcut Description
Command+N Add a new repository
Command+O Add a local repository
Shift+Command+O Clone a repository from GitHub
Command+T Show a list of your repositories
Command+P Push the latest commits to GitHub
Shift+Command+P Pull down the latest changes from GitHub
Command+Delete Remove an existing repository
Shift+Command+G View the repository on GitHub
Control+` Open repository in your preferred terminal tool
Shift+Command+F Show the repository in Finder
Shift+Command+A Open the repository in your preferred editor tool
Command+I Create an issue on GitHub

Branches

Keyboard shortcut Description
Command+1 Show all your changes before committing
Command+2 Show your commit history
Command+B Show all your branches
Command+G Go to the commit summary field
Command+Enter Commit changes when the summary or description field is active
Space Select or deselect all highlighted files
Shift+Command+N Create a new branch
Shift+Command+R Rename the current branch
Shift+Command+D Delete the current branch
Shift+Command+U Update from the default branch
Shift+Command+B Compare to an existing branch
Shift+Command+M Merge into the current branch
Control+H Show or hide stashed changes
Shift+Command+C Compare branches on GitHub
Command+R Show the current pull request on GitHub

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