How to Find Keyboard Shortcuts for Any App — Free Reference (2026)

Keyboard shortcuts can cut repetitive tasks to a fraction of the time, but remembering every shortcut for every app is impractical. The brevio Keyboard Shortcut Reference is a searchable, filterable cheat sheet covering VS Code, Chrome, macOS, Windows, Google Docs, Figma, and Terminal — free, instant, no ads obscuring the content.

All shortcuts are hardcoded and updated by hand, which means the data is reliable and available offline if you have the page cached. No API calls, no outdated data from a third-party feed.

How to use the reference

1. Select an app from the button row at the top. The shortcut list updates immediately to show only that app's shortcuts.
2. Type in the search box to filter by action name or category. Searching "comment" in VS Code shows all shortcuts related to commenting. Searching "zoom" in Chrome shows zoom in, zoom out, and reset zoom.
3. Toggle the platform filter to show Mac-only keys, Windows-only keys, or both side by side. This is useful when you are documenting shortcuts for a mixed-OS team.
4. Read the key badges. Each shortcut is displayed with styled key badges that visually represent the actual keys to press, making it easier to glance at while your hands are on the keyboard.

Apps covered

VS Code

Editor shortcuts, multi-cursor editing, terminal integration, search and replace, code actions, and panel management. The most complete section, with 20 shortcuts across six categories.

Chrome

Tab management, navigation, page controls, zoom, developer tools, and bookmarks. Covers both Mac and Windows variants.

macOS

System-wide shortcuts including Spotlight, screenshot tools, window management, and Finder. Mac-only — the Windows column shows a dash.

Windows

Win-key shortcuts, Snap layouts, virtual desktops, clipboard history, Task Manager, and File Explorer. Windows-only.

Google Docs

Text formatting, heading styles, comments, word count, and collaboration features like accepting suggestions.

Figma

Design tools, canvas navigation, alignment, grouping, prototype preview, and layer visibility.

Terminal / iTerm

Shell control sequences (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+D, Ctrl+Z), command history search, line editing, and iTerm2-specific tab and pane shortcuts.

Tips for learning shortcuts faster

Pick three shortcuts per week and force yourself to use them until they become automatic before adding more. Trying to learn 20 at once leads to none sticking. Start with the shortcuts that eliminate your most frequent mouse trips — for most developers that is the command palette in VS Code (⌘ Shift P / Ctrl+Shift+P), opening new tabs in Chrome (⌘ T / Ctrl+T), and search history in the terminal (Ctrl+R).

On Mac, the modifier key order to remember is: Control, Option, Command, Shift — from outermost to innermost on the keyboard. On Windows, it is Control, Alt, Win, Shift. Once you know this pattern, multi-key shortcuts become much easier to recall from memory.

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