Keyboard reference for FreeCommander.
| Shortcut | Command | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Ctrl+N | New text file | Creates an empty file in the current panel |
| Shift+F4 | Edit new | Opens the file editor to edit a new file |
| F3 | View | Opens the internal file viewer to display the selected files |
| Shift+F3 | View external | Opens the external file viewer to display the selected files |
| F4 | Edit | Opens the file editor to edit the selected files |
| F5 | Copy: Copy with dialog | Copies the selected items with dialog box. The command executor is depending on the settings. |
| Shift+F5 | Copy: Copy | Copies the selected items. The command executor is depending on the settings. |
| F6 | Move: Move with dialog | Moves the selected items with dialog box. The command executor is depending on the settings. |
| Shift+F6 | Move: Move | Moves the selected items. The command executor is depending on the settings. |
| Del | Delete | Deletes the selected items |
| Shift+Ctrl+Del | Wipe... | Securely deletes the selected items |
| F2 | Rename: Rename | Renames the selected item |
| Ctrl+M | Rename: Multirename... | Opens the multirename dialog |
| Ctrl+Alt+V | Compare files... | Compares two files |
| Alt+F5 | Pack... | Packs the selected items |
| Alt+F6 | Unpack... | Extracts the selected items from archive file |
| Ctrl+K | CRC: Create checksums... | Calculates checksums for selected items |
| Shift+Ctrl+I | Split... | Splits the selected file into multiple parts |
| Alt+Enter | Properties... | Displays the properties of the selected items (Windows) |
| Shift+Enter | Attributes/Timestamp... | Edit Attributes/Timestamp of the selected items |
| Ctrl+F, Alt+F7 | Search... | Searches for files/folders (FreeCommander) |
| Alt+F4 | Exit | Closes FreeCommander |
| Shift+Ctrl+F | Favorites - edit... | Opens dialog box for editing your favorite items |
| Shortcut | Command | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+X | Cut | Moves the selected items to clipboard |
| Ctrl+C | Copy | Copies the selected items to clipboard |
| Ctrl+V | Paste | Pastes from clipboard |
| Ctrl+A | Select all | Selects all items in the active panel |
| Ctrl+Num + | Select all files | Selects all files in the active panel |
| Num + | Select group... | Selects some items in the active panel (edit box) |
| Alt+Num + | Select files with same ext. | Selects files with same extension in the current panel |
| Shift+Alt+Num + | Filter files with same ext. | Set quick filter to the extension of the focused item in the current panel |
| Ctrl+Alt+Num + | Select files with same name | Selects files with same name in the active panel |
| Num * | Invert selection | Inverts selection |
| Ctrl+Num * | Invert selection - only files | Inverts selection - only files |
| Ctrl+Num - | Unselect all | Deselects all items in the active panel |
| Num - | Unselect group... | Deselects some items in the active panel (edit box) |
| Alt+Num - | Unselect files with same ext. | Deselects all files with same extension in the active panel |
| Ctrl+Alt+Num - | Unselect files with same name | Deselects all files with same name in the active panel |
| Alt+Ins | Copy item path to clipboard | Copies the fully qualified file name to clipboard |
| Ctrl+Alt+Ins | Copy folder path to clipboard | Copies the current folder path as text to clipboard |
| Shift+Alt+Ins | Copy item name to clipboard | Copies the item name to clipboard |
| Alt+G | Edit path | Start editing of the path in the address bar |
| Ctrl+Alt+G | Edit address from clipboard | Copies the clipboard to address bar and Start editing |
| Shift+Alt+G | Paste address from clipboard and reload | Copies the clipboard to address bar and auto reload the panel |
| Shift+Ctrl+V | Favorites - add active panel folder | Add current folder to the list of favorite items |
| Shortcut | Command | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+F1 | Change left drive | Changes drive for the left panel |
| Alt+F2 | Change right drive | Changes drive for the right panel |
| F7 | New | Creates new folder |
| Shift+F7 | Open folder... | Opens dialog box for directory choice |
| Alt+Y | Set filter... | Opens dialog box for setting the filter |
| Alt+F9 | Size of folders | Calculates the space occupied by folders |
| Alt+Down | History | Shows popup menu with last visited folders |
| Alt+V | Compare | Compares the files in one folder with another |
| Alt+S | Synchronize... | Shows dialog box for synchronizing one folder with another |
| Shortcut | Command | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+F1 | List | Displays all items as list |
| Ctrl+F2 | Details | Displays detail information in columns for all items |
| Ctrl+I | Thumbnails | Toggle between the current and Thumbnails view |
| Alt+L | Thumbnails list | Displays thumbnails and detail information next to the image for all items - current size |
| Alt+I | Thumbnail details | Displays thumbnail and detail information in columns for all items - current size |
| Alt+B | Thumbnail labels | Displays thumbnails and detail information below the image for all items - current size |
| Shift+F9 | Lock view | Locks view and disable automatic views |
| Ctrl+Q | Quick view panel | Shows the content of the current file in the quick view panel |
| Ctrl+T | Tab: New folder tab | Creates and activates new folder tab |
| Ctrl+PgUp | Change to last active tab | Activates the last used tab in the active panel |
| Alt+T | Tree | Toggles the folder tree display |
| Alt+F | Favorites tree | Toggles the favorites tree display |
| Ctrl+F3 | Sort: Name | Sorts all items by name - active panel |
| Shift+Ctrl+F4 | Sort: Extension | Sort all items by extension - active panel |
| Ctrl+F4 | Sort: Type | Sorts all items by type - active panel |
| Ctrl+F5 | Sort: Date/Time | Sorts all items by last modified date - active panel |
| Ctrl+F6 | Sort: Size | Sorts all items by size - active panel |
| Shift+Ctrl+H | Show/hide column headers | Toggle visibility of the column headers |
| Ctrl+B | Plain view - files | Toggles the structureless view for files |
| Shift+Ctrl+B | Plain view - folders | Toggles the structureless view for folders |
| Ctrl+Alt+B | Plain view - files, folders | Shows the structureless view for files and folders |
| Ctrl+H | Split horizontal/vertical | Switch the panels horizontally/vertically |
| F10 | Dual/one panel | Toggle between dual and one panel |
| F11 | Full screen | Shows the main window in full screen mode |
| Ctrl+G | Layouts edit... | Shows dialog box for layouts editing |
| Ctrl+R | Refresh | Refreshes the content of the active panel |
| Ctrl+U | Swap | Shows left (up) panel on the right (down) and right (down) panel on the left (up) |
| Ctrl+E | Same folder | Shows in the inactive panel the same folder as in the active panel |
| Ctrl+S | Only selected files | Shows only selected files |
| Alt+R | Reset view | Deactivates following view options: only selected, quick filter, filter, plain view |
| Shortcut | Command | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| F12 | Settings... | Shows dialog box to edit settings |
| Shift+Ctrl+Y | Favorite tools edit... | Shows dialog box to edit of favorite tools |
| Ctrl+F11 | Connect to network drive... | Connects to a network drive (dialog box) |
| Ctrl+F12 | Disconnect network drive... | Disconnects network drive (dialog box) |
| Shift+Ctrl+J | Quick starter... | Shows quick starter dialog - activate last used repository |
| Ctrl+D | DOS box... | Opens DOS box of the active panel |
| Shift+Ctrl+F11 | Desktop Snapshot... | Opens dialog box for defining the snapshots |
| Shortcut | Command | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Ctrl+F1 | Split 0/100 % | Left panel 0%, right panel 100% |
| Shift+Ctrl+F2 | Split 50/50 % | Sets both panels to same size |
| Shift+Ctrl+F3 | Split 100/0 % | Left panel 100%, right panel 0% |
Press Shift+{0,1,2,3} for virtual drive 0-3.
Press Shift+{A-Z} for physical drive A-Z.
| Shortcut | Command | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Left | History back | Goes to the previous item in the history list |
| Alt+PgDn | Sort/Filter popup menu | Shows sort/filter popup menu |
| Alt+Right | History next | Goes to the next item in the history list |
| Alt+Up | Favorite folders | Shows popup menu with favorite folders |
| BkSp | Go up | Goes up one level |
| Ctrl+Alt+Left | Right to left | Shows on the left (up) the same folder as on the right (down) |
| Ctrl+Alt+N | Network | Opens network |
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Refresh network | Reset cached server list |
| Ctrl+Alt+Right | Left to right | Shows on the right (down) panel the same folder as on the left (up) panel |
| Ctrl+BkSp | Tab: Go to locked path | Opens the locked path in the active panel |
| Ctrl+End | Focus newest file | Focus the newest file by "last accessed" timestamp |
| Ctrl+Enter | Focused item to DOS prompt | Inserts the name of the focused item to the DOS prompt line |
| Ctrl+F7 | Search in folders... | Searches for files/folders (Windows) |
| Ctrl+F9 | Size of selected folders | Calculates the space occupied by selected folders |
| Ctrl+Home | Root | Goes up to root folder |
| Ctrl+Left | Open right folder on the left | Opens the current right folder on the left |
| Ctrl+PgDn | Open archive | Opens archive file |
| Ctrl+Right | Open left folder on the right | Opens the current left folder on the right |
| Ctrl+Space | Current path to DOS prompt | Inserts the full name of the current directory to the DOS prompt line |
| Ctrl+Tab | Tab: Next folder tab | Activates the next folder tab |
| Ctrl+W | Tab: Close folder tab | Closes the current folder tab |
| Ctrl+Y | Quick filter | Sets the input focus in quick filter field |
| F9 | Toggle views | Switch between views |
| Shift+Alt+B | Binary text | show as binary text |
| Shift+Alt+F | Find | Show/hide find panel |
| Shift+Alt+F3 | Find next | Find next |
| Shift+Alt+H | Hex | Show as Hex |
| Shift+Alt+I | Image | Show as image |
| Shift+Alt+Left | Rotate left 90° | Rotate anti clockwise 90° |
| Shift+Alt+M | Multimedia | Show as multimedia |
| Shift+Alt+O | Internet | Show with Internet browser control |
| Shift+Alt+P | Plugins | Show with Plugins |
| Shift+Alt+R | Rtf/Utf-8 | Show as Rtf/Utf-8 |
| Shift+Alt+Right | Rotate right 90° | Rotate clockwise 90° |
| Shift+Alt+T | Text | Text |
| Shift+Alt+U | Unicode | Show as unicode text |
| Shift+Alt+W | Windows preview | Show Windows preview |
| Shift+Ctrl+C | Perform quick copy ... | Start quick copy operation from the popup selection list |
| Shift+Ctrl+Enter | Focused path to DOS prompt | Inserts the path and name of the focused item to the DOS prompt line |
| Shift+Ctrl+F10 | Context menu 64 bit | Shows 64 bit context menu |
| Shift+Ctrl+F12 | Take Desktop Snapshot | Takes directly the desktop snapshot |
| Shift+Ctrl+M | Perform quick move ... | Start quick move operation from the popup selection list |
| Shift+Ctrl+Num + | Details: Auto resize columns | Details: Auto resize columns |
| Shift+Ctrl+Q | Quick operation - set target path ..., | Set target path for quick operation |
| Shift+Ctrl+R | Refresh all | Refreshes the content of all windows |
| Shift+Ctrl+Space | Go to DOS Prompt | Switches between file list and DOS prompt |
| Shift+Ctrl+T | Tab: Reopen last closed tab | Opens the last closed tab in the active panel |
| Shift+Ctrl+Tab | Tab: Previous folder tab | Activates the previous folder tab |
| Shift+Ctrl+W | Tab: Close all folder tabs | Closes all not locked folder tabs in the active panel |
| Shift+Del | Delete permanently | Delete permanently |
| Shift+Esc | Minimize | Minimizes FreeCommander window |
| Shift+F1 | Views | Shows popup menu with views |
| Shift+F10 | Context menu... | Shows context menu |
| Shift+Num - | Decrease thumbnail size | Decreases the thumbnail size in the active panel |
| Shift+Num + | Increase thumbnail size | Increases the thumbnail size in the active panel |
| Tab | Set active panel | Toggles the active panel |