KDE Plasma Desktop keyboard shortcuts

By Zeynel Abidin Öztürk - - in Shortcuts

These shortcuts will allow you to use your KDE desktop without touching the mouse. These are only shortcuts for KDE, other applications have their own shortcuts. Be sure to check their shortcuts for a detailed listing. Note: The Meta key listed in some shortcuts is a generic name. On Windows keyboards, this is usually Windows key with a Windows logo. On keyboards designed for UNIX systems, this key is really known as the Meta key and is typically labeled with a diamond: ◆. On Mac computers, this is Command key with a Apple logo or ⌘ symbol.

KDE Plasma Desktop

Zeynel Abidin Öztürk - - Shortcuts

Ctrl + Q	Quit
Ctrl + Esc	System Activity
Ctrl + Alt + Esc	Force Quit
Alt + Space	Run Command Interface
or Alt + F2
Alt + F4	Close

Ctrl + F10	Present Windows
Ctrl + F9	Present Windows on current desktop
Ctrl + F7	Present Windows of current application only
Ctrl + F12	Show Desktop
Ctrl + Alt + A	Activate Window Demanding Attention
Alt + ⭾ Tab	Walk through windows
Alt + ↑ Shift + ⭾ Tab	Walk through windows (Reverse)
Alt + F3	Open the Window Operations menu
Meta + Alt + ↑	Switch to Window Above
Meta + Alt + ↓	Switch to Window Below
Meta + Alt + ←	Switch to Window to the Left
Meta + Alt + →	Switch to Window to the Right

KDE Plasma Workspaces allows you to zoom in and out and move your entire desktop around, therefore you can zoom in even when the application you are using doesn't support it.
Meta + =	Zoom In
Meta + -	Zoom Out
Meta + 0	Zoom Normal
Meta + ↑	Pan Up
Meta + ↓	Pan Down
Meta + ←	Pan left
Meta + →	Pan Right

Meta + Q	Manage Activities
or Alt + D then Alt + A
Meta + ⭾ Tab	Next Activity
Meta + ↑ Shift + ⭾ Tab	Previous Activity
Ctrl + F1	Switch to Desktop 1
Ctrl + F2	Switch to Desktop 2
Ctrl + F3	Switch to Desktop 3
Ctrl + F4	Switch to Desktop 4

Alt + D then A	Add Widgets
Alt + D then R	Remove this Widget
Alt + D then L	Lock/Unlock Widgets
Alt + D then S	Widget Settings
Ctrl + F12	Show Desktop
Alt + D then T	Run the Associated Application
Alt + D then Alt + S	Desktop Settings

F1	Help
↑ Shift + F1	What's This?

F5	Refresh
Ctrl + A	Select All
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + ↑ Shift + Z	Redo
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + N	New
Ctrl + P	Print
Ctrl + S	Save
Ctrl + F	Find
Ctrl + W	Close Document/Tab

Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + A	Select All
Ctrl + L	Replace Location
Ctrl + ↑ Shift + A	Invert Selection
Alt + ←	Back
Alt + →	Forward
Alt + ↑	Up (to folder that contains this one)
Alt + Home	Home Folder
Del	Move to Trash
↑ Shift + Del	Delete Permanently

In addition to the standard keys, many computer keyboards and laptops nowadays have special keys or buttons to change the speaker volume, as well as the brightness of your monitor if applicable. If present, you can use these keys in the KDE Plasma Workspaces to perform those tasks.

Ctrl + Alt + L	Lock Screen
Ctrl + Alt + Del	Leave
Ctrl + Alt + ↑ Shift + Del	Logout without confirmation
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Page Down	Shut Down without confirmation
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Page Up	Reboot without confirmation
Source: docs.kde.org

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