Reserved Mac keyboard shortcuts

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For developers: Usage of these shortcuts in your programs isn't recommended by Apple. These shortcuts are either used by system or known for other general functionality.

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For developers: Usage of these shortcuts in your programs isn't recommended by Apple. These shortcuts are either used by system or known for other general functionality.

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These shortcuts are used by macOS system. To avoid conflicts, you shouldn't use them in your application.
These shortcuts are used by macOS system. To avoid conflicts, you shouldn't use them in your application.
Note: As you may have noticed, this list is aimed to Mac app developers. If you're looking for general macOS shortcuts, please click here.
Note: As you may have noticed, this list is aimed to Mac app developers. If you're looking for general macOS shortcuts, please click here.
0	⌘ Cmd + Space	Show or hide the Spotlight search field (when multiple languages are installed, may rotate through enabled script systems).
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Space	Varies. Apple Reserved.
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + Space	Show the Spotlight search results window (when multiple languages are installed, may rotate through keyboard layouts and input methods within a script).
0	Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space	Show the Special Characters window.
0	↑ Shift + Tab	Navigate through controls in a reverse direction.
0	⌘ Cmd + Tab	Move forward to the next most recently used app in a list of open apps.
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + Esc	Open the Force Quit dialog.
0	Control + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 3	Capture the screen to the Clipboard.
0	Control + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 4	Capture a selection to the Clipboard.
0	Control + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + 8	Invert the screen colors.
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + D	Show or hide the Dock.
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Q	Log out the current user.
0	⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + →	Extend selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the next word.

These shortcuts aren't used by system, but they're expected to provide similar functionality among the programs. Therefore it's better if you avoid giving them to different functions in your software.
0	⌘ Cmd + H	Hide the windows of the currently running app.
1	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + H	Hide the windows of all other running apps.
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + M	Minimize all windows of the active app to the Dock.
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + T	Show or hide a toolbar.

These keyboard shortcuts are reserved by system for the use with localized versions of the system, localized keyboards, keyboard layouts and input methods. Therefore again, you wouldn't want to use these key combinations in your application.

There are some recommendations from Apple when it comes to defining keyboard shortcuts for your program. Here are some of them:
Keyboard shortcuts for standard menu items should be consistent in all apps.
Source: Apple Human Interface Guidelines

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