=========================== WinMerge keyboard shortcuts =========================== First published at 12/28/2017 on https://defkey.com/winmerge-old-shortcuts WinMerge is a data comparison tool which makes easier to merge text files. It's useful for finding what has changed between versions and merging changes between versions. It runs under Windows. WinMerge has 70 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Comparing folders ----------------- Enter Open selected file or folder Backspace Open parent folder if possible (available only when subfolders are not included in compare) F5 Rescan folders Alt + Home Go to first different file or folder Alt + End Go to last different file or folder Alt + Enter Go to currently selected item (if scrolled off-screen) Alt + Up arrow Go to previous different file or folder Alt + Down arrow Go to next different file or folder Alt + Left arrow Copy selected items from right to left Alt + Right arrow Copy selected items from left to right Comparing files --------------- Esc Close window (if enabled in options) F4 Show line difference F5 Refresh F6 Change pane (active file) F7 Go to previous difference F8 Go to next difference F9 Merge Mode on or off (toggle) Ctrl + G Go to difference or line Ctrl + Z Undo last action Ctrl + Y Redo previously undone action Difference navigation and merging (normal mode) ----------------------------------------------- Alt + Home Go to first difference Alt + End Go to last difference Alt + Enter Go to current difference or select difference Alt + Up arrow Go to previous difference Alt + Down arrow Go to next difference Alt + Left arrow Copy difference from right side to left side Alt + Right arrow Copy difference from left side to right side Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow Copy difference from right side to left side and select next difference Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow Copy difference from left side to right side and select next difference Difference navigation and merging (merge mode) ---------------------------------------------- Up arrow Go to previous difference Down arrow Go to next difference Left arrow Copy difference from right side to left side Right arrow Copy difference from left side to right side Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow Copy difference from right side to left side and select next difference Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow Copy difference from left side to right side and select next difference Find and replace ---------------- Ctrl + F Find text (opens Find dialog) Ctrl + H Replace text (opens Replace dialog) F3 Find next Shift + F3 Find previous Ctrl + F3 Find selected text in file Ctrl + Shift + F3 Find selected text upwards in file Bookmarks --------- Ctrl + F2 Toggle Bookmark F2 Next Bookmark Shift + F2 Previous Bookmark Ctrl + Shift + F2 Clear all Bookmarks Alt + 0 Goto Bookmark 0 Ctrl + 0 Toggle Bookmark 0 Alt + 1 Goto Bookmark 1 Ctrl + 1 Toggle Bookmark 1 Alt + 2 Goto Bookmark 2 Ctrl + 2 Toggle Bookmark 2 Alt + 3 Goto Bookmark 3 Ctrl + 3 Toggle Bookmark 3 Alt + 4 Goto Bookmark 4 Ctrl + 4 Toggle Bookmark 4 Alt + 5 Goto Bookmark 5 Ctrl + 5 Toggle Bookmark 5 Alt + 6 Goto Bookmark 6 Ctrl + 6 Toggle Bookmark 6 Alt + 7 Goto Bookmark 7 Ctrl + 7 Toggle Bookmark 7 Alt + 8 Goto Bookmark 8 Ctrl + 8 Toggle Bookmark 8 Alt + 9 Goto Bookmark 9 Ctrl + 9 Toggle Bookmark 9 Zoom ---- Ctrl + + Increase text size Ctrl + - Decrease text size Ctrl + * Reset text zoom to default size Ctrl + Wheel up Increase text size Ctrl + Wheel down Decrease text size Last modified on(UTC): Monday, April 12, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.