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Notes from the launcher
Product updates, deep dives into keyboard-first workflows, and the occasional rant about Spotlight. Written by the CmdSpace team.
macOS keyboard shortcuts: a 2026 power-user reference
Most macOS shortcut lists are written for the median user. They tell you ⌘C and ⌘V and stop just before the interesting ones begin. This is not that list. This is the 2026 reference for power users — the people who have already internalize…
The macOS dictionary shortcut you've been missing
There is a shortcut built into macOS, present since at least Snow Leopard, that most users never discover. It works in nearly every app that renders text. It calls up a dictionary card, Wikipedia stub, and Siri Suggestion in one keystroke.…
Hidden macOS keyboard shortcuts in 2026 that Apple doesn't advertise
macOS ships with hundreds of keyboard shortcuts. Apple documents maybe 60 of them. The rest live in source code, in obscure Apple Developer notes, and in long-tenured Mac users' muscle memory.
The Finder shortcuts cheatsheet every macOS user should know
Finder is the macOS app most users touch dozens of times a day, and the macOS app most users use the slowest. Apple has spent twenty years adding keyboard shortcuts to Finder; most users have memorized seven of them.