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Keyboard shortcuts
Spend less time clicking and more time listening to your music! Here are a few Spotify time savers:
| Function | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Create new playlist | Ctrl-N | Cmd-N |
| Cut | Ctrl-X | Cmd-X |
| Copy | Ctrl-C | Cmd-C |
| Copy (alternative link) | Ctrl-Alt-C | Cmd-Alt-C |
| Paste | Ctrl-V | Cmd-V |
| Delete | Del | Del, Backspace |
| Select all | Ctrl-A | Cmd-A |
| Play/pause | Space | Space |
| Repeat | Ctrl-R | Cmd-R |
| Shuffle | Ctrl-S | Cmd-S |
| Next track | Ctrl-Right | Ctrl-Cmd-Right |
| Previous track | Ctrl-Left | Ctrl-Cmd-Left |
| Volume up | Ctrl-Up | Cmd-Up |
| Volume down | Ctrl-Down | Cmd-Down |
| Mute | Ctrl-Shift-Down | Cmd-Shift-Down |
| Max volume | Ctrl-Shift-Up | Cmd-Shift-Up |
| Show help | F1 | Cmd-Shift-? |
| Filter (in Songs and Playlists) | Ctrl-F | Cmd-F |
| Give focus to search field | Ctrl-L | Cmd-Alt-F, Cmd-L |
| Go back | Alt-Left | Cmd-Alt-Left, Cmd-[ |
| Go forward | Alt-Right | Cmd-Alt-Right, Cmd-] |
| Play selected row | Enter | Enter |
| Preferences | Ctrl-P | Cmd-, |
| Logout active user | Ctrl-Shift-W | Cmd-Shift-W |
| Quit | Alt-F4 | Cmd-Q |
| Hide window | - | Cmd-H |
| Hide other applications' windows | - | Cmd-Alt-H |
| Close window | - | Cmd-W |
| Minimize window | - | Cmd-M |
| Restore from minimized | - | Cmd-Alt-1 |
Last updated: 27 January, 2021
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