Keyboard Shortcuts
A list of all the default keyboard shortcuts for Everything and how to customize them.
Search edit shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the search edit has focus.
| Shortcut key | Action |
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| Ctrl + A | Select all text. |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete previous word. |
| Ctrl + Space | Complete search. Requires search history to be enabled. |
| Enter | Focus result list and select the item with the highest run count. |
| Up Arrow
Down Arrow | Focus result list. |
| Alt + Up Arrow
Alt + Down Arrow | Show search history. |
| Double Click | Select word |
| Triple Click | Select all |
Result list shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the result list has focus.
| Shortcut key | Action |
|---|---|
| F2 | Rename the focused item. |
| Delete | Move selected items to the recycle bin. |
| Shift + Delete | Permanently delete selected items. |
| Left Arrow | Scroll left. |
| Right Arrow | Scroll right. |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Scroll left one page. |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Scroll right one page. |
| Enter | Open the selected items. |
| Ctrl + Enter | Open the path of the selected item. |
| Alt + Enter | Display properties of the selected items. |
| Ctrl + + | auto adjust column widths. |
| Up Arrow
Down Arrow Page Up Page Down Home End | Navigate item focus and selection. |
| Shift + Up Arrow
Shift + Down Arrow Shift + Page Up Shift + Page Down Shift + Home Shift + End | Extend item selection. |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow
Ctrl + Down Arrow Ctrl + Page Up Ctrl + Page Down Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End | Navigate item focus. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Ctrl + Shift + Home Ctrl + Shift + End | Extend item selection, keeping the current selection. |
| Space | Select focus. |
| Ctrl + Space | Toggle item selection. |
| Escape | Cancel any current actions. |
| Ctrl + A | Selected all items. |
| Ctrl + C
Ctrl + Insert | Copy selected items. |
| Ctrl + E | Read the file size, date and attributes of the current selection. May be useful before exporting all sizes, dates and attributes. |
| Ctrl + V
Shift + Insert | Paste items from the clipboard into the selected folder. |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected items. |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy the full path and name of the current selection to the clipboard. |
| Shift + F10 | Display item context menu for the current selection. Displays the result list context menu if no selection. |
| Any character | Adds a character to the jump to text. |
| Backspace | Remove the last character in the jump to text. |
Global keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when an Everything search window has focus.
| Shortcut key | Action |
|---|---|
| Escape
Ctrl + W | Close the Everything window. |
| F1 | Show the Everything help. |
| F3
Ctrl + F Alt + D | Focus and highlight the search edit. |
| F5 | Reload icons, file sizes, dates and attributes. |
| F11 | Toggle fullscreen. |
| Ctrl + Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Cycle between open windows. |
| Tab
Shift + Tab | Cycle between search edit and results view. |
| Escape | Close the current window. |
| Alt + 1 | Resize the window to 512 x 398. |
| Alt + 2 | Resize the window to 640 x 497. |
| Alt + 3 | Resize the window to 768 x 597. |
| Alt + 4 | Auto size the window. |
| Alt + P | Toggle the preview pane. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 1 | Toggle extra large thumbnails. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 2 | Toggle large thumbnails. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 3 | Toggle medium thumbnails. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 6 | Toggle detail view. |
| Ctrl + Alt + + | Increase thumbnail size. |
| Ctrl + Alt + - | Decrease thumbnail size. |
| Ctrl + ` | Toggle debug console. |
| Ctrl + F1 | Show About Everything. |
| Ctrl + 1 | Sort by name. |
| Ctrl + 2 | Sort by path. |
| Ctrl + 3 | Sort by size. |
| Ctrl + 4 | Sort by extension. |
| Ctrl + 5 | Sort by type. |
| Ctrl + 6 | Sort by date modified. |
| Ctrl + 7 | Sort by date created. |
| Ctrl + 8 | Sort by attributes. |
| Ctrl + 9 | Sort by date recently changed. |
| Ctrl + B | Toggle match whole word. |
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark the current search. |
| Ctrl + I | Toggle match case. |
| Ctrl + M | Toggle match diacritics. |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new search window. |
| Ctrl + O | Open an Everything file list. |
| Ctrl + P | Show the Options window. |
| Ctrl + Q | Exit Everything. |
| Ctrl + R | Toggle Regex. |
| Ctrl + S | Export the current results to an Everything file list, csv or txt file. |
| Ctrl + T | Toggle always on top. |
| Ctrl + U | Toggle match path. |
| Ctrl + + | Increase text size. |
| Ctrl + - | Decrease text size. |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset text size to Normal. |
| Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up
Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Down | Change view. |
| Alt + Home | Go to the home search. |
| Alt + Left Arrow
Back Mouse back button | Go back to the previous search. |
| Alt + Right Arrow
Forward Mouse forward button | Go forward to the next search. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Organize filters. |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Organize bookmarks. |
| Ctrl + H
Ctrl + Shift + H | Show all search history. |
Hotkeys
The Everything search window can be shown by pressing a hotkey.
Hotkeys can be used anywhere in Windows.
There are three different methods for opening the Everything window with a hotkey:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| New window | Always show a new Everything search window. |
| Show window | Show the Everything search window if one exists, otherwise create a new Everything search window. |
| Toggle window | Hide the Everything search window if it is currently in the foreground, otherwise show the Everything search window if one exists, otherwise create a new Everything search window. |
To define a Hotkey to open Everything:
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In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
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Click the Keyboard tab.
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Choose a hotkey method.
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Press a new key combination.
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Click OK.
Note: Everything must be running in the background for hotkeys to work.
Note: You can not override any existing hotkey.
To disable a Windows hotkey, such as Win + F:
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From the Start menu, open regedit
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In the Registry Editor, navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
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Create a new String Value called DisabledHotkeys
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Set the DisabledHotkeys data to the letter you would like freed, for example: F
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Restart your computer
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Apply the (now free) hotkey Win + F in Everything.
Customizing
To customize keyboard shortcuts:
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In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
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Click the Keyboard tab.
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Use Show commands containing: to search for a command
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Click Add... to add a new keyboard shortcut or click Edit... to edit an existing one.
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Select a location to use the shortcut in:
Location Description Global The shortcut will work anywhere in the Everything search window. Search Edit The shortcut will only work when pressed in the search edit. Result List The shortcut will only work when pressed in the result list. -
Press a new keyboard shortcut for shortcut key.
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Check shortcut key currently used by, this existing shortcut (if any) will be removed if you click OK.
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Click OK.
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Click OK.