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⤢ QT CREATOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 46 1 ⌘ Toggle I… 2 ⌃ Switch t… 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌘ Toggle L… Q W ⌘ Close Cu… E R ⌘ Run T ⌘ ⇧ Step Out Y ⌘ Start or… U ⌘ ⇧ Find Usa… I ⌘ ⇧ Step Into O ⌘ Open Fil… P A S ⌘ ⇧ Save All… D F ⌘ Find and… G ⌘ Find Next H J ⌘ Join Lin… K ⌘ Activate… L ⌘ Go to Li… Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B ⌘ Build Pr… N ⌘ New File M ⌃ Toggle B… MORE SHORTCUTS Toggle Commen… ⌘ / Trigger Code … ⌃ ␣ Follow Symbol… F2 Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Open Advanced… ⌘ ⇧ F Switch Betwee… F4 Rename Symbol… ⌘ ⇧ R Trigger Refac… ⌥ ↵ Build All ⌘ ⇧ B Step Over ⌘ ⇧ O Set or Remove… F8 New Project ⌘ ⇧ N Move Line Up ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Move Line Down ⌘ ⇧ ↓ Find Previous ⌃ ⇧ G Go to Previou… ⌥ ⇥ Go Back ⌘ ⌥ ← Go Forward ⌘ ⌥ → Exit Debugger ⌘ ⇧ Y Auto-Indent S… ⌘ I Cut Line ⇧ ⌦ Copy Line ⌘ INS Switch to Wel… ⌃ 1 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH QT CREATOR · MAC
QT CREATOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 46 1 ⌘ Toggle I… 2 ⌃ Switch t… 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌘ Toggle L… A Z ⌘ Undo E R ⌘ Run T ⌘ ⇧ Step Out Y ⌘ Start or… U ⌘ ⇧ Find Usa… I ⌘ ⇧ Step Into O ⌘ Open Fil… P Q S ⌘ ⇧ Save All… D F ⌘ Find and… G ⌘ Find Next H J ⌘ Join Lin… K ⌘ Activate… L ⌘ Go to Li… M ⌃ Toggle B… W ⌘ Close Cu… X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B ⌘ Build Pr… N ⌘ New File MORE SHORTCUTS Toggle Commen… ⌘ / Trigger Code … ⌃ ␣ Follow Symbol… F2 Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Open Advanced… ⌘ ⇧ F Switch Betwee… F4 Rename Symbol… ⌘ ⇧ R Trigger Refac… ⌥ ↵ Build All ⌘ ⇧ B Step Over ⌘ ⇧ O Set or Remove… F8 New Project ⌘ ⇧ N Move Line Up ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Move Line Down ⌘ ⇧ ↓ Find Previous ⌃ ⇧ G Go to Previou… ⌥ ⇥ Go Back ⌘ ⌥ ← Go Forward ⌘ ⌥ → Exit Debugger ⌘ ⇧ Y Auto-Indent S… ⌘ I Cut Line ⇧ ⌦ Copy Line ⌘ INS Switch to Wel… ⌃ 1 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH QT CREATOR · MAC
⤢ FILE Open File or Project ⌘ O New File ⌘ N New Project ⌘ ⇧ N Save All Documents ⌘ ⇧ S Close Current Editor ⌘ W SEARCH Find and Replace ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Open Advanced Find ⌘ ⇧ F Find Previous ⌃ ⇧ G REFACTOR Rename Symbol Under Curs… ⌘ ⇧ R Trigger Refactoring Acti… ⌥ ↵ Find Usages ⌘ ⇧ U BUILD/RUN Run ⌘ R Build Project ⌘ B Build All ⌘ ⇧ B EDITING Toggle Comment for Selec… ⌘ / Trigger Code Completion ⌃ ␣ Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Move Line Up ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Move Line Down ⌘ ⇧ ↓ Auto-Indent Selection ⌘ I Cut Line ⇧ ⌦ Copy Line ⌘ INS Join Lines ⌘ J NAVIGATION Activate Locator ⌘ K Follow Symbol Under Curs… F2 Switch Between Header an… F4 Go to Line ⌘ L Go to Previous Open Docu… ⌥ ⇥ Go Back ⌘ ⌥ ← Go Forward ⌘ ⌥ → Toggle Bookmark ⌃ M Switch to Edit Mode ⌃ 2 Toggle Issues Pane ⌘ 1 Toggle Left Sidebar ⌘ 0 Switch to Welcome Mode ⌃ 1 DEBUG Start or Continue Debugg… ⌘ Y Step Over ⌘ ⇧ O Step Into ⌘ ⇧ I Set or Remove Breakpoint F8 Exit Debugger ⌘ ⇧ Y Step Out ⌘ ⇧ T Qt Creator KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 46 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH QT CREATOR · MAC ⤢ NAVIGATION 12 Activate Locator ⌘ K Follow Symbol Under Cur… F2 Switch Between Header a… F4 Go to Line ⌘ L Go to Previous Open Doc… ⌥ ⇥ Go Back ⌘ ⌥ ← Go Forward ⌘ ⌥ → Toggle Bookmark ⌃ M Switch to Edit Mode ⌃ 2 Toggle Issues Pane ⌘ 1 Toggle Left Sidebar ⌘ 0 Switch to Welcome Mode ⌃ 1 REFACTOR 03 Rename Symbol Under Cur… ⌘ ⇧ R Trigger Refactoring Act… ⌥ ↵ Find Usages ⌘ ⇧ U BUILD/RUN 03 Run ⌘ R Build Project ⌘ B Build All ⌘ ⇧ B EDITING 13 Toggle Comment for Sele… ⌘ / Trigger Code Completion ⌃ ␣ Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Move Line Up ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Move Line Down ⌘ ⇧ ↓ Auto-Indent Selection ⌘ I Cut Line ⇧ ⌦ Copy Line ⌘ INS Join Lines ⌘ J FILE 05 Open File or Project ⌘ O New File ⌘ N New Project ⌘ ⇧ N Save All Documents ⌘ ⇧ S Close Current Editor ⌘ W SEARCH 04 Find and Replace ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Open Advanced Find ⌘ ⇧ F Find Previous ⌃ ⇧ G DEBUG 06 Start or Continue Debug… ⌘ Y Step Over ⌘ ⇧ O Step Into ⌘ ⇧ I Set or Remove Breakpoint F8 Exit Debugger ⌘ ⇧ Y Step Out ⌘ ⇧ T Qt Creator KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 46 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH QT CREATOR · MAC
⤢ QT CREATOR · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 QT CREATOR TOTAL 46 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NAVIGATION 12 BUILD/RUN 03 FILE 05 EDITING 13 SEARCH 04 DEBUG 06 REFACTOR 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Activate Locator ⌘ K Follow Symbol Under Cursor F2 Switch Between Header and Source File F4 Go to Line ⌘ L Go to Previous Open Document in History ⌥ ⇥ Go Back ⌘ ⌥ ← Go Forward ⌘ ⌥ → Toggle Bookmark ⌃ M Switch to Edit Mode ⌃ 2 Toggle Issues Pane ⌘ 1 Toggle Left Sidebar ⌘ 0 Switch to Welcome Mode ⌃ 1 Run ⌘ R Build Project ⌘ B Build All ⌘ ⇧ B Open File or Project ⌘ O New File ⌘ N New Project ⌘ ⇧ N Save All Documents ⌘ ⇧ S Close Current Editor ⌘ W Toggle Comment for Selection ⌘ / Trigger Code Completion ⌃ ␣ Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Move Line Up ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Move Line Down ⌘ ⇧ ↓ Auto-Indent Selection ⌘ I Cut Line ⇧ ⌦ Copy Line ⌘ INS Join Lines ⌘ J Find and Replace ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Open Advanced Find ⌘ ⇧ F Find Previous ⌃ ⇧ G Start or Continue Debugging ⌘ Y Step Over ⌘ ⇧ O Step Into ⌘ ⇧ I Set or Remove Breakpoint F8 Exit Debugger ⌘ ⇧ Y Step Out ⌘ ⇧ T Rename Symbol Under Cursor ⌘ ⇧ R Trigger Refactoring Action ⌥ ↵ Find Usages ⌘ ⇧ U
QT CREATOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R ⌘ Run T Y ⌘ Start or… U I O ⌘ Open Fil… P A S D F ⌘ Find and… G ⌘ Find Next H J K ⌘ Activate… L Z ⌘ Undo X C V B ⌘ Build Pr… N ⌘ New File M MORE SHORTCUTS Toggle Comment fo… ⌘ / Trigger Code Comp… ⌃ ␣ Follow Symbol Und… F2 Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Open Advanced Find ⌘ ⇧ F shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH QT CREATOR · MAC Keyboard map NAVIGATION Activate Locator ⌘ K Follow Symbol Under Cursor F2 EDITING Toggle Comment for Selection ⌘ / Trigger Code Completion ⌃ ␣ Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z DEBUG Start or Continue Debugging ⌘ Y BUILD/RUN Run ⌘ R Build Project ⌘ B FILE Open File or Project ⌘ O New File ⌘ N SEARCH Find and Replace ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Open Advanced Find ⌘ ⇧ F Qt Creator KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH QT CREATOR · MAC Isometric NAVIGATION 02 Activate Locator ⌘ K Follow Symbol Under Cursor F2 EDITING 04 Toggle Comment for Selection ⌘ / Trigger Code Completion ⌃ ␣ Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z DEBUG 01 Start or Continue Debugging ⌘ Y BUILD/RUN 02 Run ⌘ R Build Project ⌘ B FILE 02 Open File or Project ⌘ O New File ⌘ N SEARCH 03 Find and Replace ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Open Advanced Find ⌘ ⇧ F Qt Creator KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH QT CREATOR · MAC Typewriter QT CREATOR · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 6 SETS · No.01 QT CREATOR TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NAVIGATION 02 BUILD/RUN 02 FILE 02 EDITING 04 SEARCH 03 DEBUG 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Activate Locator ⌘ K Follow Symbol Under Cursor F2 Run ⌘ R Build Project ⌘ B Open File or Project ⌘ O New File ⌘ N Toggle Comment for Selection ⌘ / Trigger Code Completion ⌃ ␣ Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Find and Replace ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Open Advanced Find ⌘ ⇧ F Start or Continue Debugging ⌘ Y Editorial Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE tailored for building C++ and Qt applications with integrated design and debugging tools. Its keyboard shortcuts accelerate code navigation, refactoring, and building, keeping development flow uninterrupted.
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13 Action Shortcut Toggle Comment for Selection ⌘ / Trigger Code Completion ⌃ ␣ Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Move Line Up ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Move Line Down ⌘ ⇧ ↓ Auto-Indent Selection ⌘ I Cut Line ⇧ ⌦ Copy Line ⌘ INS Join Lines ⌘ J
12 Action Shortcut Activate Locator ⌘ K Follow Symbol Under Cursor F2 Switch Between Header and Source File F4 Go to Line ⌘ L Go to Previous Open Document in History ⌥ ⇥ Go Back ⌘ ⌥ ← Go Forward ⌘ ⌥ → Toggle Bookmark ⌃ M Switch to Edit Mode ⌃ 2 Toggle Issues Pane ⌘ 1 Toggle Left Sidebar ⌘ 0 Switch to Welcome Mode ⌃ 1
6 Action Shortcut Start or Continue Debugging ⌘ Y Step Over ⌘ ⇧ O Step Into ⌘ ⇧ I Set or Remove Breakpoint F8 Exit Debugger ⌘ ⇧ Y Step Out ⌘ ⇧ T
5 Action Shortcut Open File or Project ⌘ O New File ⌘ N New Project ⌘ ⇧ N Save All Documents ⌘ ⇧ S Close Current Editor ⌘ W
4 Action Shortcut Find and Replace ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Open Advanced Find ⌘ ⇧ F Find Previous ⌃ ⇧ G
3 Action Shortcut Rename Symbol Under Cursor ⌘ ⇧ R Trigger Refactoring Action ⌥ ↵ Find Usages ⌘ ⇧ U
3 Action Shortcut Run ⌘ R Build Project ⌘ B Build All ⌘ ⇧ B
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