Regardless of whether you use Windows or Mac, there are plenty of helpful shortcuts at your fingertips. These help you carry out repetitive tasks and easily navigate the operating system quickly—there's no need to navigate through cumbersome menus.

If you've recently switched from Windows to Mac or vice versa, or you own a computer running each, you may get confused about what keys to press to carry out common shortcuts. That's why we've put together this guide that lists helpful actions and their respective Windows and Mac shortcut.

These shortcuts are perfect for Windows 11 and macOS Monterey, though most will work on earlier versions too.