Linux (GNOME desktop) keyboard shortcuts
Source: Useful keyboard shortcuts — by GNOME Documentation Project · checked 2026-11-02
Getting around
- Super
- Switch between the Activities overview and desktop
- Alt+F2
- Pop up command window (for quickly running commands)
- Super+A
- Show the list of applications
- Super+L
- Lock the screen
- Super+V
- Show the notification list
- Ctrl+Alt+Delete
- Show the Power Off dialog
Windows & workspaces
- Super+Tab
- Quickly switch between windows (hold Shift for reverse order)
- Super+`
- Switch between windows from the same application
- Alt+Esc
- Switch between windows in the current workspace
- Super+Page Up / Page Down
- Switch between workspaces
- Shift+Super+Page Up / Page Down
- Move the current window to a different workspace
Editing
- Ctrl+A
- Select all text or items in a list
- Ctrl+C
- Copy selected text or items to the clipboard
- Ctrl+X
- Cut selected text or items and place them on the clipboard
- Ctrl+V
- Paste the contents of the clipboard
- Ctrl+Z
- Undo the last action
- Ctrl+Shift+C
- Copy highlighted text or commands in the Terminal
- Ctrl+Shift+V
- Paste the clipboard in the Terminal
Screenshots
- Launch the screenshot tool
- Alt+Print
- Take a screenshot of a window
- Shift+Print
- Take a screenshot of the entire screen