Keyboard Shortcuts
This page lists the default keyboard shortcuts of CompareCraft, grouped by view. Shortcuts only work in the view they belong to. For example, Ctrl+R copies to the right in Folder Compare and Text Compare, but takes the right side in Text Merge.
See the shortcuts of the current view
Press Shift+F1 (Help > Keyboard Shortcuts) to see every shortcut available in the view you are working in. The menus also show each command's shortcut next to its name.
On macOS, Ctrl in this list means the Command key (⌘), and the menus show shortcuts with the macOS symbols.
You can change any shortcut on the Toolbars, Shortcuts page of the Options.
All views
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Session > Home |
Alt+Home |
| Session > New Tab |
Ctrl+T |
| Session > Open Session… |
Shift+Ctrl+O |
| Session > Select Next Tab |
Ctrl+Tab |
| Session > Select Previous Tab |
Shift+Ctrl+Tab |
| Session > Save Session |
Shift+Ctrl+S |
| Session > Clear Session |
Shift+Ctrl+C |
| Session > (view name) Info, for example Folder Compare Info |
Ctrl+I |
| Session > Close Tab |
Ctrl+W |
| Session > Exit |
Ctrl+Q |
| Tools > Options… (macOS only) |
Ctrl+, |
| Help > CompareCraft Help |
F1 |
| Help > Keyboard Shortcuts |
Shift+F1 |
| Open the menu bar |
F10 |
| Open the context menu for the selection |
Shift+F10 or the Menu key |
Help window
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Search the help |
Ctrl+F |
| Move through the search results |
Up / Down |
| Open the selected search result |
Enter |
| Go back / forward |
Alt+Left / Alt+Right |
| Clear the search, or close the help when the search is empty |
Esc |
Folder Compare and Folder Sync
Session
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Save Session |
Shift+Ctrl+S |
| Back |
Alt+Left |
| Forward |
Alt+Right |
Actions
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Open |
Enter |
| Compare To… |
F7 |
| Cancel Compare To |
Esc |
| Align With… |
F6 |
| Copy to Right |
Ctrl+R |
| Copy to Left |
Ctrl+L |
| Mirror to Right… |
Shift+Ctrl+R |
| Mirror to Left… |
Shift+Ctrl+L |
| Delete… |
Del |
| Delete Permanently |
Shift+Del |
| Rename… |
F2 |
| New Folder… |
Ins |
| Refresh Selection |
Shift+F5 |
Edit
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Select All |
Ctrl+A |
| Select All Files |
Shift+Ctrl+A |
| Refresh |
F5 |
| Full Refresh |
Ctrl+F5 |
| Expand Folder |
Right |
| Collapse Folder |
Left |
Search and navigation
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Next Difference |
Ctrl+N |
| Previous Difference |
Ctrl+P |
| Find Filename… |
Ctrl+F |
| Find Next |
F3 |
| Find Previous |
Shift+F3 |
| Next Row / Previous Row |
Down / Up |
| Extend Selection Down / Up |
Shift+Down / Shift+Up |
| Page Down / Page Up |
PgDn / PgUp |
| First Row / Last Row |
Home / End |
| Select Left Side |
Ctrl+Left |
| Select Right Side |
Ctrl+Right |
View
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Show All |
Ctrl+1 |
| Show Differences |
Ctrl+2 |
| Show Same |
Ctrl+3 |
| Legend |
Ctrl+Alt+L |
Text Compare
Session and File
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Save Session |
Shift+Ctrl+S |
| Reload |
F5 |
| Recompare |
Ctrl+F5 |
| Open File… |
Ctrl+O |
| Open Clipboard |
Shift+Ctrl+V |
| Save |
Ctrl+S |
| Save As… |
F12 |
Edit
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl+Y or Shift+Ctrl+Z |
| Cut |
Ctrl+X |
| Copy |
Ctrl+C |
| Paste |
Ctrl+V |
| Delete |
Del |
| Select Section |
Ctrl+D |
| Copy to Left |
Ctrl+L |
| Copy to Right |
Ctrl+R |
| Copy Line to Left |
Shift+Ctrl+L |
| Copy Line to Right |
Shift+Ctrl+R |
| Edit Line |
F2 |
| Insert Line After |
Ctrl+Enter |
| Insert Line Before |
Shift+Ctrl+Enter |
| Increase Indent |
Shift+Ctrl+I |
| Decrease Indent |
Shift+Ctrl+U |
| Align With… |
F7 |
| Cancel Align With |
Esc |
Search and navigation
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Next Difference Section |
Ctrl+N or Shift+Ctrl+N |
| Previous Difference Section |
Ctrl+P or Shift+Ctrl+P |
| Next Existing Line |
Alt+Down |
| Previous Existing Line |
Alt+Up |
| Go Left |
Alt+Left |
| Go Right |
Alt+Right |
| Go To Line… |
Ctrl+G |
| Find… |
Ctrl+F |
| Find Next |
F3 |
| Find Previous |
Shift+F3 |
| Line Up / Line Down |
Up / Down |
| Extend Selection Up / Down |
Shift+Up / Shift+Down |
In the find bar, Enter finds the next match, Shift+Enter finds the previous match and Esc closes the bar.
Text Merge
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Save Session |
Shift+Ctrl+S |
| Reload |
F5 |
| Save Output |
Ctrl+S |
| Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl+Y or Shift+Ctrl+Z |
| Take Left |
Ctrl+L |
| Take Right |
Ctrl+R |
| Take Left Then Right |
Ctrl+B |
| Take Right Then Left |
Shift+Ctrl+B |
| Edit Output Section… |
F2 |
| Next Difference Section |
Ctrl+N |
| Previous Difference Section |
Ctrl+P |
| Next Conflict Section |
Alt+N |
| Previous Conflict Section |
Alt+P |
Folder Merge
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Refresh |
F5 |
| Merge |
Ctrl+M |
| Take Left |
Ctrl+L |
| Take Right |
Ctrl+R |
| Merge Files |
Enter |
| Select All |
Ctrl+A |
| Next Conflict |
Alt+N |
| Previous Conflict |
Alt+P |
| Row Up / Row Down |
Up / Down |
| Extend Selection Up / Down |
Shift+Up / Shift+Down |
Table Compare
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Save Session |
Shift+Ctrl+S |
| Reload |
F5 |
| Copy |
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert |
| Next Difference |
Ctrl+N or Alt+Down |
| Previous Difference |
Ctrl+P or Alt+Up |
| Row Up / Row Down |
Up / Down |
| Extend Selection Up / Down |
Shift+Up / Shift+Down |
Hex Compare
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Reload |
F5 |
| Recompare |
Ctrl+F5 |
| Next Difference |
Ctrl+N or Alt+Down |
| Previous Difference |
Ctrl+P or Alt+Up |
| Go To Offset… |
Ctrl+G |
Picture Compare
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Reload |
F5 |
| Tolerance Mode |
Ctrl+1 |
| Mismatch Range Mode |
Ctrl+2 |
| Blend Mode |
Ctrl+3 |
| Blend Toggle |
F8 |
| Zoom In |
Ctrl+Plus, Shift+Ctrl+Plus or Ctrl+= |
| Zoom Out |
Ctrl+Minus |
| Actual Size |
Ctrl+0 |
Text Edit
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Save |
Ctrl+S |
| Save As… |
Shift+Ctrl+S |
| Reload |
F5 |
Text Patch
| Command |
Shortcut |
| Reload |
F5 |
| Next File |
Ctrl+N |
| Previous File |
Ctrl+P |