A list of all the default keyboard shortcuts for Everything and how to customize them.
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the search edit has focus.
| Shortcut key | Action |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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. |
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. |
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:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Keyboard tab.
Choose a hotkey method.
Press a new key combination.
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:
From the Start menu, open regedit
In the Registry Editor, navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Create a new String Value called DisabledHotkeys
Set the DisabledHotkeys data to the letter you would like freed, for example: F
Restart your computer
Apply the (now free) hotkey Win + F in Everything.
To customize keyboard shortcuts:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Keyboard tab.
Use Show commands containing: to search for a command
Click Add... to add a new keyboard shortcut or click Edit... to edit an existing one.
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.
Check shortcut key currently used by, this existing shortcut (if any) will be removed if you click OK.
Click OK.
Click OK.