7-Zip keyboard shortcuts
7-Zip File Manager uses function keys for file work and numeric keypad keys for selection. The official source defines the bindings directly in the File Manager key handler.
Windows · 46 shortcutsFiles and folders
Open, edit, create, copy, move, delete, and refresh items in the graphical File Manager.
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Rename the selected item | F2 |
| View the selected item | F3 |
| Edit the selected item | F4 |
| Create a file | ShiftF4orCtrlN |
| Copy the selected items | F5 |
| Copy the focused item within the current folder | ShiftF5 |
| Move the selected items | F6 |
| Move or rename the focused item within the current folder | ShiftF6 |
| Create a folder | F7 |
| Move the selected items to the Recycle Bin | Delete |
| Delete the selected items without using the Recycle Bin | ShiftDelete |
| Open the parent folder | Backspace |
| Refresh the file list | CtrlR |
| Edit the selected item's comment | CtrlZ |
Clipboard and selection
Use Windows clipboard commands or 7-Zip's numeric keypad bindings to build and change a selection.
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Cut the selected items | CtrlX |
| Copy the selected items to the clipboard | CtrlCorCtrlInsert |
| Paste items from the clipboard | CtrlVorShiftInsert |
| Select all items | CtrlAorShiftNumpad + |
| Select items by a name mask | Numpad + |
| Deselect items by a name mask | Numpad - |
| Select items with the focused item's type | AltNumpad + |
| Deselect items with the focused item's type | AltNumpad - |
| Deselect all items | ShiftNumpad - |
| Invert the selection | Numpad * |
| Extend the selection down | ShiftDown |
| Extend the selection up | ShiftUp |
| Toggle the focused item's selection and move to the next itemThis binding runs when 7-Zip's alternative selection mode is enabled. | Insert |
Panels and view
Move between panels, focus a path, change the file-list layout, and sort by a file property.
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Move focus to the other panelThis applies when two-panel mode is active. | Tab |
| Toggle one-panel mode | F9 |
| Focus the left panel path | AltF1 |
| Focus the right panel path | AltF2 |
| Open folder history | AltF12 |
| Open the current panel's folder in the other panelThis applies when two-panel mode is active. | AltUp |
| Open the focused folder in the other panelThis applies when two-panel mode is active and the focused item is a folder. | AltLeftorAltRight |
| Use large icons | Ctrl1 |
| Use small icons | Ctrl2 |
| Use list view | Ctrl3 |
| Use details view | Ctrl4 |
| Sort by name | CtrlF3 |
| Sort by extension | CtrlF4 |
| Sort by modified time | CtrlF5 |
| Sort by size | CtrlF6 |
| Clear property sorting | CtrlF7 |
Program
Close File Manager and save or recall one of its ten numbered folder bookmarks from the keyboard.
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Close 7-Zip File Manager | CtrlW |
| Open a numbered folder bookmark | Alt0-9orRight Ctrl0-9 |
| Set a numbered folder bookmark | AltShift0-9orRight CtrlShift0-9 |