FileZilla keyboard shortcuts

FileZilla's official wiki lists shortcuts for panes, transfers, bookmarks, searches, queues, tabs, and local or remote file navigation.

Windows, macOS, Linux · 31 shortcuts

Views and files

Rename, refresh, search, and move through local or remote file views.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Rename the selected fileF2F2F2
Refresh local and remote viewsF5F5F5
Switch to the next viewTabTabTab
Navigate to the parent folderAltUpAltUpAltUp
Move up one itemUpUpUp
Move down one itemDownDownDown
Move up one level in a tree viewLeftLeftLeft
Move down one level in a tree viewRightRightRight
Transfer the selected item or expand a directoryEnterEnterEnter

Transfers and server

Start transfers, stop operations, and reconnect or disconnect from the server.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Transfer the selected item to the other paneAltDownAltDownAltDown
Stop the current operationCtrlCCtrlCCtrlC
Disconnect from the serverCtrlDCtrlDCtrlD
Show files currently being editedCtrlECtrlECtrlE
Open directory listing filtersCtrlICtrlICtrlI
Open Manual TransferCtrlMCtrlMCtrlM
Reconnect to the serverCtrlRCtrlRCtrlR
Preserve timestamps of transferred filesCtrlUCtrlUCtrlU
Toggle synchronized browsingCtrlYCtrlYCtrlY

Bookmarks and tabs

Manage bookmarks, site connections, tabs, and the transfer queue.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Add a bookmarkCtrlBCtrlBCtrlB
Manage bookmarksCtrlShiftBCtrlShiftBCtrlShiftB
Create a new directoryCtrlShiftNCtrlShiftNCtrlShiftN
Enable directory comparisonCtrlOCtrlOCtrlO
Process the queueCtrlPCtrlPCtrlP
Open the Site ManagerCtrlSCtrlSCtrlS
Open a new tabCtrlTCtrlTCtrlT
Close the current tabCtrlWCtrlWCtrlW
Switch to the next tabCtrlPageDownCtrlPageDownCtrlPageDown
Switch to the previous tabCtrlPageUpCtrlPageUpCtrlPageUp
Exit FileZillaCtrlQCtrlQCtrlQ

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