Zoom keyboard shortcuts
Zoom is a video meeting app for work calls, webinars, and team chat. Its desktop keys mute, share, and switch views in meetings, move between chats and calls, and jump between the app's tabs.
Windows, macOS, Linux · 49 shortcutsMeetings
Control audio, video, sharing, recording, participants, and leaving a Zoom meeting.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Focus the meeting controls | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift macOS / LinuxNot documented |
| Toggle always-show meeting controls | WindowsAlt macOS / LinuxCtrl + \ |
| Show or hide floating meeting controls | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + H macOSControl + Option + Cmd + H LinuxNot documented |
| View the previous gallery page | WindowsPage Up macOSCtrl + P LinuxNot documented |
| View the next gallery page | WindowsPage Down macOSCtrl + N LinuxNot documented |
| Switch to speaker view | Windows / LinuxAlt + F1 macOSNot documented |
| Switch to gallery view | Windows / LinuxAlt + F2 macOSNot documented |
| Cycle between speaker, multi-speaker, and gallery views | Windows / LinuxNot documented macOSCmd + Shift + W |
| Start or stop video | Windows / LinuxAlt + V macOSCmd + Shift + V |
| Mute or unmute audio | Windows / LinuxAlt + A macOSCmd + Shift + A |
| Mute or unmute everyone | Windows / LinuxAlt + M macOSCmd + Ctrl + M |
| Start screen sharing | Windows / LinuxAlt + S macOSCmd + Shift + S |
| Pause or resume screen sharing | Windows / LinuxAlt + T macOSCmd + Shift + T |
| Start or stop local recording | Windows / LinuxAlt + R macOSCmd + Shift + R |
| Start or stop cloud recording | Windows / LinuxAlt + C macOSCmd + Shift + C |
| Pause or resume recording | Windows / LinuxAlt + P macOSCmd + Shift + P |
| Show or hide participants | Windows / LinuxAlt + U macOSCmd + U |
| Invite participants | Windows / LinuxAlt + I macOSCmd + I |
| Copy the meeting invitation | Windows / LinuxAlt + Shift + I macOSCmd + Shift + I |
| Raise or lower your hand | Windows / LinuxAlt + Y macOSOption + Y |
| Leave the meeting | WindowsAlt + Q macOS / LinuxNot documented |
| Start or stop remote control | Windows / LinuxAlt + Shift + R macOSCtrl + Shift + R |
| Request remote control | Windows / LinuxAlt + Shift + G macOSCtrl + Shift + G |
| Enter or exit full screen | WindowsAlt + F macOSCmd + Shift + F LinuxNot documented |
Chat and calls
Move through Zoom Chat, start new conversations, and handle calls from the desktop app.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Take a screenshot | Windows / LinuxAlt + Shift + T macOSCmd + T |
| Hide the current chat | Windows / LinuxCtrl + W macOSNot documented |
| Move to the previous chat | WindowsCtrl + Up Arrow macOS / LinuxNot documented |
| Move to the next chat | WindowsCtrl + Down Arrow macOS / LinuxNot documented |
| Move back in chat history | Windows / LinuxAlt + Left Arrow macOSCmd + [ |
| Move forward in chat history | Windows / LinuxAlt + Right Arrow macOSCmd + ] |
| Start a new chat | WindowsCtrl + N macOSCmd + N LinuxNot documented |
| Focus the chat list | WindowsCtrl + L macOSCmd + Shift + L LinuxNot documented |
| Jump to the latest message | WindowsCtrl + Shift + U macOSCmd + Shift + U LinuxNot documented |
| Add a member to the current group chat or channel | WindowsCtrl + Alt + I macOSCmd + Option + I LinuxNot documented |
| Jump to the start of new messages | WindowsAlt + N macOSCmd + Control + N LinuxNot documented |
| Call the highlighted phone number | WindowsCtrl + P macOSControl + Shift + C LinuxNot documented |
| Accept an incoming call | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + A macOSControl + Shift + A |
| End an incoming call | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + E macOSControl + Shift + E |
| Decline an incoming call | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + D macOSControl + Shift + D |
Application navigation
Search Zoom, move between product tabs, and open common desktop areas.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Search Zoom | WindowsCtrl + F macOSCmd + E LinuxNot documented |
| Move to the next product tab | WindowsCtrl + Tab macOSControl + Tab LinuxNot documented |
| Move to the previous product tab | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Tab macOSControl + Shift + Tab LinuxNot documented |
| Open product tab one | WindowsCtrl + 1 macOSCmd + 1 LinuxNot documented |
| Open product tab eight | WindowsCtrl + 8 macOSCmd + 8 LinuxNot documented |
| Open the last product tab | WindowsCtrl + 9 macOSCmd + 9 LinuxNot documented |
| Open Zoom AI Companion | WindowsCtrl + Shift + O macOSShift + Cmd + O LinuxNot documented |
| Open Zoom Calendar | WindowsCtrl + Shift + J macOSShift + Cmd + J LinuxNot documented |
| Close the active Zoom window | WindowsAlt + F4 macOSCmd + W LinuxNot documented |
| Start the Zoom client health check | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + D macOSCmd + Option + Shift + D LinuxNot documented |
Source
official Zoom desktop keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Zoom desktop keyboard shortcut reference checked September 1, 2026. Zoom notes that some shortcuts require a higher app version than the global minimum and that shortcuts can be edited in settings.