Hotkeys

File

View selected file

F3 or Shift+F3

Edit selected file

Create and edit a file

F4

Shift+F4

Copy selected files and folders

F5

Move selected files and folder

F6

Delete selected files and folders

Del

Wipe selected files and folders

Shift+Ctrl+Del

Rename selected object

F2

Compare files (see 'Settings')

Ctrl+Alt+V

Multi rename selected files

Ctrl+M

Compress selected files

Alt+F5

Uncompress selected archive

Alt+F6

Split selected files into multiple files

Shift+Ctrl+I

Display properties of selected objects

Alt+Enter

Change date and attributes of selected object

Shift+Enter

Show context menu

Shift+F10

Search for files / folders

Ctrl+F, Alt+F7

Create MD5-checksums

Ctrl+K

Exit program and save settings

Alt+F4

 

Edit

The selected folders and files will be moved into the clipboard

Ctrl+X

The selected folders and files will be copied into the clipboard

Ctrl+C

The folders and files from the clipboard will be inserted into the folder of the current window.

Ctrl+V

Select all files and folders in the current window

Ctrl+A

Select some of the files and folders in the current window.

+(Num)

Select all files with the same extension in the current window.

Alt++(Num)

Invert the selection in the current window

*(Num)

Invert the selection in the current window - only files

Ctrl+*(Num)

Deselect all files and folders in the current window

Ctrl+-(Num)

Deselect some files and folders in the current window

-(Num)

Deselect all files with the same extension in the current window

Alt+-(Num)

Copy the full path and file name into the clipboard

Alt+Ins

Copy file names into the clipboard

Shift+Alt+Ins

Copy the full path of the current window into the clipboard

Ctrl+Alt+Ins

 

Folder

Change drive in the left window

Alt+F1

Change drive in the right window

Alt+F2

Change drive in current window to drive A: .. Z:

Shift+A,...,Shift+Z

Change to the root folder of the drive in the current window

Press and hold Ctrl and click on a drive in the drive bar

Create new folder in current folder

F7

Find folder in tree view

Shift+F7

Go to folder

Alt+G

Define a filter to hide/show a distinct group of files

Display filter popup menu

Alt+Y

Alt+Scroll-Down

Detail view: show size of subfolder

Alt+F9

Detail view: show size of selected folder

Ctrl+F9

Show history of last 20 selected folders

Alt+Down

Sort the files and folders in current window by name

Ctrl+F3

Sort the files and folders in current window by type

Ctrl+F4

Sort the files and folders in current window by extension

Shift+Ctrl+F4

Sort the files and folders in current window by time

Ctrl+F5

Sort the files and folders in current window by size

Ctrl+F6

Define folder favorites

Shift+Ctrl+F

Add current folder to the list of favorite folders

Shift+Ctrl+V

The first 10 folder favorites

 

Show popup menu for folder favorites

Shift+Ctrl+1,..., Shift+Ctrl+0

 

Alt+Up

Compare files from active and inactive window

Alt+V

Synchronize folders

Alt+S

Go one folder up

BkSp

Go back to the root folder

Ctrl+Pos1

History - back

Alt+Left

History - next

Alt+Right

Activate/deactivate quick filter field

Ctrl+Y
   

View

Change view in current window to: list

Ctrl+F1

Change view in current window to: file details

Ctrl+F2

Change view in current window to: thumbnails

Ctrl+I

Toggle view in current window between list and details

F9

Switch main splitter horizontal/vertical

Ctrl+H

Show tree view for current window (on/off)

Alt+T

Show favorites tree (on/off)

Alt+F

Switch between dual and one window

F10

Equalize size for left and right window

Ctrl+Shift+F2

 

 

Refresh current window

Refresh all

Ctrl+R

Ctrl+Shift+R

Swap the both windows

Ctrl+U

Same folder in both windows

Ctrl+E

Show only selected files

Ctrl+S

Minimize FreeCommander Window

Shift+Esc

Full screen mode

F11

Autoresize columns

Ctrl+Alt++

Popup menu for views

Shift+F1

Quick view on/off Ctrl+Q
New folder TAB Ctrl+T
Close folder TAB Ctrl+W
Close all folder TABs Shift+Ctrl+W
Plain view - files Ctrl+B
Plain view - folders Ctrl+Shift+B

Extras

Settings

F12

Quickly change settings

Click with right mouse key into the status line

Define layouts

Ctrl+Y

Access the first 10 layouts

Alt+1,...,Alt+0

Define program favorites

Shift+Ctrl+Y

Access the first 10 program favorites

Ctrl+1,...,Ctrl+0

Open DOS window

Ctrl+D

Connect network drive

Ctrl+F11

Disconnect network drive

Ctrl+F12

Quick starter

Shift+Ctrl+J

DOS Prompt

Toggle between command line and current window

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

Insert name of the current folder in the command line

Ctrl+Spacebar

Insert name of the selected file or folder in the command line

Ctrl+Enter

Insert path and name of the selected file or folder in the command line

Shift+Ctrl+Enter

Go up in the list of command from the history

Ctrl+Up

Go down in the list of commands from the history

Ctrl+Down

Show list of commands from the history

Alt+Down

Execute the command in the command line

Enter or Alt+Enter

Jump left / right in the command line

Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right