This table shows the keyboard shortcuts used in Toucan. These shortcuts along with other useful tips and tricks are available in the app’s Help menu.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| ⌘O or Enter | Open the selected item(s) with their default application |
| ⌘enter or ⌘R | Reveal the selected item(s) in finder |
| ⌘T | Open a terminal in (cd to) the selected file(s) containing directory |
| ⌘delete | Move the selected item(s) to the trash |
| ⌘I | Show the selected item(s) info |
| ⌘Y or space | Display a preview of the selected item(s) |
| ⌘D | If you select 2 files or 2 directories, you can compare them using FileMerge (FileMerge is a two way comparison tool, that is why this action is only available when 2 items are selected). Note that this feature is only available if FileMerge (free) is installed on your computer. |
| ⌘C | Copy the selected item(s) |
| ⌘L | Go to the search box (when in the result table) |
| ⌘F | Go to the search box (when in the result table) |
| Esc | Clear search result and search box; close window when pressed a second time |
| Up | Go to previous search result. When the 1st result is selected, go to the search box |
| Down | Go to next search result. If the cursor is in the search box, go to the 1st result item |
| ⌘^Z | (When enabled; customizable) hot key to bring Toucan to the front |
| ⌘W | Close Toucan window, note that Toucan will still be running (if hot key is enabled, Toucan can be brought back to the front by pressing it) |
| ⌘Q | Close Toucan application |
| ⌘1 | Search by file/folder path. I.e.: the query foo would return the following result (among others) /Users/JohnDoe/foo/somefile.txt |
| ⌘2 | Search by file/folder name. I.e.: the query foo would only return files and folders whose name contain foo; /Users/JohnDoe/foo.txt for instance but not /Users/JohnDoe/foo/somefile.txt. |
| ⌥⌘N | Sort items by Name. |
| ⌥⌘P | Sort items by Path. |
| ⌥⌘C | Sort items by Creation date. |
| ⌥⌘M | Sort items by last Modification date. |
| ⌥⌘S | Sort items by Size. |
| ⌥⌘K | Sort items by Kind. |
| ⇧⌘I | Toggle (show/hide) the Icon column. |
| ⇧⌘N | Toggle (show/hide) the Name column. |
| ⇧⌘P | Toggle (show/hide) the Path column. |
| ⇧⌘C | Toggle (show/hide) the Creation date column. |
| ⇧⌘M | Toggle (show/hide) the last Modification date column. |
| ⇧⌘S | Toggle (show/hide) the Size column. |
| ⇧⌘K | Toggle (show/hide) the Kind column. |
With:
- ⌘ : Command (Open Apple)
- ⌥ : Option (Alt, Alternative)
- ⌃ : Control
- ⇧ : Shift
Toucan Search 