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title: "Keyboard-first file transfer for Mac"
description: "Commander keys for every action: F5 copies, F6 moves, Space marks, ⇥ switches panes, + marks by pattern. Every key is in the menus too."
url: https://anybucket.app/features/keyboard
lang: en
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# Every action has a key

If you've used Norton Commander, Total Commander or Midnight Commander, your hands already know AnyBucket. If you haven't, the keys are in the menus and on an optional function-key bar.

[Open the full demo](https://anybucket.app/try?mode=keyboard)

- **F2 to F8:** **F2** renames, **F3** Quick Looks, **F4** edits, **F5** copies, **F6** moves, **F7** makes a folder and **F8** deletes.
- **Mark without the mouse:** **Space** marks and moves down, ⇧ with the arrows extends, **+** and **−** mark and unmark by pattern.
- **Type to jump:** Start typing a name and the cursor jumps to the first file that starts with it. ⌘F filters the pane.
- **A bar for the F-keys:** Turn on **Settings → Keyboard → Show Function-Key Bar** to see every F-key under the panes and click it.

## The keys

| | |
| --- | --- |
| `Space` | Mark or unmark, then move down |
| `F5` | Copy the marked files to the other pane |
| `F6` | Move the marked files to the other pane |
| `F2` | Rename |
| `F3` | Quick Look |
| `F4` | Edit with… (changes upload when you save) |
| `F7` `⇧⌘N` | New folder |
| `F8` `⌘⌫` | Delete |
| `+` | Mark by pattern, like *.jpg |
| `A–Z` | Jump to the first name that starts with what you type |

[All keyboard shortcuts](https://anybucket.app/shortcuts)

## Questions, answered

### My MacBook's F-keys change the brightness

Hold **fn** with the F-key, or turn on **Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys** in **System Settings → Keyboard**. The function-key bar works with a click too.

### Are the shortcuts in the menus?

Every one of them, so you can find a key by looking for its command. [All shortcuts](https://anybucket.app/shortcuts) are on one page too.

### Can I still use the mouse?

Of course. Click, drag and drop, the source menu and the buttons under each pane all work as you'd expect.

## Guides and help

- [Dual-pane file managers on a Mac](https://anybucket.app/guides/dual-pane-file-manager-mac): What a two-pane commander does, why it's faster, and how to work with your servers that way on a Mac.
- [Getting started](https://anybucket.app/support/getting-started): From buying to your first copy with F5: install, license, connect a server, open a second pane.
- [AnyBucket vs Commander One](https://anybucket.app/compare/commander-one): Two commanders for the Mac: one for files on your disk, one for every server you use.
- [AnyBucket vs ForkLift](https://anybucket.app/compare/forklift): A file transfer app built for servers, next to ForkLift's dual-pane Finder replacement.

## Keep exploring

- [Dual panes and tabs](https://anybucket.app/features/dual-panes)
- [Server to server](https://anybucket.app/features/server-to-server)
- [⌘K palette](https://anybucket.app/features/command-palette)
- [Workspaces](https://anybucket.app/features/workspaces)
- [All features](https://anybucket.app/features)

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