7-Zip is a free file archiver that boasts a high compression ratio. It comes with extended support for keyboard shortcuts.
Note: ‘Grey’ refers to the keys on the numeric keypad.
Menu Items
| Menu item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System | Submenu with menu commands from system shell. It can be enabled in Options. | |
| Open | Enter | Open current item |
| Open Inside | Ctrl+PgDn | Open current item as folder inside 7-Zip |
| Open Inside * | Open only one top level archive container | |
| Open Inside # | Open file in parser mode | |
| Open Outside | Shift+Enter | Open current item in new window |
| View | F3 | Open selected item with viewer |
| Edit | F4 | Open selected item with editor |
| Rename | F2 | Rename selected item |
| Copy To… | F5 | Copy selected items |
| Move To… | F6 | Move selected items |
| Delete | Delete | Delete selected items |
| Split file… | Split file to parts | |
| Combine files… | Combine files to one file | |
| Properties | Alt+Enter | Show Properties of file |
| Comment | Ctrl+Z | Set comment for file |
| Calculate checksum | Calculates CRC checksum for files | |
| Diff | Show the differences between two files. It can be enabled, if the diff program is set in Options | |
| Create Folder | F7 | Create new folder |
| Create File | Shift+F4 | Creates new file |
| Link… | Create symbolic link or hard link | |
| Alternate Streams | Show alternate file streams at NTFS. | |
| Exit | Alt+F4 | Closes the program. |
Edit
| Menu Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Select All | Shift+[Grey +] | Select all items |
| Deselect All | Shift+[Grey -] | Select all items |
| Invert Selection | [Grey *] | Select / Deselect all items |
| Select… | [Grey +] | Select specified items |
| Deselect… | [Grey -] | Deselect specified items |
| Select by Type | Alt+[Grey +] | Select all items with the same extension as current item |
| Deselect by Type | Alt+[Grey -] | Deselect all items with the same extension as current item |
View
| Menu Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Large Icons | Ctrl+1 | Displays items by using large icons |
| Small Icons | Ctrl+2 | Displays items by using small icons |
| List | Ctrl+3 | Displays items in a list |
| Details | Ctrl+4 | Displays items in a list with detailed information about each item |
| Name | Ctrl+F3 | Sort items by Name |
| Type | Ctrl+F4 | Sort items by Type |
| Date | Ctrl+F5 | Sort items by Date |
| Size | Ctrl+F6 | Sort items by Size |
| Unsorted | Ctrl+F7 | Do not sort items |
| Flat View | Switch Flat view mode for list of files | |
| 2 Panels | F9 | Switch On/Off second panel |
| Toolbars | Menu items for toolbars handling | |
| Open Root Folder | \ | Open root computer folder |
| Up One Level | Backspace | Open the folder one level up |
| Folders History… | Alt+F12 | Open folders history |
| Refresh | Ctrl+R | Refresh items list |
| Auto Refresh | If “Auto Refresh” is enabled, 7-Zip reloads list of files, if there are changes in files on drive. |
Favorites
| Menu Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Add folder to Favorites as | Adds folder to favorities |
Tools
| Menu Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Options… | Open Options dialog box | |
| Benchmark | Measure the performance of your computer with 7-Zip LZMA benchmark |
Help
| Menu Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Contents… | F1 | Opens 7-Zip Help |
| About 7-Zip… | Opens About dialog box |
Miscellaneous commands
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Tab | Switch between panels |
| Insert | Select / Deselect current item |
| Shift+F10 | Display the shortcut menu for the selected items |
| RightCtrl+0 Alt+0 … RightCtrl+9 Alt+9 |
Open folder bookmark |
| Shift+RightCtrl+0 Shift+Alt+0 … Shift+RightCtrl+9 Shift+Alt+9 |
Creates folder bookmark |
| Alt+F1 | Edit the Folder Address on left panel |
| Alt+F2 | Edit the Folder Address on right panel |
| Alt+Up | Open same folder in other panel |
| Alt+Left, Alt+Right |
Open current folder in other panel |
| Ctrl+[Grey +] | Adjust optimal column width for items |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the name of selected file to clipboard |
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key | Normal | Ctrl | Alt | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tab | Switch panel | |||
| F1 | Help | Left Path | ||
| F2 | Rename | Right Path | ||
| F3 | View | Sort by Name | ||
| F4 | Edit | Sort by Type | Exit | Create File |
| F5 | Copy | Sort by Date | ||
| F6 | Move | Sort by Size | ||
| F7 | Create Folder | Unsorted | ||
| F9 | 1/2 Panels | |||
| F10 | Menu | Shortcut Menu | ||
| F12 | Folders History | |||
| 0-9 | R: Folder Bookmark | Folder Bookmark | ||
| A | Select All | |||
| C | Copy to clipboard | |||
| N | Create File | |||
| R | Refresh | |||
| Z | Comment | |||
| Backspace | Up One Level | |||
| Enter | Open | Properties | Open outside | |
| Insert | Select Item | |||
| Delete | Delete Item | |||
| Page Down | Open Inside | |||
| Page Up | Up One Level | |||
| Up | Open same folder | |||
| Left | Open current folder | |||
| Right | Open current folder | |||
| \ | Open root | |||
| Grey / | Open root | |||
| Grey * | Select All | |||
| Grey + | Select | Adjust columns | Select by Type | Select All |
| Grey – | Deselect | Deselect by Type | Deselect All |
Note: ‘Grey’ refers to the keys on the numeric keypad.