KDE Common Keyboard Shortcuts

ShortcutDescription
MetaOpen the Application Launcher
Alt+F2Run Command Interface
Alt+F4Close active window
Ctrl+Meta+EscForce quit window

Moving Around

Shortcuts for navigating between windows, activities, and desktops.

NOTE: I configured task switcher settings to filter minimized windows, and order minimized windows after unminimized, this fixes many windows switching issues for me.

ShortcutDescription
Meta+APresent Windows
Meta+WToggle Overview
Meta+TToggle Tiles Editor (use Shift+Drag)
Ctrl+F9Present Windows (current desktop)
Ctrl+F7Present Windows (current application)
Meta+DPeek at Desktop
Ctrl+Alt+AActivate Window Demanding Attention
Alt+TabWalk through windows
Alt+Shift+TabWalk through windows (reverse)
Alt+F3Window Operations menu
Meta+Alt+Switch to window above
Meta+Alt+Switch to window below
Meta+Alt+Switch to window left
Meta+Alt+Switch to window right
Meta+]Keep window above others
Meta+[Keep window below others
Meta+FFullscreen window
Meta+F6Move cursor to center
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+KSetup window shortcut

Zooming and Panning

ShortcutDescription
Meta+=Zoom in
Meta+-Zoom out
Meta+_Reset zoom
Meta+Pan up
Meta+Pan down
Meta+Pan left
Meta+Pan right
Meta+PgUpMaximize / Restore window
Meta+PgDnMinimize window

Activities & Virtual Desktops

ShortcutDescription
Meta+QManage Activities
Meta+TabNext Activity
Meta+Shift+TabPrevious Activity

Leaving Your Computer

ShortcutDescription
Meta+LLock screen
Ctrl+Alt+DelLeave session

Applications & Custom Shortcuts

WARNING: there a lot custom shortcut’s, which not working by default.

ShortcutAction
Meta+EOpen Dolphin (file manager)
Meta+.Emoji selector
Meta+=Open KCalc (calculator)
PrtScrScreenshot (full screen)
Meta+PrtScrScreenshot (active window)
Meta+Ctrl+PrtScrScreenshot (selected window)
Meta+EscOpen Processes
Meta+VClipboard Manager
Meta+NNotifications widget
Meta+Shift+NClear notifications
Meta+F1Crow Translate
Meta+F2Xournal++
Meta+F3DBeaver
Meta+RStart OBS recording (choose filename)
Meta+Shift+RStop OBS recording
Meta+PlaySpeak clipboard content
Meta+PSwitch display
Meta+ShiftSwitch keyboard layout
Meta+CCalendar widget
Meta+MDisks widget
Ctrl+Alt+PlaySwitch audio device
Ctrl+Alt+CColor picker widget
Meta+Alt+PMove focus between panes
Meta+BSwitch Power profile
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+DelSuspend system