Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

Below is a quick and easy guide that will allow you to quickly and easily compress any number of files in finder on your Mac.

You can of course just use the right click method and select ‘Compress x Items’ but who doesn’t love a keyboard shortcut? I use keyboard shortcuts wherever possible and I am sure there are many others that do too.


  • Open System Preferences and select Keyboard

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • Select Shortcuts

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • Select App Shortcuts

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • Select ‘+’

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • Select Finder in the Application dropdown box

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • Enter Compress as the Menu Title

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • Click in the box area next to Keyboard Shortcut:

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • Enter your shortcut: Command+Shift+C and select Add

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • That is the keyboard shortcut setup complete. You can test it by opening Finder, selecting some files and pressing your keyboard shortcut

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS

  • If the setup has worked you will now see an Archive.zip file

Compress Files Keyboard Shortcut macOS


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