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Shortcuts and Productivity

Complete list of Archiva keyboard shortcuts and commands to explore and manage archives faster.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Archives and Windows

Action	Shortcut	Description
New Archive…	`⌘` `N`	Opens the creation window
Open Archive…	`⌘` `O`	Shows the file selection panel
Welcome Window	`⇧` `⌘` `0`	Reopens the start screen
Show Archive in Finder	`⌥` `⌘` `R`	Shows the current archive in its folder
Show/Hide Info	`⌥` `⌘` `I`	Opens or closes the info panel
Close Window	`⌘` `W`	Closes the window and discards any password entered
Settings	`⌘` `,`	Opens settings (appearance, previews, extraction, creation, authorized folders)

Action	Shortcut	Description
Search archive	`⌘` `F`	Moves the cursor to the search field
Quick Look	`Space` or `⌘` `Y`	Opens Quick Look on the selected file
Compact View / Full View	`⌥` `⌘` `L`	Switches between the two views
Expand All	`⌥` `⌘` `→`	Expands every folder
Collapse All	`⌥` `⌘` `←`	Folds every folder
Show System Files	`⇧` `⌘` `.`	Shows or hides macOS files (`.DS_Store`, `__MACOSX`)
Back / Forward	`⌘` `[` / `⌘` `]`	Moves between visited folders
Enclosing Folder	`⌘` `↑`	Goes up one level
Archive Top Level	`⇧` `⌘` `H`	Returns to the archive’s root

Extraction and Editing

Action	Shortcut	Description
Extract Selection…	`⌘` `E`	Extracts the selected files or folders
Extract All…	`⇧` `⌘` `E`	Extracts the whole archive to the chosen destination
Add to Archive…	`⌥` `⌘` `A`	Adds files to the open archive (ZIP, 7z, TAR)
Delete from Archive…	`⌘` `⌫`	Deletes the selected items (with a safety copy in the Trash, if enabled)

Drag and Drop

Onto the Dock icon:
- an archive dropped on Archiva’s icon opens right away for browsing;
- ordinary files or folders open the creation window, ready to be compressed into a new archive.
To the Finder: drag a row from the list or the large icon in the info panel into a Finder folder to extract that file on drop.