Best Keyboard Shortcuts for Zoom on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad

With the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), companies, schools, and universities are forced to conduct meetings and classes online. There are hundreds of both free and paid video conferencing services you can find online, but Zoom is something that became the most popular. Most corporates, universities, firms, colleges, schools are using Zoom to conduct online meetings and classes. We have even seen the prime minister of the UK using Zoom to conduct virtual meetings with other ministers and officials. Its user-friendly interface, interesting features, and reasonable pricing have made it a popular choice for many in this hard time.

If you are also using the Zoom video conferencing platform to host or participate in virtual meetings and classes, then this article is for you. In this article, I will share some best keyboard shortcuts for Zoom in Windows, Mac, Linux, and iPadOS. These hotkeys for Zoom will make your meeting experience better.

Why Do You Need Shortcut Keys for Zoom?

Imagine a scenario where you are in a Zoom meeting, and your 3 years old toddler walks right in (yeah, just like that in that viral BBC interview). What would you do? You would want to disable audio and video right away, wouldn’t you? Now there are two ways to do those. 1. Just use the keyboard shortcuts to mute audio and video. 2. Reach for your mouse, locate the cursor, locate the audio mute button and click on it, then locate the video button and disable it. Which one would you choose? The shortcut keys method, right?

I know I exaggerate the example, but what I meant to say that shortcut keys/hotkeys are way faster than doing something by using a mouse or trackpad.

So, anyway, keyboard shortcuts for Zoom meeting app are different for different platforms. Here I will share all the essential Zoom shortcut keys for Windows, Mac, Linux, and iPad OS.

Best Keyboard Shortcuts for Zoom App on Windows

If you are using the Zoom desktop client on your Windows computer, you can find all the shortcut keys or hotkeys in the settings.

Available Shortcut Keys for Zoom Desktop Client app on Windows:

F6: Navigate among Zoom popup windows.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift: Move focus to Zoom’s meeting controls
PageUp: View previous 25 video stream in gallery view
PageDown: View next 25 video stream in gallery view
Alt: Turn on/off the option Always show meeting control toolbar in Accessibility Settings
Alt+F1: Switch to active speaker view in video meeting
Alt+F2: Switch to gallery video view in video meeting
Alt+F4: Close the current window
Alt+V: Start/Stop Video
Alt+A: Mute/unmute audio
Alt+M: Mute/unmute audio for everyone except host
Alt+S: Launch share screen window and stop screen share
Alt+Shift+S: Start/stop new screen share
Alt+T: Pause or resume screen share
Alt+R: Start/stop local recording
Alt+C: Start/stop cloud recording
Alt+P: Pause or resume recording
Alt+N: Switch camera
Alt+F: Enter or Exit fullscreen
Alt+H: Display/hide In-Meeting Chat panel
Alt+U:Display/hide Participants panel
Alt+I: Open Invite window
Alt+Y: Raise/lower hand
Alt+Shift+R: Gain Remote Control
Alt+Shift+G: Stop Remote Control
Ctrl+2: Read active speaker name
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H: Show/Hide floating meeting controls
Alt+Shift+T: Screenshot
Switch to Portrait/Landscape View: Alt+L
Ctrl+W: Close current chat session
Ctrl+Up: Go to previous chat
Ctrl+Down: Go to next chat
Ctrl+T: Jump to chat with someone
Ctrl+F: Search
Ctrl+Tab: Move to the next tab (right)
Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Move to the previous tab (left)

Editing Shortcuts on Windows

With the addition to various shortcut keys, Zoom also has given the option to edit shortcut keys according to your own convenience. To edit a hotkey, first, go to the keyboard shortcuts menu in the settings.

There click on a shortcut that you want to edit and then press the shortcut you would like to use.

Best Keyboard Shortcuts for Zoom Desktop Client on Mac

If you are using the Zoom desktop client on your Windows computer, you can find all the shortcut keys or hotkeys in the settings.

Available Shortcut Keys for Zoom Desktop Client app on Mac

Meeting Shortcuts:

Command(⌘)+J: Join Meeting
Command(⌘)+Control+V: Start Meeting
Command(⌘)+J: Schedule Meeting
Command(⌘)+Control+S: Screen Share via Direct Share
Command(⌘)+Shift+A: Mute/unmute audio
Command(⌘)+Control+M: Mute audio for everyone except the host (only available to the host)
Command(⌘)+Control+U: Unmute audio for everyone except host (only available to the host)
Space: Push to talk
Command(⌘)+Shift+V: Start/stop video
Command(⌘)+Shift+N: Switch camera
Command(⌘)+Shift+S: Start/stop screen share
Command(⌘)+Shift+T: Pause or resume screen share
Command(⌘)+Shift+R: Start local recording
Command(⌘)+Shift+C: Start cloud recording
Command(⌘)+Shift+P: Pause or resume recording
Command(⌘)+Shift+W: Switch to active speaker view or gallery view, depending on the current view
Control+P: View previous 25 participants in gallery view
Control+N: View next 25 participants in gallery view
Command(⌘)+U: Display/hide Participants panel
Command(⌘)+Shift+H: Show/hide In-Meeting Chat Panel
Command(⌘)+I: Open invite window
Option+Y: Raise hand/lower hand
Ctrl+Shift+R: Gain remote control
Ctrl+Shift+G: Stop remote control
Command(⌘)+Shift+F: Enter or Exit fullscreen
Command(⌘)+Shift+M: Switch to minimal window
Ctrl+Option+Command+H: Show/hide meeting controls
Ctrl+Shift+R: Gain remote control
Ctrl+Shift+G: Stop remote control
Ctrl+\: Toggle the “Always Show meeting controls” options in Settings/Accessibility
Command(⌘)+W: Prompt to End or Leave Meeting

Chat Shortcuts:

Command(⌘)+K: Jump to chat with someone
Command(⌘)+T: Screenshot

General Shortcuts:

Command(⌘)+W: Close the current window
Command(⌘)+L: Switch to Portrait or Landscape View, depending on the current view
Ctrl+T: Switch from one tab to the next

Editing Shortcuts on Mac

With the addition to various shortcut keys, Zoom also has given the option to edit shortcut keys according to your own convenience on Mac. To edit a hotkey, first, go to the keyboard shortcuts menu in the settings.

There click on a shortcut that you want to edit and then press the shortcut you would like to use.

Best Keyboard Shortcuts for Zoom Desktop Client on Linux

If you are using the Zoom desktop client on your Linux machine, you can find all the shortcut keys or hotkeys in the settings.

Available Shortcut Keys for Zoom Desktop Client app on Linux

Ctrl+Tab: Switch from one tab to the next
Alt: Toggle the ‘Always show meeting controls’ option in Settings/Accessibility
Alt+V: Start/Stop Video
Alt+A: Mute/unmute my audio
Alt+M: Mute/unmute audio for everyone except the host (available only to the host)
Alt+S: Start/stop screen sharing
Alt+T: Pause/resume screen sharing
Alt+R: Start/Stop local recording
Alt+C: Start/stop cloud recording
Alt+P: Pause/resume recording
Alt+N: Switch camera
Esc: Enter/Exit full-screen mode
Alt+U: Show/Hide Participants panel
Alt+I: Open the invite window
Alt+Y: Raise/lower hand
Alt+Shift+R: Begin remote control
Alt+Shift+G: Revoke remote control permission
Alt+Shift+T: Screenshot
Ctrl+W: Close current chat session

There doesn’t seem to be an option to edit shortcut keys on Linux computers.

Best Keyboard Shortcuts for Zoom App on iPad

If you are using the Zoom app on iPad with a keyboard, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:

Command + Shift + A: Mute/Unmute my audio
Command + Shift + V: Start/Stop my video
Command + Shift + H: Display/Hide Chat
Command + Shift + M: Minimize meeting
Command + U: Display/Hide manage participants
Command + W: Close the front window, such as the participants or meeting settings window

Conclusion

There you have it, a long list of all the available shortcut keys to use on the Zoom app while you are on a virtual meeting. This list includes keyboard shortcuts for Zoom on Windows, Mac, Linux as well as for iPad running iOS or iPad OS. I hope you liked this article and found it helpful.