| Action | New Document / Window |
| Shortcut | ⌘ + N |
| Platform | Mac |
| Category | Everyday Essentials |
On Mac, you can new document / window with ⌘ + N. Creates a new document or window in most apps. It sits in the Everyday Essentials group and is one of the Mac shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Mac conventions.
Open the app or screen where you want to new document / window.
Press ⌘ + N.
Creates a new document or window in most apps.