In Windows, we can select a file/executable in Explorer and on pressing Enter with the keyboard, the file/executable is opened. Is this feature available on Mac OS? In Finder, if a file/executable is selected with the mouse and then we press Enter, it wants to rename the file.
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On macOS, to open the selected item, press:
- Cmd + O (letter "o")
- or: Cmd + ↓ (down arrow)
Alternatively, to Quick Look the selected item press:
- Space
- Then space again to close Quick Look.
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2@MateuszSzlosek Thanks, I didn't know this shortcut. I guess the logic behind is going one folder backward (arrow up) / forward (arrow down). Kind of a zoom in, zoom out movement, with "opening" as a last "zoom in" operation.– YoricJan 17, 2019 at 11:55
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PresButan 1.4 worked for me on Mac OS Mojave (http://briankendall.net/presButan/index.htm). I had to manually add it to System Preferences -> Security and privacy -> Privacy -> Accessibility -> Allow below apps to control your computer
PS: I am not Brian Kendall.
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1If you are Brian Kendall, (the author of this daemon app,) please add an attribution to your post. Jan 17, 2019 at 12:18