| Key | Action | 
|---|---|
| F1 | Show program "About" information | 
| F2 | Rename files in the same directory | 
| F3 | 1. On file: open file for view in internal viewer (multiple files are OK too) 2. On directory: open this directory | 
| F4 | Open file in internal editor | 
| F5 | Copy items from source to target | 
| F6 | Rename or move items | 
| F7 | Create new directory | 
| F8, Del | Delete item | 
| F9 | Starts a terminal | 
| Alt+F1 | Change left drive | 
| Alt+F2 | Change right drive | 
| Alt+F4, Alt+X | Exit | 
| Alt+F5 | Pack selected files | 
| Alt+F7 | Find files | 
| Alt+F9 | Unpack all files from archive under cursor | 
| Alt+Enter | Properties | 
| Alt+Shift+Enter | Calculate size of all directories | 
| Alt+Delete | Wipe file/directory | 
| Alt+Z | Show same directory in opposite panel (Target=Source) | 
| Shift+F2 | Set focus to command line | 
| Shift+F4 | New file (or open existing file) in internal editor | 
| Shift+F5 | Copy items in the same directory ("inline") | 
| Shift+F6 | Move items in the same directory ("inline") | 
| Shift+Enter | Execute command in terminal (choose in Options..) | 
| Shift+Ctrl+Tab | Goto previous tab in the active panel | 
| Ctrl+F3 | Sort by name | 
| Ctrl+F4 | Sort by extension | 
| Ctrl+F5 | Sort by date/time | 
| Ctrl+F6 | Sort by size | 
| Ctrl+7 | Invoke command line history pop up menu | 
| Ctrl+A | Select all | 
| Ctrl+Alt+C | Copy paths of selected items to clipboard | 
| Ctrl+Alt+X | Copy names of selected items to clipboard | 
| Ctrl+D | Directory hotlist | 
| Ctrl+H | Invoke directory history drop down menu | 
| Ctrl+L | Calculate occupied space (for selected items) | 
| Ctrl+M | Multi rename tool | 
| Ctrl+R | Refresh actual panel | 
| Ctrl+ ↑ | Open selected directory at new tab | 
| Ctrl+ ↓ | Invoke command line history pop up menu | 
| Ctrl+ ← | Cursor in right panel, open same directory in left panel | 
| Ctrl+ → | Cursor in left panel, open same directory in right panel | 
| Ctrl+Enter | Append selected item to the command combo box text | 
| Ctrl+P | Place path in command line | 
| Ctrl+S | Quick search (see Options) | 
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Like CTRL+P and Alt+Enter | 
| Ctrl+U | Swap panels (directory in left panel swaps with directory in right panel) | 
| Ctrl+ะก | Copy to clipboard | 
| Ctrl+X | Cut to clipboard | 
| Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard | 
| Ctrl+T | New tab in active panel | 
| Ctrl+Tab | Goto next tab in the active panel | 
| Ctrl+W | Close actual tab | 
| Ctrl+Z | Create/edit file comment | 
| Ctrl+PgDown | 1. Like Enter 2. Open directory/archive (also self extracting archives) | 
| Ctrl+PgUp | Like backspace | 
| Ctrl+Num + | Select all | 
| Ctrl+Num - | Unselect all | 
| Num + | Expand selection | 
| Num - | Shrink selection | 
| Num * | Invert selection | 
| Shift+Num + | Tag all files in the current directory with the same extension as the focused file | 
| Shift+Num - | Untag all files in the current directory with the same extension as the focused file | Tab | Switch between panels | 
| ← | Go to upper directory (if "Lynx like movement" enabled) | 
| → | Go to selected directory (if "Lynx like movement" enabled) | 
| Enter | 1. Execute command line (if something is on the command line) 2. Go to selected directory/archive 3. Try to run file 4. Try to open file with associated program 5. Into archive: set properties of packed file | 
| Insert | Select file or directory | 
| Backspace | Goto to the upper (parent) directory | 
| Space | 1. On file - select / deselect item 2. On directory - select / deselect item and compute space occupied in dir | 
| alphanumeric keys | 1. Write to command line. 2. If option "Letter only" enabled - quick search in the panel. | 
| Right mouse button | Show popup menu with configurable commands (as defined in file doublecmd.ext) | 
| Key | Action | 
|---|---|
| N | Next file in multiple files | 
| P | Previous file in multiple files | 
| Esc, Q ( or with any combination Ctrl, Shift, Alt) | Close | 
| 1 | Show as text | 
| 2 | Show as bin | 
| 3 | Show as hex | 
| 4 | Show as wrapped text | 
| 6 | Show as graphic | 
| 7 | Show using plugin |