The most reused keyboard shortcut in software is Ctrl + D — it appears in 55 of the 264 applications we track. This page reports original statistics computed from the shortcut-tools dataset: 4,259 hand-verified shortcuts and CLI commands across 264 applications, as of July 2026. Every number below is derived directly from our own data — not aggregated from other sites.
• The dataset contains 4,259 shortcuts across 264 applications — an average of 16.1 per app.
• 34.4% of all shortcuts use the Ctrl key (1,467 shortcuts). Shift appears in 14.8% (629), Cmd in 6.9% (292), and Alt in 5.2% (222).
• 26.6% are single-key shortcuts (1,134) — mostly in creative tools and vi-style apps where modes replace modifiers.
• 20.7% are CLI commands rather than key combos (880), reflecting the growth of terminal-first and AI-agent tooling in 2025–2026.
Counting how many distinct applications bind the exact same combination. If you learn these 15, you carry them across dozens of tools.
| Shortcut | Used by |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + D | 55 apps |
| Ctrl + Z | 41 apps |
| Ctrl + Enter | 39 apps |
| Ctrl + S | 32 apps |
| Ctrl + E | 32 apps |
| Ctrl + B | 32 apps |
| Ctrl + N | 31 apps |
| Ctrl + L | 31 apps |
| Ctrl + K | 30 apps |
| Ctrl + I | 30 apps |
| Ctrl + F | 28 apps |
| Ctrl + G | 28 apps |
| Ctrl + C | 26 apps |
| Ctrl + / | 26 apps |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | 24 apps |
| Application | Shortcuts in dataset |
|---|---|
| Mac | 100 |
| Premiere Pro | 96 |
| Microsoft Word | 93 |
| Excel | 90 |
| AutoCAD | 74 |
| Photoshop | 69 |
| Spyder IDE | 59 |
| Vim | 57 |
| Windows | 54 |
| Figma | 53 |
Counts are computed directly from the shortcut-tools dataset (4,259 entries, 264 applications) on 2026-07-09. Every shortcut is verified by hand against official documentation before entering the dataset; version-specific commands carry a verification stamp on their platform page. Modifier counts match whole words (e.g. "Ctrl") within each key combination; the universal-shortcut table counts exact normalized matches only. Because the dataset curates the most useful shortcuts per app rather than exhaustive lists, per-app totals are floors, not ceilings.
Cite this page: shortcut-tools.com Keyboard Shortcut Statistics, July 2026. This page is refreshed when the dataset changes; the date above reflects the last computation.