Custom keyboard shortcuts for Merge menu commands can be created via macOS.
To create a custom keyboard shortcut for a menu command in macOS 13 Ventura and later:
From macOS System Settings, select the Keyboard item.
Click the Keyboard Shortcuts… button.
From the list on the left, select App Shortcuts.
Click the + button beneath the right-hand pane.
From the Application drop-down menu, choose Araxis Merge.
In the Menu Title entry field, type the text of the menu item for which you wish to create a shortcut. For example, to set a shortcut for EditPrevious Change, type Previous Change.
Click on the Keyboard Shortcut field and press the shortcut key combination you wish to use.
Click the Done button.
To create a custom keyboard shortcut for a menu command in macOS 12 Monterey and earlier:
From macOS System Preferences, select the Keyboard item.
Select the Shortcuts tab.
From the list on the left, select App Shortcuts.
Click the + button beneath the right-hand pane.
From the Application drop-down menu, choose Araxis Merge.
In the Menu Title entry field, type the text of the menu item for which you wish to create a shortcut. For example, to set a shortcut for EditPrevious Change, type Previous Change.
Click on the Keyboard Shortcut field and press the shortcut key combination you wish to use.
Click the Add button.
General
Key
Description
Cmd,
Display a window that can be used to adjust settings.
CmdH
Hide Araxis Merge.
OptionCmdH
Hide other applications.
CmdQ
Quit Araxis Merge.
CmdN
Open a new comparison window or tab of the default type.
ShiftCmdT
Open a new text comparison window or tab.
ShiftCmdF
Open a new folder comparison window or tab.
ShiftCmdI
Open a new image comparison window or tab.
ShiftCmdB
Open a new binary comparison window or tab.
ShiftCmd[
Select the previous tab.
ShiftCmd]
Select the next tab.
CmdR
Start a comparison for (or reloads and recompares) the files/folders.
Esc
Stop a comparison, recomparison, or retest operation.
CtrlCmdO
Open a saved comparison.
CtrlCmdS
Save a comparison to a file.
CtrlCmdA
Save a comparison to a file with a specified name.
CmdO
Open a file or folder.
ShiftCmdO
Reopen the current file with a specified character encoding.
CmdS
Save the content of the pane currently being edited.
ShiftCmdS
Save the content of the pane currently being edited to a file with a specified name.
OptionCmd1 (one)
Save the content of the first pane of a text comparison.
OptionCmd2
Save the content of the second pane of a text comparison.
OptionCmd3
Save the content of the third pane of a text comparison.
CtrlShift1 (one)
Save the content of the first pane of a text comparison to a file with a specified name.
CtrlShift2
Save the content of the second pane of a text comparison to a file with a specified name.
CtrlShift3
Save the content of the third pane of a text comparison to a file with a specified name.
ShiftCmdE
Display a sheet that can be used to generate a report for the current comparison.
CmdP
Print the current comparison.
ShiftCmdP
Set page attributes for printing.
CmdW
Close the current window or tab.
OptionCmdW
Close all Araxis Merge windows and tabs.
CmdZ
Undo the last operation.
ShiftCmdZ
Redo the last undone operation.
CmdX
Copy the current selection to the clipboard and then remove the selection.
CmdC
Copy the current selection to the clipboard.
CmdV
Replace any current selection with the content of the clipboard. If there is no current selection, insert the clipboard content at the editing cursor.
CmdA
Select all text/rows.
CtrlCmdC
Select all the changed files in a folder comparison.
ShiftCmdR
Recompare the selected files and folders in folder comparison.
CtrlShift↑
Jump to the previous change in the active pane of a text or binary comparison and move the editing cursor to it. When a folder comparison has focus, jump to the previous changed row.
CtrlShift↓
Jump to the next change in the active pane of a text or binary comparison and move the editing cursor to it. When a folder comparison has focus, jump to the next changed row.
CtrlOption↑
Jump to the previous change in an entire file or folder comparison. For split-view folder comparisons, this will step backwards through every change in every file in the folder comparison.
CtrlOption↓
Jump to the next change in an entire file or folder comparison. For split-view folder comparisons, this will step forwards through every change in every file in the folder comparison.
CtrlOptionShift↑
Jump to the previous changed row of a folder comparison, even when the file comparison of a split-view folder comparison has focus.
CtrlOptionShift↓
Jump to the next changed row of a folder comparison, even when the file comparison of a split-view folder comparison has focus.
OptionCmd→
In a text comparison, pull the corresponding change from the left to replace the current change. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
ShiftOptionCmd→
In a text comparison, pull the corresponding change from the left to replace the current change and move to the next change. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
OptionCmd←
In a text comparison, pull the corresponding change from the right to replace the current change. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
ShiftOptionCmd←
In a text comparison, pull the corresponding change from the right to replace the current change and move to the next change. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
CtrlShift←
Push the current change to the left to replace the corresponding change there. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
CtrlShift→
Push the current change to the right to replace the corresponding change there. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
CtrlOption←
Push the current change to the left and prepend it to the corresponding change there. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
CtrlOption→
Push the current change to the right and prepend it to the corresponding change there. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
CtrlCmd←
Push the current change to the left and append it to the corresponding change there. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
CtrlCmd→
Push the current change to the right and append it to the corresponding change there. The keyboard-shortcut arrow indicates the direction in which the change moves.
Cmd⌫
Delete the current change.
CmdL
Navigate to a specified line number, character index, or byte offset.
ShiftCmdL
Toggles the display of the line-detail panel in a text comparison.
CmdF
Find and replace text.
CmdG
Move the editing cursor to the next matching text in the current pane (see CmdF).
ShiftCmdG
Move the editing cursor to the previous matching text in the current pane.
CmdE
Use the current selection as the text to search for using the Find window.
CmdJ
Ensure that the selection (or editing cursor, if there is no selection) is visible.
Cmd]
Indent the selected block of text by the amount specified on the SettingsText ComparisonsEditing page.
Cmd[
Un-indent the selected block of text by the amount specified on the SettingsText ComparisonsEditing page.
CmdK
Mark the current selection or line as resolved, removing any conflict markers and dimming the selection.
CmdF2
Toggle a bookmark on or off for the current line.
ShiftF2
Move the editing cursor to the previous bookmark.
F2
Move the editing cursor to the next bookmark.
ShiftF3
Move the editing cursor to the previous edit marker.
F3
Move the editing cursor to the next edit marker.
ShiftF4
Move the editing cursor to the previous conflict marker.
F4
Move the editing cursor to the next conflict marker.
CmdD
Remove all markers in the current comparison.
CmdY
Show statistics for the current comparison.
CtrlCmdH
Hide/show the selected files and folders in a folder comparison.
CtrlCmdF
Hide/show folders that contain no unhidden files in a folder comparison.
CtrlCmdU
Hide/show rows containing only unchanged files in a folder comparison.
CtrlCmd=
Expand all the rows in the folder comparison.
CtrlCmd- (minus)
Collapse all the rows in the folder comparison.
CmdM
Minimize the current window.
OptionCmd↑
Zoom the current window to/from its maximum size.
CtrlCmd2
Split the comparison two ways (side-by-side).
CtrlCmd3
Split the comparison three ways (side-by-side).
ShiftCmd?
Display the help menu.
Tab
Insert a tab character in a text comparison, if the SettingsText ComparisonsEditingTab key inserts tab character instead of cycling focus setting is checked; otherwise, move focus to the next comparison control.
ShiftTab
Move focus to the previous comparison control.
OptionTab
Insert a single tab character in a text comparison, regardless of the SettingsText ComparisonsEditingTab key inserts tab character instead of cycling focus setting.
Enter
Compare the files and folders in the selected rows of a folder Comparison. A comparison window is opened for each selected row.
OptionW
Copies selected files and folders from the first folder hierarchy to the second folder hierarchy.
OptionQ
Copies selected files and folders from the second folder hierarchy to the first folder hierarchy.
Cmd⌫
Delete the files and folders in the selected rows of a folder comparison.
Cmd⌫
Remove selected row from the file/folder history list.
File/folder comparison printing settings pages
Key
Description
CmdT
Show the Fonts chooser window.
CmdB
Make the selected text bold.
CmdI
Make the selected text italic.
CmdU
Underline the selected text.
Cmd+
Make the selected text larger.
Cmd- (minus)
Make the selected text smaller.
ShiftCmdC
Show the Colors chooser window.
OptionCmdC
Copy the style of the selected text to the clipboard.