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# How to activate CTRL+X on macOS
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-activate-ctrl-x-on-macos/
- Published: 2024-01-16T06:48:51.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-16T06:48:51.000Z
- Description: You can solve this problem using the free Command X utility, which activates this feature by simply pressing ⌘+X.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: macos, Command X

As an avid Windows user, it’s very unusual for me to work on macOS due to the lack of familiar key combinations. For example, Finder doesn't have the ability to cut files with good old-fashioned `CTRL+X`.

You can solve this problem using the free [**Command X**](https://apps.apple.com/app/command-x/id6448461551?mt=12) utility, which activates this feature by simply pressing `**⌘**+X`.

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The utility itself hangs on the menu bar by default, but you can hide its icon in the settings.

![Gallery Image](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2024/01/CleanShot-2024-01-10-at-10.47.52@2x-1.png)

![Gallery Image](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2024/01/CleanShot-2024-01-10-at-10.47.22@2x-2.png)

[Try Command X](https://apps.apple.com/app/command-x/id6448461551?mt=12)