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Open a document

CmdO

Mac Desktop app RStudio IDE

Practice this

Press Ctrl + O to open a document in RStudio. On a Mac, press Cmd + O instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdO`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlO`

Where this comes from

Keyboard Shortcuts in the RStudio IDE - Posit Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Open an existing database Microsoft Access Ctrl + O
Open a project Adobe After Effects Cmd + O
Open a file Audacity Ctrl + O
Open a file Blender Ctrl + O
Open a file in the browser ChromeOS Ctrl + O
Open an existing SQL script DBeaver F3
Open a project TikTok Effect House Cmd + O
Open workbook Microsoft Excel Ctrl + O
Open a project GarageBand Cmd + O
Open an image GIMP Ctrl + O
Open a scene Godot Engine Cmd + O
Open Google Docs Ctrl + O

More RStudio shortcuts

Save the active document Cmd + S
Save every document Cmd + Option + S
Close every open document Cmd + Shift + W
Knit, preview or compile the document Cmd + Shift + K
Insert a code chunk Cmd + Option + I
Insert a code section Cmd + Shift + R
Run the current line or selection Cmd + Return
Run the whole document Cmd + Option + R

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