# How to Open Files with Enter in Finder on Mac

Updated: November 12, 2026

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In Finder, Return renames the selected file. Press Command+O or Command+▼ to open it. To open files with Return, like with Enter on Windows, use [Supercharge](https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge).

## With Supercharge

1. Open the settings of [Supercharge](https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge), and click “Tweaks”.
1. In the “Finder” section, turn on “Open files with Return key”.
1. Select a file in Finder, and press Return. The file opens.

To rename a file, press Shift+Return or F2.

## Without an app

- **Open:** Select the file, and press Command+O or Command+▼. Or double-click it.
- **Rename:** Select the file, and press Return.

macOS has no setting to make Return open files. Command+O is easy to learn. Supercharge is for when your fingers expect Enter to open, like when you also use Windows.