Mac equivalent of Ctrl + Space to select an item on a list I want to select non-consecutive items on a list, without using a mouse/trackpad - there should be no clicks involved.

In Windows and Linux (at least Ubuntu) an item can be selected using Space/ button, which, in combination with arrows and Ctrl key allows me to select multiple items in any environment (file manager, IDE etc.) - e.g.

Enter a directory -> hold Ctrl -> down arrow twice -> press Space -> down arrow twice -> press Space.

Now I should have items 1, 3 and 5 selected.
Is there a way to do the same thing in OS X?

PS. Sorry for such a verbose description, but so far every answer I encountered advices using Command + Click, and this is something I don't want to do.
I don't think there's a native way to do this, but if you install Shortcat you can:


select the first item using arrow keys
activate Shortcat and type enough to focus on the next item you want
hold Command and press Return


By the way, if you're as keyboard-centric as I am, you should also look at Karabiner Elements.