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Keyboard Shortcuts

All default shortcuts. The app's own shortcuts can be customized in Settings → Hotkeys; the editor's built-in editing keys cannot.

Platform note: On macOS, Ctrl in shortcuts refers to ⌘ (Command), and Alt refers to Option. The tables below show both.

Navigation

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Quick Switcher	`Ctrl`+`P`	`⌘`+`P`
Navigate back	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`B`	`⌘`+`Option`+`B`
Navigate forward	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`F`	`⌘`+`Option`+`F`
Reveal the open note or attachment in the explorer	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`E`
Focus the editor (from outside it)	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`⌘`+`Enter`

Note Operations

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Create new note	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`N`	`⌘`+`Option`+`N`
New note from your default template (daily note)	`Ctrl`+`D`	`⌘`+`D`
Save current note	`Ctrl`+`S`	`⌘`+`S`

Editor Formatting

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Bold	`Ctrl`+`B`	`⌘`+`B`
Italic	`Ctrl`+`I`	`⌘`+`I`
Insert / edit link	`Ctrl`+`K`	`⌘`+`K`

Editing

Built into the editor (CodeMirror). They work while the cursor is in a note.

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Find in the note	`Ctrl`+`F`	`⌘`+`F`
Find next	`F3` or `Ctrl`+`G`	`F3` or `⌘`+`G`
Find previous	`Shift`+`F3` or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`	`Shift`+`F3` or `⌘`+`Shift`+`G`
Go to line	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`G`	`⌘`+`Option`+`G`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`⌘`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y` (Linux also `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`)	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Z`
Indent / outdent (lists too)	`Tab` / `Shift`+`Tab`	`Tab` / `Shift`+`Tab`
Indent / outdent the line	`Ctrl`+`]` / `Ctrl`+`[`	`⌘`+`]` / `⌘`+`[`
Move line up / down	`Alt`+`↑` / `Alt`+`↓`	`Option`+`↑` / `Option`+`↓`
Copy line up / down	`Shift`+`Alt`+`↑` / `Shift`+`Alt`+`↓`	`Shift`+`Option`+`↑` / `Shift`+`Option`+`↓`
Delete line	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`K`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`K`
Insert a blank line below	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`⌘`+`Enter`
Comment / uncomment line (`<!-- -->`)	`Ctrl`+`/`	`⌘`+`/`
Jump to the matching bracket	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`\`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`\`

View & Interface

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Toggle edit / preview	`Ctrl`+`E`	`⌘`+`E`
Toggle zen mode	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Z`	`⌘`+`Option`+`Z`
Open Settings	`F1`	`F1`
Close dialog / modal	`Escape`	`Escape`

Sidebar & Focus

Action	Key
Move through notes, folders and attachments in the sidebar, or through Search results (a note or an image/PDF opens as you land on it)	`↑` `↓`
Open / close a folder, or step into / out of it	`→` / `←`
Open or close the highlighted folder, or open the highlighted attachment	`Enter`
Jump from sidebar to note editor	`Tab`
Jump from note title to note body	`Tab`
Leave the editor with the keyboard (`Tab` alone indents)	`Escape`, then `Tab`
Add or remove an item from the selection	`Ctrl`-click (`⌘`-click on Mac)
Select a range	`Shift`-click
Extend the selection	`Shift`+`↑` / `Shift`+`↓`
Select all visible items	`Ctrl`+`A` (`⌘`+`A` on Mac)
Clear the selection	`Escape`
Move the selection to Trash	`Delete`, or `Ctrl`+`Backspace` (`⌘`+`⌫` on Mac)
Move the open note to Trash (sidebar focused)	`Delete`, or `Ctrl`+`Backspace` (`⌘`+`⌫` on Mac)
Undo the last move or trash (sidebar focused)	`Ctrl`+`Z` (`⌘`+`Z` on Mac)
Redo the move or trash you just undid (sidebar focused)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` or `Ctrl`+`Y` (`⌘`+`Shift`+`Z` on Mac)

Desktop App

Menu shortcuts in the desktop app.

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
New note	`Ctrl`+`N`	`⌘`+`N`
New window	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`N`
Close window	`Ctrl`+`W`	`⌘`+`W`
Quit (closes every window)	`Ctrl`+`Q`	`⌘`+`Q`
Zoom in / out	`Ctrl`+`+` / `Ctrl`+`-`	`⌘`+`+` / `⌘`+`-`
Actual size	`Ctrl`+`0`	`⌘`+`0`
Full screen	`F11`	`Ctrl`+`⌘`+`F`

System

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Force update (hard reload)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`R`

Customizing Shortcuts

The shortcuts under Navigation, Note Operations, Editor Formatting and View & Interface can be customized. Open Settings (F1), go to the Hotkeys tab, and click on any shortcut to record a new key combination. The system prevents conflicts and blocks browser-reserved shortcuts.

Click Reset to defaults to restore all shortcuts to their original bindings.