Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl on Windows and Linux, Cmd on macOS. Editor formatting uses Alt as well, so it never fights the workspace pane shortcuts.
Workspace and panes
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open command palette | Ctrl/Cmd+K |
| Create a new note | Ctrl/Cmd+N |
| Edit raw Markdown source | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+S |
| Editor only, press again to go back | Ctrl/Cmd+1 |
| Editor and recent notes | Ctrl/Cmd+2 |
| Editor, recent notes and folders | Ctrl/Cmd+3 |
| Show the note info panel too | Ctrl/Cmd+4 |
| Toggle sidebar chrome | Ctrl/Cmd+\ |
| Toggle topbar chrome | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+\ |
| Pure focus mode | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F |
| Exit focus mode or close a dialog | Escape |
The pane shortcuts stack: 1 is the editor alone, 2 adds the notes list, 3 adds the folder sidebar, 4 adds the note info panel. From the editor-only view, any of 2, 3 or 4 brings the panes back, and pressing 1 again returns you to the layout you came from.
Editing and formatting
| Action | Shortcut or trigger |
|---|---|
| Bold | Ctrl/Cmd+B |
| Italic | Ctrl/Cmd+I |
| Highlight | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+H |
| Inline code | Ctrl/Cmd+E |
| Strikethrough or clear formatting | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X |
| Link | Ctrl/Cmd+K or /link |
| Paragraph | Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+0 or /paragraph |
| Heading 1, 2, 3 | Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+1, 2, 3 or /h1, /h2, /h3 |
| Headings 4 to 6 | /h4, /h5, /h6 |
| Bulleted, numbered or task list | /bullet, /numbered, /task |
| Quote or callout | /quote, /callout |
| Code block | Type ``` on a blank line |
| Table | Type | on a blank line |
| Horizontal rule | Type --- on a blank line |
| Indent or outdent a list item | Tab, Shift+Tab |
Type / in a note for the inline slash menu, or press
Ctrl/Cmd+K and then / or > to run
the same commands from the command palette. If a shortcut is taken by your browser
or operating system, use the toolbar, the bubble menu or the slash menu instead.