Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in inkwell in one searchable table, for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Shortcuts on this page follow the ⌘ Mac / Ctrl switch at the top of the site, which starts out matching your computer. Use the box below to filter the table.
| Area | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| App | Search all notes | ⌘KCtrl+K |
| App | Show or hide the sidebar | ⌘BCtrl+B |
| App | Open a standalone .md file |
⌘OCtrl+O |
| App | New note at the top level of the vault | ⌘⇧NCtrl+Shift+N |
| App | New folder (inside the selected folder) | ⌘⇧FCtrl+Shift+F |
| App | Quick capture, from any app (global) | ⌘NCtrl+N |
| App | Delete the selected notes (asks first, when not typing) | DeleteDelete |
| Search | Close the search window | EscEsc |
| Sidebar | Rename a note or folder | Double-click it |
| Sidebar | Confirm or cancel a rename | EnterEnter / EscEsc |
| Sidebar | Add or remove a note from the selection | ⌘Ctrl + click |
| Sidebar | Select a range of notes | ⇧Shift + click |
| Editor | Bold | ⌘BCtrl+B |
| Editor | Italic | ⌘ICtrl+I |
| Editor | Underline | ⌘UCtrl+U |
| Editor | Strikethrough | ⌘⇧SCtrl+Shift+S |
| Editor | Undo | ⌘ZCtrl+Z |
| Editor | Redo | ⌘⇧ZCtrl+Shift+Z |
| Editor | Open the / command menu |
/ on an empty line |
| Editor | Mention a note | @ then a title |
| Editor | Choose from the / or @ menu |
EnterEnter |
| Editor | Open a mentioned note | ⌘Ctrl + click the mention |
| Editor | Expand an abbreviation, like :today |
Trigger character then keyword (default :) |
| Find in note | Open the find bar | ⌘FCtrl+F |
| Find in note | Next match | EnterEnter or ⌘FCtrl+F |
| Find in note | Previous match | ⇧EnterShift+Enter |
| Find in note | Close | EscEsc |
| Boards | Add the task or column you’re typing | EnterEnter |
| Boards | Cancel adding a task or column | EscEsc |
| Boards | Close the task drawer | EscEsc |
| Boards | Post a comment | ⌘EnterCtrl+Enter |
| Brainstorm | New point (splits at the cursor) | EnterEnter |
| Brainstorm | Nest / un-nest a point | TabTab / ⇧TabShift+Tab |
| Brainstorm | Move a point up / down | ⌥UpAlt+Up / ⌥DownAlt+Down |
| Brainstorm | Collapse or expand a branch | ⌘.Ctrl+. |
| Brainstorm | Delete an empty point | BackspaceBackspace |
| Brainstorm | Undo / redo | ⌘ZCtrl+Z / ⌘⇧ZCtrl+Shift+Z or ⌃YCtrl+Y |
| Brainstorm mind map | Edit the selected node | Double-click, SpaceSpace or F2F2 |
| Brainstorm mind map | Add a child / add a sibling | TabTab / EnterEnter |
| Brainstorm mind map | Remove the node and its branch | DeleteDelete or BackspaceBackspace |
| Brainstorm mind map | Zoom | ⌘Ctrl + scroll |
| Quick capture | Save the note | ⌘EnterCtrl+Enter |
| Quick capture | Close without saving | EscEsc |
| Canvas | Select tool | VV |
| Canvas | Pen tool | PP |
| Canvas | Rectangle tool | RR |
| Canvas | Ellipse tool | EE |
| Canvas | Line tool | LL |
| Canvas | Arrow tool | AA |
| Canvas | Text tool | TT |
| Canvas | Sticky note tool | SS |
| Canvas | Back to the Select tool | EscEsc |
| Canvas | Pan | SpaceSpace + drag |
| Canvas | Zoom | ⌘Ctrl + scroll |
| Canvas | Zoom in / zoom out | ⌘=Ctrl+= / ⌘-Ctrl+- |
| Canvas | Zoom to fit everything | ⇧1Shift+1 |
| Canvas | Zoom to fit the selection | ⇧2Shift+2 |
| Canvas | Reset zoom to 100% | ⇧0Shift+0 |
| Canvas | Edit text in a shape or text box | Double-click it |
| Canvas | Finish editing text | ⌘EnterCtrl+Enter or EscEsc |
| Canvas | Select everything | ⌘ACtrl+A |
| Canvas | Add or remove from the selection | ⇧Shift + click |
| Canvas | Delete the selection | DeleteDelete |
| Canvas | Nudge by 1 px / 10 px | Arrow keys / ⇧Shift + arrow keys |
| Canvas | Duplicate | ⌘DCtrl+D |
| Canvas | Copy / cut / paste | ⌘CCtrl+C / ⌘XCtrl+X / ⌘VCtrl+V |
| Canvas | Group / ungroup | ⌘GCtrl+G / ⌘⇧GCtrl+Shift+G |
| Canvas | Bring to front / send to back | ⌘⇧]Ctrl+Shift+] / ⌘⇧[Ctrl+Shift+[ |
| Canvas | Undo / redo | ⌘ZCtrl+Z / ⌘⇧ZCtrl+Shift+Z |
| Canvas | Show or hide the notes panel | ⌘/Ctrl+/ |
| Canvas notes | Switch between Edit and Preview | ⌘⇧PCtrl+Shift+P |
Customise the shortcuts
Six of the shortcuts can be changed in Settings → Shortcuts: Search, Toggle Sidebar, Open File, Find in Note, New Note and New Folder. See Settings reference. The rest are fixed.