Keyboard Shortcuts

All shortcuts use Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux unless stated otherwise. Shortcuts are customizable in Preferences > Shortcuts.

Note

Some shortcuts are only available in the desktop app (Tauri). Shortcuts marked with a feature flag require the corresponding flag to be enabled via remote config.

File Operations

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux	Notes
Save File	Cmd+S	Ctrl+S
Save As	Cmd+Shift+S	Ctrl+Shift+S	Desktop only (Tauri menu)
Open File	Cmd+O	Ctrl+O	Desktop only (Tauri menu)
Open Workspace	Cmd+Shift+O	Ctrl+Shift+O	Desktop only (Tauri menu)
New File	Cmd+N	Ctrl+N
New Folder	Cmd+Shift+N	Ctrl+Shift+N
New Canvas	Cmd+Shift+C	Ctrl+Shift+C
Close Tab	Cmd+W	Ctrl+W
Close Window	Cmd+Shift+W	Ctrl+Shift+W	Desktop only (Tauri menu)
Reopen Closed Tab	Cmd+Shift+T	Ctrl+Shift+T
Next Tab	Ctrl+Tab	Ctrl+Tab
Previous Tab	Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Print	Cmd+P	Ctrl+P

Navigation

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux	Notes
Command Palette	Cmd+K	Ctrl+K
Toggle Left Sidebar (Files)	Cmd+B	Ctrl+B
Toggle Right Sidebar (Plugins)	Cmd+Shift+B	Ctrl+Shift+B	Shortcut registered but event listener may not be wired
Open Preferences	Cmd+,	Ctrl+,
Find in Note	Cmd+F	Ctrl+F
Find and Replace	Cmd+Alt+F	Ctrl+Alt+F	See note below about Cmd+H conflict
Find Next	Cmd+G	Ctrl+G	Desktop only (Tauri menu)
Find Previous	Cmd+Shift+G	Ctrl+Shift+G	Conflicts with Open Graph View; Tauri menu takes precedence
Global Search	Cmd+Shift+F	Ctrl+Shift+F
Insert WikiLink	Cmd+L	Ctrl+L
Open Daily Note	Cmd+Shift+D	Ctrl+Shift+D	Behind enable_daily_notes feature flag
Open Graph View	Cmd+Shift+G	Ctrl+Shift+G	Behind enable_graph feature flag
Open Kanban Board	Cmd+Shift+K	Ctrl+Shift+K	Behind enable_kanban feature flag
Show Keyboard Shortcuts	F1	F1	Also available via Cmd+/ in Tauri menu
Refresh File Tree	F5	F5

Cmd+H conflict

The shortcut registry defines Cmd+H / Ctrl+H for Find and Replace. However, when the enable_version_history feature flag is enabled, a keydown listener also uses Cmd+H / Ctrl+H for Version History. The keydown listener takes precedence (it uses capture mode).

In the desktop app, the Tauri menu assigns Cmd+Alt+F / Ctrl+Alt+F for Find and Replace to avoid this conflict.

Editing

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Undo	Cmd+Z	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Cmd+Shift+Z	Ctrl+Shift+Z
Cut	Cmd+X	Ctrl+X
Copy	Cmd+C	Ctrl+C
Paste	Cmd+V	Ctrl+V
Paste and Match Style	Cmd+Alt+Shift+V	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V
Select All	Cmd+A	Ctrl+A

Text Formatting

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Bold	Cmd+B	Ctrl+B
Italic	Cmd+I	Ctrl+I
Underline	Cmd+U	Ctrl+U
Strikethrough	Cmd+Shift+X	Ctrl+Shift+X
Inline Code	Cmd+E	Ctrl+E
Highlight	Cmd+Shift+H	Ctrl+Shift+H

Insert

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux	Notes
Heading 1	Cmd+Alt+1	Ctrl+Alt+1	Desktop only (Tauri menu)
Heading 2	Cmd+Alt+2	Ctrl+Alt+2	Desktop only (Tauri menu)
Heading 3	Cmd+Alt+3	Ctrl+Alt+3	Desktop only (Tauri menu)
Insert Inline Math	Cmd+M	Ctrl+M
Insert Math Block	Cmd+Shift+M	Ctrl+Shift+M
Insert Table	Cmd+Shift+T	Ctrl+Shift+T
Insert Code Block	Cmd+Shift+C	Ctrl+Shift+C

Split View

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Toggle Split View	Cmd+\	Ctrl+\
Toggle Split Direction	Cmd+Shift+\	Ctrl+Shift+\
Reset Pane Size	Cmd+Alt+\	Ctrl+Alt+\
Toggle Sync Scrolling	Cmd+Alt+S	Ctrl+Alt+S

View

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux	Notes
Zoom In	Cmd++	Ctrl++
Zoom Out	Cmd+-	Ctrl+-
Actual Size (Reset Zoom)	Cmd+0	Ctrl+0
Toggle Fullscreen	F11	F11	May conflict with macOS system shortcut. Tauri menu uses Ctrl+Cmd+F / Ctrl+Ctrl+F instead.

Feature-Gated Shortcuts

These shortcuts require a feature flag to be enabled and are only active when the corresponding feature is turned on.

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux	Feature Flag	Notes
Version History	Cmd+H	Ctrl+H	enable_version_history	Conflicts with Find and Replace; takes precedence via capture-phase keydown listener
Toggle Terminal	Cmd+`	Ctrl+`	enable_terminal	Desktop only

Graph View

These shortcuts are active only when the graph view is open.

Action	Shortcut
Search Nodes	Cmd/Ctrl+K
Reset View	Cmd/Ctrl+R
2D View Mode	Cmd/Ctrl+1
3D View Mode	Cmd/Ctrl+2
Force Layout Mode	Cmd/Ctrl+3
Toggle Layout	Space
Blur Search Input	Escape

Note

Escape in graph view only blurs the search input field. It does not close or navigate away from the graph view.

Canvas

Action	Shortcut
Save Canvas	Cmd/Ctrl+S
Close Canvas	Escape

Modal Controls

Action	Shortcut
Close Modal	Escape
Confirm Action	Enter
Show Shortcut Help	Cmd/Ctrl+/

Customizing Shortcuts

1. Open Preferences (Cmd+, / Ctrl+,).
2. Select the Shortcuts section.
3. Click any shortcut to enter capture mode.
4. Press the new key combination.
5. The shortcut saves immediately.

Reset all shortcuts to defaults with the Reset All button.

Overrides are stored in the global config.json under the shortcuts key.

{
  "shortcuts": {
    "save-file": "CommandOrControl+S",
    "new-file": "CommandOrControl+N"
  }
}

Accelerator Format

Lokus uses the Tauri accelerator format internally:

Token	macOS	Windows/Linux
CommandOrControl	Cmd	Ctrl
Control	Ctrl	Ctrl
Shift	Shift	Shift
Alt	Option	Alt
Plus	+	+
Comma	,	,

Combine tokens with +: CommandOrControl+Shift+N.