Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete reference of all keyboard shortcuts in DumbNote.
Note: Cmd is for macOS, Ctrl is for Windows/Linux
Essential Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Action |
Description |
Cmd/Ctrl+N |
New Note |
Create a new note |
Cmd/Ctrl+S |
Save |
Save current note (manual save) |
Cmd/Ctrl+F |
Find |
Context-aware search |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+V |
Toggle Preview |
Switch between edit and preview |
Cmd/Ctrl+\ |
Toggle Sidebar |
Show/hide sidebar |
Escape |
Close/Cancel |
Close dialogs, reset states |
Text Formatting
| Shortcut |
Action |
Markdown |
Cmd/Ctrl+B |
Bold |
**text** |
Cmd/Ctrl+I |
Italic |
*text* |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+X |
Strikethrough |
~~text~~ |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+H |
Highlight |
==text== |
Cmd/Ctrl+K |
Insert Link |
[text](url) |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+C |
Inline Code |
`code` |
Headings
| Shortcut |
Action |
Markdown |
Cmd/Ctrl+1 |
Heading 1 |
# Heading |
Cmd/Ctrl+2 |
Heading 2 |
## Heading |
Cmd/Ctrl+3 |
Heading 3 |
### Heading |
Cmd/Ctrl+4 |
Heading 4 |
#### Heading |
Cmd/Ctrl+5 |
Heading 5 |
##### Heading |
Cmd/Ctrl+6 |
Heading 6 |
###### Heading |
File Operations
| Shortcut |
Action |
Description |
Cmd/Ctrl+N |
New Note |
Create a new note |
Cmd/Ctrl+S |
Save |
Save current note |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+N |
New Window |
Open new app window |
Editor Navigation
| Shortcut |
Action |
Description |
Cmd/Ctrl+↑/↓ |
Scroll Up/Down |
Scroll without moving cursor |
Cmd/Ctrl+Home |
Go to Start |
Jump to document start |
Cmd/Ctrl+End |
Go to End |
Jump to document end |
Cmd/Ctrl+←/→ |
Word Jump |
Jump by word |
Alt+←/→ |
Word Jump |
Jump by word (alternative) |
Text Selection
| Shortcut |
Action |
Description |
Cmd/Ctrl+A |
Select All |
Select entire document |
Cmd/Ctrl+L |
Select Line |
Select current line |
Cmd/Ctrl+D |
Select Word |
Select word (repeat for next) |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+L |
Select All Occurrences |
Select all of same word |
Shift+↑/↓/←/→ |
Extend Selection |
Extend selection by character |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+←/→ |
Select Word |
Extend selection by word |
Shift+Home/End |
Select to Line Start/End |
Select to line boundary |
Multi-cursor Editing
| Shortcut |
Action |
Description |
Alt+Click |
Add Cursor |
Add cursor at click position |
Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+↑/↓ |
Add Cursor Above/Below |
Add cursor vertically |
Cmd/Ctrl+D |
Add Next Occurrence |
Add cursor at next match |
Cmd/Ctrl+K, Cmd/Ctrl+D |
Skip Occurrence |
Skip and add next |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+L |
Select All Occurrences |
Cursor at all matches |
Escape |
Single Cursor |
Back to single cursor |
Line Operations
| Shortcut |
Action |
Description |
Alt+↑/↓ |
Move Line |
Move line up/down |
Alt+Shift+↑/↓ |
Copy Line |
Copy line up/down |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+K |
Delete Line |
Delete current line |
Cmd/Ctrl+Enter |
Insert Line Below |
New line below |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Insert Line Above |
New line above |
Cmd/Ctrl+/ |
Toggle Comment |
Comment/uncomment line |
Text Shortcuts (Type to Expand)
| Type This |
Expands To |
Description |
@today |
2024-01-09 14:30:45 |
Current date and time |
@date |
2024-01-09 |
Current date |
@time |
14:30:45 |
Current time |
:: |
Emoji picker |
Opens emoji selector |
[[ |
Note picker |
Wiki-style link picker |
-> |
→ |
Right arrow |
<- |
← |
Left arrow |
=> |
⇒ |
Double arrow |
... |
… |
Ellipsis |
Context-Specific Shortcuts
In Lists
| Shortcut |
Action |
Tab |
Indent item |
Shift+Tab |
Outdent item |
Enter |
Continue list |
Shift+Enter |
Break out of list |
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