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Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in Snipstack, for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Keys are shown for macOS and for Windows and Linux; the ones for your system come first. On macOS, Cmd is the Command key and Option the Alt key. In the app, press ? or open Settings > Shortcuts for the same list.
Only the global hotkey can be changed (Settings > General). The other shortcuts are fixed. Most of them do nothing while you are typing in a field; the ones marked “also while typing” work everywhere. Single-key shortcuts such as F or T do nothing while a dialog or menu is open.
| Keys |
Action |
| Option+Space or Ctrl+Shift+Space |
Open quick search from any app |
| Keys |
Action |
| Cmd+K or Ctrl+K |
Open the command palette (also while typing) |
| ? |
Keyboard shortcuts |
| Cmd+/ or Ctrl+/ |
Keyboard shortcuts (also while typing) |
| Cmd+, or Ctrl+, |
Open settings (also while typing) |
| Cmd+\ or Ctrl+\ |
Show or hide the sidebar (also while typing) |
| Keys |
Action |
| Cmd+N or Ctrl+N |
New snippet (also while typing) |
| Enter |
Open the snippet |
| Cmd+C or Ctrl+C |
Copy the snippet (selected text is copied instead, if any) |
| Cmd+Option+C or Ctrl+Alt+C |
Copy rendered (fill variables first) |
| Cmd+D or Ctrl+D |
Duplicate |
| T |
Add a tag |
| F |
Toggle favorite |
| F2 |
Rename |
| Delete |
Move to Trash |
| Cmd+A or Ctrl+A |
Select all snippets |
| Up / Down |
Move the selection |
| Shift+Up / Shift+Down |
Extend the selection |
| PageUp / PageDown |
Move a page |
| Home / End |
First / last snippet (with Shift: extend the selection) |
| Esc |
Clear a multiple selection |
Click selects a snippet, Shift+click selects a range and Cmd or Ctrl+click adds or removes one. On a Mac keyboard, the Delete key is the one above Return.
| Keys |
Action |
| Cmd+C or Ctrl+C |
Copy the current fragment |
| Cmd+Option+C or Ctrl+Alt+C |
Copy the current fragment rendered (also while typing) |
| Option+Enter or Alt+Enter |
Fill variables and copy (also while typing) |
| Cmd+D or Ctrl+D |
Duplicate this snippet |
| F |
Toggle favorite |
| T |
Add a tag |
| Delete |
Move to Trash |
| Option+Shift+L or Alt+Shift+L |
Change language (also while typing) |
| F2 |
Rename the fragment (also while typing) |
| Esc |
Back to the snippet list |
| Keys |
Action |
| Left / Right |
Previous / next fragment (wraps around) |
| Home / End |
First / last fragment |
| Option+Shift+Left or Alt+Shift+Left / Option+Shift+Right or Alt+Shift+Right |
Move the fragment left / right |
| Delete or Backspace |
Remove the fragment (if there is more than one) |
Tab indents. Press Esc once and the next Tab or Shift+Tab moves focus out of the editor instead. Press Esc twice within 2 seconds to go back to the list.
| Keys |
Action |
| Cmd+Shift+N or Ctrl+Shift+N |
New folder |
| Cmd+Shift+S or Ctrl+Shift+S |
Sync now (also while typing) |
| Cmd+1 or Ctrl+1 |
All snippets |
| Cmd+2 or Ctrl+2 |
Favorites |
| Cmd+3 or Ctrl+3 |
Recent |
| Cmd+4 or Ctrl+4 |
Commands |
| Cmd+5 or Ctrl+5 |
Untagged |
| Cmd+6 or Ctrl+6 |
Trash |
| Keys |
Action |
| Up / Down, Home / End |
Move |
| Right / Left |
Expand / collapse |
| Enter or Space |
Open the folder |
| F2 |
Rename |
| Delete |
Delete |
| Option+Up or Alt+Up / Option+Down or Alt+Down |
Move up / down |
| Option+Right or Alt+Right / Option+Left or Alt+Left |
Indent / outdent |
| Keys |
Action |
| Up / Down, Home / End |
Move |
| Enter or Space |
Open the tag |
| F2 |
Rename |
| Delete |
Delete |
| Keys |
Action |
| Up / Down, or Control+N or Ctrl+N / Control+P or Ctrl+P |
Move (wraps around) |
| PageUp / PageDown |
Previous / next group |
| Enter |
Open or run |
| Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter |
Copy the snippet |
| Option+Enter or Alt+Enter |
Fill variables and copy |
> at the start |
Actions only |
/ at the start |
Folders only |
| Esc or Cmd+K or Ctrl+K |
Close |
Many actions have no key and run from the palette, for example Export library as JSON…, Review sync conflicts…, Copy diagnostics, Check for updates and Move to folder…. Type > to list them all.
| Keys |
Action |
| Enter or Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter |
Copy |
| Esc |
Close |
| Keys |
Action |
| Up / Down, or Control+N or Ctrl+N / Control+P or Ctrl+P |
Move |
| Enter |
Copy and close |
| Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter |
Copy and paste into the previous app (with auto-paste on) |
| Option+Enter or Alt+Enter |
Fill variables |
| Cmd+O or Ctrl+O |
Open in Snipstack |
| Esc |
Back / close |
| Tab (fill pane) |
Next field |
Cmd+1 or Ctrl+1 to Cmd+6 or Ctrl+6 switch between General, Editor, Sync, Shortcuts, Data and About.
1 / 2 pick Start locally / Connect Turso, Enter continues and Esc starts locally (with the starter commands only if Start locally was selected with its box ticked).