Keyboard shortcuts
Mod is ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl on Windows and Linux.
The command palette (Mod ⇧ P) lists every command with its current shortcut, which is always more up to date than a page like this one.
Navigate
Section titled “Navigate”| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| Mod ⇧ P | Command palette |
| Mod P | Go to note |
| Mod ⇧ F | Search in vault |
| Mod ⇧ T | Show all tasks |
| Mod ⌥ ← / → | Go back / forward |
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| Mod N | New note |
| Mod ⇧ N | New folder |
| Mod ⇧ D | Open today’s note |
| — | Export note as HTML |
| — | Pin or unpin this note |
| — | Clone a vault |
Editing
Section titled “Editing”| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| Mod B | Bold |
| Mod I | Italic |
| Mod E | Inline code |
| Mod ⇧ M | Highlight |
| Mod U | Underline |
| Mod K | Insert link |
| Mod ⇧ K | Insert note link |
| Mod ↵ | Toggle task |
| Mod 1 / 2 / 3 | Heading 1, 2, 3 |
| Mod 0 | Plain paragraph |
| Mod ⇧ 8 / 7 / 9 | Bulleted list, numbered list, quote |
| Mod ⇧ C | Code block |
| ⌥ ↑ / ↓ | Move line up / down |
| Mod ] / [ | Indent / outdent |
Tables, dates, todo bulk actions, footnote renumbering and more are unbound by default — find them in the palette and bind any you reach for.
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| Mod S | Sync now |
| Mod ⇧ S | Pause or resume syncing |
| Mod , | Settings |
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| Mod \ | Toggle sidebar |
| Mod ⇧ O | Outline |
| Mod ⇧ A | Browse tags |
| Mod ⇧ H | Note history |
| Mod ⇧ G | Branches and pull requests |
| Mod ⇧ B | Toggle info panel |
| Mod = / Mod − | Zoom in / out |
| Mod ⌥ − / Mod ⌥ = | Fold / unfold this section |
| — | Keyboard shortcuts |
Rebinding
Section titled “Rebinding”Open Keyboard shortcuts from the command palette. Every command can be rebound, and any command can be unbound entirely.
Two commands claiming the same key is flagged rather than silently resolved — otherwise you are left wondering why a shortcut does the wrong thing.
Presets
Section titled “Presets”Default is the scheme above. Alternative follows the conventions several other notes apps use, for people arriving from one of them: Mod ⇧ ↵ for a task, Mod K for search rather than links, Mod O for the quick switcher.
A preset only states what it changes; everything else falls back to the default.
Where it is stored
Section titled “Where it is stored”.opennote/keymap.json, inside the vault, so your bindings travel with it. It is
plain JSON and safe to edit by hand.
{ "scheme": "default", "bindings": { "note.daily": "Mod-J", "view.tags": null }}null unbinds a command. An unreadable entry falls back to its default rather
than breaking the whole keymap.