Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

Press ? to view all available keyboard shortcuts. This works when the editor is closed.
General
Ctrl/Cmd + . — Show/hide sidebar
Ctrl/Cmd + . — Open settings
S — Star/unstar item
M — Show/hide item menu
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + L — Copy link to item
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C — Copy item (single, excluding sub-items)
Ctrl/Cmd + L — Copy as alias
Ctrl/Cmd + C — Copy items
Ctrl/Cmd + D — Duplicate items
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + V — Paste without formatting
Change view
L — List/Column view
Navigate
Shift + Space — Expand/collapse list
Shift + → — Expand list
Shift + ← — Collapse list
Shift + Alt/Opt + → — Expand all sub-items
Shift + Alt/Opt + ← — Collapse all sub-items
. — Focus selected item
Alt/Opt + ↑ — Navigate to top
Alt/Opt + ↓ — Navigate to bottom
Search
G — Next search result
Shift + G — Previous search result
Ctrl/Cmd + K — Quick search all
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + K — Quick search subtree
Ctrl/Cmd + F — Search
New items
Ctrl/Cmd + Enter — New item below selection
Alt/Opt + Enter — New item above selection
Tab — New child item
Edit items
T — Mark as ticked/unticked
Enter — Load/close editor
Esc — Discard changes
Backspace / Delete — Delete selected items
J — Join selected items
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Enter — Split item at cursor (while editing)
Ctrl/Cmd + Z — Undo action
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z — Redo action
Format items
1 — Text
2 — Bullet
3 — Number
4 — Check
5 — Quote
6 — Code
Format items text
Ctrl/Cmd + B — Bold
Ctrl/Cmd + I — Italic
Ctrl/Cmd + U — Underline
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + S — Strikethrough
Ctrl/Cmd + E — Code
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + H — Highlight
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + M — Muted
Move items
Ctrl/Cmd + ↑ — Move up
Ctrl/Cmd + ↓ — Move down
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + ↑ — Move to top of list
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + ↓ — Move to bottom of list
Ctrl/Cmd + ← — Move to parents sibling
Ctrl/Cmd + → — Move into preceding sibling
Select items
Shift + ↑ — Extend selection upwards
Shift + ↓ — Extend selection downwards
Shift + Alt/Opt + ↑ — Extend selection to top
Shift + Alt/Opt + ↓ — Extend selection to bottom
Ctrl/Cmd + A — Select all