Keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut in Skriuw v2 - what it does, where it fires, and how to rebind it.

Skriuw v2 is keyboard-first. Every global shortcut is registered in a single definitions table (v2/app/src/shortcuts/definitions.ts), which makes all of them rebindable from settings, conflict-checked when you record a new combo, and consistently displayed with platform-aware labels.

mod means Cmd on macOS and Ctrl everywhere else. Every binding below is rebindable from Settings → Shortcuts, and mod+/ opens a live cheat sheet in-app that reflects your rebinds - it's the source of truth if this page and your settings ever disagree.

How shortcuts are scoped

Shortcuts don't all fire everywhere. A few mechanisms control when a binding is live:

Scopes - a binding can require a named scope (like note-focus, tags-route, tabs, or split) that the workspace activates per route or app mode. The same key can mean different things in different places, and a scoped binding is a silent no-op when its scope isn't active (for example, the tab-by-index keys do nothing while the tabbed workspace is off).
Typing guard - bindings marked as working while typing use modifier chords that can't collide with text input. Plain-key shortcuts (like the sidebar's r to rename) only exist inside their own focused surface and never steal typed characters.
Focused surface - the sidebar tree, the editor, and the find panel each own some keys locally. Local handlers win over global bindings.
Platform - a few defaults are deliberately unregistered on macOS where the OS or the app itself already owns the combo; the table below calls those out. Since every binding is rebindable, you can still assign the combo yourself.

Global shortcuts

General

Shortcut	Action	Notes
`mod+k`	Open command palette
`mod+,`	Open settings
`mod+/`	Show keyboard shortcuts	Opens a live cheat sheet reflecting your rebinds, with `g t <n>` sequences shown step by step and bindings that don't apply on your OS hidden. Fires even from inside a note; a second press or `Escape` closes it.
`mod+shift+q`	Quit

Workspace

Shortcut	Action	Notes
`mod+n`	New note
`mod+shift+n`	New folder
`mod+shift+t`	New tag	Tags route only
`mod+shift+p`	New person
`mod+p`	Pin or unpin current note
`F2`	Rename current note	Renames the open note via the sidebar's inline rename. The sidebar's own `F2` still renames whichever row is focused there.
`mod+backspace` (or `mod+delete`)	Move current note to trash	Trashes the open note, with an undo toast. Overrides the macOS text-field "delete to line start" default while the caret is in a note; no-op when the sidebar tree has focus, since the tree owns `Delete` for its own rows.
`mod+shift+d`	Duplicate current note	Copies the open note with a " (copy)" suffix and a fresh identity - links inside it are not rewritten, and the copy starts unpinned. Overrides the browser's bookmark-all-tabs default on web.
`ctrl+shift+o`	Import a markdown file	Opens an OS file picker filtered to `.md`, `.markdown`, and `.txt`, then runs the normal import preview flow. Imports into the focused sidebar folder, or the root if none is focused. Desktop (Tauri) only - the v2 web app has no file-system bridge for it.
`mod+m`	Toggle raw Markdown mode	Switches the open note between block editing and markdown source

Tabs and splits

Shortcut	Action	Notes
`mod+w`	Close tab
`mod+shift+w`	Reopen closed tab	Reopens the last tab closed in this pane, walking back through the ten most recent (trashed notes are skipped). Deliberately not `ctrl+shift+t` - that combo is already New tag, so this is the undo of Close tab instead. Tabs scope only.
`ctrl+shift+pageup` / `pagedown`	Move tab left / right	Wraps at the ends. Browsers own this combo for their own tab strip, so it's reliable on desktop and best-effort on web. Tabs scope only.
`ctrl+tab`	Next tab
`ctrl+shift+tab`	Previous tab
`alt+1` … `alt+9`	Go to tab by position	Alt, not `mod`/`ctrl` - `ctrl`+digit is already taken by focus and zoom, and this matches VS Code. Tabs scope only, silent no-op with tabs off.
`alt+0`	Go to last tab	Same scoping as above.
`mod+backslash`	Open current note beside (split view)
`mod+shift+backslash`	Close split view

Shortcut	Action	Notes
`mod+b`	Toggle sidebar
`ctrl+shift+b`	Toggle metadata panel
`mod+e`	Focus current note in sidebar
`mod+2` (or `/` outside the editor)	Focus editor	With a split open, returns to whichever pane had focus last.
`mod+3`	Focus metadata panel
`mod+alt+←` / `→`	Focus split pane left / right	No wrap; no-op with a single pane. Some Linux desktop environments and macOS apps also claim `mod+alt+`arrow, so rebind if the OS wins. Split scope only.
`ctrl+shift+[` / `]`	Previous / next note
`mod+shift+1` (or `g` `t` `1`)	Go to notes	The `g t <n>` sequence has a one-second timeout, is blocked while typing or behind a modal, and its digit order follows the sidebar rail's top-to-bottom order.
`mod+shift+2` (or `g` `t` `2`)	Go to tags
`mod+shift+3` (or `g` `t` `3`)	Go to people
`mod+shift+4` (or `g` `t` `4`)	Go to trash

View

Shortcut	Action
`mod+enter`	Toggle maximize
`mod+equal`	Zoom in
`mod+minus`	Zoom out
`mod+0`	Reset zoom

Editor

Shortcut	Action	Notes
`mod+g`	Jump to line	Raw Markdown mode only - block mode has no line numbers to jump to. Overrides Firefox's find-again default on web.
`ctrl+↑`	Jump to start of note	Not registered on macOS, where `cmd+↑` already does this natively (`ctrl+Home` still works there too). Moves the caret and scrolls, unlike VS Code's viewport-only scroll on the same combo.
`ctrl+↓`	Jump to end of note	Same macOS exclusion and VS Code contrast as above.

Editor search

Shortcut	Action	Notes
`mod+f`	Find in note	Requires an open, focused note
`mod+h` (or `mod+alt+f`)	Find and replace in note	Opens the find panel with the replace row expanded; if the panel is already open it expands in place, keeping your query and match position, and never toggle-closes. Overrides the browser's history shortcut on web. `mod+alt+f` is VS Code's macOS default, since `cmd+h` hides the app there. Block mode only today - markdown mode has no find panel, same as `mod+f`.
`alt+c`	Toggle match case	While the find panel is open
`alt+w`	Toggle whole word	While the find panel is open
`alt+r`	Toggle regular expression	While the find panel is open

These plain keys only exist while the sidebar tree has focus - they never fire while you're typing in a note or input.

Key	Action
`↑` / `↓`	Move focus between rows (wraps; `shift` extends the selection)
`→`	Expand folder, or step into its first child
`←`	Collapse folder, or step to the parent
`enter`	Open note / toggle folder
`F2` or `r`	Rename the focused row inline
`m`	Pick up the focused/selected rows, then arrows + `enter` to move them
`alt+↑` / `alt+↓`	Reorder the focused row among its siblings
`delete`	Move the focused/selected rows to trash
`mod+a`	Select all rows
`mod+f`	Open the sidebar filter

With a row's context menu open: r renames, d / delete / backspace trashes.

Note that the global F2 and mod+backspace / mod+delete shortcuts above act on whichever note is open in the editor, not the sidebar's focused row - the two stay independent, and the tree keeps precedence for its own rows.

Rebinding

Open settings (mod+,) and use the shortcut recorder to change any global binding. The recorder captures the combo you press, warns when it collides with another action's effective binding, and stores the override per workspace. Combos compare by their parsed form, so mod+k, Ctrl + K, and a recorded ctrl+k are treated as the same binding on platforms where mod means ctrl.