What keyboard shortcuts are there?
Press ? anywhere in the app for the built-in cheat sheet, also available under Settings > About & Help. Shortcuts cover navigation, note actions, formatting, and views - and on Windows and Linux, every Cmd reads as Ctrl and Option as Alt.
// The full list
// Navigation
Focus search⌘K
Move down / up in the listJ/K
Clear search / exit selectionEsc
// Notes
New note⌥⇧N
Move note to trash⌘⌫
// Editor
Find in note⌘F
Toggle outline⌘⇧O
Bold⌘B
Italic⌘I
Insert link (while editing)⌘K
Task list⇧⌘9
// View
Open settings⌘,
Toggle sidebar⌘\
Toggle light / dark mode⌘⇧L
Toggle this help?
On Windows and Linux, ⌘ is Ctrl and ⌥ is Alt.
Most shortcuts are ignored while you're typing in a text field, so regular keys like J and K still type J and K.
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