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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete reference guide for all CyberNotes keyboard shortcuts and navigation patterns.

Global Shortcuts

These system-wide shortcuts work regardless of which application currently has focus:

Shortcut Action Configurable
Alt+Shift+N Toggle CyberNotes window visibility (show or hide) Yes (Settings → System)

Customizing the Global Shortcut

  1. Open Settings (gear icon in the sidebar or via the title bar menu).
  2. Go to the General / System section.
  3. Click the Global window shortcut field.
  4. Press your desired key combination. It must include Ctrl, Alt, or Win; Shift alone is only accepted with non-printable keys (F1–F12, arrows, etc.). Held modifiers preview live while you press them.
  5. The shortcut updates immediately. Use the restore button to go back to Alt+Shift+N, the clear button (or Backspace) to disable it, and Esc to cancel capture.

Application & Workspace Shortcuts

Quickly manage notes, folders, and searches from anywhere within CyberNotes:

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+N New Note Creates a new note in the current folder and immediately focuses the title field
Ctrl+Shift+N New Folder Opens the folder creation modal and focuses the folder name input
Ctrl+D Duplicate Note Duplicates the current note (same folder, favorite and floating state) and opens the copy
Ctrl+F Search Notes Highlights and focuses the search input in the sidebar
Ctrl+S Save Note Manually saves the current note (useful when autosave is disabled)
Alt+M App Menu Opens the title bar menu (arrows navigate, Enter confirms, Esc closes)
F3 Find in Note Opens the in-note search bar; Enter next match, Shift+Enter previous, Esc closes

Note List Navigation

Effortlessly browse and manage your notes using only the keyboard:

Shortcut Action Description
↑ / ↓ Navigate Notes Moves selection up or down through notes with smooth automatic scrolling
Home Jump to First Note Instantly selects the first note at the top of the list
End Jump to Last Note Instantly selects the last note at the bottom of the list
Enter Focus Editor Moves cursor and keyboard focus directly into the editor body to start writing
Delete Delete Note Opens the confirmation prompt to safely delete the selected note

Tip: Clicking any note item with the mouse automatically focuses the note list container, enabling instant arrow key navigation right away.

Editor Cursor & Line Navigation

Navigate through note text with precision:

Shortcut Target Description
Home Beginning of Line Moves the cursor to the start of the current visual line
End End of Line Moves the cursor to the end of the current visual line
Ctrl+Home Beginning of Note Jumps directly to the very start of the note document
Ctrl+End End of Note Jumps directly to the very end of the note document

Editor Selection Shortcuts

Quickly highlight text ranges without reaching for the mouse:

Shortcut Target Description
Shift+Home Select to Line Start Highlights text from the current cursor position to the start of the line
Shift+End Select to Line End Highlights text from the current cursor position to the end of the line
Ctrl+Shift+Home Select to Note Start Highlights all text from the cursor up to the beginning of the note
Ctrl+Shift+End Select to Note End Highlights all text from the cursor down to the end of the note
Ctrl+A Select All Selects all content inside the note editor

Rich Text Formatting & History

Format text and manage editing history inside the editor:

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+B Bold Toggles bold formatting on the selected text
Ctrl+I Italic Toggles italic formatting on the selected text
Ctrl+U Underline Toggles underline formatting on the selected text
Ctrl+H Highlight Toggles highlight on the selected text
Ctrl+Shift+S Strikethrough Toggles strikethrough on the selected text
Ctrl+1 / Ctrl+2 Headings 1–2 Toggles heading level (also Ctrl+Alt+1/2)
Ctrl+8 / Ctrl+7 Bullet / numbered list Toggles lists
Ctrl+Q Blockquote Toggles quote block
Ctrl+L / Ctrl+E / Ctrl+R / Ctrl+J Align left / center / right / justify Paragraph alignment, Word style
Ctrl+K Insert / Edit Link Opens link dialog for the selected text
Ctrl+G Insert Image Opens the image picker
Ctrl+Space Clear Formatting Removes marks and block styles from the selection
Shift+F3 Cycle Case Repeats through sentence case → lowercase → UPPERCASE → Capitalize Each Word → tOGGLE cASE
Alt+F / Alt+T Font / size Focuses the font family or size combo
Tab Indent Inserts indentation (tab or 4 spaces)
Shift+Tab Outdent Decreases indentation by removing leading tab or spaces
Ctrl+Z Undo Reverts the last change in the editor
Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo Reapplies the previously undone change

Focus & Modal Control

Fluidly move focus between different areas of the application:

Shortcut Action Description
Escape Return to Note List / Close When typing in the editor, blurs the editor and returns focus to the note list; closes open modals or menus
Enter Confirm / Enter Editor Enters the editor from the note list; confirms dialogs and form submissions

Keyboard Flow Summary

CyberNotes is designed to support a 100% mouse-free workflow:

  1. Press Ctrl+N to create a new note (the title input is automatically focused).
  2. Type the title and press Enter to jump straight into the editor body.
  3. Write content using standard shortcuts (Tab, Ctrl+B, Ctrl+End, etc.).
  4. Press Escape to return focus to the note list.
  5. Use ↑ and ↓ to browse notes, or Delete to remove an unwanted note.
  6. Press Enter to jump back into the selected note and keep writing.
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