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Keyboard shortcuts

Keep your hands on the keyboard, from the first file to the final save.

On this page

Read the keys

means Command, means Shift, means Option and means Control. Hold the modifier keys and press the final key once.

Files and navigation

Action Shortcut
New File… ⌘N
Open Folder… ⌘O
Open File… ⌘⇧O
Save ⌘S
Quick Open… ⌘P
Search Workspace ⌘⇧F
Toggle Outline ⌘⇧E
Preferences… ⌘,
Quit editmd ⌘Q

Quitting with unsaved changes shows a save prompt first.

Writing

Action Shortcut
Undo ⌘Z
Redo ⌘⇧Z
Bold ⌘B
Italic ⌘I
Strikethrough ⌘⇧X
Inline code ⌘E
Heading 1, 2 or 3 ⌘⌥1, ⌘⌥2, ⌘⌥3
Add YAML Header ⌘⇧Y
Find… ⌘F
Find and Replace… ⌘⌥F
Select next occurrence ⌘D
Go to line ⌘⌥G

View

Action Shortcut
Zoom In ⌘= or ⌘+
Zoom Out ⌘−
Actual Size ⌘0
Toggle Theme ⌘⇧T
Toggle Full Screen ⌃⌘F

Toggle Theme cycles Light, Dark, then System.

These are Mac app shortcuts.

If a shortcut does not work

Make sure editmd is the active app and the expected field has focus. Check its native menu for the command. Keyboard layout, macOS settings or another utility may affect a shortcut; the menu remains another way to perform the action.

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