Keyboard Shortcuts

Octarine is designed for keyboard-first navigation, allowing you to perform almost every action without reaching for the mouse. Master these shortcuts to accelerate your workflow and maintain focus on your writing.

Cmd/Ctrl + K — Open command palette for all actions
Cmd/Ctrl + P — Quick file navigation
Cmd/Ctrl + D — Smart Dates
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + E — Focus file tree
Cmd/Ctrl + W — Close current tab
^/Ctrl + Tab — Cycle through open tabs
Cmd/Ctrl + / — Toggle Meta (Right) Sidebar
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + D — Toggle Global (Left) Sidebar
Cmd/Ctrl + J — Toggle Writing Assistant (Right) Sidebar
Cmd/Ctrl + Y — Toggle Recently Viewed Popover

File Operations

Cmd/Ctrl + N — Create new note
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + N — Create new folder
Cmd/Ctrl + F — Search inside a note
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + F — Search across all notes
Cmd/Ctrl + Backspace — Delete current note (when tree is focused)

Text Editing

Cmd/Ctrl + Z — Undo
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z — Redo
Cmd/Ctrl + X — Cut
Cmd/Ctrl + C — Copy without formatting
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + C — Copy WITH formatting
Cmd/Ctrl + V — Paste
Cmd/Ctrl + A — Select all
Cmd/Ctrl + F — Find in current note
Ctrl + Option/Alt + F — Find and replace

Formatting Shortcuts

Cmd/Ctrl + B — Bold
Cmd/Ctrl + I — Italic
Cmd/Ctrl + E — Inline code
Cmd/Ctrl + K — Insert link
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S — Strikethrough
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + H — Highlight
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + C — Code block
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + > — Blockquote

Heading Shortcuts

Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 1 — Heading 1
Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 2 — Heading 2
Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 3 — Heading 3
Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 0 — Normal paragraph

List Shortcuts

Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 7 — Numbered list
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 8 — Bullet list
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 9 — Task list
Tab — Indent list item
Shift + Tab — Outdent list item
Enter — Continue list
Enter Enter — Exit list

On macOS, Cmd is used for shortcuts. On Windows and Linux, Ctrl is used instead. Some shortcuts may vary based on your system's keyboard layout.