These are the default keyboard shortcuts provided by Notes.
Right now they can't be easily customized, but that's on the roadmap! :)
On supported systems, these shortcuts can be activated even if Notes' window is not active at the moment.
Sequence | Description |
---|---|
Win + Shift + N (Windows) | Toggle Notes' window visibility |
Ctrl + N (macOS) | Toggle Notes' window visibility |
Meta + Shift + N (Linux) | Toggle Notes' window visibility |
These shortcuts are meant to be used while the Notes window is currently focused.
Sequence | Description |
---|---|
Ctrl + N | Create a new note |
Ctrl + D | Delete selected note |
Ctrl + F | Focus on the search bar |
Ctrl + E | Clear the search bar |
Ctrl + ↓ (or just ↓) | Select note below |
Ctrl + ↑ (or just ↑) | Select note above |
Ctrl + Enter | Focus on the text editor |
Ctrl + Shift + F | Toggle full screen mode |
Ctrl + Shift + K | Toggle kanban view |
F11 | Toggle full screen mode |
Esc | Exit full screen mode |
Ctrl + Shift + L | Focus on the notes list |
Ctrl + Shift + M | Minimize Notes |
Ctrl + Shift + S | Toggle Editor Settings' window visibility |
Ctrl + Q | Quit Notes |
Ctrl + K (macOS, Windows) | Toggle 'stay on top' |
Ctrl + Shift + S | Open Editor Settings |
Ctrl + J | Toggle 'notes' panel visibility |
Ctrl + Shift + J | Toggle 'folders' panel visibility |
Ctrl + A | Select all listed notes |
Ctrl + ` | Wrap current word or selection into ` ` (code) |
Ctrl + B | Wrap current word or selection into ** ** (bold) |
Ctrl + I | Wrap current word or selection into * * (italic) |
Ctrl + Shift + X | Wrap current word or selection into ~ ~ |
Alt + Up | Move current block up |
Alt + Down | Move current block down |
Ctrl + Shift + - | Decrease heading size |
Ctrl + Shift + = | Increase heading size |
Ctrl + (1 through 6) | Set a specific heading size |
Ctrl + \ | Remove formatting from current word or selection |
F10 | Toggle visibility of the dots menu |