Shortcuts

Linux / Windows

In the main window

Ctrl + N creates a new note with the current date and time in the name
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + N creates a new note in a new tab
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + F lets you search for notes (in the name of the note and its content)
Alt + F lets you search for notes in all tags / subfolders
Alt + ⇧ Shift + P switches to the previous workspace
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + E edits an encrypted note
Alt + R removes the current note
Alt + ⇧ Shift + U checks for updates
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + T opens the todo list
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + O opens the current note in an external editor
Alt + ⇧ Shift + O opens the current note in a view
Alt + ⇧ Shift + F shows the current note in the file manager
Alt + ⇧ Shift + E enables or disables editing of notes
Alt + Up jumps to the previous visible note
Alt + Down jumps to the next visible note
Alt + Page Up jumps to the previous note tab
Alt + Page Down jumps to the next note tab
Ctrl + W closes the current note tab
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + D toggles the distraction free mode
- you can also close it with Esc
Ctrl + P prints the current note as text
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + P prints the current note as markdown
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + V pastes notes, images and html from the clipboard
Ctrl + , opens the settings
Alt + ⇧ Shift + A adds a new tag to a note
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + R reloads the current note folder
Ctrl + Alt + F lets you select a different note folder
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + S reloads the scripting engine
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + M hides or shows the main menu bar
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + A lets you search for actions
Ctrl + S manually saves modified notes
Alt + ⇧ Shift + I opens the Script repository dialog
F4 jumps to the note edit panel
F5 jumps to the note list
F6 jumps to the note subfolder panel
F7 jumps to the tags panel
F8 jumps to the navigation panel
F10 activates the context menu of the current widget
F11 toggles full-screen mode
Alt + ⇧ Shift + H copies the headline of the current note

In the note search bar

Down or Tab sets the focus to the note list
Return creates a new note with the text from the search bar as headline

In the note list

double-click on note to open note in a new tab (keep in mind that there is a scripting hook that can override the double-click action)
Ctrl + A selects all notes (to move, copy or remove them with a right click)
Tab or Return lets you edit the current note

In the note text edit panel

Ctrl + Click on a link to open it
Ctrl + F lets you search in the current note
- use the Up and Down keys or F3 and ⇧ Shift + F3 keys to jump to the previous and next matches
- Esc closes the search bar
Ctrl + R lets you search and replace in the current note
Ctrl + D duplicates the current line or the selected text
- Ctrl + Alt + Down does the same
Alt + Backspace deletes the current line
Ctrl + Backspace deletes the current word
Ctrl + L opens a dialog to add a text link (also works on selected text)
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + L opens a dialog to add note link
Ctrl + T inserts the current date and time in a user specific format
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + I inserts an image (the image will be copied to the media folder in the current notes folder)
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + X inserts an attachment (the file will be copied to the attachments folder in the current notes folder)
Alt + ⇧ Shift + T inserts a table
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + C inserts a code block at the current position
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + B inserts a block quote at the current position
Ctrl + B formats the selected text bold
Ctrl + I formats the selected text italic
Ctrl + U formats the selected text underline
Alt + ⇧ Shift + S strikes out the selected text
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + U cycles through the cases of the selected text
Tab indents the selected text (also works on multiple lines)
- ⇧ Shift + Tab un-indents the selected text
Tab after an unordered list character indents the list item
- ⇧ Shift + Tab after an unordered list character un-indents the list item
Return in lists creates a new list item
Alt + Left jumps back in the note history
- Alt + Right jumps forward in the note history
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + 1..9 sets a note bookmark on bookmark slot 1..9
Ctrl + 1..9 jumps to the note bookmark on bookmark slot 1..9
Ctrl + + increases the note text font size by one point
Ctrl + - decreases the note text font size by one point
Ctrl + 0 resets the note text font size
Ctrl + Space tries to solve simple equations like (4+5)*3= in front of the cursor, auto-completes text or opens urls
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + H inserts a headline from the note filename at the top of the note
Alt + ⇧ Shift + X splits the current note into two notes at the current cursor position
Alt + ⇧ Shift + W searches for the selected text on the web
Ctrl + Up scrolls the content up
Ctrl + Down scrolls the content down
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Down moves the current line down
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Up moves the current line up
⇧ Shift + Return adds two spaces and a newline character to force a markdown newline

In the note preview panel

Ctrl + F lets you search in the current note
- use the Up and Down keys or F3 and ⇧ Shift + F3 keys to jump to the previous and next matches
- Esc closes the search bar

In the Todo list

Ctrl + S saves the current todo item
Ctrl + I saves the current todo item and inserts in into the current note
Ctrl + R removes the current todo item

macOS

In the main window

⌘ Cmd + N creates a new note with the current date and time in the name
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + N creates a new note in a new tab
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + F lets you search for notes (in the name of the note and its content)
⌃ Ctrl + F lets you search for notes in all tags / subfolders
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + P switches to the previous workspace
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + E edits an encrypted note
⌃ Ctrl + R removes the current note
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + U checks for updates
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + T opens the todo list
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + O opens the current note in an external editor
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + O opens the current note in a view
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + F opens the folder of the current note in Finder
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + E enables or disables editing of notes
⌃ Ctrl + Up jumps to the previous visible note
⌃ Ctrl + Down jumps to the next visible note
⌥ Alt + Page Up jumps to the previous note tab
⌥ Alt + Page Down jumps to the next note tab
⌘ Cmd + W closes the current note tab
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + D toggles the distraction free mode
- you can also close it with Esc
⌘ Cmd + P prints the current note as text
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + P prints the current note as markdown
⌘ Cmd + ⌃ Ctrl + V pastes notes, images and html from the clipboard
⌘ Cmd + , opens the settings
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + A adds a new tag to a note
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + R reloads the current note folder
⌘ Cmd + ⌃ Ctrl + F lets you select a different note folder
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + S reloads the scripting engine
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + M hides or shows the main menu bar
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + A lets you search for actions
⌘ Cmd + S manually saves modified notes
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + I opens the Script repository dialog
F4 jumps to the note edit panel
F5 jumps to the note list
F6 jumps to the note subfolder panel
F7 jumps to the tags panel
F8 jumps to the navigation panel
F10 activates the context menu of the current widget
⌘ Cmd + F11 toggles full-screen mode
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + H copies the headline of the current note

In the note search bar

Down or Tab sets the focus to the note list
Return creates a new note with the text from the search bar as headline

In the note list

double-click on note to open note in a new tab (keep in mind that there is a scripting hook that can override the double-click action)
⌘ Cmd + A selects all notes (to move, copy or remove them with a right click)
Tab or Return lets you edit the current note

In the note text edit panel

⌘ Cmd + Click on a link to open it
⌘ Cmd + F lets you search in the current note
- use the Up and Down keys or F3 and ⇧ Shift + F3 keys to jump to the previous and next matches
- Esc closes the search bar
⌘ Cmd + R lets you search and replace in the current note
⌘ Cmd + D duplicates the current line or the selected text
- ⌘ Cmd + ⌃ Ctrl + Down does the same
⌘ Cmd + Backspace deletes the current line
⌃ Ctrl + Backspace deletes the current word
⌘ Cmd + L opens a dialog to add a text link (also works on selected text)
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + L opens a dialog to add note link
⌘ Cmd + T inserts the current date and time in a user specific format
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + I inserts an image (the image will be copied to the media folder in the current notes folder)
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + X inserts an attachment (the file will be copied to the attachments folder in the current notes folder)
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + T inserts a table
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + C inserts a code block at the current position
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + B inserts a block quote at the current position
⌘ Cmd + B formats the selected text bold
⌘ Cmd + I formats the selected text italic
⌘ Cmd + U formats the selected text underline
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + S strikes out the selected text
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + U cycles through the cases of the selected text
Tab indents the selected text (also works on multiple lines)
- ⇧ Shift + Tab un-indents the selected text
Tab after an unordered list character indents the list item
- ⇧ Shift + Tab after an unordered list character un-indents the list item
Return in lists creates a new list item
⌘ Cmd + ⌃ Ctrl + Left jumps back in the note history
- ⌘ Cmd + ⌃ Ctrl + Right jumps forward in the note history
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + 1..9 sets a note bookmark on bookmark slot 1..9
⌘ Cmd + 1..9 jumps to the note bookmark on bookmark slot 1..9
⌘ Cmd + + increases the note text font size by one point
⌘ Cmd + - decreases the note text font size by one point
⌘ Cmd + 0 resets the note text font size
⌘ Cmd + Space tries to solve simple equations like (4+5)*3= in the current line in front of the cursor, auto-completes text or opens urls
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + H inserts a headline from the note filename at the top of the note
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + X splits the current note into two notes at the current cursor position
⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + W searches for the selected text on the web
⌘ Cmd + Up scrolls the content up
⌘ Cmd + Down scrolls the content down
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + Down moves the current line down
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + Up moves the current line up
⇧ Shift + Return adds two spaces and a newline character to force a markdown newline

In the note preview panel

⌘ Cmd + F lets you search in the current note
- use the Up and Down keys or F3 and ⇧ Shift + F3 keys to jump to the previous and next matches
- Esc closes the search bar

In the Todo list

⌘ Cmd + S saves the current todo item
⌘ Cmd + I saves the current todo item and inserts in into the current note
⌘ Cmd + R removes the current todo item