Documentation

Keyboard shortcuts

ShowNotes is built for keyboard-first use. Every action has a shortcut.

Global

ShortcutAction
⌘⇧SShow / hide notes window

Navigation

ShortcutAction
←Previous card
→Next card
⌘←Previous card (also works in edit mode)
⌘→Next card (also works in edit mode)
⌘1 – ⌘9Switch to deck 1–9

Editing

ShortcutAction
Click cardEnter edit mode
⌘EToggle edit mode
⌘ReturnSave card
EscSave card
⌘.Cancel edit, discard changes
⌘NNew card
⌘D / ⌘⌫Delete card
⌘OToggle overwrite mode
⌘ZUndo
⌘⇧ZRedo

Deck management

ShortcutAction
⌘⇧NNew deck
⌘⇧EExport deck as Markdown
⌥⌘↑Move card up
⌥⌘↓Move card down

Appearance

ShortcutAction
⌘=Increase text size
⌘-Decrease text size
⌘0Reset text size
⌘]Increase opacity
⌘[Decrease opacity
⌘⇧WToggle word count
⌘,Open Settings

Markdown formatting

Available in edit mode:

ShortcutAction
⌘BBold
⌘IItalic
Tip. Shortcuts like ⌘1–⌘9 and bare arrow keys only work outside edit mode. ⌘← and ⌘→ work in both modes.