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)
19Switch 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 19 and bare arrow keys only work outside edit mode. and work in both modes.