Keyboard shortcuts

This page lists every keyboard shortcut in Filarr, grouped by the place where it works. Press F1 at any time to open the Keyboard shortcuts window, which shows the main ones.

How shortcuts behave

A shortcut only acts where it makes sense. Del, F2 and Ctrl+A work on files in an open folder. In a text field or a note, editing keys keep their usual role (select text, copy, undo).
While you type, most shortcuts stay silent. Combinations with Ctrl+Shift still work, and so do Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9.
In the web app, a few shortcuts change because the browser keeps those keys for itself. The Web app column below shows the key to use there. Every other shortcut is the same on the desktop and on the web.

Everywhere in Filarr

Open and find

Action	Desktop app	Web app
Open the command palette	`Ctrl+P`	Same
Quick search (opens the same palette)	`Ctrl+K`	Same
Open Settings	`Ctrl+,`	Same
Show the keyboard shortcuts	`F1`	Same
Refresh the window	`F5`	Same
Open favorite 1 to 9	`Ctrl+1` to `Ctrl+9`	`Alt+1` to `Alt+9`

A favorite gets its number when you right-click it in the sidebar and choose Assign a shortcut (Ctrl+1-9). A number with no favorite shows a short message telling you how to assign one.

Create

Action	Desktop app	Web app
New file (in the open folder)	`Ctrl+N`	`Alt+N`
New folder	`Ctrl+Alt+N`	Same
New note	`Ctrl+Shift+N`	`Alt+Shift+N`
Open today's daily note (created if needed)	`Ctrl+Shift+D`	Same

New file needs an open folder. Outside a folder, Filarr asks you to open one first. New note opens the template picker, and the note only exists once you choose a template or a blank note.

Move around

Action	Desktop app	Web app
Back to the previous screen of the tab	`Alt+Left`	Same
Forward again in the tab	`Alt+Right`	Same
Parent folder (in an open folder)	`Alt+Up`	Same
Home	`Alt+Home`	Same

Each tab keeps its own history: Alt+Left never takes you into another tab. The back button of a folder also returns to the previous screen of the tab, or to the parent folder when the tab opened on this folder. Its tooltip names the screen it returns to.

Display

Action	Desktop app	Web app
Show or hide the sidebar	`Ctrl+B`	Same
Switch between grid view and list view	`Ctrl+Shift+V`	Same
Cycle the bars display	`Ctrl+Shift+B`	Same
Distraction-free mode (notes only)	`Ctrl+Shift+F`	Same

Ctrl+Shift+B goes through the modes in this order: All bars, Floating bar, Side rail, Top bar on hover, Tabs only, Search only, No bars. A short message names the mode you reach, which helps when every bar has disappeared.

Tabs and split view

Action	Desktop app	Web app
New tab	`Ctrl+T`	`Alt+T`
Close the tab	`Ctrl+W`	`Alt+W`
Next tab	`Ctrl+Tab`	`Alt+PageDown`
Previous tab	`Ctrl+Shift+Tab`	`Alt+PageUp`
Move the tab to a new panel on the right	`Ctrl+Alt+\`	Same
Switch between the two panels	`Ctrl+\`	Same
Close the split and merge the panels	`Ctrl+Shift+\`	Same

In a folder

These keys work in an open folder, when no text field has the focus.

Action	Keys
Move from one item to the next	Arrow keys
Go to the first or last item	`Home`, `End`
Open the selected item	`Enter`
Quick preview of the selected file (select it with the arrow keys first)	`Space`
Rename	`F2`
Delete (move to the trash)	`Del` or `Backspace`
Select everything	`Ctrl+A`
Copy the selection to another folder	`Ctrl+C` (opens Copy to…)
Move the selection to another folder	`Ctrl+X` (opens Move to…)
Clear the selection	`Esc`
Add or remove an item from the selection	`Ctrl` + click
Select a range	`Shift` + click

Ctrl+C and Ctrl+X do not use the clipboard: they open a window where you pick the destination folder. In the desktop app, you can also hold Alt while you drag a file out of Filarr to copy it to your computer.

On the Folders page

In the Tree and Columns views of the Folders page:

Action	Keys
Move up or down	`Up`, `Down`
Open or close a folder in the tree, change column	`Left`, `Right`
Go to the first or last row (tree)	`Home`, `End`
Open	`Enter`
Select or unselect the row (tree)	`Space`
Quick preview of a file (columns)	`Space`
Rename (tree)	`F2`
Move to the trash (tree)	`Del`
Open the row menu (tree)	`Shift+F10`
Select everything (tree)	`Ctrl+A`

In the Columns view, the arrow keys start working once a folder is selected: click it, or reach it with Tab and press Enter.

In a preview

All previews

Action	Keys
Close the preview	`Esc` (or `Space` in the quick preview)
Full screen on or off	`Ctrl+F`
Show the file information	`Ctrl+I`

Images

Action	Keys
Zoom in, zoom out	`+`, `-`
Actual size	`0`
Rotate right, rotate left	`R`, `Shift+R`
Fit to width, fit to height	`W`, `H`
Full screen	`F`

PDF

Action	Keys
Previous page, next page	`Left`, `Right` (or `PageUp`, `PageDown`)
First page, last page	`Home`, `End`
Zoom in, zoom out	`+`, `-`
Show or hide the thumbnails	`T`

Text and code

Action	Keys
Search in the text	`Ctrl+F`
Next result, previous result	`Enter`, `Shift+Enter`

In a text preview, Ctrl+F also switches the preview to full screen.

Video and audio

Action	Keys
Play or pause	`K`
Back 10 seconds, forward 10 seconds	`Left`, `Right`
Mute or unmute	`M`
Volume up, volume down (video)	`Up`, `Down`
Full screen (video)	`F`
Repeat on or off (audio)	`L`

The play button says Space, but in the quick preview Space closes the preview. Use K to play and pause.

Gallery

Action	Keys
Previous image, next image	`Left`, `Right`
Start or stop the slideshow	`Space`
Zoom in, zoom out	`+`, `-`
Fit to screen	`0`
Close	`Esc`

In Notes

Notes shortcuts

Action	Keys
Show or hide the graph view	`Ctrl+Shift+G`
Quick Switcher, while you write in a note	`Ctrl+P`
Distraction-free mode	`Ctrl+Shift+F`
Save now (saving is automatic anyway)	`Ctrl+S`
Find and replace in the note	`Ctrl+F`

In the Quick Switcher, start with # to jump to a heading. Starting with @ lists your tags and how many notes use each one, but choosing a tag only closes the window. Outside the text of a note, Ctrl+P opens the command palette as usual.

On the Notes page, outside the text, Ctrl+B shows or hides the Filarr sidebar, as everywhere else. It does not fold the notes list, even though a tooltip says so.

Format text

Action	Keys
Bold	`Ctrl+B`
Italic	`Ctrl+I`
Underline	`Ctrl+U`
Strikethrough	`Ctrl+Shift+S`
Inline code	`Ctrl+E`
Highlight	`Ctrl+Shift+H`
Add a link	`Ctrl+K`
Heading 1, 2, 3	`Ctrl+Shift+1`, `Ctrl+Shift+2`, `Ctrl+Shift+3`
Numbered list	`Ctrl+Shift+7`
Bullet list	`Ctrl+Shift+8`
Checklist	`Ctrl+Shift+9`
Code block	`Ctrl+Alt+C`
Indent or outdent a list item	`Tab`, `Shift+Tab`
Paste without formatting	`Ctrl+Shift+V`
Undo, redo	`Ctrl+Z`, `Ctrl+Shift+Z` (or `Ctrl+Y`)

Documents (.fdoc) accept the same formatting, heading and list shortcuts.

Type to format

Type these at the start of a line, followed by a space:

You type	You get
`#`, `##`, `###`, `####`	Heading 1 to 4
`-`, `*` or `+`	Bullet list
`1.`	Numbered list
`[ ]` or `[x]`	Task
`>`	Quote
```	Code block
`---`	Divider

And these anywhere in the text:

You type	You get
`text`	Bold
`text`	Italic
`~~text~~`	Strikethrough
`text`	Inline code
`==text==`	Highlight
`/`	The command menu (see Slash commands)
`[[`	A link to a note, file or folder
`![[`	An embedded note
`@`	A date, or a person in a shared vault note
`:` followed by a name	Emoji suggestions

Work with blocks

Press Esc to select the block you are in as a whole. Then:

Action	Keys
Select the block above or below	`Up`, `Down`
Extend the selection to several blocks	`Shift+Up`, `Shift+Down`
Select every block of the note	`Ctrl+A`
Write in the selected block again	`Enter`
Delete the selected blocks	`Backspace` or `Del`
Copy or cut the selected blocks	`Ctrl+C`, `Ctrl+X`

These also work on the block where your cursor is:

Action	Keys
Move the block up or down	`Ctrl+Shift+Up`, `Ctrl+Shift+Down`
Duplicate the block	`Ctrl+D`
Turn into text	`Ctrl+Shift+0`
Turn into heading 1, 2, 3	`Ctrl+Shift+1`, `Ctrl+Shift+2`, `Ctrl+Shift+3`
Turn into a to-do list	`Ctrl+Shift+4`
Turn into a bullet list	`Ctrl+Shift+5`
Turn into a numbered list	`Ctrl+Shift+6`

Menus and special blocks

Where	Action	Keys
Link menu (`[[`)	Move in the list, choose	`Up`, `Down`, `Enter`
Link menu (`[[`)	Switch between link, embed and date	`Tab`
Find bar	Next match, previous match	`Enter`, `Shift+Enter`
Math block	Confirm, cancel	`Ctrl+Enter`, `Esc`
Inline math	Confirm, cancel	`Enter`, `Esc`
Dataview block	Save the query, cancel	`Ctrl+Enter`, `Esc`
Callout or toggle	Remove the frame and keep the text (cursor at the start)	`Backspace`
Callout or toggle	Delete the block and its content	`Ctrl+Shift+Backspace`
Menus	Close	`Esc`

Links and images with the mouse

Action	Gesture
Follow a link	Click
Open a link in a new tab	`Ctrl` + click, or middle-click
Edit a link without following it	`Shift` + click or `Alt` + click
Open an image full screen	Double-click the image

In the full-screen image: + and - zoom, 0 shows the actual size, Left and Right go to the previous or next image, and Esc closes.

Drawing mode

Tool or action	Key
Select	`V`
Pen	`P`
Eraser	`E`
Rectangle	`R`
Ellipse	`O`
Diamond	`D`
Line	`L`
Arrow	`A`
Text	`T`
Duplicate	`Ctrl+D`
Delete	`Del`
Undo	`Ctrl+Z`

Sticky notes board

Action	Gesture
Create a card	Double-click the background
Scroll	Mouse wheel
Scroll sideways	`Shift` + wheel
Zoom	`Ctrl` + wheel
Pan the board	`Shift` + drag, or middle-click and drag
Clear the selection	`Esc`
Move the selected cards to the trash (asks first)	`Del`

Graph, flashcards and conflicts

Where	Action	Keys
Graph	Link the selected note to another one	`Shift` + click the other note
Graph	Cancel the link you are creating	`Esc`
Flashcards	Show the answer	`Space` or `Enter`
Flashcards	Rate the card, from Again to Easy	`1`, `2`, `3`, `4`
Conflict screen	Next difference, previous difference	`Alt+Down`, `Alt+Up`

On the Tasks page

Action	Keys
Write a new task	`N`
Add the task you typed	`Enter`
Clear what you typed, then close the field	`Esc`
Open the task details	`Enter` on a task
Complete the task	`Space` on a task
Close the details panel	`Esc`
Select several tasks	`Ctrl` + click, `Shift` + click
Clear the selection	`Esc`

System-wide shortcuts (desktop app)

Action	Keys
Open the mini vault	`Ctrl+Alt+F`
Lock everything	`Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L`

Change a shortcut

Filarr does not let you change its shortcuts from the interface: the Keyboard shortcuts window is a read-only list.

The only exception is the two system-wide shortcuts of the desktop app:

Open Settings → Desktop protection.
Under Global keyboard shortcuts, click Edit next to the shortcut.
Press the new key combination.

The new combination takes effect the next time Filarr starts. If another application already uses it, Filarr asks you to pick a different one.

How shortcuts behave

Everywhere in Filarr

Open and find

Create

Move around

Display

Tabs and split view

In a folder

On the Folders page

In a preview

All previews

Images

PDF

Text and code

Video and audio

Gallery

In Notes

Notes shortcuts

Format text

Type to format

Work with blocks

Menus and special blocks

Links and images with the mouse

Drawing mode

Sticky notes board

Graph, flashcards and conflicts

On the Tasks page

System-wide shortcuts (desktop app)

Change a shortcut

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