Keyboard Shortcuts

A complete keyboard map across the macOS app and the web app. Most of MindWiki is reachable without touching the mouse.

Shortcut	Action	Where
`Cmd+K`	Open command palette	Web + macOS
`Cmd+S`	Save current page	Web + macOS
`Cmd+F`	Find in current page	Web + macOS
`Esc`	Close any modal, palette, or menu	Web + macOS

Editor formatting

Shortcut	Action	Where
`Cmd+B`	Bold selection	Web + macOS
`Cmd+I`	Italic selection	Web + macOS
`Cmd+/`	Toggle line comment	Web + macOS
`Cmd+Shift+X`	Strikethrough selection	macOS
`Cmd+Shift+H`	Highlight selection	macOS
`Cmd+Shift+K`	Wrap selection in `[[wikilink]]`	macOS
`Cmd+1` … `Cmd+6`	Convert current line to Heading 1 through 6	macOS
`Cmd+Z`	Undo	Web + macOS
`Cmd+Shift+Z`	Redo	Web + macOS
`/`	Open slash command menu	Web + macOS
`[[`	Open wikilink autocomplete	Web + macOS

File and tab management (macOS)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+N`	New page
`Cmd+Shift+N`	New folder
`Cmd+O`	Open vault
`Cmd+P`	Search pages
`Cmd+W`	Close active tab
`Cmd+Shift+W`	Close all tabs
`Cmd+1` … `Cmd+9`	Jump to tab 1–9
`Cmd+Shift+[`	Previous tab
`Cmd+Shift+]`	Next tab
`Cmd+[`	Back (history)
`Cmd+]`	Forward (history)
`Cmd+Option+F`	Find and replace
`Cmd+E`	Toggle read-only mode
`Cmd+\`	Toggle sidebar

The shortcut palette (macOS)

Hold Cmd (Meta) for half a second on macOS to summon a floating palette listing the most commonly used shortcuts at any moment. Release Cmd to dismiss.

Command palette (Cmd+K)

Press Cmd+K anywhere to open a searchable list of actions. Filter by typing.

Web app palette

New page
New folder
Files view
Table view
Kanban view
Calendar view
Cards view
Search vault
Favorites
Open any page by title (start typing the title)

macOS app palette

New Page
New Folder
Save Current Page
Open Vault
Search Pages
Show Files
Show Favorites
Knowledge Graph
Toggle Read-only Mode
Toggle Sidebar
Toggle Inspector
Keyboard Shortcuts
Settings
Close Current Tab
Close All Tabs
Open any page by title (start typing the title)

The macOS app has full File / Edit / Insert / Format / View / Window menus. Most editor shortcuts are also surfaced as menu items, so you can always find a feature even if you don't remember the keyboard shortcut.

Menu	Notable items
File	New Page (`Cmd+N`), New Folder (`Cmd+Shift+N`), Open Vault (`Cmd+O`), Save (`Cmd+S`), Close Tab (`Cmd+W`)
Edit	Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All, Find (`Cmd+F`), Find and Replace (`Cmd+Option+F`)
Insert	Wikilink (`Cmd+Shift+K`), and inserts that map to slash commands
Format	Bold (`Cmd+B`), Italic (`Cmd+I`), Strikethrough (`Cmd+Shift+X`), Highlight (`Cmd+Shift+H`), Headings 1–6, Comment (`Cmd+/`)
View	Toggle Sidebar (`Cmd+\`), Toggle Read-only (`Cmd+E`), Command Palette (`Cmd+K`)
Window	Back (`Cmd+[`), Forward (`Cmd+]`), Previous/Next Tab

Inside interactive tables (macOS)

Shortcut	Action
`Tab`	Move to next cell
`Shift+Tab`	Move to previous cell
`Enter`	Insert new row below

The floating table toolbar (visible when the cursor is in a table) exposes alignment, add/delete row, add/delete column, and sort actions.

Where to go next

Slash Commands — the / menu
The Editor — formatting and live preview
Search & Views — view modes you can switch between with the palette