9. Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Action	Shortcut
Settings	Command ,
New Folder	Shift Command N
New Nested Folder	Option Shift Command N
New Smart Group	Control Command N
New Snippet	Command N
New Snippet From Clipboard	Option Command N
New Fragment	Command T
New Fragment From Clipboard	Option Command T
Move To Trash	Command Delete
Delete Permanently	Option Command Delete
Empty Trash	Shift Command Delete
Save	Command S
Print	Command P
Find in Library	Shift Command F
Copy Snippet	Option Command C
Copy Snippet Link	Control Option Command C
Rename snippet (snippets list)	Return
Show Main Window	Set in Settings > General
Toggle Assistant	Set in Settings > Assistant

Text Editing

Action	Shortcut
Paste and Preserve Formatting	Option Shift Command V
Find	Command F
Find and Replace	Option Command F
Duplicate lines	Command D
Shift Right / Indent	Command ] or Tab
Shift Left / Un-indent	Command [ or Shift Tab
Toggle Comment	Command /
Format Code	Control Command \
Trim Trailing Whitespace	Control Command W
Convert Indentation to Spaces	Control Command S
Convert Indentation to Tabs	Control Command T

Format (Markdown and Notes)

Action	Shortcut
Strong	Command B
Emphasize (italic)	Command I
Underline	Command U
Inline Code	Command `
Subscript	Control Command -
Superscript	Control Command + or Control Shift Command =
Heading 1 through Heading 6	Option Command 1 through Option Command 6
Link	Command K

Navigation

Action	Shortcut
Show Sidebar	Shift Command L
Show Quick Actions	Shift Command A, or set in Settings > General
Move Focus to Sidebar	Control 1
Move Focus to Snippets List	Control 2
Move Focus to Editor	Control 3
Move Focus to Preview	Control 4
Insert search filter (search field)	Option Esc
Go Back	Control Command ←
Go Forward	Control Command →
Enter Full Screen	Fn F or Globe F

Editor

Action	Shortcut
Show Next Fragment	Shift Command ]
Show Previous Fragment	Shift Command [
Jump to fragment 1 through 9	Command 1 through Command 9
Move Fragment Right	Option Shift Command ]
Move Fragment Left	Option Shift Command [
Rename Fragment	Option Shift Command T
Delete Fragment	Option Shift Command Delete
Enable Markdown Preview	Shift Command M
Soft Wrap Lines	Shift Command W
Make font bigger (editor)	Command +
Make font smaller (editor)	Command -
Zoom in (preview)	Command +
Zoom out (preview)	Command -
Reset zoom (preview)	Command 0

SnippetsLab Assistant

Action	Shortcut
Switch to browse mode	Shift Command 1
Switch to create mode	Shift Command 2
Open the main window	Shift Command 0
Scroll the list up	Fn ↑
Scroll the list down	Fn ↓
Jump to the top	Command ↑
Jump to the bottom	Command ↓
Jump to the previous page	Option ↑
Jump to the next page	Option ↓
Jump to fragment 1 through 9 (Quick Look)	Command 1 through Command 9
Show next fragment (Quick Look)	Shift Command ]
Show previous fragment (Quick Look)	Shift Command [
Quick Look	→
Copy the snippet or fragment	Command C
Perform the primary action	Return
Perform the Command action	Command Return
Perform the alternate action	Option Return
Add the snippet (create mode)	Command Return

Tip

You can change or add a keyboard shortcut for any SnippetsLab command in the menu bar. To learn how, see Create keyboard shortcuts for apps.