Keyboard Shortcuts

Text Styles {.row-span-3}

Shortcut	Action
Option Cmd 1-6	Headings
Option Cmd S	Line separator
Cmd B	Bold
Cmd I	Italic
Cmd U	Underline
Shift Cmd E	Strikethrough
Cmd K	Link
Cmd L	Unordered list
Shift Cmd L	Ordered list
Shift Cmd U	Quote
Cmd T	Todo
Option Cmd C	Inline code
Ctrl Option C	Code block
Shift Cmd M	Marker/Highlighter
Shift Cmd V	Insert file

Todos

Shortcut	Action
Shift Cmd T	Toggle Todo
Option Cmd T	Mark Todo as completed
Ctrl Cmd T	Mark Todo as incomplete

Structure

Shortcut	Action
Cmd ]	Shift line right
Cmd [	Shift line left
Cmd Option Up	Move line up
Cmd Option Down	Move line down

Lists

Shortcut	Action
Tab	Shift the list element right
Shift Tab	Shift the list element left
Shift Enter	End the list

Dates

Shortcut	Action
Shift Cmd 7	Long Form Date with time (11 Jul 2017, 10:43)
Shift Cmd 8	Long Form Date (11 Jul 2017)
Shift Cmd 9	Short Form Date (11/07/2017)
Shift Cmd 0	Hours (11:43)

Control

Shortcut	Action
Cmd A	Select all
Cmd Enter	End editing
Cmd P	Print note

Zoom

Shortcut	Action
Cmd +	Zoom in
Cmd -	Zoom out
Cmd 0	Actual size

Navigation {.row-span-2}

Shortcut	Action
Cmd N	Create a new note
Option Cmd N	Create a new note in a new window
Up/Down	Move the selection in the note and tags list
Left/Right	Move the selection between the sidebar, the nost list, and the editor
Enter	Edit the selected note
Option Cmd F	Search in the current note list
Cmd Backspace	Delete selected note
Shift Cmd R	Restore selected note
Shift Cmd P	Pin/unpin selected note
Cmd A	Select all the notes in the list
Shift Cmd Backspace	Empty Trash
Cmd 1	Select Notes in the sidebar
Cmd 2	Select Untagged in the sidebar
Cmd 3	Select ToDo in the sidebar
Cmd 4	Select Today in the sidebar
Cmd 5	Select Archive in the sidebar
Cmd 6	Select Trash in the sidebar
Option Cmd Left	Navigate back in visualized notes history
Option Cmd Right	Navigate forward in visualized notes history

Panels and search

Shortcut	Action
Shift Cmd I	Toggle information panel
Cmd F	Search inside the current note
Option Cmd F	Search and replace inside the current note
Shift Cmd F	Search inside the note list

Saving and importing

Shortcut	Action
Shift Cmd S	Export selected notes
Shift Cmd O	Import notes

Window

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl 1	Show sidebar, note list and editor
Ctrl 2	Show note list and editor
Ctrl 3	Show editor only
Cmd ,	Show preferences
Ctrl Cmd F	Enter fullscreen
Cmd \	Open main window

Also see

• Keyboard shortcuts for Bear notes app (bear.app)