Reference
Keyboard shortcuts
The complete default shortcut reference. The primary modifier is Command on macOS and Ctrl on Windows and Linux — written here as Cmd/Ctrl. Almost every chord can be rebound.
Panels & tools
| New terminal | Cmd/CtrlShiftT |
| New browser | Cmd/CtrlShiftB |
| New editor | Cmd/CtrlAltE |
| Open the Panel Library | Cmd/CtrlShiftE |
| Close the focused panel | Cmd/CtrlW |
| Delete the focused panel | Cmd/CtrlBackspace |
Canvas & zoom
| Zoom in | Cmd/Ctrl= |
| Zoom out | Cmd/Ctrl- |
| Reset zoom to 100% | Cmd/CtrlShift0 |
| Zoom to fit all panels | Cmd/CtrlShift1 |
| Auto-layout the canvas | Cmd/CtrlShiftL |
| Toggle the minimap | Cmd/CtrlShiftM |
| Toggle the sidebar | Cmd/Ctrl\ |
| Toggle the file explorer | Cmd/CtrlShiftX |
You can also zoom by holding Cmd/Ctrl and scrolling, and pan with a two-finger trackpad scroll or a right-click drag.
Focus & selection
| Panel Switcher (jump between open panels) | CtrlSpace |
| Focus next panel | Ctrl` |
| Focus previous panel | CtrlShift` |
| Select all panels and regions | Cmd/CtrlA |
| Group selected panels into a region | Cmd/CtrlG |
| Dissolve selected regions | Cmd/CtrlShiftG |
Workspaces
| Next workspace | CtrlTab |
| Previous workspace | CtrlShiftTab |
| Jump to the 1st–9th workspace (rail order) | Cmd/Ctrl1…9 |
| Jump to the 10th workspace | Cmd/Ctrl0 |
| Open the workspace overview | Cmd/CtrlShiftP |
| Open a folder | Cmd/CtrlO |
Find & command
| Command Palette | Cmd/CtrlK |
| Quick open a file | Cmd/CtrlP |
| Search across the project | Cmd/CtrlShiftH |
| Search terminal scrollback (in a terminal) | Cmd/CtrlF |
What each of these searches — and how the palette’s “ask the agent” mode works — is covered in Command Palette & search.
AI & voice
| Ask Deska (toggle the chat bar) | Cmd/CtrlT |
| Accept the terminal action-bar suggestion | AltEnter |
Editing & history
| Save the active file | Cmd/CtrlS |
| Undo | Cmd/CtrlZ |
| Redo | Cmd/CtrlShiftZ |
| Commit (in the Git panel) | Cmd/CtrlEnter |
Undo, redo and save are context-aware: when a text editor has focus they apply to the editor; otherwise they act on the canvas.
App & windows
| Open Settings | Cmd/Ctrl, |
| New window | Cmd/CtrlShiftN |
| Close window | Cmd/CtrlShiftW |
Customizing shortcuts
Open Settings → Keybindings to rebind any action: click a row, press the chord you want (it needs at least one modifier), and confirm. If your new chord is already in use, the two actions simply swap bindings, so nothing is ever left unbound. There is a reset button to return to defaults.
A handful of chords are reserved and cannot be rebound, because they are tied to the menu or to workspace switching: the Panel Library (Cmd/CtrlShiftE), Open Folder (Cmd/CtrlO), New Window, Close Window, Find in Files, the workspace number keys (Cmd/Ctrl1–Cmd/Ctrl0), and the zoom-in variants.