Keyboard Shortcuts

A complete reference of keyboard shortcuts in FoldNotes. On iPad with a hardware keyboard, most editing and formatting shortcuts are available. On iPhone, use the keyboard toolbar and menus.

Editing

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z	Redo
Cmd+X	Cut
Cmd+C	Copy
Cmd+V	Paste
Cmd+A	Select All
Tab	Indent paragraph
Shift+Tab	Outdent paragraph

Text Formatting

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+B	Bold
Cmd+I	Italic
Cmd+Shift+H	Highlight
Cmd+Option+S	Strikethrough
Cmd+Shift+E	Inline Code
Cmd+Shift+C	Clear Formatting

Headings

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+0	Plain Text
Cmd+1	Heading 1
Cmd+2	Heading 2
Cmd+3	Heading 3
Cmd+4	Heading 4
Cmd+5	Heading 5

Block Types

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+Shift+L	Unordered List
Cmd+Shift+O	Ordered List
Cmd+Shift+T	Task
Cmd+Shift+Q	Block Quote
Cmd+Shift+J	Code Block

Folding & Hoist

On macOS and iPad with a hardware keyboard, every fold command has its own shortcut. On iPhone, the same commands are available in the Fold submenu of the editor's … menu (no shortcuts required).

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+K	Toggle fold at cursor
Cmd+L	Toggle fold at cursor (alternate)
Cmd+Shift+K	Fold All sections
Cmd+Shift+L	Unfold All sections
Cmd+Option+1	Fold to Level 1 (#)
Cmd+Option+Shift+1	Unfold # headings
Cmd+Option+2	Fold to Level 2 (##)
Cmd+Option+Shift+2	Unfold ## headings
Cmd+Option+3	Fold to Level 3 (###)
Cmd+Option+Shift+3	Unfold ### headings
Cmd+Option+4	Fold to Level 4 (####)
Cmd+Option+Shift+4	Unfold #### headings
Cmd+Option+5	Fold to Level 5 (#####)
Cmd+Option+Shift+5	Unfold ##### headings
Ctrl+Cmd+H	Hoist / Unhoist heading

On iPhone, tap ⌄ next to a heading to fold and ↘ to hoist. Both icons live in the right gutter alongside the drag handle.

Search & Find

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+F	Find in current note
Cmd+G	Find next match
Cmd+Shift+F	Search all notes

Navigation

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+[	Navigate back (or pop hoist level while hoisted)
Cmd+]	Navigate forward
Cmd+K	Insert Link
Escape	Return to note list

View

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+=	Increase font size
Cmd+-	Decrease font size
Cmd+Option+I	Toggle Inspector
Cmd+Shift+G	Collection Graph
Cmd+Shift+D	Database View
Cmd+Shift+P	Preview
Cmd+/	Toggle Status Bar

Focus Mode

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Ctrl+Cmd+T	Typewriter Scrolling
Ctrl+Cmd+P	Focus on Paragraph
Ctrl+Cmd+S	Focus on Sentence

Insert

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+Option+T	Insert Table
/	Command Palette (after whitespace or at line start)

Table Editor (macOS)

These shortcuts work when the cursor is in a table in the main editor, or anywhere inside the table editor sheet.

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Shift+T	Open / focus the table editor sheet for the current table
Ctrl+Option+L	Align active column left
Ctrl+Option+C	Align active column centre
Ctrl+Option+R	Align active column right
Return / Enter / F2	Enter edit mode on the selected cell (cursor at end)
Tab / Shift+Tab	Move selection to next / previous cell (no auto-edit)
Arrow keys	Move selection between cells
Backspace / Delete	Clear selected cell (with undo)
Any printable key	Clear cell + enter edit + type that character ("type to replace")

File Operations

Shortcut	Action	macOS	iOS
Cmd+N	New Note
Cmd+Shift+D	Daily Note
Cmd+Shift+I	Import Files
Cmd+Option+V	Version History
Cmd+,	Settings

Windows (macOS)

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+M	Minimise
Cmd+Shift+A	Image Browser

Command Palette

Type / after whitespace or at the start of a line to open the command palette — a context-aware menu for inserting formatting, dates, links, and task metadata. See Editor Commands for the full list of available commands and how the palette behaves.