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Keyboard Shortcuts

The core Cogito keyboard shortcuts for navigation, tabs, editing, view controls, and path actions.

Navigation

ShortcutAction
⌘PQuick Open
⌘OOpen files or folders as Locations
⌘/Toggle the sidebar
⌘[Go back in sidebar navigation
⌘]Go forward in sidebar navigation
⌥⌘↑Previous note in the current note's folder
⌥⌘↓Next note in the current note's folder

Tabs

ShortcutAction
⌘TOpen a new tab
⌘⇧] or ⌥⌘→Next tab
⌘⇧[ or ⌥⌘←Previous tab
⌘WClose the current tab when the window has multiple tabs, otherwise close the window

Editing

ShortcutAction
⌘SSave
⌘RSwitch between Source and Preview
⌥⌘RRename the current note or folder
⌥⌘0Body text
⌥⌘1Heading 1
⌥⌘2Heading 2
⌥⌘3Heading 3
⌥⌘4Heading 4
⌥⌘5Heading 5
⌥⌘6Heading 6
⌘BBold
⌘IItalic
⌘⇧MHighlight
⌘KInsert or edit a link
⌘JInline code
⌘⇧TToggle a task checkbox
⌃⌘↑Move the current list item up
⌃⌘↓Move the current list item down

View

ShortcutAction
⌘+Increase font size
⌘-Decrease font size
⌘0Reset font size

File actions

ShortcutAction
⌘.Copy the current note's relative path
⌘⇧,Copy the current note's absolute path

Notes

  • Standard macOS editing shortcuts like undo, redo, find, and text navigation still work.
  • Hold Option while hovering a previewable sidebar item to Quick Look it.
  • The Help menu in Cogito links back here so the shortcut reference stays easy to find.