Keyboard Shortcuts

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

Create

Shortcut	Action
`⌘N`	Create a new note in the current note or folder context

Shortcut	Action
`⌘P`	Quick Open
`⌘⇧F`	Search inside notes
`⌘O`	Open files or folders as Locations
`⌘L`	Go to a specific line in the current note
`⌘/`	Toggle the sidebar
`⌥⌘I`	Toggle the Inspector
`⌘⇧J`	Toggle the AI sidebar
`⌘[`	Go back in navigation history
`⌘]`	Go forward in navigation history
`⌥⌘↑`	Previous note in the current note's folder
`⌥⌘↓`	Next note in the current note's folder

Shortcut	Action
`⌘T`	Open a new tab
`⌃⇥` or `⌥⌘→` or `⌘⇧]`	Next tab
`⌃⇧⇥` or `⌥⌘←` or `⌘⇧[`	Previous tab
`⌘W`	Close the current file, or the window when no file would remain
`⌘⇧W`	Close the current window

Shortcut	Action
`⌘S`	Save
`⌘⇧E`	Export
`⌘R`	Switch between Source and Preview
`⌥⌘R`	Rename the current note or folder
`⌥⌘0`	Body text
`⌥⌘1`	Heading 1
`⌥⌘2`	Heading 2
`⌥⌘3`	Heading 3
`⌥⌘4`	Heading 4
`⌥⌘5`	Heading 5
`⌥⌘6`	Heading 6
`⌘B`	Bold
`⌘I`	Italic
`⌘⇧M`	Highlight
`⌘K`	Insert or edit a link
⌘⇧`	Inline code
`⌥⌘U`	Toggle unordered list
`⌥⌘O`	Toggle ordered list
`⌘⇧T`	Toggle a task checkbox
`⌃⌘↑`	Move the current list item up
`⌃⌘↓`	Move the current list item down

Shortcut	Action
`⌘+`	Increase font size
`⌘-`	Decrease font size
`⌘0`	Reset font size
`⌥⌘L`	Toggle code block line numbers in Preview

Shortcut	Action
`⌘.`	Copy the current note's relative path
`⌘⇧,`	Copy the current note's absolute path
`⌘⇧.`	Copy the current note's Cogito link

Standard macOS editing shortcuts like undo, redo, find, and text navigation still work.
Settings > General > File Closing Behavior can make ⌘W close the last file while keeping an empty window open.
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.