Keyboard shortcuts

Trilium-specific shortcuts#

ActionPCMac
Bring up inline formatting toolbar (arrow keys ←,→ to navigate, Enter to apply)Alt+F10⌥+F10
Bring up block formatting toolbarAlt+F10⌥+F10
Create external linkCtrl+K⌘+K
Create internal (note) linkCtrl+L⌘+L
Inserts current date and time at caret positionAlt+T⌥+T
Increase paragraph indentationTab⇥
Decrease paragraph indentationShift + Tab⇧ + ⇥
Mark selected text as keyboard shortcutCtrl + Alt + K⌘+ ⌥+ K
Insert Math EquationsCtrl + M⌘+ M
Move blocks (lists, paragraphs, etc.) upCtrl+↑⌘+↑
Alt+↑⌥+↑
Move blocks (lists, paragraphs, etc.) downCtrl+↑⌘+↑
Alt+↓⌥+↓

Common shortcuts#

Content editing#

ActionPCMac
Insert a hard break (a new paragraph)Enter
Insert a soft break (a <br> element)Shift+Enter⇧Enter
Copy selected contentCtrl+C⌘C
Paste contentCtrl+V⌘V
Paste content as plain textCtrl+Shift+V⌘⇧V
UndoCtrl+Z⌘Z
RedoCtrl+Y, Ctrl+Shift+Z⌘Y, ⌘⇧Z
Bold textCtrl+B⌘B
Change text caseShift+F3⇧F3 (may require Fn)
Create linkCtrl+K⌘K
Move out of a link←←, →→
Move out of an inline code style←←, →→
Select allCtrl+A⌘A
Find in the documentCtrl+F⌘F
Copy text formattingCtrl+Shift+C⌘⇧C
Paste text formattingCtrl+Shift+V⌘⇧V
Italic textCtrl+I⌘I
Strikethrough textCtrl+Shift+X⌘⇧X
Underline textCtrl+U⌘U
Revert autoformatting actionBackspace

Interacting with blocks#

Blocks are images, tables, blockquotes, annotations.

ActionPCMac
Insert a new paragraph directly after a widgetEnter
Insert a new paragraph directly before a widgetShift+Enter⇧Enter
Move the caret to allow typing directly before a widget↑, ←
Move the caret to allow typing directly after a widget↓, →
After entering a nested editable, move the selection to the closest ancestor widget. For example: move from an image caption to the whole image widget.Tab then Esc

Specifically for lists:

ActionPCMac
Increase list item indent⇥
Decrease list item indentShift+⇥⇧⇥

In tables:

ActionPCMac
Move the selection to the next cell⇥
Move the selection to the previous cellShift+⇥⇧⇥
Insert a new table row (when in the last cell of a table)⇥
Navigate through the table↑, →, ↓, ←

General UI shortcuts#

ActionPCMac
Close contextual balloons, dropdowns, and dialogsEsc
Open the accessibility help dialogAlt+0⌥0
Move focus between form fields (inputs, buttons, etc.)⇥, Shift+⇥⇥, ⇧⇥
Move focus to the toolbar, navigate between toolbarsAlt+F10⌥F10 (may require Fn)
Navigate through the toolbar or menu bar↑, →, ↓, ←
Navigate to the next focusable field or an element outside the editorTab, Shift+Tab
Execute the currently focused button. Executing buttons that interact with the editor content moves the focus back to the content.Enter, Space
Move focus in and out of an active dialog windowCtrl+F6⌘F6 (may require Fn)