Keyboard shortcuts
Every shortcut uses the platform's primary modifier: Cmd on macOS, Ctrl on Windows and Linux. Written as Mod below.
Sessions and tabs
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
Mod + N | New session |
Mod + O | Open Project… |
Mod + Shift + O | Add Project… |
Mod + W | Close the current tab |
Mod + 1 … 9 | Go to that tab |
Mod + Shift + [ | Previous tab |
Mod + Shift + ] | Next tab |
Mod + Shift + W | Close the window |
Moving around
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
Mod + \ | Show or hide the sidebar |
Mod + K | Filter sessions — opens the sidebar if it is closed |
Mod + L | Focus the message box |
Mod + , | Settings |
The sidebar is Mod + \ rather than Mod + B, because Mod + B is bold in the message box.
Writing and sending
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
Enter | Send — or queue, if Claude is working |
Shift + Enter | New line |
Esc | Stop the running turn, from the message box |
/ | Open the command palette |
Tab | Complete the highlighted command, or take a suggested prompt |
Permission cards have none
Approving a tool call takes a click on the card, on purpose. There is no shortcut for Allow, and there is not going to be one — a keystroke you can fire by muscle memory is exactly the wrong way to approve a command you have not read.
Esc stops the turn, which is the one safe thing to be able to do quickly.