FlexNote offers a comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts to help you create, manage, and organize content more efficiently. Below is a list of supported shortcuts for various feature modules.
🌐 Global Shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Open Search Panel | Cmd/Ctrl + O |
| Create New Card | Cmd/Ctrl + N |
| Close Current Tab | Cmd/Ctrl + W |
| Show/Hide Sidebar | Cmd/Ctrl + \ |
| Toggle Light/Dark Theme | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Open Settings | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Go Back | Cmd + [ (Mac only) |
| Go Forward | Cmd + ] (Mac only) |
| Open Trash | Cmd/Ctrl + T |
| Switch to “Journal” Page | Alt + Shift + 1 |
| Switch to “Whiteboard” Page | Alt + Shift + 2 |
| Switch to “Card Library” Page | Alt + Shift + 3 |
| Switch to “Tags” Page | Alt + Shift + 4 |
| Switch to “Highlights” Page | Alt + Shift + 6 |
| Refresh Page | Cmd/Ctrl + R |
| Open New Window | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + N |
✍️ Text Editing Shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Insert Text Block | / |
| Mention/Reference People or Cards | @ |
| Move to Whiteboard | Cmd/Ctrl + M |
| Undo | Cmd/Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Set Normal Text | Cmd/Ctrl + Option + 0 |
| Set Heading 1~3 | Cmd/Ctrl + Option + 1~3 |
| Toggle Unordered List | Cmd/Ctrl + Option + 4 |
| Toggle Ordered List | Cmd/Ctrl + Option + 5 |
| Toggle To-do Item | Cmd/Ctrl + Option + 6 |
| Toggle Code Block | Cmd/Ctrl + Option + C |
| Toggle Quote Block | Cmd/Ctrl + Option + Q |
| Bold Text | Cmd/Ctrl + B |
| Italic Text | Cmd/Ctrl + I |
| Underline | Cmd/Ctrl + U |
| Inline Code | Cmd/Ctrl + E |
| Strikethrough | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Inline Math Symbol | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Insert Link | Cmd/Ctrl + K |
🧱 Block Editing Operations (Partial Support)
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Move Block Up | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + ↑ |
| Move Block Down | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + ↓ |
| Duplicate Block | Cmd/Ctrl + D |
| Delete Block | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Backspace |
🧠 Whiteboard Operations
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Select Tool | Cmd/Ctrl + 1 |
| Hand Tool (Pan Canvas) | Cmd/Ctrl + 2 |
| Connect Tool | Cmd/Ctrl + 3 |
| Multi-select Cards | Alt/Option |
| Select All Cards | Cmd/Ctrl + A |
| Group Cards | Cmd/Ctrl + G |
| Copy Card Link | Cmd/Ctrl + L |
| Delete Selected Cards | Delete |
| Undo | Cmd/Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Increase Font Size | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + . |
| Decrease Font Size | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + , |
| Convert to Lowercase | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 1 |
| Convert to Uppercase | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 2 |
| Capitalize First Letter | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 3 |
| Center Align | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Justify Align | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Left Align | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Right Align | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Subscript | Cmd/Ctrl + , |
| Superscript | Cmd/Ctrl + . |
| Increase Indent | Cmd/Ctrl + ] |
| Decrease Indent | Cmd/Ctrl + [ |
| Clear Formatting | Cmd/Ctrl + \ |
🧭 Shortcut Tips
- ⌨️ All shortcuts support macOS and Windows (Cmd ↔ Ctrl, Option ↔ Alt)
- 🛠️ FlexNote will support custom shortcut keys in the future (coming soon)
- 📚 Shortcut behavior depends on the page context; different modules such as whiteboard or editor trigger different actions
If you’re an efficiency enthusiast, we recommend trying these shortcut combinations during your workflow—they can significantly speed up your knowledge organization process.