Keyboard

NoteDeck is built so you can use it without a mouse. When in doubt, open the command palette.

Command palette

Open it with Ctrl+K (or / or ? when you are not typing text). Adding columns, switching accounts, opening settings, posting — find the main actions by name here and run them.

Commands from plugins and from AiScript you wrote yourself show up in the same palette.

Main shortcuts

Keys come in two kinds. Keys with modifiers work everywhere in the app; single keys do not work while you are typing text (so they do not get in the way).

Action	With modifiers	Single key
Command palette	Ctrl+K	/ ?
Search	Ctrl+Shift+F	s
Notifications	—	i
Post	Ctrl+Shift+N	p n
Add column	Ctrl+Shift+A	—
Remove column	Ctrl+W	—
Go to a column	Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9	Shift+H / Shift+L for left / right
Switch profile	Alt+1 to Alt+9	g for the menu
Move up / down between notes	—	j / k
Reply / react / renote a note	—	r / e / q
Toggle sidebar	Ctrl+\	—
Settings / tutorial	Ctrl+, / F1	—
Zoom in / out / reset	Ctrl++ / Ctrl+- / Ctrl+0	—
Boss Key (hide the window)	Ctrl+Shift+B	—
Quick note (post from anywhere)	Ctrl+Alt+N	—

Ctrl+Shift+B (Boss Key) and Ctrl+Alt+N (quick note) are system-wide hotkeys. They work even when NoteDeck is in the background or you are using another app.

Assigning your own keys

Every keybinding can be changed. Like keybindings.json in VS Code, you override the default bindings on your side. The settings are saved in keybinds.json5.

Each shortcut has a scope.

• global — always active inside the app. Use it for keys with modifiers
• body — inactive while typing text. Use it for single keys
• os-global — active across the whole OS (desktop only, modifiers required). The "System-wide" (OS 全体) toggle in the keybinding settings lets you assign it to any command

Setting a single key to global stops you from typing it, so give keys without modifiers the body scope.

For where the file lives and how to edit it, see Settings files.