Note-taking & Knowledge

Roam Research Keyboard Shortcuts

Every one of Roam Research's 45 keyboard shortcuts, collected so you can connect ideas in a web faster

Roam Research keyboard shortcuts

Roam Research is a note-taking & knowledge tool from Roam Research that enables users to connect ideas in a web. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.

Using keyboard shortcuts in Roam Research reduces reliance on menus and toolbars, letting you execute commands instantly and maintain momentum in your projects.

Available on macOS and Windows, Roam Research serves a broad audience of professionals who benefit from learning platform-specific shortcut keys.

macOS Windows
45 shortcuts 4 categories
Visit Roam Research Official Website
Show shortcuts for:

General 8 shortcuts

Bring up a menu of many core functions
N/A / /
Search the database
N/A Ctrl +U Ctrl +U
Jump back to page after search
N/A Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Search on the current page
N/A Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Open a new page created in search in the sidebar
N/A Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Jump to the Daily Notes page
N/A Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D
Open link in sidebar
N/A Shift +(click) Shift +(click)
Toggle brackets
N/A Ctrl +B Ctrl +B

Lists and Blocks 24 shortcuts

Indent block
N/A Tab Tab
Un-indent block
N/A Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Move block up
N/A Ctrl +Shift +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up
Move block down
N/A Ctrl +Shift +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down
Create a new block, bullet point
N/A Enter Enter
Create a TODO checkbox
N/A Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Create a new line inside of a block
N/A Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Undo
N/A Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo
N/A Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z
Zoom in, show only the current block enlarged
N/A Ctrl +. Ctrl +.
Zoom out, restores the normal view
N/A Ctrl +, Ctrl +,
Follow link under cursor, when editing a block
N/A Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Open a link under cursor in the sidebar
N/A Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O
Collapse all child blocks under the current block
N/A Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up
Expand all child blocks under the current block
N/A Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down
Select the block above where the cursor is placed
N/A Shift +Up Shift +Up
Select the block below where the cursor is placed
N/A Shift +Down Shift +Down
Select all blocks
N/A Ctrl +Shift +A Ctrl +Shift +A
Jump to the beginning of the current block
N/A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Jump to the end of the current block
N/A Ctrl +E Ctrl +E
Move one character to the right
N/A Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Move one character to the left
N/A Ctrl +B Ctrl +B
Swap all characters on either side of the cursor
N/A Ctrl +T Ctrl +T
Show avatar of the last user to edit the block
N/A Ctrl +C +X Ctrl +C +X
The BuildBox Macropad Puts Keyboard Shortcuts at Your Fingertips! Learn More

Version Control 4 shortcuts

Add a version
N/A Ctrl +, Ctrl +,
Cycle versions to the right
N/A Ctrl +Shift +. Ctrl +Shift +.
Cycle versions to the left
N/A Ctrl +Shift +, Ctrl +Shift +,
Expand all versions, all versions will appear in their own blocks
N/A Ctrl +. Ctrl +.

Formatting 9 shortcuts

Toggle between heading styles
N/A Ctrl +Alt +1-3 Ctrl +Alt +1-3
Reset heading, or set to paragraph
N/A Ctrl +Alt +0 Ctrl +Alt +0
Toggle TODO or DONE
N/A Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Bold
N/A Ctrl +B Ctrl +B
Italic
N/A Ctrl +I Ctrl +I
Create an HTML link
N/A Ctrl +K Ctrl +K
Strike-through
N/A Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y
Highlight
N/A Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Create an inline block of code
N/A ` `
BuildBox Macropad

We've Built 10s Of 1000s Of Keyboard Shortcuts Into The BuildBox Macropad

The BuildBox Macropad is the ultimate shortcut machine. One device with up to 160 configurable shortcuts for apps like Roam Research available at your fingertips, a crystal clear display showing what every key does, and a hall-effect scroll wheel for scrubbing through video, audio and graphic editing applications like butter!

Drop your email below to be eligible for our first production run of 500 BuildBox units, at a HUGE discount price:

Keyboard Shortcuts for Similar Applications