Note-taking & Knowledge

Standard Notes Keyboard Shortcuts

All 28 Standard Notes keyboard shortcuts in one place, so you can write encrypted notes faster

Standard Notes keyboard shortcuts

Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app from Standard Notes Ltd., available on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and the web.

Its keyboard shortcuts mirror common Electron conventions, with Cmd on macOS replacing Ctrl on Windows and Linux.

Use the shortcuts below to format text, navigate notes, and toggle panels without leaving the keyboard.

macOS Windows Linux
28 shortcuts 5 categories
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Current Note 6 shortcuts

Pin current note
Shift +Cmd +P Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P
Star current note
Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S
Open note history
Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Shift +H Ctrl +Shift +H
Change editor width
Shift +Cmd +J Ctrl +Shift +J Ctrl +Shift +J
Change note type
Shift +Cmd +/ Ctrl +Shift +/ Ctrl +Shift +/
Link tags, notes, files
Opt +Cmd +T Ctrl +Alt +T Ctrl +Alt +T

Formatting 4 shortcuts

Bold
Cmd +B Ctrl +B Ctrl +B
Italic
Cmd +I Ctrl +I Ctrl +I
Underline
Cmd +U Ctrl +U Ctrl +U
Link
Cmd +K Ctrl +K Ctrl +K

Super Notes 6 shortcuts

Toggle Super note toolbar
Shift +Cmd +K Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +Shift +K
Search in current note
Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Search and replace in current note
Cmd +H Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Go to next search result
F3 F3 F3
Go to previous search result
Shift +F3 Shift +F3 Shift +F3
Show markdown preview for current note
Shift +Cmd +M Ctrl +Shift +M Ctrl +Shift +M
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Notes List 2 shortcuts

Go to next item
Down Down Down
Go to previous item
Up Up Up

General 10 shortcuts

Toggle focus mode
Shift +Cmd +F Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F
Toggle notes panel
Shift +Cmd +L Ctrl +Shift +L Ctrl +Shift +L
Toggle tags panel
Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Shift +E Ctrl +Shift +E
Create new tag
Opt +Cmd +N Ctrl +Alt +N Ctrl +Alt +N
Open preferences
Cmd +, Ctrl +, Ctrl +,
Toggle keyboard shortcuts help
Cmd +/ Ctrl +/ Ctrl +/
Toggle dark mode
Shift +Cmd +D Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D
Create new note
Opt +Shift +N Alt +Shift +N Alt +Shift +N
Toggle global search
Opt +Shift +F Alt +Shift +F Alt +Shift +F
Select all items
Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
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