Keyboard Shortcuts

ZetoPad is designed for keyboard-first workflows. Learn these shortcuts to maximize your productivity.

Keymap Presets

Choose from built-in presets in Settings > Keyboard:

Preset	Style
Default	macOS standard conventions
Emacs	Emacs-style navigation and editing
VSCode	Visual Studio Code shortcuts
JetBrains	IntelliJ IDEA / PyCharm style

Global Shortcuts

Application

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+,	Open Settings
Cmd+K	Open Command Palette
Cmd+Q	Quit ZetoPad

Snippets

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+N	New snippet
Cmd+S	Save snippet
Cmd+Shift+D	Duplicate snippet
Cmd+Backspace	Delete snippet
Cmd+D	Toggle favorite

Search

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+F	Open search / Find in editor
Cmd+G	Find next
Cmd+Shift+G	Find previous
Escape	Clear search

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
↑ / ↓	Navigate snippet list
Enter	Open selected snippet
Tab	Cycle focus areas
Cmd+1-9	Switch to tab 1-9
Cmd+W	Close current tab

Editor Shortcuts

Basic Editing

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z	Redo
Cmd+X	Cut
Cmd+C	Copy
Cmd+V	Paste
Cmd+A	Select all

Line Operations

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+L	Select line
Cmd+Shift+K	Delete line
Option+↑	Move line up
Option+↓	Move line down
Cmd+Enter	Insert line below
Cmd+Shift+Enter	Insert line above

Multi-Cursor

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+D	Add selection for next occurrence
Cmd+Shift+L	Select all occurrences
Ctrl+Shift+↑	Add cursor above
Ctrl+Shift+↓	Add cursor below

Code

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+/	Toggle comment
Cmd+]	Indent
Cmd+[	Outdent
Cmd+R	Run code
Cmd+L	Change language

Find & Replace

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+F	Find
Cmd+H	Find and replace
Cmd+G	Find next
Cmd+Shift+G	Find previous
Enter	Replace and find next
Cmd+Enter	Replace all

Emacs Keybindings

When using the Emacs preset:

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+F	Forward character
Ctrl+B	Backward character
Ctrl+N	Next line
Ctrl+P	Previous line
Ctrl+A	Beginning of line
Ctrl+E	End of line
Meta+F	Forward word
Meta+B	Backward word

Kill Ring

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+K	Kill to end of line
Ctrl+Y	Yank (paste)
Meta+Y	Yank pop (cycle kill ring)
Ctrl+W	Kill region
Meta+W	Copy region

Other

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+X Ctrl+S	Save
Ctrl+X Ctrl+N	New snippet
Ctrl+G	Cancel

Custom Keybindings

Create custom keybindings by editing keymap.json:

1. Open Settings
2. Click “Edit keymap.json”
3. Add your custom bindings:

{
  "bindings": {
    "ctrl+shift+t": "new-snippet",
    "ctrl+shift+s": "save-snippet"
  }
}

Global Hotkey

Set a system-wide hotkey to show/hide ZetoPad from anywhere:

1. Open Settings > Keyboard
2. Enable “Global Hotkey”
3. Set your preferred key combination (e.g., Cmd+Shift+Space)

Now you can instantly access ZetoPad from any application.