Keyboard shortcuts

Every shortcut in Jx Studio, grouped by where it applies. macOS uses ⌘ where Windows and Linux use Ctrl ; everything else is the same on all platforms.

Everywhere

These work throughout Studio, even while typing in a field.

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Save the active file	`⌘S`	`Ctrl+S`
Open Quick Access	`⌘P`	`Ctrl+P`
Open a project	`⌘O`	`Ctrl+O`
Close the active tab	`⌘W`	`Ctrl+W`
Undo	`⌘Z`	`Ctrl+Z`
Redo	`⇧⌘Z`	`Ctrl+Shift+Z`

Canvas — with an element selected

These apply on the canvas when you're not typing.

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Duplicate the element	`⌘D`	`Ctrl+D`
Copy the element	`⌘C`	`Ctrl+C`
Cut the element	`⌘X`	`Ctrl+X`
Paste	`⌘V`	`Ctrl+V`
Delete the element	`Delete` or `Backspace`	same
Clear the selection	`Esc`	`Esc`
Insert a paragraph after the element	`Enter`	`Enter`
Select the previous / next sibling	`↑` / `↓`	`↑` / `↓`
Select the parent	`←`	`←`
Select the first child	`→`	`→`

Canvas — zoom and pan

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Zoom in	`⌘=`	`Ctrl+=`
Zoom out	`⌘-`	`Ctrl+-`
Reset zoom to 100%	`⌘0`	`Ctrl+0`
Zoom toward the cursor	`⌘` + scroll	`Ctrl` + scroll
Pan	scroll	scroll
Pan sideways	`Shift` + scroll	`Shift` + scroll
Pan by dragging	middle-mouse drag	middle-mouse drag

In Edit mode the zoom keys resize the content itself (the text reflows), and the page scrolls instead of panning.

While editing text

Inside an inline text-editing session on the canvas.

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Bold	`⌘B`	`Ctrl+B`
Italic	`⌘I`	`Ctrl+I`
Inline code	⌘`	Ctrl+`
Add a link	`⌘K`	`Ctrl+K`
Open the block menu	`/`	`/`
New paragraph	`Enter`	`Enter`
Finish editing	`Esc`	`Esc`
Save (finishes editing first)	`⌘S`	`Ctrl+S`

The block menu opens when / is typed at the start of a line or after a space.

Quick Access palette

Action	Key
Move through the results	`↑` / `↓`
Open the highlighted file	`Enter`
Close the palette	`Esc`

Drag and drop

Action	Key
Cancel the drag	`Esc`

Grid mode

In Grid mode the table owns the editing keys: copy, paste, delete, arrows, and Enter act on cells and ranges, and the zoom keys stay with the grid too. The app-level shortcuts — Save, Quick Access, Open project, Close tab, and Undo/Redo — still work as listed above.

While a dialog is open

A dialog takes the keyboard for as long as it is up: it gets focus when it opens, Esc dismisses it, and focus returns to whatever you were on. Every shortcut on this page stands down meanwhile — the dialog dims the app behind it, so Delete , Enter , ⌘S and the rest cannot reach the page you can't click.

See where these fit on the surface itself in The canvas
Formatting while writing is covered in Edit mode