Keyboard Shortcuts
All keyboard shortcuts are hardcoded and cannot be customized via configuration. On macOS, Cmd refers to the Command key.
Pane Management
| Shortcut | Action |
Cmd+N | Add a new pane to the right in the current row |
Cmd+Option+N | Add a new row with one pane |
Cmd+Shift+N | Open a new window |
Cmd+W | Close the focused pane |
Cmd+R | Rename the focused pane (opens rename overlay) |
Pane Navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
Cmd+1 through Cmd+9 | Jump to pane by number (1-indexed) |
Cmd+] | Focus the next pane |
Cmd+[ | Focus the previous pane |
Cmd+Shift+Left | Swap focused pane with the neighbor to the left |
Cmd+Shift+Right | Swap focused pane with the neighbor to the right |
Cmd+Shift+Up | Swap focused pane with the neighbor above |
Cmd+Shift+Down | Swap focused pane with the neighbor below |
Font Size
| Shortcut | Action |
Cmd++ / Cmd+= | Increase font size by 2pt |
Cmd+- | Decrease font size by 2pt |
Cmd+0 | Reset font size to the configured default |
Broadcast and Multi-Select
| Shortcut | Action |
Cmd+Shift+B | Toggle broadcast mode (type in all terminal panes at once) |
Shift+Click+Drag | Rectangle-select multiple panes |
Cmd+Click | Toggle a single pane in/out of the selection |
Cmd+Shift+A | Select all panes |
Cmd+Shift+D | Deselect all panes |
When multiple panes are selected, the command overlay targets only those panes.
Command Palette
| Shortcut | Action |
Cmd+Shift+Enter | Open the command palette (AI mode by default) |
Option+Option | Double-tap Option within 400ms to open the command palette |
Command Palette Modes
| Mode | Prefix | Description |
| AI | (none) | Default. Send a prompt to the LLM for intelligent terminal control |
| Search | @ | Fuzzy search over built-in commands |
| Command | ! | Send raw command to focused/targeted panes |
Inside the Command Palette
| Shortcut | Action |
Escape | Close the palette |
Enter | Submit the prompt / execute the selected command |
Up / Down | Navigate search results (in Search mode) |
Backspace | Delete last character |
Space | Toggle pane selection (when in target mode) |
Pane Overlaying
| Shortcut | Action |
Cmd+Shift+O | Add an overlay background pane to the current cell |
Cmd+Shift+} | Swap foreground and background layers |
Cmd+Shift+W | Close the overlay (background) pane |
Tab | Toggle focus between foreground and background layers |
Rename Overlay
| Shortcut | Action |
Escape | Cancel rename |
Enter | Confirm rename |
Backspace | Delete last character |
Help Overlay
| Shortcut | Action |
Cmd+/ or Cmd+? | Toggle the help overlay |
Escape | Close the help overlay |
Up / k | Scroll up |
Down / j | Scroll down |
Page Up | Scroll up 10 lines |
Page Down | Scroll down 10 lines |
Home | Scroll to top |
Text Selection
| Shortcut | Action |
Click+Drag | Select text in a terminal pane |
Double-Click | Select a word |
Ctrl+Click | Select contiguous non-space text (URLs, paths) across wrapped lines |
Ctrl+Click+Drag | Extend selection by space boundaries, crossing all line breaks |
Escape | Clear the current selection |
Other
| Shortcut | Action |
Cmd+, | Open config.toml in your default editor |
Standard terminal key sequences are forwarded to the focused pane:
Enter, Backspace, Tab, Escape
- Arrow keys (
Up, Down, Left, Right)
Home, End, Page Up, Page Down
Insert, Delete
F1 through F12
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+D, Ctrl+Z, and all other Ctrl combinations