Keyboard

This page lists useful default shortcuts and key mappings for CopyQ and describes how to change them.

CopyQ is keyboard-friendly, i.e. it should be possible to quickly access any functionality with keyboard without using mouse.

Default Shortcuts

Note

On OS X, use ⌘ key instead of Ctrl for the shortcuts.

  • PgDown/PgUp, Home/End, Up/Down - item list navigation

  • Left, Right, Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab - tab navigation

  • Ctrl+T, Ctrl+W - create and remove tabs

  • Ctrl+Up, Ctrl+Down - move selected items

  • Esc - cancel search, hide window

  • Ctrl+Q - exit

  • F2 - edit selected items

  • Ctrl+E - edit items in an external editor

  • F5 - open action dialog for selected items

  • Delete - delete selected items

  • Ctrl+A - select all

  • Enter - put current item into clipboard and paste item (optional)

  • Ctrl+1…Ctrl+9 - focus a tab in given order

  • Ctrl+0 - focus last tab

Change Shortcuts

To change the shortcuts:

  1. Open “File - Preferences”.

  2. Select “Shortcuts” tab.

  3. Click the button next to action you need to change.

  4. Press a shortcut on keyboard.

  5. Click OK to save the dialog.

Create new Shortcut

If and action with shortcut is missing in the Shortcuts configuration tab, you can use predefined ones:

  1. Open “File - Commands/Global Shortcuts…”.

  2. Click “Add” button.

  3. Select command (e.g. “Show/hide main window”).

  4. Press a shortcut on keyboard.

  5. Click OK to save the dialog.