Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts are shown for macOS (⌘). On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl wherever you see ⌘. You don’t need to memorise any of this: the hint bar along the bottom of the editor always shows the keys that matter right where your cursor is.

Menu commands

Shortcut	Action
⌘N	New Project
⌘O	Open Project
⌘S	Save
⌘,	Project Settings
⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z	Undo / Redo
⌘P	Play
⌘F	Search (go to anything)
⌘⌥F / Ctrl-H	Replace text across the project
⌘1 / ⌘2	Show Scenes / Show Inspector
⇧⌘M	Writing View (toggle; Esc also exits)
⇧⌘B	Publish Bundle
⌘⇧R	Review Feedback (toggle)
F8 / ⇧F8	Next / Previous Feedback
⌘⇧L	Find Lines by Status

In the editor

These keys have no menu entry; they’re how you write on the page:

Key	Action
Enter	New line in the bubble
⇧Enter / ⌘Enter	New bubble
Tab	Turn a plain line into dialogue · accept a name · close a (direction)
⌘T / Alt-T	Switch the line between dialogue and narration
Space (empty name / start)	Turn the line into plain narration
( … )	Open / close an inline (direction)
⌘B / ⌘I	Bold / italic the selected words (formatting must be on)
/ (empty line)	Open the quick menu to add structure
← / →	Step through a line a piece at a time, wrapping across lines
⌫	Delete the selected chunk or multi-selection

Gestures

Gesture	Action
⋯ button / right-click a bubble or group	Open the structural action menu
Shift-click a bubble/group	Select a contiguous run
⌘/Ctrl-click a bubble/group	Toggle it into a discontiguous selection
Click the empty background	Clear the selection
Drag the ⠿ grip	Reorder a bubble, group, or block (Esc cancels)
Drag an option out of its choice	Ungroup it
Double-click a pane seam	Reset that pane’s width
Click the project name in the top bar	Open the project overview
Right-click the scene title	Scene note + whole-scene status