Bear Notes Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Text Styles {.row-span-3}

Shortcut	Action
Option Cmd 1-6	Headings
Option Cmd S	Line separator
Cmd B	Bold
Cmd I	Italic
Cmd U	Underline
Shift Cmd E	Strikethrough
Cmd K	Link
Cmd L	Unordered list
Shift Cmd L	Ordered list
Shift Cmd U	Quote
Cmd T	Todo
Option Cmd C	Inline code
Ctrl Option C	Code block
Shift Cmd M	Marker/Highlighter
Shift Cmd V	Insert file

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Todos

Shortcut	Action
Shift Cmd T	Toggle Todo
Option Cmd T	Mark Todo as completed
Ctrl Cmd T	Mark Todo as incomplete

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Structure

Shortcut	Action
Cmd ]	Shift line right
Cmd [	Shift line left
Cmd Option Up	Move line up
Cmd Option Down	Move line down

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Lists

Shortcut	Action
Tab	Shift the list element right
Shift Tab	Shift the list element left
Shift Enter	End the list

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Dates

Shortcut	Action
Shift Cmd 7	Long Form Date with time (11 Jul 2017, 10:43)
Shift Cmd 8	Long Form Date (11 Jul 2017)
Shift Cmd 9	Short Form Date (11/07/2017)
Shift Cmd 0	Hours (11:43)

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Control

Shortcut	Action
Cmd A	Select all
Cmd Enter	End editing
Cmd P	Print note

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Zoom

Shortcut	Action
Cmd +	Zoom in
Cmd -	Zoom out
Cmd 0	Actual size

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Navigation {.row-span-2}

Shortcut	Action
Cmd N	Create a new note
Option Cmd N	Create a new note in a new window
Up/Down	Move the selection in the note and tags list
Left/Right	Move the selection between the sidebar, the nost list, and the editor
Enter	Edit the selected note
Option Cmd F	Search in the current note list
Cmd Backspace	Delete selected note
Shift Cmd R	Restore selected note
Shift Cmd P	Pin/unpin selected note
Cmd A	Select all the notes in the list
Shift Cmd Backspace	Empty Trash
Cmd 1	Select Notes in the sidebar
Cmd 2	Select Untagged in the sidebar
Cmd 3	Select ToDo in the sidebar
Cmd 4	Select Today in the sidebar
Cmd 5	Select Archive in the sidebar
Cmd 6	Select Trash in the sidebar
Option Cmd Left	Navigate back in visualized notes history
Option Cmd Right	Navigate forward in visualized notes history

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Panels and search

Shortcut	Action
Shift Cmd I	Toggle information panel
Cmd F	Search inside the current note
Option Cmd F	Search and replace inside the current note
Shift Cmd F	Search inside the note list

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Saving and importing

Shortcut	Action
Shift Cmd S	Export selected notes
Shift Cmd O	Import notes

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Window

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl 1	Show sidebar, note list and editor
Ctrl 2	Show note list and editor
Ctrl 3	Show editor only
Cmd ,	Show preferences
Ctrl Cmd F	Enter fullscreen
Cmd \	Open main window

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Also see

• Keyboard shortcuts for Bear notes app (bear.app)