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
• Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right - cycle through item formats
• 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

Search

Start typing a text to search items. This works in main application window and copyq menu.

Change Shortcuts

To change the shortcuts:

• open File - Preferences,
• select Shortcuts tab,
• click the button next to action you need to change,
• press desired shortcut,
• submit dialog.

Create new Shortcut

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

• open File - Commands/Global Shortcuts...,
• click Add button,
• select command (e.g. "Show/hide main window"),
• change shortcut,
• click OK to save the dialog.