Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+N	New note
Ctrl+S	Save note
Ctrl+W	Close note
Ctrl+Q	Quit application
Ctrl+,	Open settings
Escape	Hide window / Cancel

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Tab	Next note
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Previous note
Ctrl+1-9	Jump to note 1-9
Ctrl+Home	First note
Ctrl+End	Last note

Editing

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+F	Find
Ctrl+H	Find and replace

Modes

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Alt+T	Plain text mode
Ctrl+Alt+L	Checklist mode
Ctrl+Alt+C	Code mode
Ctrl+Alt+M	Math mode
Ctrl+Alt+I	Timer mode
Ctrl+Alt+D	Markdown mode

Notes

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+N	New note
Ctrl+Shift+D	Duplicate note
Ctrl+Shift+Delete	Delete note
Ctrl+Shift+E	Export note
Ctrl+Shift+P	Pin/unpin note

Timer

Shortcut	Action
Space	Pause/Resume
R	Reset timer
Escape	Stop timer

Global

Shortcut	Action
F12	Show/Hide LinNote (configurable)

Note: Global hotkey can be configured in Settings → Shortcuts

⚠️ IMPORTANT: After changing any keyboard shortcut, you must restart LinNote for the changes to take effect.

GNOME Users: Manual Shortcut Setup

GNOME doesn't support automatic global shortcut registration. You must add it manually:

1. Open Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Scroll to Custom Shortcuts at the bottom
3. Click + to add a new shortcut:
   • Name: LinNote Toggle
   • Command:

     dbus-send --session --type=method_call --dest=org.linnote.LinNote /LinNote org.linnote.LinNote.Toggle

   • Shortcut: Press F12 (or your preferred key)

After adding, press the shortcut to show/hide LinNote from anywhere.