Keyboard shortcuts

📝Note

On Windows and Linux, replace ⌘ with Ctrl. All shortcuts below use Mac notation.

Press ? anywhere in the app (outside a text field) to open the in-app shortcut overlay.

Global

These shortcuts work anywhere in the app, as long as you are not typing in a text field.

Shortcut	Action
`⌘K`	Open command palette and global search
`⌘/`	Toggle sidebar open and closed
`Esc`	Close the active modal or dismiss the current panel
`?`	Open the keyboard shortcut help overlay

Article editor

These shortcuts are active when your cursor is inside the article editor or a text input field.

Shortcut	Action
`⌘S`	Save the current entity
`⌘Z`	Undo
`⌘⇧Z`	Redo
`⌘B`	Bold
`⌘I`	Italic
`[[`	Open the wikilink picker

💡Tip

Type [[ then start typing to filter existing entities. If you type a name that does not exist and press Enter, Skryrún creates a stub entity automatically. You do not have to leave the editor to link to something that hasn't been created yet.

GM Screen

Shortcuts active while running a session on the GM Screen.

Shortcut	Action
`/` or `K`	Focus the entity search bar
`N`	Create a new scratch note on the canvas
`B`	Toggle the maps drawer
`[`	Toggle the left sidebar
`]`	Toggle the right sidebar
`Esc`	Restore previous view · clear spotlight · close top chip
`?`	Open this shortcut overlay

Canvas interactions

Action	How
Zoom canvas	Scroll wheel
Pan canvas	Drag background · middle-mouse drag
Focus a chip	Double-click its body
Connect two chips with a ray	Drag from a chip's edge handle onto another chip
Open a wikilink as a new chip	Click any `[[wikilink]]` inside a chip

The search bar is focused by default on entry — start typing immediately, no click required.

Scene Canvas

Shortcuts active while editing a scene on the Scene Canvas.

Shortcut	Action
`⌘S` / `Ctrl+S`	Save the scene immediately
`[`	Toggle the left node palette
`]`	Toggle the right attachments panel
`B`	Toggle the maps drawer
`Delete` / `Backspace`	Delete selected nodes
`Esc`	Close the node context menu
`?`	Open this shortcut overlay

Scroll to zoom. Drag the background to pan. Hover a node for its edge handles; drag between handles to connect. Double-click an edge to label it.

Session Canvas

Shortcuts active while editing a session plan on the Session Canvas.

Shortcut	Action
`⌘S` / `Ctrl+S`	Save the plan immediately
`[`	Toggle the structure panel
`Delete` / `Backspace`	Delete selected nodes
`Esc`	Close the node context menu
Right-click edge	Cycle edge direction
`?`	Open this shortcut overlay

Scroll to zoom. Drag the background to pan.

Navigation

These shortcuts apply when navigating lists — the entity browser, search results, and the command palette.

Shortcut	Action
`↑` / `↓`	Move through list items
`Enter`	Open the selected item
`Esc`	Close search or the palette without selecting

Knowledge graph

These shortcuts work while the knowledge graph is open and focused.

Shortcut	Action
`⌘F`	Open graph entity search
`F`	Toggle filters panel
`Esc`	Close the selected entity panel

Tips

Global shortcuts like ⌘/ and ? are disabled while you are typing in a text field. Editor-specific shortcuts (save, bold, italic, wikilink) remain active while the editor has focus.
Hover over any toolbar button or icon to see its shortcut in the tooltip.
The command palette (⌘K) accepts partial names, commands, and page names. It is the fastest way to navigate to anything — an entity, a settings page, or a quick action like creating a new entity.
On Windows and Linux, Ctrl replaces ⌘ in all shortcuts. ⇧ is always Shift.