Keybindings

Presets

Set the preset in your config:

[keybindings]
preset = "vim"  # or "emacs" or "vscode"

Vim (default)

Normal mode

Action	Keys
Move up	k / Up
Move down	j / Down
Collapse block	h
Expand block	l
Enter / toggle	Enter
Edit block	i
Create block below	o
Delete block	dd
Undo	u
Redo	Ctrl+R
Indent	Tab
Unindent	Shift+Tab
Search	/
Quick switcher	Ctrl+P
Next day	N / PageDown
Previous day	P / PageUp
Go to today	G
Toggle sidebar	b
Navigate back	Ctrl+O / Shift+Left / Alt+[
Navigate forward	Shift+Right / Alt+]
Export current view	Ctrl+E
Select block up	Shift+Up
Select block down	Shift+Down
Help	?
Quit	q

Insert mode

Action	Keys
Exit to normal	Esc
Move cursor	Arrow keys
Word left/right	Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right
Home / End	Home / End or Ctrl+A / Ctrl+E
Toggle TODO	Ctrl+Enter or Alt+Enter
Indent block	Tab
Dedent block	Shift+Tab
Block ref autocomplete	Type ((

Emacs

Action	Keys
Move up	Ctrl+P / Up
Move down	Ctrl+N / Down
Collapse block	Ctrl+B
Expand block	Ctrl+F
Enter / toggle	Enter
Edit block	Enter
Create block below	Alt+Enter
Undo	Ctrl+/
Redo	Ctrl+Shift+/
Search	Ctrl+S
Next day	Alt+N / PageDown
Previous day	Alt+P / PageUp
Go to today	Ctrl+D
Navigate back	Shift+Left / Alt+[
Navigate forward	Shift+Right / Alt+]
Export current view	Alt+E
Select block up	Shift+Up
Select block down	Shift+Down
Help	Ctrl+H
Quit	Ctrl+Q

VSCode

Action	Keys
Move up	Up
Move down	Down
Collapse block	Ctrl+Left
Expand block	Ctrl+Right
Enter / toggle	Enter
Edit block	Enter
Create block below	Ctrl+Enter
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Shift+Z
Search	Ctrl+Shift+F
Quick switcher	Ctrl+P
Next day	Alt+Up / PageDown
Previous day	Alt+Down / PageUp
Go to today	Ctrl+D
Toggle sidebar	Ctrl+B
Navigate back	Shift+Left / Alt+[
Navigate forward	Shift+Right / Alt+]
Export current view	Ctrl+E
Select block up	Shift+Up
Select block down	Shift+Down
Help	F1
Quit	Ctrl+Q

Custom overrides

Override any action from the preset:

[keybindings.bindings]
quit = "Ctrl+q"
search = "Ctrl+f"
move_up = "Ctrl+k"
move_down = "Ctrl+j"

Key format

Modifiers: Ctrl, Alt, Shift (case-insensitive), combined with +.

Special keys: Enter, Esc, Tab, Backspace, Delete, Up, Down, Left, Right, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown, F1–F12.

Examples: Ctrl+k, Alt+Enter, Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Z.

Available actions

quit, move_up, move_down, cursor_left, cursor_right, collapse, expand, enter, exit, edit_block, create_block, indent, unindent, undo, redo, search, quick_switcher, next_day, prev_day, go_daily, toggle_sidebar, nav_back, nav_forward, export, select_up, select_down, help