Keyboard Shortcuts

A reference for every shortcut in the editor, grouped by what you're trying to do. macOS and Windows/Linux shortcuts are listed in separate columns where the modifier keys differ.

Typing is never interrupted

Most single-key canvas shortcuts (like R or N) are ignored while you're typing in a text field, a node's parameter, or the Code panel, so ordinary letters always go where you're typing instead of triggering a shortcut.

For a tour of the regions these shortcuts act on, see The Editor.

Adding & editing nodes

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Add a node at the cursor (canvas only)	Tab	Tab
Add a node at the cursor, or select all if not over canvas	Shift+A	Shift+A
Open the Add Node menu at the cursor	Double-click canvas	Double-click canvas
Create a Note node at the cursor	N	N
Rename the selected node(s)	R	R
Duplicate the selected node(s)	Cmd+D	Ctrl+D
Lock / unlock the selected node(s)	L	L
Delete the selected node(s) or connection	Delete / Backspace	Delete / Backspace

Selection

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Select all nodes	Cmd+A	Ctrl+A
Clear the current selection	Escape	Escape
Add or remove a node from the selection	Shift-click a node	Shift-click a node
Draw a selection box around several nodes	Drag on empty canvas	Drag on empty canvas
Move the selection to the nearest node in a direction	Arrow keys	Arrow keys

Clipboard

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Copy the selected node(s)	Cmd+C	Ctrl+C
Paste nodes, or an image/media file from the clipboard	Cmd+V	Ctrl+V

Navigation & view

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Frame the selected node(s), or the whole graph if nothing selected	F	F
Fit a selected group to its nodes (otherwise frames the selection)	Shift+F	Shift+F
Pan the canvas, even while over a node	Hold Space + drag	Hold Space + drag
Pan the canvas	Middle-click + drag	Middle-click + drag
Scrubby zoom — drag right to zoom in, left to zoom out	Hold Z + drag	Hold Z + drag
Zoom in	Cmd+=	Alt+=
Zoom out	Cmd+-	Alt+-
Zoom in / out	Scroll or pinch	Scroll or pinch

Groups & layout

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Create a group from the selection (default type)	Cmd+G	Ctrl+G
Create a group, always choosing the type	Shift+Cmd+G	Shift+Ctrl+G
Auto-arrange the graph	Shift+G	Shift+G

See Node Groups for what the group types mean and how auto-arrange lays out your graph.

Connections

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Toggle display of parameters that already have a connection	Shift+H	Shift+H
Insert a dot (reroute) node on the hovered/selected connection	I	I
Show a connection's action buttons while hovering over it	Hold Cmd	Hold Ctrl

Workflow / file

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Save	Cmd+S	Ctrl+S
Save As	Shift+Cmd+S	Shift+Ctrl+S
Save As New Version	Option+Shift+S	Alt+Shift+S
Open Workflow	Cmd+O	Ctrl+O
New Workflow	Shift+Cmd+O	Shift+Ctrl+O
Run to the selected node	Cmd+Enter	Ctrl+Enter
Run the whole workflow	Shift+Cmd+Enter	Shift+Ctrl+Enter
Download the workflow as an image	Cmd+I	Ctrl+I
Toggle the right sidebar	Cmd+B	Ctrl+B
Toggle the left sidebar	Shift+Cmd+B	Shift+Ctrl+B
Show this shortcuts reference	Shift+?	Shift+?