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Keyboard shortcuts

All shortcuts use Cmd on macOS.

Shortcut Action
Cmd + N New Chat
Cmd + O Open Folder…
Cmd + W Close Tab
Cmd + , Settings
Cmd + \ Toggle Sidebar
Cmd + Shift + \ Toggle File Explorer
Cmd + E Toggle Editor Panel
Cmd + L Toggle Logs
Cmd + Shift + M Cycle Mode
Cmd + Ctrl + F Enter Full Screen
Shortcut Action
Enter Send message
Shift + Enter Newline
Esc then Esc again Stop streaming
Shift + Tab Cycle execution mode
/ (empty input) Navigate message history
Page Up / Page Down Jump to previous / next turn
! (empty input) Toggle shell mode
Esc Exit shell mode / close mentions or skill palette
@ File mention autocomplete
/ Skill palette
Tab / Enter Accept highlighted suggestion

Kora recognizes a small set of text inputs in the chat box:

Input Effect
/ Opens the skill palette (fuzzy search over all enabled skills)
/clear Clears the current chat
Shortcut Action
Cmd + Shift + I Import Session…
Cmd + Shift + E Export as Markdown
Cmd + Shift + J Export as JSON
Cmd + Shift + F Find in Session
Cmd + F Find…
Shortcut Action
Cmd + S Save active file
Cmd + = Zoom In
Cmd + - Zoom Out
Cmd + 0 Actual Size

New Chat · Open Folder… · Import Session… · Export as Markdown · Export as JSON · Copy Session · Close Tab

Undo · Redo · Cut · Copy · Paste · Select All · Find… · Find in Session

Toggle Sidebar · Toggle File Explorer · Toggle Editor Panel · Toggle Logs · Theme (City / Slate / Anne / Alpine / Morning) · Cycle Mode · Zoom In / Out / Actual Size · Enter Full Screen

About · Settings… · Check for Updates… · Hide / Hide Others / Show All · Quit

Kora Documentation · Report Issue

  • Shortcut does nothing → focus is probably in an input or the editor. Click the chat area and try again.
  • Shift + Tab does not cycle mode → click inside the chat input first; the handler is bound to the composer.