# Kitty default shortcuts Source: https://gist.github.com/pnsinha/2979d39b47691ea4df44dd63af1750c4 ### Scrolling | Action | Shortcut | | ------ | --------------- | | Scroll line up | ctrl+shift+up (also ⌥+⌘+⇞ and ⌘+↑ on macOS) | | Scroll line down | ctrl+shift+down (also ⌥+⌘+⇟ and ⌘+↓ on macOS) | | Scroll page up | ctrl+shift+page_up (also ⌘+⇞ on macOS) | | Scroll page down | ctrl+shift+page_down (also ⌘+⇟ on macOS) | | Scroll to top | ctrl+shift+home (also ⌘+↖ on macOS) | | Scroll to bottom | ctrl+shift+end (also ⌘+↘ on macOS) | ### Tabs management | Action | Shortcut | | ------ | --------------- | | New tab | ctrl+shift+t (also ⌘+t on macOS) | | Close tab | ctrl+shift+q (also ⌘+w on macOS) | | Next tab | ctrl+shift+right (also ^+⇥ and ⇧+⌘+] on macOS) | | Previous tab | ctrl+shift+left (also ⇧+^+⇥ and ⇧+⌘+[ on macOS) | | Move tab forward | ctrl+shift+. | | Move tab backward | ctrl+shift+, | | Set tab title | ctrl+shift+alt+t (also ⇧+⌘+i on macOS) | ### Other keyboard shortcuts | Action | Shortcut | | ------ | --------------- | | Copy to clipboard | ctrl+shift+c (also ⌘+c on macOS) | | Paste from clipboard | ctrl+shift+v (also ⌘+v on macOS) | | Paste from selection | ctrl+shift+s | | Increase font size | ctrl+shift+equal (also ⌘++ on macOS) | | Decrease font size | ctrl+shift+minus (also ⌘+- on macOS) | | Restore font size | ctrl+shift+backspace (also ⌘+0 on macOS) | | Toggle fullscreen | ctrl+shift+f11 (also ^+⌘+f on macOS) | | Toggle maximized | ctrl+shift+f10 | | Input unicode character | ctrl+shift+u (also ^+⌘+space on macOS) | | Click URL with keyboard | ctrl+shift+e | | Reset the terminal | ctrl+shift+delete | | Reload kitty.conf | ctrl+shift+f5 (also ^+⌘+f5 on macOS) | | Debug kitty.conf | ctrl+shift+f6 (also ⌘+option+f6 on macOS) | | Pass selection to program | ctrl+shift+o | | Edit kitty config file | ctrl+shift+f2 | | View kitty docs in browser | ctrl+shift+f1 | | Open a kitty shell | ctrl+shift+escape | | Increase/decrease background opacity | ctrl+shift+a>m / crtl+shift+a>l | | Full background opacity | ctrl+shift+a>1 | | Reset background opacity | ctrl+shift+a>d | ### Shell integration | Action | Shortcut | | ------ | --------------- | | View output of last command | crtl+shift+g | | Prev/next prompt in scrollback | crtl+shift+z / crtl+shitft+x | ### Windows management | Action | Shortcut | | ------ | --------------- | | New window | ctrl+shift+enter (also ⌘+↩ on macOS) | | Switch to next layout | ctrl+shift+l | | New OS window | ctrl+shift+n (also ⌘+n on macOS) | | Close window | ctrl+shift+w (also ⇧+⌘+d on macOS) | | Next window | ctrl+shift+] | | Previous window | ctrl+shift+[ | | Move window forward | ctrl+shift+f | | Move window backward | ctrl+shift+b | | Move window to top | ctrl+shift+` | | Focus specific window | ctrl+shift+1, ctrl+shift+2 ... ctrl+shift+0 (also ⌘+1, ⌘+2 ... ⌘+9 on macOS) (clockwise from the top-left) | ## Mappable actions ### Copy/Paste - **copy_and_clear_or_interrupt**: Copy the selected text from the active window to the clipboard and clear selection, if no selection, send Ctrl-C - **copy_or_interrupt**: Copy the selected text from the active window to the clipboard, if no selection, send Ctrl-C - **copy_to_clipboard**: Copy the selected text from the active window to the clipboard. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+c - **pass_selection_to_program**: Pass selected text from active window to specified program. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+o - **paste**: Paste the specified text into the current window - **show_scrollback**: Show scrollback in a pager like less. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+h - **copy_to_buffer**: Copy the selection from the active window to the specified buffer. - **paste_from_buffer**: Paste from the specified buffer to the active window. - **paste_from_clipboard**: Paste from the clipboard to the active window. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+v - **paste_from_selection**: Paste from the clipboard to the active window. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+s ### Mouse actions - **mouse_click_url**: Click the URL under the mouse - **mouse_click_url_or_select**: Click the URL under the mouse only if the screen has no selection - **mouse_selection**: Manipulate the selection based on the current mouse position - **paste_selection**: Paste the current primary selection - **paste_selection_or_clipboard**: Paste the current primary selection or the clipboard if no selection is present ### Scrolling - **scroll_end**: Scroll to the bottom of the scrollback buffer. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+end - **scroll_home**: Scroll to the top of the scrollback buffer. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+home - **scroll_line_down**: Scroll down by one line. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+down - **scroll_line_up**: Scroll up by one line. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+up - **scroll_page_down**: Scroll down by one page. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+page_down - **scroll_page_up**: Scroll up by one page. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+page_up ### Windows management - **close_other_windows_in_tab**: Close all windows in the tab other than the currently active window. - **close_window**: Close the currently active window. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+w - **move_window**: Move the window in the specified direction. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+b - **move_window_forward**: Move active window forward (swap it with the next window). Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+f - **move_window_to_top**: Move active window to the top (make it the first window). Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+` - **neighboring_window**: Focus the neighboring window in the current tab. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+] - **nth_window**: Focus the nth window if positive or the previously active windows if negative. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+[ - **reset_window_sizes**: Reset window sizes undoing any dynamic resizing of windows. - **resize_window**: Resize the active window by the specified amount. - **change_font_size**: Change the font size for the current or all OS Windows. Default shortcuts using this action: ctrl+shift+minus, ctrl+shift+equal, ctrl+shift+backspace - **close_os_window**: Close the currently active OS Window. Default shortcut: shift+cmd+w - **detach_window**: Detach a window, moving it to another tab or OS Window. - **new_os_window_with_cwd**: New OS Window with the same working directory as the currently active window. - **new_window**: Create a new window. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+enter - **new_window_with_cwd**: Create a new window with working directory same as that of the active window. - **quit**: Quit, closing all windows - **set_background_opacity**: Set the background opacity for the active OS Window. Default shortcuts using this action: ctrl+shift+a>l, ctrl+shift+a>1, ctrl+shift+a>m, ctrl+shift+a>d - **start_resizing_window**: Resize the active window interactively. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+r - **toggle_fullscreen**: Toggle the fullscreen status of the active OS Window. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+f11 - **toggle_maximized**: Toggle the maximized status of the active OS Window. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+f10 ### Marks - **remove_marker**: Remove a previously created marker - **scroll_to_mark**: Scroll to the next or previous mark of the specified type - **toggle_marker**: Toggle the current marker on/off - **create_marker**: Create a new marker ### Tab management - **detach_tab**: Detach a tab, moving it to another OS Window - **goto_tab**: Go to the specified tab, by number, starting with 1. Zero and negative numbers go to previously active tabs - **move_tab_backward**: Move the active tab backward. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+, - **move_tab_forward**: Move the active tab forward. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+. - **new_tab**: Create a new tab. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+t - **new_tab_with_cwd**: Create a new tab with working directory for the window in it set to the same as the active window. - **next_tab**: Make the next tab active. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+right - **previous_tab**: Make the previous tab active. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+left - **select_tab**: Interactively select a tab to switch to - **set_tab_title**: Change the title of the active tab. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+alt+t ### Miscellaneous - **send_text**: Send the specified text to the active window. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+alt+h - **signal_child**: Send the specified SIGNAL to the foreground process in the active window. - **clear_terminal**: Clear the terminal. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+delete - **combine**: Combine multiple actions and map to a single keypress. The syntax is: map key combine <separator> action1 <separator> action2 <separator> action3 ... - **disable_ligatures_in**: Turn on/off ligatures in the specified window. - **discard_event**: Discard this event completely ignoring it. - **edit_config_file**: Edit the kitty.conf config file in your favorite text editor. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+f2 - **input_unicode_character**: Input an arbitrary unicode character. - **kitten**: Run the specified kitten. Default shortcuts using this action: ctrl+shift+p>n, ctrl+shift+u, ctrl+shift+p>h, ctrl+shift+p>l, ctrl+shift+p>f, ctrl+shift+p>w, ctrl+shift+p>y, ctrl+shift+p>shift+f - **kitty_shell**: Run the kitty shell to control kitty with commands. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+escape - **launch**: Launch the specified program in a new window/tab/etc. - **load_config_file**: Reload the config file. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+f5 - **open_url_with_hints**: Click a URL using the keyboard. Default shortcut: ctrl+shift+e - **remote_control**: Run a remote control command. - **set_colors**: Change colors in the specified windows. - **show_kitty_env_vars**: Show the environment variables that the kitty process sees.