Complete Lazydocker keyboard shortcuts reference — 16 shortcuts across 2 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
Lazydocker is a terminal UI for Docker and docker-compose that puts containers, images, volumes, and logs one keypress away. Learning its keyboard shortcuts can dramatically speed up your workflow — studies show shortcut users save an average of 8 days per year compared to mouse-only users.
This page covers all 16 Lazydocker shortcuts across 2 categories: Panels & Navigation (8), Containers & Services (8). Each shortcut includes a description to help you understand when and how to use it effectively.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| X | Open menu |
| [ | Previous tab |
| ] | Next tab |
| Enter | Focus main panel |
| Esc | Back |
| PageUp | Scroll up |
| PageDown | Scroll down |
| Q | Quit |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| S | Stop container |
| R | Restart container |
| D | Remove |
| A | Attach |
| M | View logs |
| E | Exec shell |
| C | Run custom command |
| B | Bulk commands |
Lazydocker's 16 shortcuts on this page are organized into 2 categories: Panels & Navigation (8), Containers & Services (8). Panels & Navigation is the largest group with 8 shortcuts — a good place to focus first if you're building muscle memory from scratch.
Unlike many tools we cover, Lazydocker's key combinations here don't heavily overlap with other platforms in our database — worth learning on their own terms rather than by analogy.
New to Lazydocker? Start with Panels & Navigation above — it's usually where the shortcuts you'll reach for constantly live. Once those feel automatic, work through Containers & Services to round out your workflow.
Want this on paper? The printable cheat sheet turns these 16 shortcuts into a one-page PDF you can pin above your desk. Prefer to learn by doing? Shortcut Speedrun turns memorization into a timed typing challenge with a global leaderboard, so you find out which Lazydocker shortcuts you actually remember under pressure.
The most essential Lazydocker shortcuts are: X (Open menu), [ (Previous tab), ] (Next tab). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Lazydocker has 16 keyboard shortcuts across 2 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Simply press the key combination while Lazydocker is focused. Most shortcuts work immediately. On Mac, replace Ctrl with Cmd and Alt with Option for most shortcuts.
The Lazydocker shortcut for open menu is X.
Lazydocker includes 8 Panels & Navigation shortcuts, including X (Open menu) and [ (Previous tab). See the full list in the Panels & Navigation section above.
Print the Lazydocker cheat sheet and keep it next to your keyboard for the first week, then switch to active recall: open Shortcut Speedrun and practice Lazydocker shortcuts against the clock until they're automatic.
Yes — use My Stack to combine Lazydocker shortcuts with any other platform on this site into one printable reference, which is useful if your daily workflow spans several tools.
Most do not — the underlying key is the same, but Lazydocker (like most software) maps Ctrl on Windows/Linux to Cmd on Mac for standard operations. Where a shortcut is platform-specific, this page notes the Mac variant next to the Windows one.
Start with the essentials: Learn X (Open menu) and [ (Previous tab) first — these are the most commonly used.
Practice daily: Pick 2–3 new shortcuts each day and consciously use them instead of the mouse. Within a week, they become muscle memory.
Print this cheat sheet: Keep a reference nearby until shortcuts become automatic. Focus on the Panels & Navigation category first.
CLI tip: Create shell aliases for the commands you use most. Combine them with these shortcuts for maximum efficiency.