Shortcut app keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac

Q: How do keyboard sequences work in Shortcut?

Press the keys one after another, not together: G, D goes to My Work, N, I creates an Iteration. This page writes them with commas to distinguish them from held chords like Ctrl + K.

Q: What is the Power Bar in Shortcut?

The command palette on Ctrl + K, or Cmd + K on a Mac. Shortcut describes it as a way to navigate, create and use the most common features, and the navigation sequences of this table show up in it as a reminder.

Q: How do I copy a Git branch name from a Shortcut Story?

Ctrl + Shift + , copies the branch name. Ctrl + Shift + . copies it and moves the Story to Started at the same time. On a Mac use Cmd + Shift + , and Cmd + Shift + ..

Q: Why does F sometimes follow a Story and sometimes go fullscreen?

Context. Globally F toggles fullscreen; inside an open Story dialog it follows or unfollows that Story. Shift + S splits the same way: Space changes on the Stories page, workflow state inside a dialog.

Q: How do I delete a Story in Shortcut with the keyboard?

Archive first with Shift + A, then delete the archived Story with Shift + D. Shortcut’s help lists the delete key only for a Story that was already archived.

Q: How do I change Story card density on the Stories page?

Press D then a number: D, 1 for Title only, D, 2 for Minimal, D, 3 for Standard, D, 4 for Jumbo.

Q: Which key copies a Shortcut Story as Markdown?

Cmd + Option + C on a Mac copies any open Story to Markdown. Shortcut’s help prints only the Mac keys for this command, so no Windows key is listed here.

Keyboard commands for Shortcut, the project management web app, taken from the Keyboard Commands page of Shortcut's help, with a Windows and a Mac column. Most commands are single letters or typed sequences such as G, S, pressed one key after the other and identical on both systems; a few use Ctrl or Cmd. Ctrl + K opens the Power Bar, which also shows the navigation sequences. A short section adds the typed triggers of the Docs editor.

62 shortcuts in 8 sections. Checked row by row against Shortcut Help on 7 October 2026. Edited by Jay.

General 5

Shortcut's help gives the Power Bar key once per system: Cmd + K on a Mac, Ctrl + K on a PC.

Action	Windows	Mac
Open the Power BarThe command palette: one box for navigating, creating items and reaching common features.	`Ctrl`+`K`	`Cmd`+`K`
Show keyboard shortcutsThe typed sequence S, H opens the same reference.	`?`	`?`
Open Activity FeedA sequence: press O, let go, then press A.	`O`then`A`	`O`then`A`
Toggle fullscreen modeWhile a Story is open, this key follows or unfollows that Story instead.	`F`	`F`
Maximize or minimize sidebar	`M`	`M`

Go-to navigation 17

The navigation sequences need no open Power Bar, and the Power Bar shows them as a reminder.

Action	Windows	Mac
Go to My WorkPress G, then D. The G sequences work at any time, without opening the Power Bar first.	`G`then`D`	`G`then`D`
Go to Stories	`G`then`S`	`G`then`S`
Go to Epics	`G`then`E`	`G`then`E`
Go to Objectives	`G`then`O`	`G`then`O`
Go to Iterations	`G`then`I`	`G`then`I`
Go to Backlog	`G`then`B`	`G`then`B`
Go to Docs	`G`then`W`	`G`then`W`
Go to ProjectsShortcut's help marks Projects as a deprecated feature.	`G`then`P`	`G`then`P`
Go to Labels	`G`then`L`	`G`then`L`
Go to Reports	`G`then`R`	`G`then`R`
Go to Status	`G`then`T`	`G`then`T`
Open advanced Story search	`G`then`Space`	`G`then`Space`
Go to Search	`/`	`/`
Go to SpaceThree keys in a row; the help prints it as g then sp.	`G`then`S`then`P`	`G`then`S`then`P`
Go to Settings	`G`then`S`then`E`	`G`then`S`then`E`
Go to Integrations	`G`then`I`then`N`	`G`then`I`then`N`
Show keyboard shortcutsPrinted as sh in the navigation table: type S, then H, for the reference the question mark key opens.	`S`then`H`	`S`then`H`

Create 7

Action	Windows	Mac
Create a new Story	`N`	`N`
Create Story from template	`Shift`+`N`	`Shift`+`N`
Create a new EpicTyped as N followed by E and P.	`N`then`E`then`P`	`N`then`E`then`P`
Create a new Iteration	`N`then`I`	`N`then`I`
Create a new Label	`N`then`L`	`N`then`L`
Create a new Objective	`N`then`O`	`N`then`O`
Create a new DocListed with a condition: the organization must have access to the Write beta.	`N`then`D`	`N`then`D`

Stories page 9

Action	Windows	Mac
Save Space changesTagged Stories beta in the help. In an open Story the same keys change its state.	`Shift`+`S`	`Shift`+`S`
Discard Space changes	`Shift`+`U`	`Shift`+`U`
Open Story template menu	`T`	`T`
Move Story to top	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Up`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Up`
Move Story to bottom	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Down`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Down`
Use Title only densityPress D, then a number; the four density views run from Title only to Jumbo.	`D`then`1`	`D`then`1`
Use Minimal density	`D`then`2`	`D`then`2`
Use Standard density	`D`then`3`	`D`then`3`
Use Jumbo density	`D`then`4`	`D`then`4`

Story dialog 16

The help's Story Dialog table assigns Shift + E twice, to Update Story Epic (printed ⇧E) and to Change estimate. Both rows are listed as printed; check in the app which one an open Story answers to.

Copy Permalink is the one row where the two systems differ by more than Ctrl and Cmd: the cell shows ⌘ with C first, then Alt with C.

Action	Windows	Mac
Update Story owners	`A`	`A`
Toggle yourself as ownerAdds you to, or removes you from, the owners of the open Story.	`I`	`I`
Follow or unfollow Story	`F`	`F`
Update Story EpicPrinted with the Shift symbol. The same table also gives these keys to the estimate.	`Shift`+`E`	`Shift`+`E`
Edit Story description	`E`	`E`
Rename Story title	`R`	`R`
Add a comment	`C`	`C`
Change Story state	`Shift`+`S`	`Shift`+`S`
Change Story iteration	`Shift`+`I`	`Shift`+`I`
Change Story estimate	`Shift`+`E`	`Shift`+`E`
Copy branch name	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`,`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`,`
Copy branch and start StoryBesides copying the branch name, it moves the Story to Started.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`.`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`.`
Save description or comment	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Return`
Copy Story permalinkThe help prints the Mac key first, as the Cmd symbol with C, then Alt with C.	`Alt`+`C`	`Cmd`+`C`
Archive Story	`Shift`+`A`	`Shift`+`A`
Delete archived StoryListed only for a Story that has been archived first.	`Shift`+`D`	`Shift`+`D`

Epic page 2

Action	Windows	Mac
Add Story to current Epic	`N`	`N`
Save Epic changes	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Return`

Docs editor 5

Action	Windows	Mac
Open the slash menuInserts content such as headings, lists, tables and code blocks at the cursor, or links Shortcut items.	`/`	`/`
Indent to a sublistIn a list, after Enter has started a new line.	`Tab`	`Tab`
Heading as you typeA Markdown trigger; Docs also converts pasted Markdown into formatted content.	`#`	`#`
Bulleted list as you type	`-`	`-`
Block quote as you type	`>`	`>`

Mac only 1

Action	Windows	Mac
Copy Story as MarkdownWorks on whichever Story is open. The help prints Mac keys only for it.	—	`Cmd`+`Option`+`C`

Notes

Sequences, not chords

Most of Shortcut’s keyboard language is typed, not held: G, D goes to My Work, G, S opens Stories, N, E, P creates an Epic. The table writes these with commas to keep them apart from held chords like Ctrl + K. Shortcut’s help prints them as “g then d” and runs the longer ones together, so “g then se” is G, S, E for Settings. The navigation sequences work without the Power Bar, and the Power Bar on Ctrl + K (Cmd + K on a Mac) shows them if one slips your mind.

The same key means different things in different rooms

Shortcut reuses letters by context. Globally, F is fullscreen and Shift + S saves Space changes on the Stories page. Open a Story dialog and the meanings shift: F follows the Story, Shift + S changes its workflow state, I toggles you as owner, E edits the description, C adds a comment. N creates a Story anywhere and adds it to the current Epic on an Epic page. One key is doubled even inside the dialog: the help lists Shift + E both for updating the Story’s Epic and for changing its estimate.

The Git handshake

Two shortcuts encode Shortcut’s development loop. Ctrl + Shift + , copies the Story’s branch name for your terminal; Ctrl + Shift + . copies it and moves the Story to Started in one stroke. On a Mac both take Cmd in place of Ctrl: Cmd + Shift + , and Cmd + Shift + .. Deletion is two-staged: Shift + A archives, and the help lists Shift + D only for a Story that was already archived.

Questions

How do keyboard sequences work in Shortcut?

Press the keys one after another, not together: G, D goes to My Work, N, I creates an Iteration. This page writes them with commas to distinguish them from held chords like Ctrl + K.

What is the Power Bar in Shortcut?

The command palette on Ctrl + K, or Cmd + K on a Mac. Shortcut describes it as a way to navigate, create and use the most common features, and the navigation sequences of this table show up in it as a reminder.

How do I copy a Git branch name from a Shortcut Story?

Ctrl + Shift + , copies the branch name. Ctrl + Shift + . copies it and moves the Story to Started at the same time. On a Mac use Cmd + Shift + , and Cmd + Shift + ..

Why does F sometimes follow a Story and sometimes go fullscreen?

Context. Globally F toggles fullscreen; inside an open Story dialog it follows or unfollows that Story. Shift + S splits the same way: Space changes on the Stories page, workflow state inside a dialog.

How do I delete a Story in Shortcut with the keyboard?

Archive first with Shift + A, then delete the archived Story with Shift + D. Shortcut’s help lists the delete key only for a Story that was already archived.

How do I change Story card density on the Stories page?

Press D then a number: D, 1 for Title only, D, 2 for Minimal, D, 3 for Standard, D, 4 for Jumbo.

Which key copies a Shortcut Story as Markdown?

Cmd + Option + C on a Mac copies any open Story to Markdown. Shortcut’s help prints only the Mac keys for this command, so no Windows key is listed here.

Sources and checks

Shortcut Help — Keyboard Commands Power Bar, navigation, create, Stories page, Story dialog and Epic shortcuts, with the Mac and PC keys printed per row
Shortcut Help — Docs Overview Docs editor: slash menu, sublists and Markdown shortcuts typed in a Doc

Every row on this page was matched to a line in the documentation above on 7 October 2026. A binding that could not be found there is not listed.

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