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Keyboard Shortcuts

Fox provides keyboard shortcuts on Mac and iPad for fast operation. This page is the full reference — markup shortcuts for the notes editor, file and project commands, and platform-specific variations where the two diverge.

Markup Shortcuts (Common to Mac & iPad)

These shortcuts work in the notes editor on both platforms.

Action Shortcut
Bold Cmd+B
Italic Cmd+I
Strikethrough Cmd+U
Highlight Cmd+Shift+E
Inline Code / Blockquote Cmd+D
Indent Cmd+]
De-indent Cmd+[

Markup Shortcuts (iPad Only)

iPad supports more direct shortcuts for headings and media insertion.

Action Shortcut
Heading 1 Cmd+Shift+1
Heading 2 Cmd+Shift+2
Heading 3 Cmd+Shift+3
Heading 4 Cmd+Shift+4
Heading 5 Cmd+Shift+5
Heading 6 Cmd+Shift+6
Insert Link Cmd+K
Insert Image Cmd+Shift+K

Markup Shortcuts (Mac Only)

Mac's menu bar exposes headings through the Markup menu rather than direct shortcuts.

Action Shortcut
Heading 1 Cmd+Shift+H
Heading 2 Cmd+Shift+S

Headings 3–6 are accessible via Markup → Heading submenu on Mac without dedicated shortcuts. Links and images are created via markdown syntax ([caption]( and ![alt]() rather than keyboard shortcuts on Mac.

File & Project Shortcuts (Mac)

Action Shortcut
New Project Ctrl+Cmd+N
Project Settings Cmd+Shift+P
Copy Path to Issue Cmd+Option+C
Close Window Cmd+W

The Mac Menu Bar

Fox's Mac app includes a full native menu bar with every command available. The menus:

  • Fox — About, Settings, Quit
  • File — New Project, Import, Close Window
  • Edit — Cut, Copy, Paste, Find, Copy Path to Issue
  • Project — Project Settings, Manage Collaboration, recent items
  • Issue — Issue modification actions
  • View — Scope controls, sort options, Add Issue Group
  • Board — Board scope and ordering controls
  • Markup — Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, Highlight, Inline Code, Blockquote, Code Block, Headings (submenu with H1–H6), Lists (Numbered, Dashed, Indent, De-Indent), Horizontal Line

Any menu command can be bound to a custom keyboard shortcut through System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → App Shortcuts if the built-in bindings don't match your muscle memory.

iPad Keyboard Support

Connect a hardware keyboard to your iPad and the full menu bar appears at the top of the screen — same structure as the Mac menu bar, with the same Markup menu including Link and Image actions. Hold Cmd for a moment to see the current screen's shortcut overlay.

Tips

  • Learn the markup shortcuts first — They're the ones you'll use constantly, and they work identically to most other Mac writing apps.
  • Bind Copy Path to Issue to a global shortcut — If you reference issues from other apps a lot, a global hotkey for ⌘⌥C makes pasting into chat apps or commit messages nearly instantaneous.
  • Use ⌘W strategically — On Mac, each project opens in its own window. ⌘W closes the focused window without quitting the app, which is handy when you have several projects open.

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