Buffer keyboard shortcuts
Buffer schedules posts across your social accounts and gathers replies in one inbox. In the web app, its keys open the command bar, jump between Publishing, Insights, and Community, start posts and ideas, schedule from the composer, and move through comments.
Windows, macOS, Linux · 16 shortcutsShortcut reference and command bar
Open Buffer's in-app shortcut reference from any page or use the command bar to search for a destination without navigating menus.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialogShift+/ produces the question mark character on standard keyboard layouts. | Windows / LinuxShift + /orCtrl + / macOSShift + /orCmd + / |
| Open the in-app command bar | Windows / LinuxCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
Create work and refresh Community
Start a post or idea, connect another social channel, or load newly available comments and mentions in Buffer Community.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Start a new post | Windows / macOS / LinuxN then P |
| Start a new idea | Windows / macOS / LinuxN then I |
| Connect a new channel | Windows / macOS / LinuxN then C |
| Load new comments or mentions in CommunityWorks when Buffer reports that new Community comments or mentions are available. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + J macOSCmd + J |
Composer and Community
Schedule the active post, continue directly into another post, add a thread item, or move through the current Community comment list.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Schedule the current post | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Enter macOSCmd + Enter |
| Schedule the current post and start another | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + Enter macOSCmd + Shift + Enter |
| Start a thread | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Enter |
| Navigate between comments in Community | Windows / macOS / LinuxUporDown |
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Using Buffer's keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Current Buffer Help Center shortcut list checked August 31, 2026. Navigation commands are two-key sequences, not simultaneous chords, and global shortcuts are suppressed while the cursor is in a text field. Buffer Home must be enabled for its navigation command.