Evernote keyboard shortcuts

Evernote publishes separate Mac and Windows shortcuts for global capture, notes, navigation, views, editing, formatting, and its AI assistant.

Windows, macOS · 109 shortcuts

Global shortcuts

These commands work system-wide while Evernote is running.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Open a new note windowAltCtrlNCtrlOptionCmdN
Paste to EvernoteAltCtrlVCtrlCmdV
Search in Evernote with the aliasWinShiftFCtrlCmdE
Open Evernote HelperCtrlAltHCtrlCmdN
Capture the screenCtrlAltSCtrlCmdBackspace

General

Use these commands while the Evernote application is active.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Create a new noteCtrlNCmdN
Create a new notebookAltShiftNShiftCmdN
Create a new spaceAltShiftSShiftCmdS
Create a new taskAltTCmdT
Create a new tagCtrlShiftTCtrlCmdT
Create a new eventCtrlECmdE
Convert Scratch Pad to a noteCtrlShiftNOptionCmdN
Move to TrashDeleteCmdBackspace
Select all notesCtrlACmdA
Minimize the windowCtrlMCmdM
Close the windowCtrlWCmdW
Hide EvernoteNot documentedCmdH
Quit EvernoteNot documentedCmdQ
Open the keyboard shortcut drawerCtrl/Cmd/
Open SettingsCtrl,Cmd,

View

Change zoom, sidebar visibility, and full-screen presentation.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Zoom inCtrl=Cmd=
Zoom outCtrl-Cmd-
Zoom to 100 percentCtrl0Cmd0
Enter or leave full screenF11CtrlCmdF

Note actions

These commands act on the selected note or the note currently open.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Open the note in a new windowAltOCmdO
Open the note in the Lite editorAltCtrlOOptionCmdO
Share the noteAltSCmdS
Move the noteAltShiftMCtrlCmdM
Add a tagF3Cmd'
Edit tagsAltCtrlTCtrlOptionCmdT
Open note informationCtrlShiftIShiftCmdI
Rename the selected itemF2F2

Editing

These commands work while editing a note and keep text changes close to the insertion point.

ActionWindowsmacOS
UndoCtrlZCmdZ
RedoCtrlYShiftCmdZ
CopyCtrlCCmdC
CutCtrlXCmdX
PasteCtrlVCmdV
Paste and match styleCtrlShiftVShiftCmdV
Select all note contentCtrlACmdA
Find within the noteCtrlFCmdF
Find and replaceCtrlHShiftCmdF
Insert a dividerCtrlShift-ShiftCmdH
Insert a code blockCtrlShiftLCtrlCmdB
Insert the dateAltShiftDShiftCmdD
Insert the timeCtrlShiftDShiftOptionCmdD
Add a commentSelect text before using this shortcut.CtrlShiftMShiftCmdM

Text formatting

Formatting commands apply to selected note text or the current insertion point.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Increase font sizeCtrlShift>ShiftCmd>
Decrease font sizeCtrlShift<ShiftCmd<
BoldCtrlBCmdB
ItalicCtrlICmdI
UnderlineCtrlUCmdU
HighlightCtrlShiftHCtrlCmdH
Create a bulleted listCtrlShiftBShiftCmdU
Create a numbered listCtrlShiftOShiftCmdO
Create a checklistCtrlShiftCShiftCmdC
Align leftCtrlLOptionCmd{
Align centerCtrlEOptionCmd+
Align rightCtrlJOptionCmd}
JustifyCtrlQOptionCmd-
IndentCtrlMShiftCmd]
OutdentCtrlShiftMShiftCmd[
Indent or move forwardTabTab
Outdent or move backwardShiftTabShiftTab
StrikethroughCtrlTCtrlCmdK
SuperscriptCtrlShiftUpCtrlCmd+
SubscriptCtrlShiftDownCtrlCmd-
Simplify formattingCtrlSpaceShiftSpace
Remove formattingCtrlShiftSpaceShiftCmdSpace
Encrypt selected textCtrlShiftXShiftCmdX

AI assistant

Use these commands to open and manage the Evernote AI assistant.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Toggle AI AssistantAltAOptionA
Expand or collapse AI AssistantAltShiftAOptionShiftA
Create a new AI chatAltCOptionC

Make a printable Evernote sheet