Milanote keyboard shortcuts
Milanote is a visual board for organizing ideas, where designers and writers plan projects with notes, images, and links. Its keys edit cards and move around a board, format text, work in tables and drawings, and switch boards or the app's appearance.
Windows, macOS · 45 shortcutsBoard basics
These commands edit selected cards and move around a board. Some actions need an object selected before the key has an effect.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Copy | WindowsCtrl + C macOSCmd + C |
| Paste | WindowsCtrl + V macOSCmd + V |
| Undo | WindowsCtrl + Z macOSCmd + Z |
| Redo | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Z macOSCmd + Shift + Z |
| Select all | WindowsCtrl + A macOSCmd + A |
| Deselect or stop editing | Windows / macOSEscape |
| Delete an object | Windows / macOSDelete |
| Duplicate by dragging | WindowsAlt + drag macOSOption + drag |
| Search or view recent boards | WindowsCtrl + F macOSCmd + F |
| Zoom | Windows / macOSZ |
| Move around the board | Windows / macOSSpace then drag |
| Nudge an object | Windows / macOSArrow keys |
| Move an object farther | Windows / macOSShift + Arrow keys |
Text formatting
Formatting keys apply while a text card is being edited. The heading numbers select Milanote's heading sizes rather than Markdown heading levels.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Large heading | WindowsCtrl + Shift + 1 macOSCmd + Shift + 1 |
| Normal heading | WindowsCtrl + Shift + 2 macOSCmd + Shift + 2 |
| Bold | WindowsCtrl + B macOSCmd + B |
| Italic | WindowsCtrl + I macOSCmd + I |
| Bullet list | WindowsCtrl + Shift + U macOSCmd + Shift + U |
| Numbered list | WindowsCtrl + Shift + O macOSCmd + Shift + O |
| Add a link | WindowsCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
| Highlight | WindowsCtrl + J macOSCmd + J |
| Strikethrough | WindowsCtrl + Shift + X macOSCmd + Shift + X |
| Code block | WindowsCtrl + > macOSCmd + > |
| Quote | WindowsCtrl + " macOSCmd + " |
| Underline | WindowsCtrl + U macOSCmd + U |
| Indent | Windows / macOSTab |
| Un-indent | Windows / macOSShift + Tab |
| Align centre | WindowsCtrl + \ macOSCmd + \ |
Tables and drawing
Milanote gives tables and drawings their own single-key tools. Table arrows act on the selected cell, while drawing keys apply inside the drawing editor.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Add a table function | Windows / macOS= |
| Add a column or row | WindowsAlt + Arrow keys macOSOption + Arrow keys |
| Skip to the last cell in a row or column | WindowsCtrl + Arrow keys macOSCmd + Arrow keys |
| Select multiple cells | Windows / macOSShift + Arrow keys |
| Start drawing | Windows / macOSShift + D |
| Switch to pen | Windows / macOSD |
| Switch to selection | Windows / macOSV |
| Switch to eraser | Windows / macOSE |
| Use the previous colour | Windows / macOSX |
| Change pen size | Windows / macOS1 then 2 then 3 then 4 |
| Save the drawing | Windows / macOSEscape |
Source
official Milanote keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Current Milanote desktop and browser shortcuts checked September 1, 2026. Milanote also supports an in-app shortcut menu, and several actions depend on whether a note, board, table, or drawing is selected.