Notability keyboard shortcuts

Notability records audio while you write or type, then plays it back in step with your notes. On a Mac, its keys create notes and turn pages, format text and search, pick toolbox tools, colors, and sizes by their position, and manage copied content.

macOS · 53 shortcuts

Notes and navigation

Create notes, move through pages, open the library, and control the Notability window with these Mac commands.

ActionShortcuts
Close window
Cmd + W
Create a new note
Cmd + N
Create a new note from a template
Option + Cmd + N
Go to the next page
Option + Down Arrow
Go to the previous page
Option + Up Arrow
Open a new window
Shift + Cmd + N
Open settings
Cmd + ,
Print
Cmd + P
Show or hide the library
Cmd + L
Open help
Cmd + /
Toggle Focus Mode
Cmd + Shift + F
Start recording
Cmd + R

Editing and search

Format note text, insert common content, search within notes, and move through the search results.

ActionShortcuts
Insert a text box
Shift + Cmd + T
Insert a photo
Shift + Cmd + I
Insert math
Shift + Cmd + M
Bold
Cmd + B
Italic
Cmd + I
Toggle Night ModeThe official Mac table lists this same binding for Night Mode.
Cmd + I
Underline
Cmd + U
Undo
Cmd + Z
Redo
Shift + Cmd + Z
Go to the next search result
Cmd + G
Go to the previous search result
Cmd + Shift + G
Fast forward audio
Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow
Rewind audio
Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow

Toolbox and options

The toolbox keys select a tool by its current position, so changing the toolbox order changes which tool each number opens.

ActionShortcuts
Select toolbox tool 1
Cmd + 1
Select toolbox tool 2
Cmd + 2
Select toolbox tool 3
Cmd + 3
Select toolbox tool 4
Cmd + 4
Select toolbox tool 5
Cmd + 5
Select toolbox tool 6
Cmd + 6
Select toolbox tool 7
Cmd + 7
Select toolbox tool 8
Cmd + 8
Select toolbox tool 9
Cmd + 9
Start recording from the toolbox
Cmd + R

Colors and sizes

Choose a color or size by its current toolbar position while a compatible Notability tool is selected.

ActionShortcuts
Select color 1
Option + Cmd + 1
Select color 2
Option + Cmd + 2
Select color 3
Option + Cmd + 3
Select color 4
Option + Cmd + 4
Select color 5
Option + Cmd + 5
Select color 6
Option + Cmd + 6
Select color 7
Option + Cmd + 7
Select color 8
Option + Cmd + 8
Select the previous color
Option + Cmd + 9
Select the next color
Option + Cmd + 0
Select size 1
Control + Option + 1
Select size 2
Control + Option + 2
Select size 3
Control + Option + 3

Content manager

Use these commands in Notability's content manager to copy, cut, paste, and delete selected items.

ActionShortcuts
Copy
Cmd + C
Cut
Cmd + X
Delete
Delete
Paste
Cmd + V

Source

official Notability keyboard shortcuts · Checked

Notability keyboard shortcuts checked September 1, 2026. This record uses the official Mac table and the toolbox, color, size, and content manager rows. The separate iPad table is outside this catalog's Windows, macOS, and Linux platform model.

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