Ulysses keyboard shortcuts

Create and organize sheets, move through the library columns, and switch focus between Ulysses' main views.

Action	macOS
Create a new sheet	`CmdN`
Create a new material sheet	`CtrlOptionCmdN`
Toggle a sheet between material and regular	`CtrlCmdM`
Move the sheet to the trash	`CmdBackspace`
Split a sheet at the cursor	`ShiftCmdB`
Create a new group	`ShiftCmdN`
Create a new filter	`CtrlCmdN`
Move to the next column	`Right Arrow`
Move to the previous column	`Left Arrow`
Move to the previous group or sheet	`Up Arrow`
Move to the next group or sheet	`Down Arrow`
Navigate deeper	`Return`
Navigate back up one level	`CmdReturn`
Move one sheet up	`OptionCmdUp`
Move to the next sheet	`OptionCmdDown`
Toggle the library	`Cmd1`
Toggle the sheet list	`Cmd2`
Toggle the editor	`Cmd3`
Toggle the dashboard	`Cmd4`
Show Quick Export	`Cmd6`
Show Statistics	`Cmd7`
Show the navigation menu	`Cmd8`
Open the markup panel	`Cmd9`

Search and history

Open sheets quickly, search the library or editor, and move backward or forward through sheet history.

Action	macOS
Go back in sheet history	`Cmd[`
Go forward in sheet history	`Cmd]`
Open a sheet in the whole library	`CmdO`
Open a sheet in the current library section	`ShiftCmdO`
Open a sheet in the selected group	`OptionCmdO`
Focus group search	`ShiftCmdF`
Open the editor Find panel	`CmdF`
Open Find and Replace	`OptionCmdF`
Close the search or replace panel	`Esc`
Add or remove the sheet from Favorites	`CtrlCmdU`

Apply Ulysses markup, change text size, use smart paste, and manage list indentation while writing.

Action	macOS
Open Smart Paste	`ShiftCmdV`
Toggle Dark Theme	`OptionCmdL`
Toggle Always Use Light Theme	`OptionCmdX`
Toggle fullscreen	`CtrlCmdF`
Toggle the hidden interface	`Cmd.`
Toggle the second editor	`OptionCmd3`
Switch to the other editor	`OptionCmdRight`
Switch to the other editor	`OptionCmdLeft`
Open another window	`OptionCmdN`
Increase text size	`Cmd+`
Decrease text size	`Cmd-`
Reset text size	`Cmd0`
Apply heading markup	`Cmd\`
Apply emphasis	`CmdI`
Apply strong markup	`CmdB`
Create a link	`CmdK`
Clear markup	`CmdL`
Increase list indentation	`Tab`
Decrease list indentation	`ShiftTab`
Insert an end-tag placeholderUlysses uses Escape for end-tag completion when the cursor is at a supported markup location.	`Esc`

Move rows and columns, clear selected cells, preview exports, and create a new sheet version from the current document.

Action	macOS
Move selected table rows up	`CtrlCmdUp`
Move selected table rows down	`CtrlCmdDown`
Move selected table columns left	`CtrlCmdLeft`
Move selected table columns right	`CtrlCmdRight`
Add a table row above	`OptionUp`
Add a table row below	`OptionDown`
Add a table column to the left	`OptionLeft`
Add a table column to the right	`OptionRight`
Clear selected table cells	`Backspace`
Delete selected table rows or columns	`CmdBackspace`
Select all table cells	`CmdA`
Preview the selected sheets for export	`ShiftCmdP`
Create a new version of the current sheet	`CmdS`
Close the current window or tab	`CmdW`