Keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet generator for your daily tools

Build one printable page from the shortcuts you actually use. Choose your apps, keep the platform you work on, and trim the groups until the sheet fits the work in front of you.

The preview is the thing you will print. Each app keeps its name and each group keeps its task heading, so a key such as Ctrl+P still makes sense when several apps share the same paper.

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iA Writer keyboard shortcuts

iA Writer · macOS

ActionmacOS
Files and search
Create a new document in the current windowCmd N
Create a new documentOption Cmd N
Create a new document in the LibraryShift Cmd N
Save the documentCmd S
Duplicate the documentShift Cmd S
Save asOption Shift Cmd S
Open quick searchShift Cmd O
Open the selected search resultEnter
Open a search result in a new windowShift Enter
Cycle organizer, list, and editorCtrl Tab
Open settingsCmd ,
Find textCmd F
Find and replaceOption Cmd F
Find the next matchCmd G
Find the previous matchShift Cmd G
Structure and formatting
Apply Heading 1Cmd 1
Apply Heading 2Cmd 2
Apply Heading 3Cmd 3
Apply Heading 4Cmd 4
Apply Heading 5Cmd 5
Apply Heading 6Cmd 6
Insert a taskOption Cmd L
Insert an ordered listShift Cmd L
Insert an ordered taskOption Shift Cmd L
Complete a taskOption Cmd X
Indent the current lineTab
Outdent the current lineShift Tab
Move the current line upOption Cmd Up
Move the current line downOption Cmd Down
Bold textCmd B
Italicize textCmd I
Strike through textOption Cmd U
Highlight textShift Cmd U
Insert a linkCmd K
Insert an image linkOption Cmd K
Insert a wikilinkShift Cmd K
Insert a footnoteCtrl Cmd K
Format as codeCmd J
Insert a code blockShift Cmd J
Focus and export
Move to the previous edit locationCtrl Cmd Left
Move to the next edit locationCtrl Cmd Right
Toggle dark and light interfaceCtrl Cmd N
Show or hide the LibraryCtrl Cmd S
Open previewCmd R
Toggle fullscreenCtrl Cmd F
Close the current windowCmd W
Close all windowsOption Cmd W
Export the documentShift Cmd E
Print the documentCmd P
Print plain textOption Cmd P
Open page setupShift Cmd P
Toggle Focus modeCmd D
Toggle syntax highlightingShift Cmd D
Toggle Style CheckOption Shift Cmd D

Build a sheet for the work you actually do

A useful cheat sheet is smaller than the reference it came from. Pick the apps that share your desk, keep the platform you are using, and remove groups that belong to a job you do not do. A focused page has a chance of staying beside the keyboard instead of becoming another document you never open.

If you move between a terminal, an editor, and a browser, make one sheet for that loop. If you are learning one app, select only its groups and give yourself a page you can glance at without hunting through unrelated commands.

Choose the platform before you print

Windows, macOS, and Linux often share the action but change the modifier. Keep all platforms when the sheet is for a shared desk or a team. Choose one platform when you want a quieter page and know which keyboard will be in front of you.

Some applications also use terminal settings, editor modes, or custom keymaps. The sheet keeps the documented default rows from this reference. It does not rewrite them for a personal binding file.

Read the paper as a task list

Each app keeps its own name and each group keeps its task heading. That matters when several apps share keys such as Ctrl+P or Cmd+K. The action beside the keys tells you which app context gives the combination its meaning.

The live preview is the document that prints. If you remove an app, platform, or group, the count and the paper change with it. Groups that have no shortcut for the selected platform disappear from the sheet rather than leaving an empty heading behind.

What this sheet does not promise

This generator does not discover shortcuts from your installed apps, inspect custom bindings, or turn undocumented actions into guesses. It prints the rows in the stack127 keyboard reference for the choices you made. For a full app page, including notes about modes and sequences, use the keyboard shortcuts directory.

Keep the first version deliberately short

Start with the keys that remove a repeated interruption today. When those become ordinary, make a second sheet or add another group. The point is to put the next useful action near your hand, not to turn every documented shortcut into homework.

Your selections stay in this browser while you build the sheet. Printing uses the browser's own print dialog, so the final paper follows the page you can see here.