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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1 apps, 51 shortcuts

Signal keyboard shortcuts

Signal · Windows, macOS, Linux

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Display and navigation
View all shortcutsCtrl /Cmd /Ctrl /
Zoom inCtrl =Cmd =Ctrl =
Zoom outCtrl -Cmd -Ctrl -
Navigate by sectionCtrl TCmd TCtrl T
Go to the previous chatAlt UpOption UpAlt Up
Go to the next chatAlt DownOption DownAlt Down
Go to the previous unread chatAlt Shift UpOption Shift UpAlt Shift Up
Go to the next unread chatAlt Shift DownOption Shift DownAlt Shift Down
Jump to chat 1 through 9Ctrl 1Cmd 1Ctrl 1
Focus oldest unread or last messageCtrl JCmd JCtrl J
Open PreferencesCtrl ,Cmd ,Ctrl ,
Open chat menuCtrl Shift LCmd Shift LCtrl Shift L
Start a new chatCtrl NCmd NCtrl N
SearchCtrl FCmd FCtrl F
Search in chatCtrl Shift FCmd Shift FCtrl Shift F
Focus the composerCtrl Shift TCmd Shift TCtrl Shift T
Open All Media viewCtrl Shift MCmd Shift MCtrl Shift M
Save media in the media viewerCtrl SCmd SCtrl S
Archive chatCtrl Shift ACmd Shift ACtrl Shift A
Unarchive chatCtrl Shift UCmd Shift UCtrl Shift U
Scroll to the top of chatCtrl UpCmd UpCtrl Up
Scroll to the bottom of chatCtrl DownCmd DownCtrl Down
Close the current chatCtrl Shift CCmd Shift CCtrl Shift C
Messages and composer
Run the default action for a selected messageEnterReturnEnter
View selected message detailsCtrl DCmd DCtrl D
Toggle reply to selected messageCtrl Shift RCmd Shift RCtrl Shift R
Toggle the emoji reaction pickerCtrl Shift ECmd Shift ECtrl Shift E
Forward selected messagesCtrl Shift SCmd Shift SCtrl Shift S
Open context menu for selected messageShift F10Cmd F12Shift F10
Delete selected messageCtrl Shift DCmd Shift DCtrl Shift D
Add a newline to a messageShift EnterShift ReturnShift Enter
Expand the composerCtrl Shift KCmd Shift KCtrl Shift K
Send in the expanded composerCtrl EnterCmd ReturnCtrl Enter
Attach a fileCtrl UCmd UCtrl U
Remove a draft link previewCtrl PCmd PCtrl P
Remove all draft attachmentsCtrl Shift PCmd Shift PCtrl Shift P
Edit the previous messageUpUpUp
Mark selected text as boldCtrl BCmd BCtrl B
Mark selected text as italicCtrl ICmd ICtrl I
Mark selected text as strikethroughCtrl Shift XCmd Shift XCtrl Shift X
Mark selected text as monospaceCtrl ECmd ECtrl E
Mark selected text as a spoilerCtrl Shift BCmd Shift BCtrl Shift B
Calling
Toggle muteShift MShift MShift M
Toggle videoShift VShift VShift V
Answer a call with videoAlt Shift VCtrl Shift VAlt Shift V
Answer a call without videoAlt Shift ACtrl Shift AAlt Shift A
Decline a callAlt Shift DCtrl Shift DAlt Shift D
Start a voice callAlt Shift CCtrl Shift CAlt Shift C
Start a video callAlt Shift YCtrl Shift YAlt Shift Y
End a callAlt Shift ECtrl Shift EAlt Shift E
Maximize the call previewShift PShift PShift P

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.