Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in Machine Desktop, for Windows and Mac.
See shortcuts in the app: press ? (when you're not typing), or
Ctrl+/ (⌘/ on Mac), or click your name at the bottom of the sidebar
and choose Keyboard shortcuts. You can search the list there.
The ones worth learning first
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| Search everything | Ctrl+K | ⌘K |
| New bot | Ctrl+N | ⌘N |
| Find in this chat | Ctrl+F | ⌘F |
| Stop everything a bot is doing on This PC | Ctrl+Alt+Esc | ⌘⇧Esc |
| Jump to any bot, from any app | Ctrl+Alt+Space | ⌃⌥Space |
Work from any app
These work even when Machine Desktop isn't in front.
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| Open the quick switcher | Ctrl+Alt+Space | ⌃⌥Space |
| Stop everything a bot is doing on This PC | Ctrl+Alt+Esc | ⌘⇧Esc |
If another app already uses the quick switcher shortcut, Machine Desktop uses
Ctrl+Shift+Space instead, or Ctrl+Alt+K if that's taken too. The
switcher shows which one is active.
In the quick switcher
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Move between bots and group chats | ← → ↑ ↓ |
| Open the highlighted one | Enter |
Ask a bot without opening it first: type @Scout and your question | Enter sends it to Scout |
| Send what you typed to the highlighted bot | Shift+Enter |
| Close | Esc |
See Quick Ask.
Getting around
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| Command palette: search bots, group chats, and messages | Ctrl+K | ⌘K |
| New bot | Ctrl+N | ⌘N |
| Go to bot 1 to 9 in the sidebar | Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+9 | ⌘1 … ⌘9 |
| Previous bot | Ctrl+Shift+[ | ⌘⇧[ |
| Next bot | Ctrl+Shift+] | ⌘⇧] |
| Settings | — | ⌘, |
| Shortcuts list | Ctrl+/ or ? | ⌘/ or ? |
| Close a panel, menu, or dialog | Esc | Esc |
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| Open the menu for the selected bot or thread | Shift+F10 or the Menu key | — |
| Move the selected section up / down | Alt+↑ / Alt+↓ | ⌥↑ / ⌥↓ |
| Clear the search | Esc | Esc |
| Renaming a thread: save / cancel | Enter / Esc | Return / Esc |
All threads
In the All threads list in the chat header:
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Open the first match | Enter |
| Clear the search, then close the list | Esc |
Writing messages
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| Send | Enter | Return |
| New line | Shift+Enter | ⇧Return |
| Edit your last message (box empty) | ↑ | ↑ |
| Paste an image | Ctrl+V | ⌘V |
| Open the Commands menu (box empty) | / | / |
| Choose from the @ or / menu | ↑ / ↓, then Enter or Tab | same |
| Close the @ or / menu | Esc | Esc |
Editing a message
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Save and resend | Enter |
| New line | Shift+Enter |
| Cancel | Esc |
Voice
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| Start or send a voice message | Ctrl+Shift+D | ⌘⇧D |
| Throw away a voice message | Esc | Esc |
| Stop dictating | Esc or Enter | Esc or Return |
| Skip back / forward 2 seconds in a voice message or audio file (click its waveform first) | ← / → | ← / → |
Questions from a bot
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Send your answer after typing it under Other (once every question is answered) | Enter |
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| Add a comment on a selection | Ctrl+Enter | ⌘Return |
| Save group instructions | Ctrl+Enter | ⌘Return |
| Cancel | Esc | Esc |
Find in a conversation
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Open | Ctrl+F / ⌘F |
| Next match | Enter or ↓ |
| Previous match | Shift+Enter or ↑ |
| Close | Esc |
Images
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Previous / next image | ← / → |
| Close | Esc |
Bot's computer
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Leave full screen | Esc |
| Make the panel wider / narrower (with its left edge selected using Tab) | ← / → |
Files
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Up one folder | Backspace |
| Close a file | Esc |
Slides
When a presentation is open (click the slide first):
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Next slide | →, ↓, Page Down, or Space |
| Previous slide | ←, ↑, or Page Up |
| First / last slide | Home / End |
Terminal
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| New terminal tab | Ctrl+Shift+T | ⌘⇧T |
| Close this terminal tab | Ctrl+Shift+W | ⌘⇧W |
| Next / previous terminal tab | Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab | ⌃Tab / ⌃⇧Tab |
| Copy | Ctrl+Shift+C, or Ctrl+C with text selected | ⌘⇧C, or ⌘C with text selected |
| Paste | Ctrl+V or Ctrl+Shift+V | ⌘V or ⌘⇧V |
| Stop the running program | Ctrl+C (nothing selected) | ⌃C |
Right-click copies the selected text, or pastes when nothing is selected.
Automations calendar
While the calendar is open and you're not typing:
| Action | Key |
|---|
| New routine | C |
| Today | T |
| Day view | 1 |
| 3-day view | 3 |
| Week view | W |
| Close | Esc |
Approvals and requests
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Deny a This PC permission request | Esc |
Window
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|
| Zoom in | Ctrl + + | ⌘ + + |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + − | ⌘ + − |
| Actual size | Ctrl+0 | ⌘0 |
| Full screen | F11 | ⌃⌘F |
| Reload the app | Ctrl+R | ⌘R |
| Minimize | Ctrl+M | ⌘M |
| Close the window | Ctrl+W | ⌘W |
| Quit | Tray icon → Quit | ⌘Q |
Welcome tour
| Action | Key |
|---|
| Skip the tour | Esc |
