Keyboard shortcuts
Every key and click Griddler adds, on Windows, Linux and macOS, including the ones the in-app sheet leaves out.
Where: Top bar→keyboard icon
Griddler adds a short list of keys on top of what Claude Code and Codex already use. Anything not listed here goes straight to the agent in the pane.
Open the shortcut sheet
Click the keyboard icon in the top bar, press Ctrl/⌘+Shift+/, or press ? when no pane or text box has focus.
While the sheet is open, press any combination and it tells you what that key does, or Not a Griddler shortcut — this goes straight to the pane's agent. Nothing happens behind the sheet while you explore. Esc closes it.
Copy and paste
| Windows / Linux | macOS | Does |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+C | Ctrl+C | Copies the selection, cleaned, and clears it. With nothing selected, interrupts the agent. |
| — | ⌘+C | Copies the selection, cleaned, and keeps it highlighted. |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | ⌘+⇧+C | Always a clean copy, in either clipboard mode. |
| Ctrl+V | ⌘+V | Paste. An image is pasted as a file path the agent can read. |
| Ctrl+Shift+V, Shift+Insert | — | Paste, same as Ctrl+V. |
| Shift+Enter | ⇧+Enter | New line in a Claude Code prompt without sending it. |
| Drag | Drag | Selects and copies, cleaned. |
| Right-click | Right-click | Copies the selection, or pastes when nothing is selected. |
| Middle-click | Middle-click | Paste. |
Mouse copy and paste, and the Ctrl+C copy rule, apply in the Modern clipboard mode. See Copy and paste.
Tabs, panes and search
| Windows / Linux | macOS | Does |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+1…9 | ⌘+1…9 | Go to tab 1–9. |
| Ctrl+Shift+↑ / ↓ | ⌘+⇧+↑ / ↓ | Previous / next tab. |
| Ctrl+Shift+J | ⌘+⇧+J | Jump to the pane that has waited on you longest. See Know when a pane needs you. |
| Ctrl+K | ⌘+K | Open the 🧠 assistant on Search. See Search. |
| Ctrl+Shift+/ or ? | ⌘+⇧+/ or ? | Open the shortcut sheet. |
| Enter | Enter | Sends your prompt and clears the pane's green "needs you" border. |
| Esc | Esc | Closes a dialog or viewer, or cancels Send to pane →. |
| Shift-click ⇅ | Shift-click ⇅ | Makes every tile in the tab the same size. See Arrange the grid. |
| Shift-click the open-book button, or a ? or docs link | Shift-click the same | Opens the docs in your own browser instead of a web cell. See Help inside the app. |
| Alt | — | Shows the menu bar for a moment when Hide the menu bar is on. |
Plain Ctrl+1…9 is left alone and reaches the agent.
Paths and the file viewer
| Windows / Linux | macOS | Does |
|---|---|---|
| Click a path or link | Click a path or link | Opens it in Griddler's viewer, or your browser for web links. |
| Ctrl+click a path | ⌘+click a path | Opens the file in its default app. |
| Shift+click a path | ⇧+click a path | Shows the file in Explorer, Finder or your file manager. |
| Alt+← / → | ⌘+[ / ], or ⌥+← / → | Back / forward in the viewer. Your mouse's back and forward buttons work too. |
More on Open files and links.
Keys Griddler passes to Claude Code
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| Esc | Interrupts Claude Code mid-turn. |
| Shift+Tab | Cycles Claude Code's permission mode. |
Related
- Copy and paste: Modern and Classic clipboard modes.