Keyboard shortcuts

Default shortcuts

Command	Windows	macOS	Linux
Add	`A`	`A`	`A`
Add secondary	`Shift`+`A`	`Shift`+`A`	`Shift`+`A`
Async reload	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Y`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`Y`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Y`
Backwards tab trigger	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`
Beginning of file	`Ctrl`+`Home`	`Cmd`+`Up`	`Ctrl`+`Home`
Beginning of line		`Ctrl`+`A`
Beginning of line text	`Home`	`Cmd`+`Left`	`Home`
Build	`Ctrl`+`B`	`Cmd`+`B`	`Ctrl`+`B`
Close	`Ctrl`+`W`	`Cmd`+`W`	`Ctrl`+`W`
Close all	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`W`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`W`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`W`
Close engine	`Ctrl`+`J`	`Cmd`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`J`
Continue	`F5`	`F5`	`F5`
Copy	`Ctrl`+`C`	`Cmd`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Cut	`Ctrl`+`X`	`Cmd`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`
Delete	`Delete`	`Delete`	`Delete`
Delete backward	`Backspace`	`Backspace`	`Backspace`
Delete line		`Ctrl`+`D`
Delete next word	`Ctrl`+`Delete`	`Alt`+`Delete`	`Ctrl`+`Delete`
Delete prev word	`Ctrl`+`Backspace`	`Alt`+`Backspace`	`Ctrl`+`Backspace`
Delete to end of line	`Ctrl`+`K`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`Delete`	`Ctrl`+`K`
Documentation	`F1`	`F1`	`F1`
Down	`Down`	`Down`	`Down`
Edit breakpoint	`Alt`+`F9`	`Alt`+`F9`	`Alt`+`F9`
End of file	`Ctrl`+`End`	`Cmd`+`Down`	`Ctrl`+`End`
End of line	`End`	`Ctrl`+`E`	`End`
Enter	`Enter`	`Enter`	`Enter`
Erase tool	`Shift`+`E`	`Shift`+`E`	`Shift`+`E`
Escape	`Esc`	`Esc`	`Esc`
Find next	`Ctrl`+`G`	`Cmd`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`G`
Find prev	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`G`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`G`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`G`
Find references	`Shift`+`F12`	`Shift`+`F12`	`Shift`+`F12`
Find text	`Ctrl`+`F`	`Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Flip brush horizontally	`X`	`X`	`X`
Flip brush vertically	`Y`	`Y`	`Y`
Frame selection	`F`	`F`	`F`
Goto definition	`F12`	`F12`	`F12`
Goto line	`Ctrl`+`L`	`Cmd`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`L`
Hide toggle selected	`Ctrl`+`E`	`Cmd`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`E`
Hot reload	`Ctrl`+`R`	`Cmd`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`R`
Left	`Left`	`Left`	`Left`
Move down	`Alt`+`Down`	`Alt`+`Down`	`Alt`+`Down`
Move tool	`W`	`W`	`W`
Move up	`Alt`+`Up`	`Alt`+`Up`	`Alt`+`Up`
New file	`Ctrl`+`N`	`Cmd`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`N`
Next word	`Ctrl`+`Right`	`Alt`+`Right`	`Ctrl`+`Right`
Open	`Ctrl`+`O`	`Cmd`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`
Open asset	`Ctrl`+`P`	`Cmd`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`
Open recent file	`Alt`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`R`	`Alt`+`R`
Page down	`Page Down`	`Page Down`	`Page Down`
Page up	`Page Up`	`Page Up`	`Page Up`
Paste	`Ctrl`+`V`	`Cmd`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`
Preferences	`Ctrl`+`Comma`	`Cmd`+`Comma`	`Ctrl`+`Comma`
Prev word	`Ctrl`+`Left`	`Alt`+`Left`	`Ctrl`+`Left`
Proposals	`Ctrl`+`Space`	`Ctrl`+`Space`	`Ctrl`+`Space`
Quit	`Ctrl`+`Q`	`Cmd`+`Q`	`Ctrl`+`Q`
Realign camera	`Period`	`Period`	`Period`
Rebuild	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`B`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`B`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`B`
Rebundle	`Ctrl`+`U`	`Cmd`+`U`	`Ctrl`+`U`
Redo	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`Z`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`
Reindent	`Ctrl`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
Rename	`F2`	`F2`	`F2`
Reopen recent file	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`T`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`T`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`T`
Replace next	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`H`	`Alt`+`Cmd`+`G`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`H`
Replace text		`Alt`+`Cmd`+`F`
Right	`Right`	`Right`	`Right`
Rotate brush 90 degrees			`Z`
Rotate brush 90 degrees]	`Z`	`Z`
Rotate tool	`E`	`E`	`E`
Save all	`Ctrl`+`S`	`Cmd`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
Scale tool	`R`	`R`	`R`
Scene stop	`Ctrl`+`T`	`Cmd`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`T`
Search in files	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`F`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`F`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`F`
Select all	`Ctrl`+`A`	`Cmd`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Select beginning of file	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Home`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`Up`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Home`
Select beginning of line		`Shift`+`Alt`+`Up`
Select beginning of line text	`Shift`+`Home`	`Shift`+`Home`	`Shift`+`Home`
Select down	`Shift`+`Down`	`Shift`+`Down`	`Shift`+`Down`
Select end of file	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`End`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`Down`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`End`
Select end of line	`Shift`+`End`	`Shift`+`End`	`Shift`+`End`
Select left	`Shift`+`Left`	`Shift`+`Left`	`Shift`+`Left`
Select next occurrence	`Ctrl`+`D`	`Cmd`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Select next word	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Right`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Right`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Right`
Select page down	`Shift`+`Page Down`	`Shift`+`Page Down`	`Shift`+`Page Down`
Select page up	`Shift`+`Page Up`	`Shift`+`Page Up`	`Shift`+`Page Up`
Select prev word	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Left`	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Left`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Left`
Select right	`Shift`+`Right`	`Shift`+`Right`	`Shift`+`Right`
Show last hidden	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`E`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`E`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`E`
Show palette	`Space`	`Space`	`Space`
Split selection into lines	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`L`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`L`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`L`
Step into	`F11`	`F11`	`F11`
Step out	`Shift`+`F11`	`Shift`+`F11`	`Shift`+`F11`
Step over	`F10`	`F10`	`F10`
Stop debugger	`Shift`+`F5`		`Shift`+`F5`
Tab	`Tab`	`Tab`	`Tab`
Toggle breakpoint	`F9`	`F9`	`F9`
Toggle comment	`Ctrl`+`'/'`	`Cmd`+`'/'`	`Ctrl`+`'/'`
Toggle component guides	`Ctrl`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`H`
Toggle pane bottom	`F7`	`F7`	`F7`
Toggle pane left	`F6`	`F6`	`F6`
Toggle pane right	`F8`	`F8`	`F8`
Toggle visibility filters	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`I`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`I`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`I`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Cmd`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Up	`Up`	`Up`	`Up`
Up major	`Shift`+`Up`	`Shift`+`Up`	`Shift`+`Up`
Zoom in	`Ctrl`+`'`+`'`	`Cmd`+`'`+`'`	`Ctrl`+`'`+`'`
Zoom out	`Ctrl`+`'-'`	`Cmd`+`'-'`	`Ctrl`+`'-'`

Customizing shortcuts

You can override default keyboard shortcuts by providing a configuration file with your own shortcuts. The configuration file should be in the Extensible Data Notation (EDN) format with extension .edn:

[
 ["A" :add]
 ["Alt+Backspace" :delete-prev-word]
 ["Alt+Delete" :delete-next-word]
 ["Alt+Down" :end-of-line]
 ["Alt+Down" :move-down]
 ["Alt+Left" :prev-word]
]

Each entry defines the key or key combination and the editor action it should correspond to. Available actions can be seen in keymap.clj.

When the file has been created go into File ▸ Preferences, and set Path to custom keymap to the created file (it has to be an absolute path). You need to restart Defold after setting this setting, and every time you edit the keymap file.

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