Keyboard shortcuts

Default shortcuts

Command	Windows	macOS	Linux
Add	`A`	`A`	`A`
Add secondary	`Shift`+`A`	`Shift`+`A`	`Shift`+`A`
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`	`Home`	`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`
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	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Delete`	`Cmd`+`Delete`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Delete`
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`, `Enter`	`Cmd`+`G`, `Enter`	`Ctrl`+`G`, `Enter`
Find prev	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`G`, `Shift`+`Enter`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`G`, `Shift`+`Enter`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`G`, `Shift`+`Enter`
Find references	`Shift`+`F12`	`Shift`+`F12`	`Shift`+`F12`
Find text	`Ctrl`+`F`	`Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Frame selection	`F`	`F`	`F`
Goto definition	`F12`	`F12`	`F12`
Goto line	`Ctrl`+`L`	`Cmd`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`L`
Hide 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	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`R`	`Cmd`+`P`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`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`
Recent files	`Alt`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`R`	`Alt`+`R`
Redo	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`Z`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`
Reindent	`Ctrl`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
Rename	`F2`	`F2`	`F2`
Reopen closed 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 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`+`Ctrl`+`A`
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`+`Alt`+`Down`	`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`+`Alt`+`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`+`Ctrl`+`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`
Switch to next tab	`Ctrl`+`Tab`	`Ctrl`+`Tab`	`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Switch to previous tab	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Tab	`Tab`	`Tab`	`Tab`
Toggle breakpoint	`F9`	`F9`	`F9`
Toggle comment	`Ctrl`+`Slash`	`Cmd`+`Slash`	`Ctrl`+`Slash`
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 customize keyboard shortcuts by creating a configuration file (e.g. keymap.edn in your home directory). Then go into File ▸ Preferences, and set Path to custom keymap to the created file. You need to restart Defold after setting this setting, and every time you edit the keymap file.

You can see and download keymaps for: Windows, MacOS and Linux

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