On Linux, ⌘ becomes Ctrl+Shift and ⇧⌘ becomes
Ctrl+Alt+Shift. Plain Ctrl chords always reach the terminal, which
speaks the Kitty keyboard protocol.
| Action |
macOS |
Linux |
| Command palette |
⌘K |
Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Go to host (palette, hosts only) |
⌘P |
Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Switch vault |
⇧⌘O |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O |
| Open vault file |
⌘O |
Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Create vault |
⇧⌘N |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N |
| New session (pick a host) |
⌘T |
Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Close tab |
⌘W |
Ctrl+Shift+W |
| Go to tab 1–9 |
⌘1 … ⌘9 |
Ctrl+Shift+1 … 9 |
| Reconnect |
⌘R |
Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Duplicate session |
⌘D |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Toggle the sidebar |
⌘B |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
| Hosts · Keys · Credentials |
⇧⌘H · ⇧⌘K · ⇧⌘C |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H · K · C |
| Settings |
⌘, |
Ctrl+Shift+, |
| New host (new key or credential on those pages) |
⌘N |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Edit host |
⌘I |
Ctrl+Shift+I |
| Lock vault |
⌘L |
Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Copy · paste in the terminal |
⌘C · ⌘V |
Ctrl+Shift+C · Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Terminal font size |
⌘+ ⌘− ⌘0 |
Ctrl+Shift+= − 0 |
| Move between regions (leave the terminal) |
F6 · ⇧F6 |
F6 · Shift+F6 |
| Where |
Keys |
| Host tree |
↑ ↓ move · ← → collapse or expand · ↵ connect · ⌘↵ new tab · ⌘I edit · ⌫ delete |
| Command palette |
↑ ↓ move · ↵ open · ⌘↵ new tab · ⌘I edit host · Tab next group · esc close |
| Prompts over a session |
↵ the primary action · esc cancel. A changed host key has no ↵ action |
| Editors |
⌘↵ save · esc cancel |
