Keyboard shortcuts
Every binding Mindex answers to, on both platforms.
The same list is in the app under Settings → Other → Hotkeys, where it shows
the bindings for the platform you are on.
Notes & vault
| Action |
macOS |
Windows / Linux |
Notes |
| Command palette |
⌘K |
Ctrl+K |
Jump to a note or run a command. With text selected in a note, turns the selection into a link instead. |
| New plain note |
⌘N |
Ctrl+N |
Create an untyped note. |
| New project |
⌘⇧P |
Ctrl+Shift+P |
Create a note of the Project type. |
| Save |
⌘S |
Ctrl+S |
Every change also saves on its own shortly after you stop typing — this just does it now. |
| Open vault… |
⌘O |
Ctrl+O |
Pick a different vault folder to open. |
| New vault… |
⌘⇧N |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
Create a fresh vault folder. |
| Close vault |
⌘⇧W |
Ctrl+Shift+W |
Close the open vault and return to the start screen. |
Editor
| Action |
macOS |
Windows / Linux |
Notes |
| Find in note |
⌘F |
Ctrl+F |
Search the open note. Enter/Shift+Enter move to the next/previous match. |
| Paste as plain text |
⌘⇧V |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Paste the clipboard’s text as-is, skipping link/markdown detection. |
| Editor text size |
⌘⇧+ ⌘⇧- ⌘⇧0 |
Ctrl+Shift+= Ctrl+Shift+- Ctrl+Shift+0 |
Grows, shrinks, or resets the note text — separate from the whole app’s zoom below. |
Layout
| Action |
macOS |
Windows / Linux |
Notes |
| Toggle left sidebar |
⌘B |
Ctrl+B |
Show or hide the note tree. |
| Toggle right sidebar |
⌘⌥B |
Ctrl+Alt+B |
Show or hide the chat/CLI panel. |
| App zoom |
⌘+ ⌘- ⌘0 |
Ctrl+= Ctrl+- Ctrl+0 |
Grows, shrinks, or resets the whole window — every panel, not just a note’s text. |
Chat
| Action |
macOS |
Windows / Linux |
Notes |
| Send |
↵ |
Enter |
Send the message in the composer. |
| Stop |
Esc |
Esc |
Interrupt the assistant’s current turn. |