You can open the command palette with Command + P CmdP Control + P CtrlP Command + P CmdP from anywhere in the app and type to fuzzy-search across commands. For example, typing “foc” finds “Toggle Focus Mode”.
Commands are grouped under the headings below. Some commands only appear when they’re relevant — file commands need an open file, IDE commands need a configured IDE etc.
| Command |
Available when |
Description |
| New File |
A collection is selected |
Create a new file in the selected collection |
| Close File |
A file is open |
Save and close the current file. If the save fails, it stays open |
| Rename File from Pattern |
A file is open |
Rename the file by its collection’s file name pattern, from its title and published date |
| Command |
Available when |
Description |
| Toggle Sidebar |
Always |
Show or hide the left sidebar |
| Toggle Frontmatter Panel |
Always |
Show or hide the frontmatter panel |
| Find Content |
A project is open |
Open the Content Finder to search content and open a file or insert a link |
| Open Collection: name |
That collection isn’t already selected |
Switch to a different collection (one command per collection) |
| Command |
Available when |
Description |
| Open Project |
Always |
Show the project list, to switch projects or open a folder |
| Project Settings |
A project is open |
Open Project Settings, to see how the project was read and change its settings |
| Reload Collections |
A project is open |
Re-scan the project’s collections and files |
| Command |
Description |
| Open Preferences |
Open application preferences |
| Toggle Focus Mode |
Dim all text except the current sentence |
| Toggle Typewriter Mode |
Keep the cursor line centred in the viewport |
These toggle the copyedit highlighting modes. Each command’s label flips between Show and Hide depending on what’s currently on.
| Command |
Description |
| Show / Hide Noun Highlights |
Toggle noun highlighting |
| Show / Hide Verb Highlights |
Toggle verb highlighting |
| Show / Hide Adjective Highlights |
Toggle adjective highlighting |
| Show / Hide Adverb Highlights |
Toggle adverb highlighting |
| Show / Hide Conjunction Highlights |
Toggle conjunction highlighting |
| Show / Hide All Highlights |
Toggle every part-of-speech highlight together |
These need an IDE to be configured.
| Command |
Available when |
Description |
| Open Project in IDE |
A project is open |
Open the current project in your IDE |
| Open Collection in IDE |
A collection is selected |
Open the current collection’s folder in your IDE |
| Open File in IDE |
A file is open |
Open the current file in your IDE |
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