The desktop keyboard shortcuts listed here match the default bindings registered by HotkeyManager. Users can change bindings in the desktop shortcut settings, so the current runtime value may differ from the default.
Search and articles
| Default | Action | | --- | --- | | Ctrl+F | Focus search field | | Enter | Execute search | | Ctrl+Shift+C | Clear search | | Ctrl+Down / Ctrl+Up | Next / previous result | | Ctrl+P | Open as PDF | | Ctrl+W | Open in Web View | | Ctrl+A | View abstract | | Ctrl+D | Download PDF | | Ctrl+E | Export citation | | Ctrl+S | Save article |
Workspace navigation
| Default | Action | | --- | --- | | Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Next / previous tab | | Alt+1 / Alt+2 / Alt+3 | Search / Saved / Compare tab | | Ctrl+B | Toggle sidebar | | Ctrl+Alt+A | Toggle AI panel | | Ctrl+Alt+I | Toggle Insights panel | | Ctrl+Alt+G | Toggle Citation Graph | | Ctrl+, | Open settings | | F1 | Open Help | | Ctrl+/ | Focus Help search |
Reading and AI
| Default | Action | | --- | --- | | F6 | Cycle reading mode | | F7 | Focus mode | | F11 | Fullscreen mode | | Escape | Return to normal mode | | Ctrl+Shift+A | Focus AI input | | Ctrl+Alt+Z | Analyze article | | Ctrl+Shift+X | Compare articles |
Other registered defaults
| Default | Action | | --- | --- | | Ctrl+Shift+G | Open ChatGPT tab | | Ctrl+Shift+L | Open Claude tab | | Ctrl+Shift+M | Open Gemini tab | | Ctrl+Q | Quit application | | Ctrl+Shift+R | Reset layout | | F10 | Developer tools |
These are defaults registered by the desktop hotkey manager. A listed binding does not guarantee that a particular control is available in every build or focused UI context. Use shortcut settings to inspect current customized values.