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Settings and personalization2 min readUpdated September 3, 2026

Keyboard shortcuts on desktop

Every shortcut the desktop app answers to, from new notes to the hidden snake game.

Cmd on Mac, Ctrl on Windows and Linux. The full list also lives in the app: open Settings and go to the Shortcuts tab, where every shortcut is grouped and drawn in your own platform's notation.

Everywhere

  • Cmd Shift Space opens quick capture, once you switch it on
  • Cmd N creates a note in the selected folder
  • Cmd Shift N creates a folder
  • Cmd K opens search
  • Cmd , opens Settings

In the editor

  • Cmd F finds text in the open note
  • Cmd G and Shift Cmd G jump to the next and previous match
  • Escape closes the find bar
  • Markdown as you type: # for headings, - for lists, > for quotes, **bold** and *italic*

In the lists

  • Arrow keys move through the note list or folder list once that panel has focus
  • Cmd Backspace on Mac, Delete on Windows and Linux, deletes the selected note

The one you did not expect

Cmd Option S opens a playable snake game. It is also offered while you wait for a long transcription to finish. This one is not productivity advice.

Changing one

Quick capture is the one row you can edit, because it is a global shortcut and has to fit around the other apps on your machine. Click the row, press the combination you want, and Grape warns you if it takes over a shortcut the app already answers to. The rest are fixed.

On mobile

Shortcuts are a desktop feature, though an iPad with a hardware keyboard gets the system level text editing shortcuts inside notes.

Try It While the Guide Is Open

Grape is free to install and needs no account, so you can follow along in the real app.