Keyboard Shortcuts

VMark is designed for keyboard-first workflows. Most shortcuts can be customized in Settings. A small number of primitives are fixed: the multi-cursor selectors Mod+D (Select Next Occurrence) and Mod+Shift+L (Select All Occurrences), and the global Undo/Redo bindings. The other multi-cursor shortcuts (Skip Occurrence, Soft Undo Cursor, Add Cursor Above/Below) are configurable. Shortcuts marked (context-aware) are handled inside the editor for specific structures (e.g., task list checkbox toggle) and are not exposed in the customization registry.

Notation

• Mod = Cmd on macOS, Ctrl on Windows/Linux
• Alt = Option on macOS

Function Keys on macOS

VMark uses function keys (F4–F10) for quick mode toggles. On macOS, these keys are mapped to system functions (brightness, volume, etc.) by default.

To use F-keys directly without holding Fn:

1. Open System Settings → Keyboard
2. Enable "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"

Alternatively, hold the Fn key when pressing F4–F10 to trigger VMark shortcuts.

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If you prefer keeping system functions on F-keys, you can customize VMark shortcuts in Settings (Mod + ,) to use different key combinations.

F-Key Quick Reference

Key	Action
F2	Next Issue
Shift + F2	Previous Issue
F4	Sort Lines Ascending
Shift + F4	Sort Lines Descending
F5	Source Peek
F6	Toggle Source Mode
F7	Toggle Status Bar
F8	Focus Mode
F9	Typewriter Mode
F10	Read-Only Mode

Edit

Action	Shortcut
Undo	Mod + Z
Redo	Mod + Shift + Z

Text Formatting

Action	Shortcut
Bold	Mod + B
Italic	Mod + I
Underline	Mod + U
Strikethrough	Mod + Shift + X
Inline Code	Mod + Shift + `
Highlight	Mod + Shift + M
Subscript	Alt + Mod + =
Superscript	Alt + Mod + Shift + =
Link	Mod + K
Open Link (Source mode)	Cmd + Click
Remove Link	Alt + Shift + K
Wiki Link	Alt + Mod + K
Bookmark Link	Alt + Mod + B
Clear Formatting	Mod + \
Cycle Emphasis	Mod + Alt + E (none → italic → bold → bold+italic)

Block Formatting

Action	Shortcut
Heading 1-6	Mod + 1 through Mod + 6
Paragraph	Mod + Shift + 0
Increase Heading Level	Alt + Mod + ]
Decrease Heading Level	Alt + Mod + [
Cycle Heading	Mod + Alt + H (P → H1 → H2 → … → H6)
Blockquote	Alt + Mod + Q
Code Block	Alt + Mod + C
Bullet List	Alt + Mod + U
Ordered List	Alt + Mod + O
Task List	Alt + Mod + X
Toggle Task Checkbox	Mod + Shift + Enter (context-aware; not customizable)
Cycle List Type	(customizable)
Indent	Mod + ]
Outdent	Mod + [
Horizontal Line	Alt + Mod + -

Line Operations

Action	Shortcut
Move Line Up	Alt + Up
Move Line Down	Alt + Down
Duplicate Line	Shift + Alt + Down
Delete Line	Mod + Shift + K
Join Lines	Mod + J
Sort Lines Ascending	F4
Sort Lines Descending	Shift + F4

Text Transformations

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
UPPERCASE	Ctrl + Shift + U	Alt + Shift + U
lowercase	Ctrl + Shift + L	Alt + Shift + L
Title Case	Ctrl + Shift + T	Alt + Shift + T
Toggle Case	(customizable)	(customizable)
Remove Blank Lines	(customizable)	(customizable)
Toggle Quote Style	Shift + Mod + '	Shift + Mod + '

Insert

Action	Shortcut
Insert Image	Mod + Shift + I
Insert Video	—
Insert Audio	—
Insert Table	Mod + Shift + T
Inline Math	Alt + Mod + M
Math Block	Alt + Mod + Shift + M
Insert Note	Alt + Mod + N
Insert Tip	Alt + Mod + Shift + T
Insert Warning	Mod + Shift + W
Insert Important	Alt + Mod + Shift + I
Insert Caution	Mod + Shift + U
Insert Collapsible	Alt + Mod + D
Insert Diagram	Alt + Mod + Shift + D
Insert Mindmap	Alt + Mod + Shift + K
Toggle Comment	Mod + /

Selection & Multi-Cursor

Action	Shortcut
Select Line	Mod + L
Expand Selection	Ctrl + Shift + Up
Select Next Occurrence	Mod + D
Skip Occurrence	Mod + Shift + D
Select All Occurrences	Mod + Shift + L
Soft Undo Cursor	Alt + Mod + Z
Add Cursor Above	Mod + Alt + Up
Add Cursor Below	Mod + Alt + Down
Collapse Multi-Cursor	Escape

Find & Replace

Action	Shortcut
Find & Replace	Mod + F
Find Next	Mod + G
Find Previous	Mod + Shift + G
Use Selection for Find	Mod + E
Find in Files	Mod + Shift + H

View & Mode

Action	Shortcut
Toggle Source Mode	F6
Toggle Status Bar	F7
Focus Mode	F8
Typewriter Mode	F9
Read-Only Mode	F10
Actual Size	Mod + 0
Zoom In	Mod + =
Zoom Out	Mod + -
Word Wrap	Alt + Z
Toggle Outline	Ctrl + Shift + 1
Toggle File Explorer	Ctrl + Shift + 2
Toggle History	Ctrl + Shift + 3
Toggle Line Numbers (code blocks)	Alt + Mod + L
Toggle Terminal	Ctrl + `
Toggle Diagram Preview	Alt + Mod + P
Fit Tables to Width	(customizable)
Universal Toolbar	Mod + Shift + P
Source Peek	F5
Check Markdown	Alt + Mod + V
Next Issue	F2
Previous Issue	Shift + F2

File Operations

Action	Shortcut
New File	Mod + N
Quick Open	Mod + O (fuzzy file browser)
Open File...	Menu only (native file picker)
Open Workspace	Mod + Shift + O
Save	Mod + S
Save As	Mod + Shift + S
Save All and Quit	Alt + Mod + Shift + Q
Move to	Menu only
Close	Mod + W
Export HTML	Menu only
Print	Mod + P
Export PDF	—
Settings	Mod + ,

Clipboard

Action	Shortcut
Copy as HTML	Mod + Shift + C
Paste Plain Text	Mod + Shift + V

AI Genies

Action	Shortcut
Open AI Genies	Mod + Y
Accept suggestion	Enter
Reject suggestion	Escape
Next suggestion	Tab
Previous suggestion	Shift + Tab
Accept all suggestions	Mod + Shift + Enter
Reject all suggestions	Mod + Shift + Escape

CJK Formatting

Action	Shortcut
Format Selection	Mod + Shift + F
Format Document	Alt + Mod + Shift + F

Window & Tabs

Action	Shortcut
New Window	Mod + Shift + N
New Tab	Mod + T
Close Tab	Mod + W
Toggle Hidden Files	Mod + Shift + .
Toggle All Files	(customizable)

Windows/Linux Note

Toggle Hidden Files uses Ctrl + H on Windows and Linux.

Help (macOS only)

Action	Shortcut
Search Menus	Cmd + Shift + /

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This is a native macOS system shortcut that searches all menu items. Type a keyword to find and execute any menu action.

Smart Tab Navigation

Tab and Shift+Tab are context-aware — they escape brackets, quotes, formatting marks, and links.

Context	Tab Action
Before ), ], }, quotes	Jump past closing character
Before CJK brackets 」, 』, etc.	Jump past closing bracket
Inside bold, italic, code	Jump after formatting
Inside a link	Jump after link

Context	Shift+Tab Action
After (, [, {, quotes	Jump before opening character
After CJK brackets 「, 『, etc.	Jump before opening bracket
Inside bold, italic, code	Jump before formatting
Inside a link	Jump before link

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See Smart Tab Navigation for the complete guide including CJK brackets, curly quotes, and settings.

Table Editing

When cursor is inside a table:

Action	Shortcut
Next Cell	Tab
Previous Cell	Shift + Tab
Add Row Below	Mod + Enter
Add Row Above	Mod + Shift + Enter
Delete Row	Mod + Backspace
Add Column Left	Alt + Mod + Left
Add Column Right	Alt + Mod + Right
Delete Column	Alt + Mod + Backspace
Align Column Left	Mod + Alt + Shift + L
Align Column Right	Mod + Shift + R
Align Column Center	(customizable)
Format Table	Alt + Mod + T
Exit Table	Arrow keys at table edge

Popup Navigation

When a popup is open (link, image, math, etc.):

Action	Shortcut
Close Popup	Escape
Confirm/Save	Enter
Navigate Fields	Tab / Shift + Tab

Math Block Editing

When editing a math block:

Action	Shortcut
Commit & Exit	Mod + Enter
Cancel & Exit	Escape

Terminal

When the integrated terminal is focused:

Action	Shortcut
Toggle Terminal	Ctrl + `
Copy	Mod + C (with selection)
Paste	Mod + V
Clear	Mod + K
Search	Mod + F

When the terminal search bar is open:

Action	Shortcut
Next Match	Enter
Previous Match	Shift + Enter
Close Search	Escape

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Mod + C without a selection sends SIGINT to the running process. See Integrated Terminal for the full guide.

Customizing Shortcuts

1. Open Settings with Mod + ,
2. Navigate to the Shortcuts tab
3. Click on any shortcut to edit
4. Press your desired key combination
5. Changes are saved automatically

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Shortcuts sync with menu accelerators when applicable, so menu items will show your customized shortcuts.