App IDE keyboard shortcuts
Learn about built-in keyboard shortcuts for the App IDE.
Use Retool's built-in keyboard shortcuts to quickly perform certain actions or control the interface. You can also configure custom keyboard shortcuts on a per-app basis that can trigger queries, interact with components, and more.
Global
The following shortcuts are available anywhere within Retool.
| Name | PC | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Command Palette | Ctrl + K | Cmd + K | Open the command palette. |
General
Shortcuts available throughout the App IDE.
| Name | PC | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Shift + / | Shift + Cmd + / | Show keyboard shortcuts. |
| Toggle Sidebar | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B | Toggle the sidebar. |
| Toggle Component Tree | Shift + Ctrl + D | Shift + Cmd + D | Toggle the component tree. |
| Toggle Code | Shift + Ctrl + E | Shift + Cmd + E | Toggle the code editor. |
| Toggle Code Search | Shift + Ctrl + F | Shift + Cmd + F | Toggle code search. |
| Toggle Inspector | Ctrl + U | Cmd + U | Toggle the inspector. |
| Pin Sidebar | Ctrl + P | Ctrl + P | Pin or unpin the sidebar. |
| Toggle All Panels | Ctrl + . | Cmd + . | Toggle all panels. |
| Toggle Preview Mode | Alt + Ctrl + Enter | Alt + Cmd + Enter | Toggle preview mode. |
| Toggle User Mode | Shift + Ctrl + P | Shift + Cmd + P | Toggle user mode. |
| Save | Ctrl + S | Cmd + S | Save. |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z | Undo. |
| Redo | Shift + Ctrl + Z | Shift + Cmd + Z | Redo. |
| Inspector Search | Shift + Ctrl + K | Shift + Cmd + K | Inspector search. |
| Toggle Add Components | Shift + Ctrl + A | Shift + Cmd + A | Show or hide the Add Components panel. |
Canvas
Shortcuts for interacting with the app canvas.
| Name | PC | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toggle Grid | Shift + Ctrl + G | Shift + Cmd + G | Show or hide the canvas grid. |
| Zoom In | Ctrl + + | Cmd + + | Zoom in on the canvas. |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl + - | Cmd + - | Zoom out on the canvas. |
| Pan Canvas | Space + Drag | Space + Drag | Pan the canvas. |
Components
Shortcuts for working with components.
| Name | PC | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select Multiple | Ctrl + Click | Cmd + Click | Select multiple components. |
| Select All | Ctrl + A | Cmd + A | Select all components. |
| Select Without Interacting | Ctrl + Click | Cmd + Click | Select components without interacting. |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Cmd + C | Copy selected components. |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Cmd + X | Cut selected components. |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Cmd + V | Paste copied components. |
| Duplicate | Ctrl + D | Cmd + D | Duplicate selected components. |
| Move | Cursor keys | Cursor keys | Move selected components. |
| Resize | Ctrl + Cursor key | Cmd + Cursor key | Resize selected components. |
| Resize Fixed Containers To Fit | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + R | Alt + Shift + Cmd + R | Resize fixed containers to fit content. |
| Delete | Delete | Delete | Delete selected components. |
| Cancel Drag Or Resize | Escape | Escape | Cancel dragging or resizing a component. |
| Deselect | Escape | Escape | Deselect selected components. |
| Toggle Hidden Components | Ctrl + / | Cmd + / | Toggle visibility of hidden components. |