Leave your mouse behind and move around faster with keyboard shortcuts.
| Mac | Windows/Linux | ||
| View all shortcuts | ⌘ / | Ctrl / |
Using your mouse, you can view all shortcuts by going to Help > Show Keyboard Shortcuts.
Display #
| Mac | Windows/Linux | ||
| Zoom in | ⌘ = | Ctrl = | |
| Zoom out | ⌘ – | Ctrl – |
Navigation #
| Mac | Windows/Linux | ||
| Navigate by section | ⌘ T | Ctrl T | |
| Previous chat | Option ↑ Ctrl Shift Tab |
Alt ↑ Ctrl Shift Tab |
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| Next chat | Option ↓ Ctrl Tab |
Alt ↓ Ctrl Tab |
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| Previous unread chat | Option Shift ↑ | Alt Shift ↑ | |
| Next unread chat | Option Shift ↓ | Alt Shift ↓ | |
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Jump to chat
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⌘ 1 to 9 | Ctrl 1 to 9 | |
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Focus oldest unread or last message
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⌘ J | Ctrl J | |
| Preferences | ⌘ , | Ctrl , | |
| Open chat menu | ⌘ Shift L | Ctrl Shift L | |
| Start new chat | ⌘ N | Ctrl N | |
| Search | ⌘ F | Ctrl F | |
| Search in chat | ⌘ Shift F | Ctrl Shift F | |
| Focus composer | ⌘ Shift T | Ctrl Shift T | |
| Open All Media view | ⌘ Shift M | Ctrl Shift M | |
| Save Media (in media viewer) | ⌘ S | Ctrl S | |
| Open emoji chooser | ⌘ Shift J | Ctrl Shift J | |
| Open sticker chooser | ⌘ Shift G | Ctrl Shift G | |
| Begin recording voice message | ⌘ Shift V | Ctrl Shift V | |
| Archive chat | ⌘ Shift A | Ctrl Shift A | |
| Unarchive chat | ⌘ Shift U | Ctrl Shift U | |
| Scroll to top of list | ⌘ ↑ | Ctrl ↑ | |
| Scroll to bottom of list | ⌘ ↓ | Ctrl ↓ | |
| Close current chat | ⌘ Shift C | Ctrl Shift C |
Messages #
| Mac | Windows/Linux | ||
| Default action for selected message | Enter | Enter | |
| View selected message details | ⌘ D | Ctrl D | |
| Toggle reply to selected message | ⌘ Shift R | Ctrl Shift R | |
| Toggle emoji-reaction picker for selected message | ⌘ Shift E | Ctrl Shift E | |
| Save attachment from selected message | ⌘ S | Ctrl S | |
| Forward selected messages | ⌘ Shift S | Ctrl Shift S | |
| Open context menu for selected message | ⌘ F12 | Shift F10 | |
| Delete selected message | ⌘ Shift D | Ctrl Shift D |
Composer #
| Mac | Windows/Linux | ||
| Add newline to message | Shift Enter | Shift Enter | |
| Expand composer | ⌘ Shift K | Ctrl Shift K | |
| Send (in expanded composer) | ⌘ Enter | Ctrl Enter | |
| Attach file | ⌘ U | Ctrl U | |
| Remove draft link preview | ⌘ P | Ctrl P | |
| Remove all draft attachments | ⌘ Shift P | Ctrl Shift P | |
| Edit the previous message | ↑ | ↑ | |
| Mark selected text as bold | ⌘ B | Ctrl B | |
| Mark selected text as italic | ⌘ I | Ctrl I | |
| Mark selected text as strikethrough | ⌘ Shift X | Ctrl Shift X | |
| Mark selected text as monospace | ⌘ E | Ctrl E | |
| Mark selected text as a spoiler | ⌘ Shift B | Ctrl Shift B |
Calling #
| Mac | Windows/Linux | ||
| Toggle mute on and off | Shift M | Shift M | |
| Toggle video on and off | Shift V | Shift V | |
| Accept call with video (video calls only) | Ctrl Shift V | Alt Shift V | |
| Accept call without video | Ctrl Shift A | Alt Shift A | |
| Decline call | Ctrl Shift D | Alt Shift D | |
| Start voice call | Ctrl Shift C | Alt Shift C | |
| Start video call | Ctrl Shift Y | Alt Shift Y | |
| End call | Ctrl Shift E | Alt Shift E |