Keyboard Shortcuts

File Palaces supports keyboard shortcuts for common actions on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Keys shown as Ctrl map to Cmd on macOS.

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+1`	Switch to Chat panel
`Ctrl+2`	Switch to Search panel
`Ctrl+3`	Switch to Palace Map panel
`Ctrl+,`	Open Settings
`Ctrl+W`	Close the current dialog or modal
`Esc`	Close dialog / dismiss overlay

Chat

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Send message
`Shift+Enter`	Insert a new line (multi-line input)
`?` (up arrow)	Edit the last message you sent
`Ctrl+L`	Clear the current chat session
`Ctrl+K`	Focus the chat input field

Search

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+/`	Focus the search input
`Enter`	Run search
`Esc`	Clear results / return to chat

Wings sidebar

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Shift+A`	Open the Add Folder dialog
`Ctrl+Shift+U`	Open the Add URL dialog

Palace Map

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+M`	Toggle the Palace Map panel
`+` / `-`	Zoom in / out
`0`	Reset zoom to fit

Source preview

Shortcut	Action
`Esc`	Close the source preview modal
`?` / `?`	Navigate between sources in the preview

Global

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Shift+B`	Start the dev environment (VS Code task)
`F11`	Toggle fullscreen (native window)
`Ctrl+Q`	Quit File Palaces

Mining controls

Mining starts automatically when you add a Wing. There are no keyboard shortcuts dedicated to mining � use the Wings sidebar context menu (right-click a Wing) to Re-mine or Remove it.

Custom shortcuts

File Palaces does not yet expose a user-configurable shortcut remapping UI. If you need custom bindings, you can modify the Tauri window configuration in filepalace/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json and register global shortcuts via tauri::plugin::global-shortcut.