Keyboard shortcuts

Press ? anywhere in Soleil Clusters to see the shortcut list without leaving the page. The essentials are V to select, H or Space to pan, N for a note, A for an arrow, Cmd-K to search everything, Cmd-Z to undo, and Shift-1 to fit the whole board on screen.

Updated August 8, 2026

Press ? on any canvas to see this list in the app, where it shows the right modifier key for your platform. On Windows and Linux, every ⌘ below is Ctrl.

Tools

Key	Action
`V`	Select / move
`H` or `Space`	Pan the canvas
`N`	Add a note
`D`	Free-draw
`A`	Arrow
`G`	Add a grid
`Esc`	Back to select · dismiss whatever is open

Navigate

Key	Action
`⌘K` or `/`	Search and commands
`⌘B`	Toggle sidebar
`⌘.`	Clean mode — hide all chrome

⌘K is the fastest way to get anywhere. It searches cluster names, card contents, notes, docs and tags, and it also runs commands — "share", "trash", "theme", "invite" all work as typed input.

Edit

Key	Action
`⌘Z` / `⌘⇧Z`	Undo · redo
`⌘C` / `⌘X` / `⌘V`	Copy · cut · paste
`⌘D`	Duplicate
`⌘A`	Select all
`⌘G`	Group selection
`[` / `]`	Send backward · forward
`⌫`	Delete selection

Undo is per-session and per-board. It undoes your own edits, not a collaborator's — in a shared board, undo that could revert someone else's work would be worse than no undo at all.

View

Key	Action
`⌘0`	Reset zoom
`⌘+` / `⌘−`	Zoom in · out
`⇧1`	Fit everything
`⇧2`	Fit selection
`Space`-drag	Pan with any tool active

Zoom and pan are remembered per cluster. Reopening a board puts you back where you were rather than at the origin.

Notes

Key	Action
Double-click	Edit a note or a title
`⌘B` / `⌘I` / `⌘U`	Bold · italic · underline
`@`	Mention a board, doc, or card

Document

These apply inside a document, not on the canvas.

Key	Action
`⌘⌥1` / `⌘⌥0`	Heading 1 · body
`⌘⇧7` / `⌘⇧8` / `⌘⇧9`	Numbered · bullet · task list
`⌘⇧H` / `⌘E`	Highlight · inline code
`⌘⇧L` / `⌘⇧E` / `⌘⇧R`	Align left · center · right
`⌘K` / `⌘⌥M`	Link · comment
`⌘F`	Find and replace

Gestures

Not keys, but worth knowing:

Double-click empty canvas opens an add menu at your cursor.
Right-click anything for its full menu — cards, groups, and the canvas background each have their own.
Hold Alt while dragging to bypass snapping.
Paste a URL onto the canvas to create a link card that unfurls its preview.
Drag files from your desktop straight onto the canvas.

Frequently asked questions

How do I see shortcuts without leaving what I am doing?

Press ? on any canvas, or click the help button in the corner of the canvas. The overlay lists every shortcut grouped by what it affects.

Do these work on Windows?

Yes. Every Cmd shortcut listed here is Ctrl on Windows and Linux. The in-app overlay detects your platform and shows the right modifier.

Machine-readable: /docs/keyboard-shortcuts.md · /llms.txt