Keyboard Shortcuts

Zenboard supports a wide range of keyboard shortcuts so you can work quickly without a mouse.

Global Shortcuts (Customizable)

These shortcuts work even when the app is in the background. You can change them in Settings.

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + Shift + C`	Toggle canvas mode
`Cmd + Shift + G`	Toggle Ghost Mode
`Cmd + Shift + T`	Toggle Always on Top
`Cmd + Shift + O`	Add Files (open panel)
`Cmd + Shift + X`	Open Screen Capture
`Cmd + Shift + Z`	Pick Color from anywhere on screen

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + ,`	Settings
`Cmd + B`	Toggle auto collapse/expand
`Cmd + D`	Toggle Dock / Floating mode
`Cmd + 1`	Dock position: Left
`Cmd + 2`	Dock position: Top
`Cmd + 3`	Dock position: Right
`Cmd + 4`	Dock position: Bottom
`Home`	Jump to the first card in the sidebar
`End`	Jump to the last card in the sidebar

Shortcut	Action
`←` / `→`	Previous / Next card
`Space`	Toggle fit to screen
`Ctrl + G`	Toggle grayscale
`Cmd + H`	Flip horizontal
`Cmd + J`	Flip vertical
`Cmd + W`	Close Smart Viewer
Mouse wheel	Zoom in/out
Right-click + drag	Panning
`Shift` + mouse wheel	Adjust opacity
`Shift` + left-click vertical drag	Adjust opacity

Shortcut / Action	Result
`Cmd + Shift + Z`	Start the global color picker
Smart Viewer palette overlay	Copy the current color value
Toolbar palette extraction button	Extract dominant colors from an image card

Global color picking is documented in Color Picker. Palette-specific Smart Viewer behavior is documented in Palette Cards.

Shortcut	Action
Mouse wheel	Zoom in/out
Right-click + drag	Panning
`Space`	Toggle fit all cards to screen
`Space` (with card selected)	Fit selected card to screen
`Shift` + mouse wheel	Adjust opacity
`Shift` + left-click vertical drag	Adjust opacity