Keyboard shortcuts
Anywhere in a project
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘S | Shape |
| ⌘G | Graph (once the shape has a type) |
| ⌘N | Build with Claude / ChatGPT (the edit panel) |
| ⌥⌘N | New Node or Relationship… (by form) |
| ⌘J | Show / hide Notes |
| ⌘K | Command palette |
| ⌘T | Show table / canvas |
| ⌘F | Search the graph |
| ⌘1 … ⌘5 | Search in Auto · Text to Cypher · Vector · Raw Cypher · Raw Text |
| ⌘L | Arrange… |
| ⇧⌘K | Clear canvas |
| ⌘0 | Zoom to fit |
| ⌃⌘S | Hide / show sidebar |
| ⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z / ⌘R | Undo / Redo / Redo |
| ⇧⌘N | New project |
| ⇧⌘E | Export project… |
| ⇧⌘P | Share to the Web… |
| ⌘, | Settings |
On the Graph canvas
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Click | select; first click brings in First-priority neighbours |
| Second click / double-click | bring in the next lot of neighbours (double-click also unpins) |
| ⇧ click | add to / remove from the selection |
| Drag on empty canvas | box selection (⇧ adds) |
| Space drag, ⌘ drag | pan |
| ⌘ scroll, pinch | zoom |
| Double-click empty canvas | new node composer |
| Drag from a halo, ⌥ drag a node | connect |
| + / = | expand the selected nodes |
| H | hide the selected nodes with their branch |
| Delete | delete the selection |
| Esc | deselect; close a composer; close the search dropdown, then the bar; close the table |
| Right-click | Expand / Fold / Arrange Around menu |
On the Shape canvas
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Double-click empty canvas | new node type |
| Drag the gold handle | new relationship / connected type |
| Double-click a line’s name | rename the relationship |
| Delete | delete the selected type, relationship or connection |
| Esc | deselect; close the composer |
In the search bar
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Return | run; or pick the highlighted suggestion / completion |
| Tab | complete the highlighted (or first) name |
| ↑ ↓ | move through suggestions |
| Backspace at the start | turn the scope pill into editable ::…:: |
| ⌘Return | run an edited Cypher query in the trail |
In composers and forms
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Return | Add / Connect (in a long-text field: new line) |
| ⌘Return | Add / Connect from a long-text field; Add a reviewed draft |
| Esc | Cancel |
In the Build panel
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Return / ⇧Return | send / new line |
| Esc | close the panel |
| ⌘Return | Add the draft |
In Notes
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘N, ⌘T | new note |
| ⌘W | close the tab (or the notes) |
| ⌘F | filter the list, or find in the note |
| ⌘1 … ⌘9 | switch tabs (9 = last) |
| ⇧⌘[ / ⇧⌘] | previous / next tab |
| ⌃⌘S | hide the list |
| ⌘ click a tag | open the node on the graph |
| Esc | leave the field, dismiss the picker, close the notes |