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Keyboard shortcuts on the Mac

Gelim is built to be driven from the keyboard. Here's every key, by place. Change the ones that can change in Settings → Shortcuts: click a key, press the new one, or choose Reset all.

Anywhere on your Mac

KeysWhat it does
⌘Space (or ⌥Space)Open or close the launcher
⌘⇧VOpen the launcher's Clipboard tab
⌥Tab / ⌥⇧TabSelect an area of the screen for the launcher / mark it up first (Capture an area); either can be Double Shift or Double Control instead
⌘TabWindow switcher, when it's on

In the launcher

KeysWhat it does
⌘1 – ⌘8Quick, Apps, Files, Clipboard, Emojis, Symbols, Calculator, Chat
⌘⏎Insert the answer where you were typing
⌘⇧⏎Replace your selection (Quick), or Open in Chat app (Chat)
⌘CCopy
⌘RRetry, or Continue a cut-off reply
⌘PPin the answer
⌘N / ⌘⇧HNew chat / all chats (Chat tab)
⌘.Stop the answer (Chat tab)
⌘/ / ⇧⌘/Choose the model / change its effort (Chat tab)
⌘KThe launcher's list of keys
⏎ / ⌥⏎ / ⌘⌫Paste / paste as plain text / delete (Clipboard tab)
escClear, go back, or close

In the window

KeysWhat it does
⌘NNew chat
⌘/Choose the model (a chat's composer)
⇧⌘/Change the effort: Low, Medium, High, for a model that has one
⌘⇧NNew canvas
⌘⇧HSearch
⌥⌘NNew window
⌥⌘SShow or hide the sidebar
⌘` | Next window
⌘⇧AActivity
⌘,Settings
⌘OAdd files to a chat
⌘⏎Insert a chat's last answer where you were typing
⌘.Stop the answer (a chat)
⌘⇧SShare the chat or recording

In a canvas

KeysWhat it does
⌘RRead mode
⌘⇧BExplain the selection
⌘⇧OChat over a folder

In Recordings

KeysWhat it does
⌘⇧RRecord
⌘⇧IImport audio
⌘⇧PPause or resume the recorder
⌘⇧FFinish recording
⌘⇧CChat about this
⌘⏎Insert an action's result

In Activity and Recently deleted

KeysWhat it does
⏎Open
⌘.Stop the selected job (Activity)
⌘RRestore (Recently deleted)
⌘⌫Delete now (Recently deleted)

What you can change

Launcher, Clipboard history, Capture an area, Capture and mark up, Pin the answer, Choose the model, Cycle the effort, and the window commands (New chat, New canvas, Record, Import audio, Activity, Search, Share…, Chat about this recording, Finish recording, Open in new window, Settings, Stop, plus Insert the last answer into the front app). Capture an area and Capture and mark up each take a key combination, Double Shift or Double Control; a double tap starts only one of them. Your actions' shortcuts are listed under Actions in the launcher; change them in each action's editor. A key needs ⌘ or ⌃. The launcher's tab keys, ⌘R, ⌘⇧B, ⌘`, ⌘O and ⌘⇧O are fixed.

Next steps

Updated 18 October 2026