# Reference

Unmarked keyboard shortcuts

Last updated June 2026

Switch modes with ⌘E, find with ⌘F, format with ⌘B, ⌘I, and ⌘K, and export with ⇧⌘E. The full set is grouped below, with the exact macOS keys.

Unmarked uses standard Mac shortcuts wherever they exist, so most of these are already in your fingers. To see every command on your build, open Settings ▸ Shortcuts.

Document and files

ActionShortcut
New document⌘N
Open⌘O
Save⌘S

Unmarked autosaves as you type, so ⌘S only does work the first time you save a brand-new untitled document. After that there is no Save step to remember.

Modes

ActionShortcut
Toggle Read and Write⌘E

Read mode shows the rendered document, Write mode shows the source, and ⌘E flips between them. Split mode, which puts the editor and the rendered view side by side, is in the View menu.

Writing and formatting

ActionShortcut
Bold⌘B
Italic⌘I
Inline code⌘`
Link⌘K
Heading 1 to 6⌘1 to ⌘6
Normal text⌘0
Toggle task checkbox⌘L
Insert table⌥⌘T

These act on your selection in Write mode. There is also a floating format toolbar when you select text, and a + Insert menu for headings, lists, quotes, code blocks, tables, dividers, and images.

Sharing and export

ActionShortcut
Export⇧⌘E
Print⌘P
Copy as Rich Text⌥⌘C

Export opens PDF, Word, and HTML. Print uses the same renderer as PDF export, and Save as PDF works without a printer connected.

Editing

ActionShortcut
Find⌘F
Undo⌘Z
Redo⇧⌘Z

Set your own

You can remap any of these. Open System Settings ▸ Keyboard ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts ▸ App Shortcuts, add Unmarked, and type the exact menu command name with the key combination you want. macOS applies it the next time Unmarked launches.

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