# Reference

Unmarked keyboard shortcuts

Last updated August 2026

Switch modes with ⌘E, start Present with ⌥⌘P, find with ⌘F, 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.

Presenting

ActionShortcut
Start Present⌥⌘P
Next slide, Space, or Page Down
Previous slide or Page Up
First slideHome
Last slideEnd
Blank screen to blackB
Blank screen to whiteW
End PresentEsc or ⌘.

Up and Down scroll a slide with more content than fits. Once it fits, or you reach the end, they move between slides. Any key brings a black or white blank screen back to the slide.

Present a Markdown document as slides has the slide-break rules, mouse controls, and the rest of the presenting behavior.

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.