Keyboard Shortcuts
Every shortcut in Rho runs a command — the same ones the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) lists.
Can't memorize them all? Settings › Keyboard keeps a live, complete list.
Tables below say Ctrl; on macOS that's Cmd.
Files and tabs
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+O |
Open file |
| Ctrl+N |
New Markdown document (opens straight into edit mode) |
| Ctrl+Shift+N |
New canvas |
| Ctrl+S |
Save |
| Ctrl+T |
New tab |
| Ctrl+W |
Close current tab |
| Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Next / previous tab |
| Ctrl+1 … 9 |
Jump to tab N (9 = last) |
Find and commands
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+P |
Quick Open — fuzzy-search file names (including your whole Psi library) |
| Ctrl+Shift+P |
Command Palette — find and run any command |
| Ctrl+F |
Find in document |
| (in the find bar) Enter / Shift+Enter |
Next / previous match |
| Esc |
Close the find bar |
Layout
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+B |
Show / hide the left Side Bar |
| Ctrl+Shift+B |
Show / hide the right Secondary Side Bar |
| Ctrl+J |
Show / hide the bottom Panel |
| Ctrl+, |
Open Settings |
Appearance
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+Shift+T |
Toggle light / dark theme |
| Ctrl+= (or Ctrl++) |
Font size up |
| Ctrl+- |
Font size down |
| Ctrl+0 |
Reset font size (16px) |
Editing
Modes and views:
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+E |
Toggle reading / editing mode |
| Ctrl+Shift+E |
Toggle source (Raw) mode |
While editing (full story on Editing vs Reading):
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+B / Ctrl+I / Ctrl+E |
Bold / italic / inline code on selected text |
| Enter / Shift+Enter |
Split paragraph / soft line break |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
With text selected inside an editable block, Ctrl+B / Ctrl+E format the text; with no selection they remain the global shortcuts (side bar / edit-mode toggle).
Canvas
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z (or Ctrl+Y) |
Undo / redo |
| Esc |
Deselect (nodes / edges / floating toolbar) |
3D star map (Open Galaxy)
| Input |
Action |
| ↑ ↓ ← → |
Pan across the sky |
| Mouse wheel |
Zoom toward the pointer |
| Click a folder name |
Fly into that constellation; click empty space to fly back out |
Want to rebind keys?
Shortcut customization is on the way. Until then, the complete current bindings are always in Settings › Keyboard — that list is read live from the registry, so it never drifts from actual behavior.