12.Keyboard Shortcuts
12 Keyboard Shortcuts
This chapter lists WxTerm’s default keyboard shortcuts. All of them can be customized via the keymap editor (see 09 Personalization).
On macOS,
Ctrlin the shortcuts below is replaced byCmd(⌘).
12.1 Global Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Q |
Quick connect |
Ctrl+N |
New session |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
New session (alternative) |
Alt+F4 |
Quit the application |
Ctrl+, |
Open settings |
12.2 Tab Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Shift+T |
New local shell tab |
Ctrl+Shift+W |
Close current tab |
Ctrl+Tab |
Switch to next tab |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Switch to previous tab |
12.3 Edit Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+C |
Copy (when there is a selection) / send ^C interrupt (when there is no selection) |
Ctrl+V |
Paste |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
Copy selection |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Paste (with multiline detection) |
Ctrl+A |
Select all |
Ctrl+F |
Find |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
Find (alternative) |
F3 |
Find next |
12.4 View Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+B |
Toggle session sidebar |
Ctrl+= |
Zoom in |
Ctrl+- |
Zoom out |
Ctrl+0 |
Reset font size |
F11 |
Toggle fullscreen |
12.5 AI Assistant Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Shift+A |
Open/close the AI panel of the focused tab group |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Stop AI generation (takes effect at the next stream chunk boundary) |
Enter |
Send AI message (inside the input box) |
Shift+Enter |
New line in the AI input box |
12.6 Shortcuts Dialog
The complete shortcut list is also available in-app:
- Menu “Help → Shortcuts”.
12.7 Custom Shortcuts
All of the shortcuts above can be modified or extended via the keymap editor; see 09 Personalization.
Custom mappings are stored in keymap.json in the configuration directory (see 01 Getting Started for its location), so they can be backed up or migrated to another device.