---
title: Keyboard Shortcuts
description: Every keyboard shortcut in Mdow
category: Guide
order: 4
---

# Keyboard Shortcuts

Mdow is built for keyboard-first reading. Press **⌘?** (macOS) or **Ctrl+?** (Windows/Linux) inside the app to open the full shortcuts dialog.

![Mdow sidebar with folder tree and tabbed documents](/screenshots/sidebar-light.webp)

## Files

| Action            | macOS | Windows / Linux |
| ----------------- | ----- | --------------- |
| Open file         | ⌘O    | Ctrl+O          |
| Open folder       | ⌘⇧O   | Ctrl+Shift+O    |
| Close tab         | ⌘W    | Ctrl+W          |
| Reopen closed tab | ⌘⇧T   | Ctrl+Shift+T    |

## Navigation

| Action           | macOS | Windows / Linux |
| ---------------- | ----- | --------------- |
| Command palette  | ⌘K    | Ctrl+K          |
| Find in document | ⌘F    | Ctrl+F          |
| Toggle sidebar   | ⌘B    | Ctrl+B          |
| Next tab         | ⌘⇧]   | Ctrl+Shift+]    |
| Previous tab     | ⌘⇧[   | Ctrl+Shift+[    |

## View

| Action       | macOS | Windows / Linux |
| ------------ | ----- | --------------- |
| Zoom in      | ⌘+    | Ctrl++          |
| Zoom out     | ⌘-    | Ctrl+-          |
| Reset zoom   | ⌘0    | Ctrl+0          |
| Wide mode    | ⌘⇧W   | Ctrl+Shift+W    |
| Toggle theme | ⌘⇧L   | Ctrl+Shift+L    |

## App

| Action    | macOS | Windows / Linux |
| --------- | ----- | --------------- |
| Settings  | ⌘,    | Ctrl+,          |
| Shortcuts | ⌘?    | Ctrl+?          |