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Keyboard Shortcuts

Master Tabby with global hotkeys.

Keyboard shortcuts are the primary way to interact with Tabby. All shortcuts are global, meaning they work regardless of which application is in focus.

Global Shortcuts

ShortcutAction
Ctrl + \Open/Close Action Menu
Ctrl + Alt + GGet AI Suggestion
Ctrl + Shift + BToggle Brain Panel
Ctrl + Alt + IToggle Interview Ghost Text
Ctrl + Alt + JLaunch Voice Agent
Ctrl + Shift + XImmediately Stop Autotyping

Interview Copilot Shortcuts

These shortcuts are active when the Copilot panel or context is relevant.

ShortcutAction
Alt + XCapture Screen & Analyze Problem
Alt + Shift + XUpdate Analysis with New Context
Alt + NGet Code Suggestions
Ctrl + 1-6Switch between Copilot Tabs
Ctrl + NStart a New Conversation Session
ShortcutAction
Shift + EscAccept suggestion
EnterPaste AI result
EscClose the current panel or discard suggestion
TabSwitch focus/modes within the Action Menu
Ctrl + ArrowsMove the floating UI panels around the screen

You can customize some of these shortcuts in the Settings panel accessible from the system tray icon.