Keyboard shortcuts

Every key Brink uses, in one place.

From any app

Keys	Does
Double-tap `⌘`	Show or hide the panel (needs Input Monitoring; another modifier can be chosen in Settings)
`⇧⌘N`	Show or hide the panel, once Keyboard shortcut is on in Settings (you can record another)
`⌘C` `⌘C`	Save what you copied to clipboard tabs, once Save with ⌘C ⌘C is onPro

The panel

Keys	Does
`Escape`	Hide the panel (or first stop editing, close a search, or clear a search field)
`⌘↩`	Save and hide (in a task list or reminders tab: check off)
`⇧⌘P`	Pin or unpin the panel
`⌘S`	Save now
`⌘,`	Settings
`⌘Q`	Quit Brink

Tabs and panes

Keys	Does
`⌘T` or `⌘N`	New note
`⇧⌘T`	New task list
`⌘W`	Close the tab
`⌘1` … `⌘8`	Go to a tab in the focused pane, by its place
`⌘9`	Go to the focused pane’s last tab
`⌃Tab` / `⌃⇧Tab`	Next / previous tab, through every pane (also `⇧⌘]` / `⇧⌘[`)
`⌘D`	New pane, with a New Tab page
`⇧⌘W`	Close the pane (its tabs move to the pane beside it)
`⌥⌘←` `⌥⌘→` `⌥⌘↑` `⌥⌘↓`	Move to the pane in that direction
`⌥⌘⌫`	Move the note or task list to the Trash

Workspaces

Keys	Does
`⌃⌘N`	New workspace
`⌃⌘1` … `⌃⌘9`	Go to workspace 1 to 9
`⌃⌘←` / `⌃⌘→`	Previous / next workspace

Notes

Keys	Does
`⌘E`	Switch between Editor, Both and Rendered
`Return`	In a list item: continue the list (on an empty item: end it)
`Tab` / `⇧Tab`	In a list item: indent / outdent
`⌘=` / `⌘-`	Bigger / smaller text (for every note)
`⌘0`	Text back to 14 points
`⌘Z` / `⇧⌘Z`	Undo / redo
`⌘X` `⌘C` `⌘V` `⌘A`	Cut, copy, paste, select all

Find and open

Keys	Does
`⌘F`	Find in the note (in a clipboard tab: search its items)
`⌘G` / `⇧⌘G`	Next / previous match
`⇧⌘F`	Search all notes and task lists
`⌘O`	Open Note…
`⇧⌘O`	Open Task List…
`↑` `↓`, `Return`	In search and Open: choose, then open

Task lists

Keys	Does
`Return`	Editing: add a task (in the middle of one, split it). Selected: add a task after it
`⌫`	On an empty task: delete it. Selected: delete it
`Tab` / `⇧Tab`	Nest / un-nest the task
`⌘↩`	Check off the task, or reopen it
`Space`	Selected: check off, or reopen
`↑` / `↓`	The task above / below
`Escape`	Stop editing (again: hide the panel)

The New Tab page

Keys	Picks
`N` `L` `O` `P`	Note, Task List, Open Note…, Open Task List…
`F` `S` `V`	Folder…, Shelf, ClipboardPro
`C` `R`	Calendar, RemindersPro
`T` `A`	Terminal, Tail File…Pro
`D`	Recently Deleted
Arrow keys, `Return`	Move between the choices, and pick one

Each plugin you’ve installed has a letter too, shown on its button.

Brink Pro tabsPro

Tab	Keys
Folder	`Return` or `⌘↓` open; `⌘[` back; `⌘↑` enclosing folder; `Space` Quick Look; `⌘C` copy files
Calendar	`↑` `↓` move between events; `Return` or `Space` show or hide an event’s details
Reminders	As in task lists: `Return` add, `Space` or `⌘↩` check off, `Escape` stop editing; `⌘Z` undo
Terminal	`⌘C` copy, `⌘V` paste, `⌘A` select all; `Escape`, `Tab`, `⌃` and `⌥` keys go to the shell
Shelf	`⌘V` add; `Space` Quick Look; `Return` open; `⌘C` copy; `⌫` remove from the shelf
Clipboard	`⌘V` save; `Return` or `⌘C` copy back; `⌫` delete; type or `⌘F` to search
Tail	`⌘F` find; `⌘C` copy; `⌘=` `⌘-` text size

Another app can claim a shortcut for all of macOS, and then that key never reaches Brink. If one of Brink’s shortcuts does nothing, see Troubleshooting.