Complete Lazydocker keyboard shortcuts reference — 16 shortcuts across 2 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| X | Open menu |
| [ | Previous tab |
| ] | Next tab |
| Enter | Focus main panel |
| Esc | Back |
| PageUp | Scroll up |
| PageDown | Scroll down |
| Q | Quit |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| S | Stop container |
| R | Restart container |
| D | Remove |
| A | Attach |
| M | View logs |
| E | Exec shell |
| C | Run custom command |
| B | Bulk commands |
The most essential Lazydocker shortcuts are: X (Open menu), [ (Previous tab), ] (Next tab). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Lazydocker has 16 keyboard shortcuts across 2 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Simply press the key combination while Lazydocker is focused. Most shortcuts work immediately. On Mac, replace Ctrl with Cmd and Alt with Option for most shortcuts.
The Lazydocker shortcut for open menu is X.
Lazydocker includes 8 Panels & Navigation shortcuts, including X (Open menu) and [ (Previous tab). See the full list in the Panels & Navigation section above.
Print the Lazydocker cheat sheet and keep it next to your keyboard for the first week, then switch to active recall: open Shortcut Speedrun and practice Lazydocker shortcuts against the clock until they're automatic.
Yes — use My Stack to combine Lazydocker shortcuts with any other platform on this site into one printable reference, which is useful if your daily workflow spans several tools.
Most do not — the underlying key is the same, but Lazydocker (like most software) maps Ctrl on Windows/Linux to Cmd on Mac for standard operations. Where a shortcut is platform-specific, this page notes the Mac variant next to the Windows one.
Open your assistant with this page preloaded as the source — great for follow-up questions like "which of these work in other apps?"