Raycast Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete Raycast keyboard shortcuts reference — 64 shortcuts across 15 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for macOS & Windows.
Global (1)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Alt + Space | Open or close Raycast |
Navigation (5)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Esc | Go back to the previous view, or close the window from Root Search |
| Shift + Esc | Pop to Root |
| Ctrl + W | Close the Raycast window |
| Ctrl + , | Open Raycast Settings |
| Ctrl + Shift + / | Open the User Guide |
List Navigation (6)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Up | Move up in the list |
| Down | Move down in the list |
| Alt + Up | Jump to the previous page of results |
| Alt + Down | Jump to the next page of results |
| Ctrl + Up | Jump to the previous section |
| Ctrl + Down | Jump to the next section |
Root Search (8)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Enter | Run the primary action |
| Ctrl + K | Open the Action Panel |
| Shift + Tab | Navigate to the parent directory |
| Ctrl + F | Add the selected item to Favorites |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up | Move a favorite item up |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down | Move a favorite item down |
| Ctrl + Shift + , | Configure Extension |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Disable Command |
Action Panel (2)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Enter | Execute the secondary action |
| Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Execute the tertiary action |
Item Actions (9)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + O | Open item |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Reveal in Finder or File Explorer |
| Ctrl + Alt + O | Open |
| Ctrl + Y | Toggle Quick Look preview |
| Ctrl + E | Edit item |
| Ctrl + I | Show info or details |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate item |
| Ctrl + . | Pin or unpin item |
| Ctrl + Shift + . | Show hidden items |
Copy and Paste (4)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy the secondary value, such as a deeplink |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste the secondary value |
Delete (2)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + X | Delete the selected item, or cut in a text field |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Delete all |
AI Chat (13)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Toggle the chat history sidebar |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Search chats |
| Ctrl + J | Send the selected item to AI Chat |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Add an attachment to the composer |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Branch the chat from a message |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Change the AI model |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Change the creativity level |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Change the reasoning effort |
| Ctrl + Alt + A | Archive the chat |
| Ctrl + Alt + N | Create a folder |
| Ctrl + Alt + M | Move to a folder |
| Ctrl + Shift + = | Upvote the response |
| Ctrl + Shift + - | Downvote the response |
Forms (1)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Tab | Move to the next field |
Text Editing (3)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
Emacs Bindings (3)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + N | Move down |
| Ctrl + P | Move up |
| Ctrl + B | Move left |
Vim Bindings (3)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Move up |
| Ctrl + L | Move right |
| Ctrl + H | Move left |
Support (1)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + F | Request a feature |
Additional Shortcuts (3)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Cmd + Space | Open Raycast |
| Cmd + K | Search commands |
| Cmd + , | Settings |
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