Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you move faster in Diglot — formatting text, opening tools, and navigating your documents without reaching for the mouse. Many of them are yours to customize, and Diglot shows them in your platform’s style (⌘ on Mac, Ctrl on Windows and Linux).

How to find it

Open Settings → Hotkeys to see your shortcuts and change the ones you want.

Editor shortcuts you can customize

You can remap these in the Hotkeys tab.

Basic

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+S	Save document
Cmd+\	Show or hide the right panel
Cmd+B	Show or hide the left sidebar

Opening tools

Shortcut	Opens
Set your own	Translator
Set your own	Paraphrase
Set your own	Grammar check
Set your own	Cowriter chat
Set your own	Citation search
Cmd+Shift+P	Authorship timeline
Cmd+Shift+H	AI Check (Humanize)

Built-in editor shortcuts

These are always available and can’t be changed.

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+K	Open the inline Cowriter prompt
/ at the start of a line	Open the slash-command menu
Cmd+B	Bold
Cmd+I	Italic
Cmd+U	Underline
Cmd+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z	Redo

Slash commands

Type / at the start of a line to open a quick menu:

Command	What it does
/heading1, /heading2, /heading3	Insert a heading
/bulletList	Bullet list
/orderedList	Numbered list
/blockquote	Block quote
/table	Table
/translate	Translate your selection
/paraphrase	Paraphrase your selection
/grammar	Run a grammar check
/cowriter	Open Cowriter chat

Dashboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+F	Jump to search
Cmd+A	Select all documents
Cmd+Shift+N	Create a new folder
Escape	Clear your selection
Cmd+1	List view
Cmd+2	Grid view
Backspace / Delete	Delete the selected items
F2	Rename
Enter	Open
Cmd+D	Toggle favorite

Customizing your shortcuts

1. Open Settings → Hotkeys.
2. Click the shortcut you want to change.
3. Press your new key combination.
4. If it clashes with another shortcut, Diglot warns you.
5. Press Escape to cancel.

Your shortcut preferences follow you across devices through your account.

Limitations

• Shortcuts your browser reserves (like Cmd+L, Cmd+T, and Cmd+W) can’t be overridden.
• Slash commands and dashboard shortcuts are fixed — they aren’t customizable.
• Some browser extensions, such as ad blockers or password managers, may catch a shortcut before Diglot does.

Common questions

• Can I change the shortcut for opening Cowriter? Yes. Settings → Hotkeys → find “Open Cowriter”, click it, and press your combination.
• Why doesn’t my shortcut work? Your browser or an extension may be catching it. Browser-reserved shortcuts can’t be overridden.
• What’s the difference between Cmd+K and the Cowriter shortcut? Cmd+K opens the quick inline prompt right where you’re writing. The Cowriter shortcut opens the full chat panel.
• How do I reset shortcuts to their defaults? For now, change each one back manually — a one-click reset is on the way.