Keyboard shortcuts in Evernote for Mac
Evernote can be driven almost entirely using only the keyboard. Below is a comprehensive list of all keyboard shortcuts available for Mac.
Global
These shortcuts will work system-wide when working in any application (provided Evernote is running). You can redefine these shortcuts by going to Evernote > Preferences > Shortcuts from the menu bar.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl ⌘ N | Quick Note |
| Ctrl ⌥ ⌘ N | New Note Window |
| Ctrl ⌘ V | Paste to Evernote |
| Ctrl ⌘ C | Clip Rectangle or Window |
| Ctrl ⌘ E | Search in Evernote |
Application-wide
These shortcuts will work when the Evernote application is active.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ N | New Note |
| ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ N | New Chat |
| ⇧ ⌘ N | New Notebook |
| Ctrl ⌘ T | New Tag |
| ⌥ ⌘ N | New Window |
| ⌘ T | New Tab |
| Ctrl ⌘ S | Sync |
| ⌘ W | Close |
| ⌘ S | Save |
| ⌘ Y | Quick Look Attachments |
| ⌘ P | |
| ⌥ ⌘ T | Show/Hide Toolbar |
| ⌥ ⌘ S | Show/Hide Sidebar |
| ⌥ ⌘ 0 | Work Chat |
| ⌥ ⌘ 1 | Notes |
| ⌥ ⌘ 2 | Notebooks |
| ⌥ ⌘ 3 | Tags |
| ⌥ ⌘ 4 | Atlas / Business Home (Evernote Business only) |
| ⌥ ⌘ 5 | Atlas (Evernote Business only) |
| ⌥ ⌘ 6 | Announcements (Evernote Business only) |
| ⌥ ⌘ 7 | Announcements (Evernote Business only) |
| ⇧ ⌘ A | Show All Notes |
| ⌘ J | Jump to Notebook |
| ⇧ ⌘ J | Jump to Tag |
| ⌘ | | Select Note List |
| ⌘ [ | Back |
| ⌘ ] | Forward |
| Ctrl ⌘ F | Enter Full Screen |
| ⌘ 1-9 | Go to Shortcuts 1-9 |
| ⌘ , | Preferences |
| Ctrl ⌘ A | Switch User |
| ⌘ H | Hide Evernote |
| ⌥ ⌘ H | Hide Others |
| ⌘ Q | Quit Evernote |
| ⌘ M | Minimize |
| / | Zoom |
Note Editor
These shortcuts will work when you are editing a note.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ Z | Undo |
| ⇧ ⌘ Z | Redo |
| ⌘ X | Cut |
| ⌘ C | Copy |
| ⌘ V | Paste |
| ⇧ ⌘ V | Paste and Match Style |
| ⌘ A | Select All |
| ⇧ ⌘ X | Encrypt Selected Text |
| ⌥ ⌘ F | Search Notes |
| ⌘ R | Reset Search |
| ⌘ F | Find Within Note |
| ⌘ G | Find Next |
| ⇧ ⌘ G | Find Previous |
| ⌘ : | Show Spelling and Grammar |
| ⌘ ; | Check Document Now |
| fn fn | Start Dictation |
| Ctrl ⌘ Space | Emoji & Symbols |
| ⌘ / | Copy Public Link |
| ⌘ ↩ | Present |
| ⌥ ⌘ ↩ | Present on Another Screen |
| ⌘ L | Edit Note Title |
| ⌘ ' | Edit Tags |
| ⇧ ⌘ I | Show/Hide Note Info |
| Ctrl ⌥ ⌘ C | Copy Note Link |
| Ctrl ⌘ M | Move To Notebook |
| ⇧ ⌘ M | Merge Notes |
| ⇧ ⌘ C | Show Colors |
| ⌥ ⌘ { | Align Left |
| ⌥ ⌘ | | Center |
| ⌥ ⌘ } | Align Right |
| ⇧ ⌘ ] | Increase Indent Level |
| ⇧ ⌘ [ | Decrease Indent Level |
| ⇧ ⌘ U | Toggle Bulleted List |
| ⇧ ⌘ O | Toggle Numbered List |
| ⇥ | Increase List Level |
| ⇧ ⇤ | Decrease List Level |
| ⇧ ⌘ L | Insert Table |
| ⌘ K | Add Link |
| ⇧ ⌘ K | Remove Link |
| ⌘ B | Bold |
| ⌘ I | Italic |
| ⌘ U | Underline |
| Ctrl ⌘ K | Strikethrough |
| Ctrl ⌘ H | Highlight |
| Ctrl ⌘ + | Superscript |
| Ctrl ⌘ - | Subscript |
| ⌘ + | Bigger |
| ⌘ - | Smaller |
| ⇧ ⌘ T | Insert To-do |
| ⇧ ⌘ H | Insert Horizontal Rule |
| ⇧ ⌘ D | Insert Date |
| ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ D | Insert Time |
| ⇧ ⌘ F | Simplify Formatting |