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