Keyboard shortcuts

Evernote can be driven almost entirely using only the keyboard. Below is a comprehensive list of all keyboard shortcuts available for Mac and Windows.

Please note that some keyboard shortcuts can be deactivated and/or customized to your preference. To do so, follow these steps:

Open the keyboard shortcut drawer by using the corresponding keyboard shortcut (⌘+/ on Mac or Ctrl+/ on Windows), or navigating to the window menu > Help > Keyboard shortcuts.
Search for the combination you want to edit/disable.
If it can be customized/disabled, clicking on it will open a menu, and you can choose Edit or Disable. If you edit the default state, you can always restore it, as the Restore default option will become available.

Global

These shortcuts will work system-wide when working in any application (provided Evernote is running)

Action	Mac Shortcut	Windows Shortcut
New note window	^ + ⌥ + ⌘ + N	Alt + Ctrl + N
Paste to Evernote	^ + ⌘ + V	Alt + Ctrl + V
Search in Evernote	⇧ + ⌘ + K	Shift + Ctrl + K
Search in Evernote (alias)	^ + ⌘ + E	Win + Shift + F
Open Evernote Helper	^ + ⌘ + N	Ctrl + Alt + H
Capture screen	^ + ⌘ + backspace	Ctrl + Alt + S

General

These shortcuts will work when the Evernote application is active.

Action	Mac Shortcut	Windows Shortcut
New note	⌘ + N	Ctrl + N
New notebook	⇧ + ⌘ + N	Alt + Shift + N
New task	⌘ + T	Alt + T
New tag	^ + ⌘ + T	Ctrl + Shift + T
New event	⌘ + E	Ctrl + E
Search	⌘ + K	Ctrl + K
Convert Scratch Pad to Note	⌥ + ⌘ + N	Ctrl + Shift + N
Delete / Move to Trash	⌘ + Backspace	Delete
Select all (note list)	⌘ + A	Ctrl + A
Select single	⌘ + Click	Ctrl + Click
Select group	⇧ + Click	Shift + Click
Minimize window	⌘ + M	Ctrl + M
Close window	⌘ + W	Ctrl + W
Hide Evernote	⌘ + H	(not available)
Quit Evernote	⌘ + Q	(not available)
Keyboard shortcuts	⌘ + /	Ctrl + /
Settings	⌘ + ,	Ctrl + ,

Navigation

Action	Mac Shortcut	Windows Shortcut
Switch to...	⌘ + J	Ctrl + Q
Open shortcut 1 - 9	⌘ + number	Ctrl + number
Open Home	⌥ + ⌘ + 1	Ctrl + Alt + 1
Open Notes	⌥ + ⌘ + 2	Ctrl + Alt + 2
Open Tasks	⌥ + ⌘ + 3	Ctrl + Alt + 3
Open Files	⌥ + ⌘ + 4	Ctrl + Alt + 4
Open Calendar	⌥ + ⌘ + 5	Ctrl + Alt + 5
Open Notebooks	⌥ + ⌘ + 6	Ctrl + Alt + 6
Open Tags	⌥ + ⌘ + 7	Ctrl + Alt + 7
Open Shared with Me	⌥ + ⌘ + 8	Ctrl + Alt + 8
Open Templates	⌥ + ⌘ + 9	Ctrl + Alt + 9
Switch to snippet view	⇧ + F5	Ctrl + F5
Switch to card view	⇧ + F6	Ctrl + F6
Switch to side list view	⇧ + F8	Ctrl + F8
Switch to top list view	⇧ + F7	Ctrl + F7
Switch note list view	F5	F5
Open Tag filter	⇧ + ⌘ + J	Alt + F2
Move back	⌘ + [	Alt + ←
Move forward	⌘ + ]	Alt + →
Focus on note list	⌘ + \|	Alt + Ctrl + \
Focus on formatting bar	⌥ + F10	Alt + Ctrl + F10
Move up a note (note list)	↑	↑
Move down a note (note list)	↓	↓
Top of note list	Fn + ←	Home
Bottom of note list	Fn + →	End
Page up (note list)	⇧ + Space	Shift + Space
Page down (note list)	Space	Space
Shuffle backward through note list view modes (show/collapse note list)	⌥ + ⌘ + ←	Ctrl + Alt + ←
Shuffle forward through note list view modes (show/collapse note list)	⌥ + ⌘ + →	Ctrl + Alt + →

View

Action	Mac Combination	Windows Combination
Zoom in	⌘ + =	Ctrl + =
Zoom out	⌘ + -	Ctrl + -
Zoom to 100%	⌘ + 0	Ctrl + 0
Expand / collapse sidebar	⌥ + ⌘ + S	F10
Full screen	^ + ⌘ + F	F11

Note actions

Action	Mac Combination	Windows Combination
Open Note in new window	⌘ + O	Alt + O
Open Note in Lite editor	⌥ + ⌘ + O	Alt + Ctrl + O
Share	⌘ + S	Alt + S
Move	^ + ⌘ + M	Alt + Shift + M
Add tag	⌘ + '	F3
Edit tags	^ + ⌥ + ⌘ + T	Alt + Ctrl + T
Copy note link	⌘ + L	Alt + Ctrl + L
Copy internal link	^ + ⌥ + ⌘ + C	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
Note info	⇧ + ⌘ + I	Ctrl + Shift + I
Print	⌘ + P	Ctrl + P
Rename	F2	F2

Editing

These shortcuts will work when you are editing a note.

Action	Mac Combination	Windows Combination
Undo	⌘ + Z	Ctrl + Z
Redo	⇧ + ⌘ + Z	Ctrl + Y
Copy	⌘ + C	Ctrl + C
Cut	⌘ + X	Ctrl + X
Paste	⌘ + V	Ctrl + V
Paste and match style	⇧ + ⌘ + V	Ctrl + Shift + V
Select all	⌘ + A	Ctrl + A
Find within note	⌘ + F	Ctrl + F
Find and replace	⇧ + ⌘ + F	Ctrl + H
Add / edit link (if the cursor is in the note editor)	⌘ + K	Ctrl + K
Add note link	⌘ + ⌥ + K	Ctrl + Alt + K
Insert divider	⇧ + ⌘ + H	Ctrl + Shift + -
Insert code block	^ + ⌘ + B	Ctrl + Shift + L
Insert date	⇧ + ⌘ + D	Alt + Shift + D
Insert time	⇧ + ⌥ + ⌘ + D	Ctrl + Shift + D
Add comment	⇧ + ⌘ + M	Ctrl + Shift + M (only if text is selected)

Text formatting

Action	Mac Combination	Windows Combination
Increase font size	⇧ + ⌘ + >	Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size	⇧ + ⌘ + <	Ctrl + Shift + <
Bold	⌘ + B	Ctrl + B
Italic	⌘ + I	Ctrl + I
Underline	⌘ + U	Ctrl + U
Highlight	^ + ⌘ + H	Ctrl + Shift + H
Bulleted list	⇧ + ⌘ + U	Ctrl + Shift + B
Numbered list	⇧ + ⌘ + O	Ctrl + Shift + O
Checklist	⇧ + ⌘ + C	Ctrl + Shift + C
Align left	⌥ + ⌘ + {	Ctrl + L
Align center	⌥ + ⌘ + +	Ctrl + E
Align right	⌥ + ⌘ + }	Ctrl + J
Justify	⌥ + ⌘ + -	Ctrl + Q
Indent	⇧ + ⌘ + ]	Ctrl + M
Outdent	⇧ + ⌘ + [	Ctrl + Shift + M
Indent / Forward	Tab	Tab
Outdent / Previous	⇧ + Tab	Shift + Tab
Strikethrough	^ + ⌘ + K	Ctrl + T
Superscript	^ + ⌘ + +	Ctrl + Shift + ↑
Subscript	^ + ⌘ + -	Ctrl + Shift + ↓
Simplify formatting	⇧ + Space	Ctrl + Space
Remove formatting	⇧ + ⌘ + Space	Ctrl + Shift + Space
Encrypt selected text	⇧ + ⌘ + x	Ctrl + Shift + X

Auto formatting

Action	Mac Combination	Windows Combination
Large header	#	#
Medium header	#+#	#+#
Small header	#+++#	#+++#
Task	(+)	(+)
Task (checked)	(x+)	(x+)
Checklist	[+]	[+]
Checklist (checked)	[x+]	[x+]
Numbered list	['1.'], ['1)']	['1.'], ['1)']
Bulleted list	['*'], ['-'], ['plus']	['*'], ['-'], ['plus']
Divider	'-+-+-'	'-+-+-'
Code block	'+++'	'+++'
Inline code	'+somecode+'	'+somecode+'
Quote block	'>'	'>'
Table (2x2)	'[+]+[+]+x+2'	'[+]+[+]+x+2'
Common emoji	':elephant:'	':elephant:'

AI Assistant

Action	Mac Combination	Windows Combination
Toggle AI Assistant	⌥ + A	Alt + A
Expand/collapse AI Assistant	⌥ + ⇧ + A	Alt + Shift + A
Create a new chat	⌥ + C	Alt + C

Updated December 15, 2025 12:23