Evernote can be driven almost entirely using only the keyboard. Below is a comprehensive list of all keyboard shortcuts available for Mac and Windows.
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 |
^ + ⌘ + E |
Windows + 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 |
⌥ + ⌘ + F |
Alt + Ctrl + F |
AI-Powered Search |
⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + F |
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + F |
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 |
⌘ + Q |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Share | ⌘ + S | Alt + S |
Email a copy | ⇧ + ⌘ + E | Shift + Alt + E |
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 |
⌘ + 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 | ⌘ + K | Ctrl + K |
Add note link | ⌘ + ⌥ + K | Ctrl + Alt + K |
Remove link | ⇧ + ⌘ + K | Ctrl + Shift + 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 |
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:' |
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