List of shortcuts

Press f2 while using Polypane to quickly show a dropdown with all the shortcuts for easy reference.

Default browser functions

• cmd/ctrl l / alt d / f6: Focus addressbar

• Shift + cmd/ctrl l / alt d / f6: Focus address bar in side browser

• cmd/ctrl r / F5 / r: Reload

• alt r : Reload CSS

• shift cmd/ctrl r : Empty cache and reload

• backspace / alt left : Go back

• shift backspace / alt right : Go forward

• ctrl t : Add tab

• ctrl w : Remove current tab

• cmd/ctrl tab / cmd/ctrl pagedown : go to next tab

• shift cmd/ctrl tab / cmd/ctrl pageup : go to previous tab

• cmd/ctrl q : Close Polypane

• F11/cmd ctrl f: Toggle fullscreen

• alt: Show menu (Windows only)

• cmd/ctrl i : Toggle Dark mode

• F2: Show shortcut overlay

• F1 / alt home : Go back to the getting started screen

• esc : Close any open popovers

Modes

• h : Horizontal
• v : Vertical
• f : Focus
• b : Full

Pane management

• cmd/ctrl n : New pane
• shift cmd/ctrl n : Randomly resize all panes on screen
• cmd/ctrl b : Create panes from breakpoints
• cmd/ctrl m : Toggle mode
• alt r : Rotate all panes
• cmd/ctrl 1-9 : Apply workspace (1 through 9)
• cmd/ctrl alt 1-9 : Save panes to workspace (1 through 9)

Development shortcuts

• F12 / shift cmd/ctrl i / cmd/ctrl alt i: Open Elements panel
• alt F12 / shift alt i : Open Chromium Devtools
• shift cmd/ctrl c : Inspect element
• shift cmd/ctrl p : Toggle side panel
• cmd/ctrl p : Make screenshot
• cmd/ctrl o : Toggle synced scrolling
• cmd/ctrl d : Toggle layout debugging

Global Zooming

• cmd/ctrl +/- : Zoom in and out
• cmd/ctrl 0 : Reset zoom to 100%
• shift cmd/ctrl 0 : Zoom to fit

Some mouse interactions change if you press certain keys:

• Press shift when resizing a pane to maintain its proportions.
• Press cmd/ctrl when clicking the reload button to clear the cache and reload.
• Press cmd/ctrl and scroll to zoom in and out.