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
• cmd/ctrl r / F5 : Reload
• 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 : go to next tab
• shidt cmd/ctrl tab : go to previous tab
• cmd/ctrl q : Close Polypane
• F11: 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

Modes

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

Pane management

• cmd/ctrl n : New pane
• shift cmd/ctrl n : New randomly sized pane
• 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 : Toggle 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.