Documentation
Learn how Polypane improves your workflow
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 addressbarShift
+cmd/ctrl l
/alt d
/f6
: Focus address bar in side browsercmd/ctrl r
/F5
/r
: Reloadalt r
: Reload CSSshift cmd/ctrl r
: Empty cache and reloadbackspace
/alt left
: Go backshift backspace
/alt right
: Go forwardctrl t
: Add tabctrl w
: Remove current tabcmd/ctrl tab
/cmd/ctrl pagedown
: go to next tabshift cmd/ctrl tab
/cmd/ctrl pageup
: go to previous tabcmd/ctrl q
: Close PolypaneF11
/cmd ctrl f
: Toggle fullscreenalt
: Show menu (Windows only)cmd/ctrl i
: Toggle Dark modeF2
: Show shortcut overlayF1
/alt home
: Go back to the getting started screenesc
: Close any open popoverscmd/ctrl f
: Search in panes
Layouts
h
: Horizontalv
: Verticalf
: Focusb
: Fullshift cmd/ctrl m
: Toggle layout between most recent used and horizontal
Horizontal and Vertical layout navigation
Home
Scroll to beginningEnd
Scroll to endPage Up
Scroll partially to the beginning by one viewPage Down
Scroll partially to the end by one viewSpace
to click and drag in the horizontal and vertical layouts.
Pane management
cmd/ctrl n
: New paneshift cmd/ctrl n
: Randomly resize all panes on screencmd/ctrl b
: Create panes from breakpointsalt r
: Rotate all panescmd/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 panelalt F12
/shift alt i
: Open Chromium Devtoolsshift cmd/ctrl c
: Inspect elementshift cmd/ctrl p
: Toggle side panelshift alt p
: Color pickercmd/ctrl p
: Make screenshotcmd/ctrl o
: Toggle synced scrollingcmd/ctrl d
: Toggle layout debugging
Global Zooming
cmd/ctrl +/-
: Zoom in and outcmd/ctrl 0
: Reset zoom to 100%shift cmd/ctrl 0
: Zoom to fit
Page Zooming
cmd/ctrl alt +/-
: Zoom in and outcmd/ctrl alt 0
: Reset zoom to 100%
Mouse interactions
Some mouse interactions change if you press certain keys:
- Press
alt
to inspect the element under your cursor with Polypane peek. - 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. - Press
space
to click and drag in the horizontal and vertical layouts.
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