# Retain App: Keyboard Shortcuts

**Categories:** Getting started

**Published:** December 8, 2025

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### Keyboard Shortcuts



Retain supports keyboard shortcuts to help you work faster. On Mac, shortcuts use the Command (⌘), Control (⌃), and Option (⌥) keys. On Windows, use Ctrl and Alt instead.



#### General



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Open search | ⌘+F | Ctrl+F |
| Close modal or dialog | Escape | Escape |

```

#### Recording



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Start recording | ⌘+R | Ctrl+R |
| Stop recording | ⌘+S | Ctrl+S |
| Go to notes (while recording) | ⌘+G | Ctrl+G |
```

#### Navigation



Switch between tabs using number keys:



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| First tab | ⌘+1 | Ctrl+1 |
| Second tab | ⌘+2 | Ctrl+2 |
| Third tab | ⌘+3 | Ctrl+3 |
```

In the Tasks view, these shortcuts switch between All Tasks, Today, and Upcoming.



#### Editor



##### Text Formatting



```text

| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Bold | ⌘+B | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | ⌘+I | Ctrl+I |
| Underline | ⌘+U | Ctrl+U |
| Strikethrough | ⌘+Shift+X | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Insert link | ⌘+K | Ctrl+K |
| Clear formatting | ⌘+\ | Ctrl+\ |
| Inline code | ⌘+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Subscript | ⌘+, | Ctrl+, |
| Superscript | ⌘+. | Ctrl+. |
| Increase font size | ⌘+Shift+. | Ctrl+Shift+. |
| Decrease font size | ⌘+Shift+, | Ctrl+Shift+, |
```

  




##### Text Case



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Lowercase | ⌃+Shift+1 | Ctrl+Shift+1 |
| Uppercase | ⌃+Shift+2 | Ctrl+Shift+2 |
| Capitalize | ⌃+Shift+3 | Ctrl+Shift+3 |

```

##### Headings and blocks



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Normal paragraph | ⌘+⌥+0 | Ctrl+Alt+0 |
| Heading 1 | ⌘+⌥+1 | Ctrl+Alt+1 |
| Heading 2 | ⌘+⌥+2 | Ctrl+Alt+2 |
| Heading 3 | ⌘+⌥+3 | Ctrl+Alt+3 |
| Code block | ⌘+⌥+C | Ctrl+Alt+C |
| Quote block | ⌃+Shift+Q | Ctrl+Shift+Q |
| Add comment | ⌘+⌥+M | Ctrl+Alt+M |
```

##### Lists



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Numbered list | ⌘+Shift+7 | Ctrl+Shift+7 |
| Bullet list | ⌘+Shift+8 | Ctrl+Shift+8 |
| Checklist | ⌘+Shift+9 | Ctrl+Shift+9 |
```

##### Indentation and Alignment



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Indent | ⌘+] | Ctrl+] |
| Outdent | ⌘+[ | Ctrl+[ |
| Align left | ⌘+Shift+L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Align center | ⌘+Shift+E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Align right | ⌘+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Justify | ⌘+Shift+J | Ctrl+Shift+J |
```

##### History



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Undo | ⌘+Z | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | ⌘+Shift+Z | Ctrl+Y |
```

#### Other



```text
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|--------|-----|---------|
| Delete selected memories | ⌘+Delete | Ctrl+Backspace |

```