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Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts work when the canvas has focus — click empty canvas or a node first. Ctrl is ⌘ on a Mac.

KeyAction
TabNew child of the selected node
EnterNew sibling after the selected node
↑ ↓ ← →Move the selection between nodes
HomeSelect the conversation’s START node
Ctrl+↑ / ↓Move the selected node up or down among its siblings (menu order)
Double-click a node’s textEdit dialogue or menu text in place
Enter / Esc while editingCommit / cancel
Delete or BackspaceDelete the selected node(s) or link
KeyAction
Ctrl+CCopy the selection (with its subtree links)
Ctrl+XCut
Ctrl+VPaste as children of the selected node

The clipboard survives across projects and browser tabs, so you can copy a branch in one project and paste it in another.

KeyAction
Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+ZRedo
Ctrl+SSave now (autosave runs anyway)
Ctrl+FFind across the project
Ctrl+HFind and replace
/Focus the AI box
EscClose the open menu, dialog, search box or Play mode
KeyAction
Ctrl++ / Ctrl+−Zoom in / out
Ctrl+0Fit the conversation in view
ScrollZoom
Drag empty canvasPan
Right-click a node or empty canvasContext menu
Drag a node’s + handleNew link — drop on a node, or on empty canvas for a new child
KeyAction
EnterRun the line
↑ / ↓Recall earlier lines