---
title: Bear
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.705436
background: bg-[#cd5654]
label: Mac
tags:
  -
  - mac
categories:
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
intro: |
  A visual cheat-sheet for the 66 keyboard shortcuts found in Bear. This application is MacOS-only.
---

## Keyboard Shortcuts

### Text Styles {.row-span-3}

| Shortcut             | Action             |
| -------------------- | ------------------ |
| `Option` `Cmd` `1-6` | Headings           |
| `Option` `Cmd` `S`   | Line separator     |
| `Cmd` `B`            | Bold               |
| `Cmd` `I`            | Italic             |
| `Cmd` `U`            | Underline          |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `E`    | Strikethrough      |
| `Cmd` `K`            | Link               |
| `Cmd` `L`            | Unordered list     |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `L`    | Ordered list       |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `U`    | Quote              |
| `Cmd` `T`            | Todo               |
| `Option` `Cmd` `C`   | Inline code        |
| `Ctrl` `Option` `C`  | Code block         |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `M`    | Marker/Highlighter |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `V`    | Insert file        |

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### Todos

| Shortcut           | Action                  |
| ------------------ | ----------------------- |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `T`  | Toggle Todo             |
| `Option` `Cmd` `T` | Mark Todo as completed  |
| `Ctrl` `Cmd` `T`   | Mark Todo as incomplete |

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### Structure

| Shortcut              | Action           |
| --------------------- | ---------------- |
| `Cmd` `]`             | Shift line right |
| `Cmd` `[`             | Shift line left  |
| `Cmd` `Option` `Up`   | Move line up     |
| `Cmd` `Option` `Down` | Move line down   |

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### Lists

| Shortcut        | Action                       |
| --------------- | ---------------------------- |
| `Tab`           | Shift the list element right |
| `Shift` `Tab`   | Shift the list element left  |
| `Shift` `Enter` | End the list                 |

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### Dates

| Shortcut          | Action                                        |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `7` | Long Form Date with time (11 Jul 2017, 10:43) |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `8` | Long Form Date (11 Jul 2017)                  |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `9` | Short Form Date (11/07/2017)                  |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `0` | Hours (11:43)                                 |

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### Control

| Shortcut      | Action      |
| ------------- | ----------- |
| `Cmd` `A`     | Select all  |
| `Cmd` `Enter` | End editing |
| `Cmd` `P`     | Print note  |

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### Zoom

| Shortcut  | Action      |
| --------- | ----------- |
| `Cmd` `+` | Zoom in     |
| `Cmd` `-` | Zoom out    |
| `Cmd` `0` | Actual size |

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### Navigation {.row-span-2}

| Shortcut                  | Action                                                                |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Cmd` `N`                 | Create a new note                                                     |
| `Option` `Cmd` `N`        | Create a new note in a new window                                     |
| `Up/Down`                 | Move the selection in the note and tags list                          |
| `Left/Right`              | Move the selection between the sidebar, the nost list, and the editor |
| `Enter`                   | Edit the selected note                                                |
| `Option` `Cmd` `F`        | Search in the current note list                                       |
| `Cmd` `Backspace`         | Delete selected note                                                  |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `R`         | Restore selected note                                                 |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `P`         | Pin/unpin selected note                                               |
| `Cmd` `A`                 | Select all the notes in the list                                      |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `Backspace` | Empty Trash                                                           |
| `Cmd` `1`                 | Select Notes in the sidebar                                           |
| `Cmd` `2`                 | Select Untagged in the sidebar                                        |
| `Cmd` `3`                 | Select ToDo in the sidebar                                            |
| `Cmd` `4`                 | Select Today in the sidebar                                           |
| `Cmd` `5`                 | Select Archive in the sidebar                                         |
| `Cmd` `6`                 | Select Trash in the sidebar                                           |
| `Option` `Cmd` `Left`     | Navigate back in visualized notes history                             |
| `Option` `Cmd` `Right`    | Navigate forward in visualized notes history                          |

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### Panels and search

| Shortcut           | Action                                     |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `I`  | Toggle information panel                   |
| `Cmd` `F`          | Search inside the current note             |
| `Option` `Cmd` `F` | Search and replace inside the current note |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `F`  | Search inside the note list                |

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### Saving and importing

| Shortcut          | Action                |
| ----------------- | --------------------- |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `S` | Export selected notes |
| `Shift` `Cmd` `O` | Import notes          |

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### Window

| Shortcut         | Action                             |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `1`       | Show sidebar, note list and editor |
| `Ctrl` `2`       | Show note list and editor          |
| `Ctrl` `3`       | Show editor only                   |
| `Cmd` `,`        | Show preferences                   |
| `Ctrl` `Cmd` `F` | Enter fullscreen                   |
| `Cmd` `\`        | Open main window                   |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for Bear notes app](https://bear.app/faq/Shortcuts%20and%20more/Mac%20shortcuts/) _(bear.app)_