Keyboard Shortcuts

Overview

Stackpane provides keyboard shortcuts for common actions throughout the app. Learning these shortcuts can significantly speed up your workflow.

Global Shortcuts

These shortcuts work from anywhere in Stackpane:

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+K	Open the Quick Switcher for fast navigation
Cmd+,	Open Settings
Cmd+S	Save (context-dependent — see below)
Escape	Dismiss the current modal, popover, or panel

Context-Dependent Save (Cmd+S)

The behavior of Cmd+S depends on what you are doing:

• Document editing — saves the current document changes
• Security Rules editing — triggers the deploy confirmation dialog
• Script editor — saves the current script

Firestore Shortcuts

Shortcuts available when working in the Firestore section:

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+K	Quick Switcher (jump to a collection or document)
Cmd+S	Save document changes (in edit mode)
Escape	Cancel edit mode or dismiss the query builder

Navigation

The Quick Switcher (Cmd+K) supports full keyboard navigation:

Key	Action
Up Arrow	Move to the previous result
Down Arrow	Move to the next result
Enter	Navigate to the selected result
Escape	Dismiss the Quick Switcher

Document Inspector

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+S	Save changes (in edit mode)
Escape	Cancel editing and return to read mode

Security Rules

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+S	Deploy rules (opens confirmation dialog in edit mode)
Escape	Cancel edit mode

Tips for Learning Shortcuts

• Start with Cmd+K — it is the most versatile shortcut and replaces most mouse navigation
• Use Cmd+S as a universal “commit my changes” action
• Escape always dismisses the current modal or cancels the current action
• Cmd+, for settings follows the standard macOS convention

macOS Standard Shortcuts

Stackpane respects standard macOS shortcuts:

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+C	Copy selected text
Cmd+V	Paste
Cmd+A	Select all
Cmd+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z	Redo
Cmd+Q	Quit Stackpane
Cmd+W	Close the current window
Cmd+M	Minimize the window

These work in all text fields, editors, and selectable text areas throughout the app.