Keyboard shortcuts

Every binding in Paneful, grouped by what they do. Shortcuts use ⌘ on macOS / Ctrl on Linux unless noted.

General

Shortcut	Action
`⌘` + `P`	Open command palette
`⌘` + `D`	Toggle sidebar
`⌘` + `Shift` + `G`	Toggle source control panel
`⌘` + `F`	Search the focused terminal's scrollback

Panes

Shortcut	Action
`⌘` + `N`	New pane (vertical split)
`⌘` + `Shift` + `N`	New pane (horizontal split)
`⌘` + `W`	Close the focused pane
`⌘` + `1` – `9`	Focus pane by index
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `←/→/↑/↓`	Move focus to the adjacent pane
`Shift` + `←/→/↑/↓`	Swap the focused pane with the adjacent one

Layout

Shortcut	Action
`⌘` + `T`	Cycle through layout presets
`⌘` + `R`	Auto-pick the best layout for the current pane count

Terminal text

These work inside any terminal pane, including scheduled-run viewers. They paper over things the browser would otherwise eat.

Shortcut	Result
`Shift` + `Enter`	Insert a literal newline in the command buffer (no submit). Works in shells, Claude Code, vim, and other TUIs.
`⌘` + `←`	Cursor to line start
`⌘` + `→`	Cursor to line end
`⌘` + `Backspace`	Clear line

Other

Action	How
Open URL in system browser	`⌘` + click any URL in a terminal
Copy with trailing whitespace stripped	Select text, then `⌘` + `C`
Drag a folder from Finder	Drop on the sidebar to create a project; drop on a pane to paste the path
Toggle GPU rendering	Lightning bolt icon in the sidebar header, or via command palette
Toggle theme	Sun/moon/monitor icon in the sidebar header