User guide
Keyboard shortcuts
These are Island's default shortcuts. All of them can be changed in Settings > Shortcuts.
- On macOS, ⌘ is Command, ⌥ is Option, ⇧ is Shift and ⌃ is Control.
- On Windows and Linux, the main modifier is Ctrl.
| Action | macOS | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Back | ⌘[ | Alt+← |
| Forward | ⌘] | Alt+→ |
| Reload | ⌘R | Ctrl+R |
| Focus address | ⌘L | Ctrl+L |
| Command palette | ⌘K | Ctrl+K |
| Search palette | ⇧⌘K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Toggle sidebar | ⌘B | Ctrl+B |
| New tab | ⌘T | Ctrl+T |
| Close tab | ⌘W | Ctrl+W |
| Next tab | ⇧⌘] | Ctrl+Shift+] |
| Previous tab | ⇧⌘[ | Ctrl+Shift+[ |
| New space | ⌥⌘N | Ctrl+Alt+N |
| Rename space | F2 | F2 |
| Split view with the next tab | ⇧⌘S | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Move split divider left | ⌥⌘[ | Ctrl+Alt+[ |
| Move split divider right | ⌥⌘] | Ctrl+Alt+] |
| Pin or unpin tab | ⌘D | Ctrl+D |
| Show or hide the agent | ⌘J | Ctrl+J |
| All tabs | ⇧⌘A | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Settings | ⌘, | Ctrl+, |
| Reopen closed tab | ⇧⌘T | Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Zoom in | ⌘= | Ctrl+= |
| Zoom in (alternate) | ⇧⌘= | Ctrl+Shift+= |
| Zoom out | ⌘- | Ctrl+- |
| Reset zoom | ⌘0 | Ctrl+0 |
| Reload ignoring cache | ⇧⌘R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Stop loading | ⌘. | Ctrl+. |
| Next space | ⌥⌘↓ | Ctrl+Alt+Down |
| Previous space | ⌥⌘↑ | Ctrl+Alt+Up |
| Copy tab URL | ⇧⌘C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Next tab (alternate) | ⌃Tab | Ctrl+Tab |
| Previous tab (alternate) | ⌃⇧Tab | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Find in page | ⌘F | Ctrl+F |
| Find next match | ⌘G | Ctrl+G |
| Find previous match | ⇧⌘G | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Reader mode | ⌥⌘R | Ctrl+Alt+R |
| Show shortcut cheatsheet | ⌘/ | Ctrl+/ |
| Select tab 1 to 8 | ⌘1 to ⌘8 | Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+8 |
| Select the last tab | ⌘9 | Ctrl+9 |
The cheatsheet
Press ⌘/ (Ctrl+/) for a card in the bottom-right corner that lists the ten most-used shortcuts with their current keys: Command palette, Ask agent, Toggle sidebar, Split view, New tab, Close tab, Find in page, Reader view, Settings and Cheatsheet. Press the keys again, press Esc, or click the close button (or click outside, on macOS) to close it.
Also in the app
- In the Plan tab, the arrow keys move between steps.
- In All tabs, use the arrow keys, Enter, Delete and P.
- In the find bar, Enter goes to the next match and Shift+Enter to the previous one.