Bear Notes Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for the 66 keyboard shortcuts in Bear. This application is only available for MacOS.

Stili di testo

Operation	Shortcut
Headers	`Option` + `Cmd` + `1-6`
Horizontal line	`Option` + `Cmd` + `S`
Bold	`Cmd` + `B`
Italic	`Cmd` + `I`
Underline	`Cmd` + `U`
Strikethrough	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `E`
Link	`Cmd` + `K`
Unordered list	`Cmd` + `L`
Ordered list	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `L`
Quote	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `U`
To-do	`Cmd` + `T`
Inline code	`Option` + `Cmd` + `C`
Code block	`Ctrl` + `Option` + `C`
Marker / Highlighter	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `M`
Insert file	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `V`

To-dos

Operation	Shortcut
Toggle to-do	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `T`
Mark Todo as completed	`Option` + `Cmd` + `T`
Mark Todo as incomplete	`Ctrl` + `Cmd` + `T`

Structure

Operation	Shortcut
Shift line right	`Cmd` + `]`
Shift line left	`Cmd` + `[`
Move line up	`Cmd` + `Option` + `Up`
Move line down	`Cmd` + `Option` + `Down`

Lists

Operation	Shortcut
Indent list element	`Tab`
Outdent list element	`Shift` + `Tab`
End list	`Shift` + `Enter`

Date

Operation	Shortcut
Date long format with time	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `7`
Detailed date	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `8`
Localized date	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `9`
Hour	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `0`

Control

Operation	Shortcut
Select all	`Cmd` + `A`
End editing	`Cmd` + `Enter`
Print note	`Cmd` + `P`

Zoom

Operation	Shortcut
Zoom in	`Cmd` + `+`
Zoom out	`Cmd` + `-`
Actual size	`Cmd` + `0`

Panels and Search

Operation	Shortcut
Toggle information panel	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `I`
Search within current note	`Cmd` + `F`
Search and replace within current note	`Option` + `Cmd` + `F`
Search within note list	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `F`

Navigation

Operation	Shortcut
Create new note	`Cmd` + `N`
Create new note in new window	`Option` + `Cmd` + `N`
Move selection in note and tag lists	`Up/Down`
Move selection between sidebar, note list, and editor	`Left/Right`
Edit selected note	`Enter`
Search in current note list	`Option` + `Cmd` + `F`
Delete selected note	`Cmd` + `Backspace`
Restore selected note	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `R`
Pin/Unpin selected note	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `P`
Select all notes in list	`Cmd` + `A`
Empty trash	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `Backspace`
Select “Notes” in sidebar	`Cmd` + `1`
Select “Untagged” in sidebar	`Cmd` + `2`
Select To-dos in sidebar	`Cmd` + `3`
Select “Today” in sidebar	`Cmd` + `4`
Select Archive in sidebar	`Cmd` + `5`
Select “Trash” in sidebar	`Cmd` + `6`
Navigate back in note history	`Option` + `Cmd` + `Left`
Navigate forward in note history	`Option` + `Cmd` + `Right`

Save and Import

Operation	Shortcut
Export selected notes	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `S`
Import notes	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `O`

Window

Operation	Shortcut
Show sidebar, note list, and editor	`Ctrl` + `1`
Show note list and editor	`Ctrl` + `2`
Show editor only	`Ctrl` + `3`
Show preferences	`Cmd` + `,`
Enter full screen	`Ctrl` + `Cmd` + `F`
Open main window	`Cmd` + `\`