Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete reference for all keyboard shortcuts in mahpastes. Press ? at any time to open the built-in shortcut cheatsheet.

System

Shortcut	Action
?	Show keyboard shortcut cheatsheet
Esc	Close current modal, drawer, or cheatsheet
Cmd + V	Paste from system clipboard
Cmd + C	Copy (context-dependent, see below)

Cmd+C Behavior

Cmd + C is context-dependent:

Context	Action
Lightbox open	Copies clip contents (raw image or text) to clipboard
Clips selected in gallery	Copies selected clips as files to system clipboard
Text selected / input focused	Standard browser copy (not intercepted)

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
/	Focus search
A	Toggle archive view
F	Toggle folder mode
W	Open watch folders
,	Open settings
P	Open plugins
M	Open menu drawer
S	Open Serve View

Gallery

Shortcut	Action
N	Upload / add clip
Cmd + A	Select all
Cmd + Shift + Delete	Clear temp files
↑ ↓ ← →	Navigate gallery grid

Clip Actions

When a clip card has keyboard focus:

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Open in lightbox
C	Copy clip as file
D	Delete clip
E	Archive / unarchive
Cmd + D	Download clip
T	Tag clip
Space	Select / deselect
Cmd + Enter	Open context menu

Bulk Actions

When clips are selected:

Shortcut	Action
Esc	Clear selection
C	Copy selected as files
Cmd + C	Copy selected as files
D	Delete selected
E	Archive selected
Cmd + D	Download selected
T	Tag selected
X	Set expiration

Lightbox

When viewing a clip in the lightbox:

Shortcut	Action
←	Previous image
→	Next image
+	Zoom in
-	Zoom out
E	Open editor
Cmd + C	Copy clip contents
Esc	Close open menu first, then close lightbox
Tab / Shift + Tab	Cycle focus within lightbox buttons (focus trap)

Lightbox Menus (File/Plugin)

When a dropdown menu is open inside the lightbox:

Shortcut	Action
↓ / ↑	Navigate menu items
Esc	Close menu
Tab	Close menu

Comparison Modal

When the image comparison modal is open:

Shortcut	Action
1	Fade mode
2	Slider mode
3	Diff mode
S	Swap images
+	Zoom in
-	Zoom out
0	Fit to viewport
←	Adjust range left
→	Adjust range right
Esc	Close comparison

Image Editor

When the image editor is open:

Shortcut	Action
B	Brush tool
E	Eraser tool
L	Line tool
W	Arrow tool
U	Rectangle tool
O	Circle tool
T	Text tool
I	Eyedropper tool
V	Select tool
X	Anonymize tool
C	Crop tool
R	Rotate 90° clockwise
Shift + R	Rotate 90° counter-clockwise
Cmd + Z	Undo last action
Cmd + Shift + Z	Redo undone action
Cmd + Y	Redo (alternative)
Cmd + A	Select all
Cmd + C	Copy selection
Cmd + V	Paste selection
Delete	Delete selection
Enter	Confirm crop or active selection
Cmd + S	Save As (create a new clip)
]	Increase brush size
[	Decrease brush size
}	Increase opacity
{	Decrease opacity
Esc	Cancel active selection/crop, or close editor

Undo History

The image editor maintains up to 50 undo steps.

There is no default keyboard shortcut for the editor's in-place Save button.

Text Editor

Shortcut	Action
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P	Toggle Preview/Edit (every recognized text clip)
Cmd/Ctrl + F	Open Find / Replace
← / →	Switch Preview/Edit when the mode tabs are focused
Esc	Close the editor; confirms before discarding changes

A custom binding for the old Markdown-only preview toggle migrates to the generalized Toggle Preview/Edit action automatically.

Text Placement (Editor)

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Confirm text placement
Esc	Cancel text placement

Drop Zone

Shortcut	Action
Enter or Space	Open file picker (when drop zone is focused)

Confirm Dialog

Shortcut	Action
Tab / Shift + Tab	Cycle focus within dialog (focus trap)
Esc	Close dialog

Plugin Modals

Shortcut	Action
Esc	Close result modal first, then options modal, then plugins modal

Common Workflows

Quick Workflow

1. Cmd + V to paste
2. Click to view/edit
3. Esc to close and continue

Image Annotation Flow

1. Open image editor
2. Select a tool from the toolbar (Select, Crop, Brush, Eraser, Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Circle, Text, Anonymize, Eyedropper)
3. Cmd + Z if you make a mistake
4. Cmd + S to save as a new clip

Bulk Operations

1. Click checkboxes to select multiple clips
2. Use the action bar for bulk archive/delete/download

Customization

Customize shortcuts from Menu Drawer → Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts:

1. Open the menu drawer with M (or click the menu button)
2. Open Settings
3. Scroll to Keyboard Shortcuts
4. Click any shortcut key badge and press a new key combo
5. Use Reset All to Defaults to revert all custom bindings