Docs Workspace Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in PaneScale — everywhere, in the grid, in a pane, in Chat, the palette, the editor, Voice and Video Studio.
# EverywhereShortcut Action Ctrl + K Command palette — search and run anything Ctrl + Alt + 1 … Ctrl + Alt + 5 Switch mode: Agent, Code, Chat, Workflow, Video Ctrl + T Open the tasks board Ctrl + , Open Settings Ctrl + Shift + W Close the focused pane Esc Close the current stage — Settings, Usage, Autopilot — or the open dialog
# GridShortcut Action Drag a seam with Alt Resize without snapping to an even split Home on a focused seamDistribute columns or rows evenly again Arrow keys on a focused seam Move it by 24 px Shift + arrow keys on a focused seamMove it by 4 px Ctrl + Shift + D Open or close Dispatch Enter in DispatchSend to the selected panes (Shift + Enter : new line)
# In a paneShortcut Action F2 Rename the session Ctrl + Shift + F Search the output Enter / Shift + Enter Next / previous match while searching Esc Close the search bar Ctrl + C Copy — only while text is selected; otherwise it goes to the CLI as usual Ctrl + V Paste
Everything else goes straight to the CLI, so the agent’s own shortcuts — Esc to interrupt, Shift + Tab for modes, slash commands — work as in any terminal.
# Chat and conversationsShortcut Action Enter Send Shift + Enter New line ↑ in an empty composerEdit your last message Esc while editingCancel the edit Ctrl + N New chat (in Chat mode) F2 on a focused chatRename Del on a focused chatDelete ↑ / ↓ in the chat listMove between chats
# Command paletteShortcut Action ↑ / ↓ Move through results Enter Run the selected command Esc Close
# Side panelShortcut Action ← / → on the focused panel edgeMake the panel wider or narrower Ctrl + S in the file editorSave the open file Tab in the file editorInsert two spaces Enter in the browser address barOpen the address
# VoiceShortcut Action Space Start or stop recording while the voice panel is open
# Video StudioShortcut Action Space Play or pause ← / → Step one frame Shift + ← / Shift + → Step one second Home / End Jump to the start / end L Loop playback on or off Ctrl + Z Undo the last edit Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo Ctrl + S Save the project N Add a note at the current frame Del Delete the selected scene Alt + ↑ / Alt + ↓ Move the selected scene earlier / later Ctrl + Enter in the direction boxSend the request to the agent Ctrl + scrollZoom the timeline Shift while dragging a scene edgeSnap to frames
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