Keyboard Shortcuts
imux provides extensive keyboard shortcut support for navigating workspaces, panes, surfaces, and the browser. Use the quick-reference table below for the most common shortcuts, or browse the full searchable list.
Quick Reference
The most frequently used shortcuts for daily imux operation:
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New workspace | Cmd + T |
| Close workspace | Cmd + W |
| Split pane (horizontal/vertical) | Cmd + D |
| Agent Chat | Cmd + Shift + L |
| Browser surface | Cmd + Shift + B |
| File explorer | Cmd + Shift + E |
| Command palette | Cmd + K |
| Jump to workspace 1–9 | Cmd + 1–9 |
| Navigate panes | Cmd + [ / ] |
| Move pane focus | Cmd + Shift + [ / ] |
| Fullscreen terminal | Cmd + Enter |
| Reveal in Finder | Cmd + Shift + R |
| Close overlay/modal | Esc |
All Shortcuts
Use the search field below to filter by action name, key combination, or category.
Workspaces
Workspaces live in the sidebar. Each workspace has its own set of panes and surfaces.
New workspace
⌘+N
Jump to workspace 1–8
⌘+1–8
Jump to last workspace
⌘+9
Close workspace
⌘+⇧+W
Rename workspace
⌘+⇧+R
Surfaces
Surfaces are tabs inside a pane.
New surface
⌘+T
Previous surface
⌘+⇧+[
Previous surface
⌃+⇧+Tab
Jump to surface 1–8
⌃+1–8
Jump to last surface
⌃+9
Close surface
⌘+W
Split Panes
Split pane (horizontal/vertical)
⌘+D
Split down
⌘+⇧+D
Focus pane directionally
⌥+⌘+←/→/↑/↓
Split browser right
⌥+⌘+D
Split browser down
⌥+⌘+⇧+D
Browser
Open browser surface
⌘+⇧+L
Focus address bar
⌘+L
Forward
⌘+]
Reload page
⌘+R
Open Developer Tools
⌥+⌘+I
Notifications
Show notifications panel
⌘+⇧+I
Jump to latest unread
⌘+⇧+U
Trigger flash
⌘+⇧+L
Find
Find
⌘+F
Find next / previous
⌘+G/⌘+⇧+G
Hide find bar
⌘+⇧+F
Use selection for find
⌘+E
Terminal
Clear scrollback
⌘+K
Copy (with selection)
⌘+C
Paste
⌘+V
Increase / decrease font size
⌘++/⌘+-
Reset font size
⌘+0
Window
New window
⌘+⇧+N
Settings
⌘+,
Reload configuration
⌘+⇧+R
Quit
⌘+Q