Alacritty is a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator prized for its speed and minimal, config-file-driven design. Since it lives at the command line, its shortcuts for scrolling, searching, and copying text keep your terminal workflow quick and keyboard-centric.
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All Alacritty keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 6 more controls in the table below
+ 6 more controls in the table below
33 shortcuts
Vi Mode 10
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle Vi Mode | ⌃⇧␣ |
| Toggle Normal Selection | V |
| Copy Selection (Vi Mode) | Y |
| Exit Vi Mode | ⌃C |
| Toggle Line Selection | ⇧V |
| Toggle Block Selection | ⌃V |
| Open Link or Path (Vi Mode) | ↵ |
| Scroll Half Page Up (Vi Mode) | ⌃U |
| Scroll Half Page Down (Vi Mode) | ⌃D |
| Toggle Semantic Selection | ⌥V |
Window 8
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle Fullscreen | ⌘⌃F |
| Create New Window | ⌘N |
| Create New Tab | ⌘T |
| Quit | ⌘Q |
| Select Next Tab | ⌘⇧] |
| Select Previous Tab | ⌘⇧[ |
| Hide Window | ⌘H |
| Minimize Window | ⌘M |
Search 6
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Search Forward | ⌘F |
| Search Backward | ⌘B |
| Confirm Search | ↵ |
| Cancel Search | ⎋ |
| Previous Search History Entry | ⌃P |
| Next Search History Entry | ⌃N |
Scrolling 4
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Scroll Page Up | ⇧⇞ |
| Scroll Page Down | ⇧⇟ |
| Scroll to Top | ⇧↖ |
| Scroll to Bottom | ⇧↘ |
Clipboard 2
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy | ⌘C |
| Paste | ⌘V |
Font 3
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Increase Font Size | ⌘= |
| Decrease Font Size | ⌘− |
| Reset Font Size | ⌘0 |
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