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Scrivener is a long-form writing application built for authors, screenwriters, and researchers, organizing drafts, notes, and references in one project. Its shortcuts make navigating the binder, restructuring text, and drafting faster so you can stay in the writing.

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All Scrivener keyboard shortcuts (Mac)

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+ 4 more controls in the table below

50 shortcuts

Editing 9

Action Shortcut
Find ⌘F
Select All ⌘A
Split at Selection ⌥⌘K
Paste and Match Style ⇧⌥⌘V
Search in Project ⌘⇧F
Merge Documents ⌘⇧M
Find Next ⌘G
Split with Selection as Title ⌥⇧⌘K
Find Previous ⌘⇧G

View 12

Action Shortcut
Enter/Exit Composition Mode ⌥⌘F
Document / Scrivenings View ⌘1
Corkboard View ⌘2
Outline View ⌘3
Show/Hide Binder ⌥⌘B
Show/Hide Inspector ⌥⌘I
Split Horizontally ⌥⌘=
Split Vertically ⌘'
No Split ⌘'
Show/Hide Ruler ⌘R
Zoom In ⌘.
Zoom Out ⌘,

Formatting 4

Action Shortcut
Underline ⌘U
Left Align Paragraph ⌘[
Right Align Paragraph ⌘]
Highlight Text ⌘⇧H

Project 9

Action Shortcut
Save ⌘S
New Project ⌘⇧N
Compile ⌥⌘E
Open Project ⌘O
Show Project Targets ⌘⇧T
Close Project ⌘⇧W
Save As ⌘⇧S
Print Current Document ⌘P
Project Statistics ⇧⌥⌘S

Binder 7

Action Shortcut
New Text ⌘N
New Folder ⌥⌘N
Reveal in Binder ⌥⌘R
Duplicate Document ⌘D
Move to Trash ⌘⌫
Ungroup ⌥⌘U
Duplicate without Subdocuments ⌘⇧D

Navigation 4

Action Shortcut
Previous Document ⌥⌘↑
Next Document ⌥⌘↓
Backward in Document History ⌘[
Forward in Document History ⌘]

Insert 3

Action Shortcut
Comment ⌘⇧8
Inline Annotation ⌘⇧A
Footnote ⌃⌘8

Documents 2

Action Shortcut
Take Snapshot ⌘5
Take Titled Snapshot ⌃⌘5

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EDITINGFind⌘FSelect All⌘ASplit at Selection⌥⌘KPaste and Match Style⇧⌥⌘VSearch in Project⌘⇧FMerge Documents⌘⇧MFind Next⌘GSplit with Selection as Title⌥⇧⌘KFind Previous⌘⇧GFORMATTINGUnderline⌘ULeft Align Paragraph⌘[Right Align Paragraph⌘]Highlight Text⌘⇧HINSERTComment⌘⇧8Inline Annotation⌘⇧AFootnote⌃⌘8PROJECTSave⌘SNew Project⌘⇧NCompile⌥⌘EOpen Project⌘OShow Project Targets⌘⇧TClose Project⌘⇧WSave As⌘⇧SPrint Current Document⌘PProject Statistics⇧⌥⌘SNAVIGATIONPrevious Document⌥⌘↑Next Document⌥⌘↓Backward in Document History⌘[Forward in Document History⌘]DOCUMENTSTake Snapshot⌘5Take Titled Snapshot⌃⌘5BINDERNew Text⌘NNew Folder⌥⌘NReveal in Binder⌥⌘RDuplicate Document⌘DMove to Trash⌘⌫Ungroup⌥⌘UDuplicate without Subdocuments⌘⇧DVIEWEnter/Exit Composition Mode⌥⌘FDocument / Scrivenings View⌘1Corkboard View⌘2Outline View⌘3Show/Hide Binder⌥⌘BShow/Hide Inspector⌥⌘ISplit Horizontally⌥⌘=Split Vertically⌘'No Split⌘'Show/Hide Ruler⌘RZoom In⌘.Zoom Out⌘,ScrivenerKEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 50BOTH LAYOUTSQWERTYQWERTYAZERTYAZERTYshortcutposters.comUPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SCRIVENER · MAC
EDITING09Find⌘FSelect All⌘ASplit at Selection⌥⌘KPaste and Match Style⇧⌥⌘VSearch in Project⌘⇧FMerge Documents⌘⇧MFind Next⌘GSplit with Selection as T…⌥⇧⌘KFind Previous⌘⇧GFORMATTING04Underline⌘ULeft Align Paragraph⌘[Right Align Paragraph⌘]Highlight Text⌘⇧HINSERT03Comment⌘⇧8Inline Annotation⌘⇧AFootnote⌃⌘8PROJECT09Save⌘SNew Project⌘⇧NCompile⌥⌘EOpen Project⌘OShow Project Targets⌘⇧TClose Project⌘⇧WSave As⌘⇧SPrint Current Document⌘PProject Statistics⇧⌥⌘SNAVIGATION04Previous Document⌥⌘↑Next Document⌥⌘↓Backward in Document Hist…⌘[Forward in Document Histo…⌘]DOCUMENTS02Take Snapshot⌘5Take Titled Snapshot⌃⌘5BINDER07New Text⌘NNew Folder⌥⌘NReveal in Binder⌥⌘RDuplicate Document⌘DMove to Trash⌘⌫Ungroup⌥⌘UDuplicate without Subdocu…⌘⇧DVIEW12Enter/Exit Composition Mo…⌥⌘FDocument / Scrivenings Vi…⌘1Corkboard View⌘2Outline View⌘3Show/Hide Binder⌥⌘BShow/Hide Inspector⌥⌘ISplit Horizontally⌥⌘=Split Vertically⌘'No Split⌘'Show/Hide Ruler⌘RZoom In⌘.Zoom Out⌘,ScrivenerKEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 50BOTH LAYOUTSQWERTYQWERTYAZERTYAZERTYshortcutposters.comUPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SCRIVENER · MAC
SCRIVENER · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTSMac · 8 SETS · No.01SCRIVENERTOTAL50SHORTCUTSFOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOSSETSPROJECT09BINDER07EDITING09VIEW12FORMATTING04NAVIGATION04DOCUMENTS02INSERT03REF. EDITION · JAN 2026shortcutposters.comSave⌘SNew Project⌘⇧NCompile⌥⌘EOpen Project⌘OShow Project Targets⌘⇧TClose Project⌘⇧WSave As⌘⇧SPrint Current Document⌘PProject Statistics⇧⌥⌘SNew Text⌘NNew Folder⌥⌘NReveal in Binder⌥⌘RDuplicate Document⌘DMove to Trash⌘⌫Ungroup⌥⌘UDuplicate without Subdocuments⌘⇧DFind⌘FSelect All⌘ASplit at Selection⌥⌘KPaste and Match Style⇧⌥⌘VSearch in Project⌘⇧FMerge Documents⌘⇧MFind Next⌘GSplit with Selection as Title⌥⇧⌘KFind Previous⌘⇧GEnter/Exit Composition Mode⌥⌘FDocument / Scrivenings View⌘1Corkboard View⌘2Outline View⌘3Show/Hide Binder⌥⌘BShow/Hide Inspector⌥⌘ISplit Horizontally⌥⌘=Split Vertically⌘'No Split⌘'Show/Hide Ruler⌘RZoom In⌘.Zoom Out⌘,Underline⌘ULeft Align Paragraph⌘[Right Align Paragraph⌘]Highlight Text⌘⇧HPrevious Document⌥⌘↑Next Document⌥⌘↓Backward in Document History⌘[Forward in Document History⌘]Take Snapshot⌘5Take Titled Snapshot⌃⌘5Comment⌘⇧8Inline Annotation⌘⇧AFootnote⌃⌘8

Mac edition · 50 shortcuts

A printable, framed-quality poster of the essential Scrivener shortcuts for Mac — the keys worth keeping in view, designed to stay readable on a wall.

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Frequently asked questions

Does the poster include every Scrivener shortcut?
Scrivener has 50 keyboard shortcuts on macOS — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home?
Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows?
We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
Is this an official Scrivener product?
No. This is an unofficial reference poster and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Scrivener. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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