9. Keyboard Shortcuts

9.1. LaunchBox

Shortcut(s)

Action(s)

Ctrl+Win+K (default)

Show/Hide the LaunchBox

  • Tab

  • Alt+Right

  • Space (while being at first
    step and if the space_as_tab
    option is enabled)

Next step (add args, choose action)

Alt+Left

Forcefully go back to previous search step

  • Ctrl+Space

  • Shift+Space

Force insert a space character while at first step

  • Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+0

  • Ctrl+Numpad1

Directly execute the item located a specific position in
the results list

Ctrl+Enter

Directly go to the list of Actions associated to the selected item

Shift+Enter

Execute the item without closing the LaunchBox, and reset
search state

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Execute the item without closing the LaunchBox, and go back to
the initial step of the current search

Alt+Enter

Show selected item’s properties

Shift+Alt+Enter

Show Shell’s “Properties” dialog for the selected FILE item

  • Alt+X

  • Win+Up

Maximize the LaunchBox (toggle)

Esc

  • Reset your current search (once)

  • Hide the LaunchBox (twice)

Also, see the escape_always_closes setting.

  • Shift+Esc

  • Alt+F4

Hide the LaunchBox

Ctrl+Del

Erase a single item from history

Ctrl+BackSpace

Erase previous word

  • Ctrl+Down

  • Down (if search state is clean)

Show history items

Ctrl+Home

Scroll up to the first result

Ctrl+End

Scroll down to the last result

F2

Open Console

F3

Open the Diagnostic Window

F5

Refresh Catalog
Identical to clicking the Refresh Catalog menu or launching the
Keypirinha: Refresh Catalog item

9.2. Console

Shortcut(s)

Action

Ctrl+Tab

Switch focus between command and log controls

Enter

Validate command

Ctrl+BackSpace

Erase previous word

  • Esc

  • Alt+F4

Close the Console

9.3. Diagnostic Windows

Shortcut(s)

Action

F5

Refresh (full content)

F6

Refresh then Copy privacy-safe content to
clipboard so it can be pasted online to report
an issue for example.

  • Esc

  • Alt+F4

Close the window