🧙‍♂️Keyboard shortcuts

A list of all key shortcuts for performing actions within Fabric. Wish a shortcut existed? Let us know!

In the desktop or web app:

View items faster

Press spacebar whilst hovering any card to instantly open the expanded state of that card

Open external links faster

Press enter whilst hovering any card to instantly open the external link for that card (for example, visiting the URL of a bookmark). Only works for items that have an external location.

Sideways hop between items

Simply press left ← or right → arrow keys to hop to the next or previous item in the current view. For example, if you are in a space with 3 items, opening the first item, and then pressing right → will take you to the second item in the space.

Multi-select

Simply hold ⌘ or Shift (or Ctrl on Windows) and click to select, or click again to un-select from the current selection.

In the desktop app:

Fabric spotlight search

Press ⌘+⌥+F (or Ctrl+alt+F on Windows) at any point on your desktop to trigger Fabric spotlight search. Search across your Fabric and all connected apps from anywhere on your computer.

Create a quick note (from desktop)

Press ⌘+⌥+N (or aCtrl+alt+N on Windows) at any point on your desktop to create a quick note.

In the browser extension:

How to bookmark a website:

Simply press ⌥+D (or Alt+D on Windows)

or

Click the "Save URL to Fabric" option in the extension drop down

or

Right click anywhere in the page and choose "Add page to Fabric"

Screenshot anything on the web:

Simply hold ⌘+⌥ (or Ctrl+alt on Windows) and drag.

Release to capture.

or

Click the "Screenshot region" option in the extension drop down

How to capture a link:

1. Right click any link.

2. Select `Save link destination to Fabric` option in context menu

or

Hold ⌘+⌥ (or Ctrl+alt on Windows) and hover a link. The capture box should turn pink to indicate that it's a valid link.

Click to capture.

How to capture text content:

1. Highlight some text and right click.

2. Select `Add highlight to Fabric` option in context menu

or

Hold ⌘+⌥ (or Ctrl+alt on Windows) and hover the block of text you want to capture.

Click to capture.

How to capture image content:

Right click on any image and select `Add image comment`

or

Hold ⌘+⌥ (or Ctrl+alt on Windows) and hover the image you want to capture.

Click to capture.

How to make a quick note:

Simply press ⌘+⌥+N (or Ctrl+alt+N on Windows)