Keyboard shortcuts

Every key Saiki responds to, grouped by where it works, with a link to each feature's page for the details.

You don't need to learn these. The footer always shows what ↵ does, and ⌘K lists every action for the selected result with its shortcut beside it.

Anywhere on your Mac

These work whatever app you're in, with the bar open or closed. Change or add them in Hotkeys and aliases.

Keys	What they do
`Right ⌘`	Tap twice quickly to open or close the bar.
`⌥Space`	Open or close the bar (the backup key).
`fn`	Hold and talk to dictate; let go to insert the text. `esc` while holding cancels.
`⌥⌘Z`	Within 8 seconds of a dictation: swap the cleaned text for exactly what you said.

Clipboard History, Emoji & Symbols, window commands, apps and every other command have no global hotkey until you give them one. Window commands are listed in Window management.

In the bar

These work in search and most views. See Using the bar.

Keys	What they do
`↑` / `↓`	Move the selection.
`⌃P` / `⌃N`	Move the selection up or down, too.
`↵`	Do what the footer says for the selected result.
`⌘K`	Show every action for the selected result.
`⇥`	Open the scope a word names (`files`, `tabs`, `search`…), run the row your alias names, complete a path, open a highlighted folder, or ask AI. The search field shows which.
`⌫`	In an empty field: leave the scope or folder you're in.
`esc`	One step back: close a menu or card, leave a view, clear the text, then close the bar.
`↑`	On the top row with an empty field: bring back an older search.
`⌥`	Hold to see why each result is listed.
`⌘,`	Settings.
`⌘1`	With nothing typed: the Applications grid.
`⌘2`	With nothing typed: the Files view.

The Actions menu

Open with ⌘K. See Using the bar.

Keys	What they do
`↑` / `↓`	Move between actions.
`↵`	Run the action, or open its submenu.
`→`	Open a submenu (like Open With… or Configure Command).
`←`	Back out of a submenu.
`esc` / `⌘K`	Close the menu.

Type to filter the actions. Every shortcut shown in the menu also works straight from the results, without opening it.

Results

Apps

See Applications.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Open.
`⌘↵`	Show in Finder.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the app's path.
`⌘Q`	Quit it (when it's running).
`⌥⌘Q`	Force quit it.
`←` / `→` / `↑` / `↓`	In the Applications grid: move around.
`⇥` / `⇧⇥`	In the Applications grid: next or previous category.

Files and folders

See Files.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Open (a folder opens in Finder).
`⌘↵`	Show in Finder.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the path.
`⌘Y`	Quick Look. `esc` or `⌘Y` closes it.
`⌘U`	Ask AI about this file or folder.
`⇧↵`	Convert to… another format, or a file tool.
`⌃X`	Move to the Trash.
`⇧↑` / `⇧↓`	Pick several files.
`⇧⌘U`	Let go of the picked files.
`→` / `⇥`	Open the highlighted folder inside the bar.
`⌘↑`	Go up a folder.
`⇧⌘P`	In the Files view: show or hide the preview.
`⇧⇥`	In the Files view: step through the filter chips.

Browser

See Tabs and Web and site search.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Switch to the tab, or open the page.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the URL.
`⌘W`	Close the tab.

Pins

See Pins and suggestions.

Keys	What they do
`⇧⌘F`	Pin to the empty bar, or unpin.
`⌥⌘↑` / `⌥⌘↓`	Move a pin up or down.

Past agent sessions

Claude, Codex and Saiki chats found in search. See Agents.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Open the session where it lives.
`⌘↵`	Show it in the Agents hub.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the session ID.
`⇧⌘F`	Show its folder in Finder.

System Settings items

See Menu items and System Settings.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Open it in System Settings.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy its link.

Tools

Calculator

See Calculator. The developer text tools use the same ↵ and ⌘↵.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Copy the answer.
`⌘↵`	Paste the answer into the app you were in.
`⌃↵`	Put the answer in the search field to keep calculating.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the question and the answer.

Clipboard History

See Clipboard History.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Paste into the app you were in.
`⌘↵`	Copy to the clipboard.
`⌃⌘↵`	Paste as plain text.
`⌘O`	Open a link in the browser, or show a file in Finder.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the text found in an image.
`⇧⌘L`	Copy a link without its tracking parameters.
`⇧⌘F`	Pin or unpin the entry.
`⌘X`	Delete the entry.
`⇧⌘X`	Delete all unpinned entries (asks first).
`⌘P`	Filter by type.

Emoji & Symbols

See Emoji and symbols.

Keys	What they do
`←` / `→` / `↑` / `↓`	Move around the grid.
`↵`	Paste into the app you were in.
`⌘↵`	Copy.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the code point.
`⇧⌘F`	Pin or unpin.
`⌥⌘↑` / `⌥⌘↓`	Move a pinned emoji.

Convert files

See Convert files.

Keys	What they do
`→`	In Convert to…: a format's options.
`⌘.`	Stop the conversions that are running.
`⌘Z`	With an empty field, within a minute of a conversion: move its new files to the Trash.
`⇧⌘S`	On a copied picture: Save Image As….

Scratchpad

See Quick tools.

Keys	What they do
`⌘T`	New tab.
`⌘W`	Close the tab.
`⌃⇥` / `⌃⇧⇥`	Next or previous tab.
`⌘F`	Find.
`⌥↑` / `⌥↓`	Move the line up or down.
`⌘↵`	Show the formatting, and back to editing.
`⇧⌘M`	Show or hide the formatting row.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy all.
`⌘S`	Save as a file.

Camera Preview and Wallpaper

See Quick tools.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Take a photo to the clipboard, or set the wallpaper.
`⌘M`	Camera: mirror or don't mirror.
`⇧⌘S`	Camera: switch camera.
`⇧⌘O`	Wallpaper: show the picture in Finder.

AI chats

See Asking and chatting and Approvals and modes.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Send. With an empty field: copy the last answer. While the AI is working: queue the message.
`⌘↵`	Paste the last answer into the app you were in. While the AI is working: send now.
`⌃C` / `⌘.`	Stop the answer.
`⌘N`	New chat.
`⌘[` / `⌘]`	Previous or next chat.
`⌘R`	Ask again.
`⌘P`	Change the model.
`⇧⇥`	Change the permission mode.
`⌘1` / `⌘2`	Continue with Claude, or with ChatGPT.
`⌘U`	Attach files.
`⌘V`	With files or a picture on the clipboard: attach them.
`⌘D`	Open the chat in the Agents hub's Detailed view.
`⇧⌘T`	Continue in Terminal.
`⇧⌘O`	Continue in the Claude or ChatGPT app.
`/`	Show the commands; `↑` `↓` choose, `↵` or `⇥` picks.
`↑`	With an empty field: edit the newest queued message.
`→`	With an empty field: open the latest steps.

When the AI asks

Keys	What they do
`⌘↵`	Allow.
`⌥⌘↵`	Always allow this kind of request in this chat.
`⇧⌘↵`	Allow all waiting requests.
`⌘⌫`	Deny (or skip a question).
`⇧⌘⌫`	Deny all waiting requests.
`⌘↑` / `⌘↓`	Move between waiting requests.
`↑` / `↓` / `↵`	For a question: choose an option and pick it. Type and press `↵` to answer in your own words.

For a plan the AI proposes, ⌘↵ carries it out accepting edits, and ⌥⌘↵ carries it out asking about each one.

Agents hub

Type agents then ⇥. See Agents.

Keys	What they do
`↑` / `↓`	Move through your agents.
`←` / `→`	On the Board: move between columns.
`↵`	Open the agent.
`Space` / `⌘I`	Show the selected agent's card.
`⌘D`	Switch between Simple and Detailed.
`⌘B`	In Detailed: switch between List and Board.
`⇥`	Write to the agent in the message box (`esc` to go back to the list).
`⌘↵` / `⌘⌫`	Allow or deny what the agent is asking.
`⇧⌘D`	Show the agent's changes, and back.
`⌥⌘L`	Keep Agents Awake on or off.

System

Cleaner

See Cleaner.

Keys	What they do
`→` / `←`	Open or close a group.
`↵`	Select or unselect.
`⌘↵`	Clean what's selected.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the path.
`⇧⌘O`	Show in Finder.
`⌘R`	Scan again.
`⌘Z`	When it's done: Undo Clean.

Uninstaller

See Uninstaller.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Select or unselect a file.
`⌘↵`	Uninstall the app with the selected files.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy a file's path.
`⇧⌘O`	Show a file in Finder.
`⌘Z`	When it's done: Undo Uninstall.

Trash

See Trash.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Put Back, or Restore to Desktop.
`⌘Y`	Quick Look.
`⇧⌘O`	Show in Finder.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the path.
`⇧⌘⌫`	Empty Trash (asks first).

Homebrew

See Homebrew and app updates. Every change asks on a card first.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Update, Install or Uninstall, whichever the row needs; otherwise open its website.
`⇧⌘U`	Update All.
`⌃X`	Uninstall.
`⇧⌃X`	Uninstall and Zap (casks).
`⌘O`	Open the website.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the name.
`⌥⌘C`	Copy the install command.
`⌘R`	Refresh.
`⌘L`	Show or hide the output of a running command.
`⌘.`	Cancel the running command.
`⇥` / `⇧⇥`	All, Casks or Formulae.

App Updates

See Homebrew and app updates.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Update the app through its source.
`⌘↵`	Tick or untick it.
`⇧⌘↵`	Update every ticked app.
`⌘R`	Check Now.

Task Manager

See Task Manager. Ending, force quitting and killing ask on a card first.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Show or hide an app's processes. On Revive: Revive, or Reopen a crashed app.
`⌘↵`	End Task on an app, Kill Process on a process, or Quit a leftover process. On Revive: bring the app to the front.
`⌘⌫`	Force Quit an app, or Force Kill a process.
`⌘R`	Restart App.
`⇧⌘O`	Show in Finder.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the process ID.
`⌘M`	Show Monitors.
`→` / `←`	Show or hide an app's processes.
`⇥` / `⇧⇥`	Next or previous tab: Apps, Revive, Leftover Processes.

Monitors

See Monitors.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Show or hide a reading's top processes. On a process: bring its app to the front.
`→` / `←`	Show or hide a reading's top processes.
`⌘⌫`	Force Kill a process (asks first).
`⌘T`	Run Speed Test.
`⌘M`	Show Task Manager.

Port Manager

See Port Manager.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	The action you chose in Settings (Kill Process at first).
`⇧⌘K`	Kill the process (asks first).
`⌥⇧⌘K`	Force kill the process.
`⌘O`	Open in the browser.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the port.
`⌥⌘C`	Copy the process ID.
`⌃⌘C`	Copy the network URL.
`⇧⌘O`	Show the project folder in Finder.
`⌘N`	Name or rename the port.
`⌘R`	Refresh.

Volume Mixer

See Sound.

Keys	What they do
`←` / `→`	Turn the selected level down or up.
`↵`	Mute or unmute, or do what the footer says.
`⌘R`	Reset an app to 100%.
`⇧⌘P`	Pin an app to the top, or unpin it.
`⌥⌘↑` / `⌥⌘↓`	Move an app or a device up or down.

System commands, displays and Keep Awake

See System commands, Displays and Keep Awake.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Run the command (some ask first).
`⌘↵`	Run the related command shown in `⌘K`.
`⌘1` / `⌘2` / `⌘3` / `⌘4`	On a display's brightness: set it to 25, 50, 75 or 100%.
`⌃X`	On a saved display arrangement: delete it.
`⌥⌘L`	Keep Awake: also hold a closed lid, or stop.

Bluetooth Devices

See Bluetooth.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Connect the device, or disconnect it.
`⌘R`	Refresh Device: disconnect and connect again.
`⇧⌘F`	Add to Favorites, or remove from them.
`⇧⌘C`	Copy the device's name.

Utilities

See The Utilities list.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	Open the selected tool.
`⌘E`	Edit the list: show the drag handles and eyes, and back.
`⌥⌘↑` / `⌥⌘↓`	While editing: move a tool up or down.

Menu Bar Panel

See Menu Bar Panel.

Keys	What they do
`←` / `→`	The previous or next tab.
`esc`	Close the panel.
`⌘,`	Open Settings → Menu Bar Panel.

Auto Quit

See Auto Quit.

Keys	What they do
`↵`	On Quit and a group's name: show the card naming the apps that will quit.
`⌘↵`	On that card: quit them.
`⇥`	In the quit group form: move between Name and Apps.

Cards that ask first

Uninstalling, cleaning, moving to the Trash, killing a process, system commands like Restart, restarting Bluetooth, quitting a quit group, and some settings show a card in the bar before they act.

Keys	What they do
`⌘↵`	Go ahead.
`esc`	Cancel.

Settings

See Settings.

Keys	What they do
`↑` / `↓`	Move between rows (in the sidebar: between pages).
`←`	Go to the sidebar.
`→` / `↵`	From the sidebar, back into the page.
`↵`	Change the setting: flip a switch, step a choice, record a hotkey, open a form.
`⌘⌫`	Reset or remove the selected row.
`⌘⇧⌫`	Reset every changed setting on the page (asks first).
`⌘[` / `⌘]`	Back and forward through pages.
`⇥` / `⇧⇥`	In a form: move between fields.
`esc`	Cancel a form, recording or search, then leave Settings.

Typing anywhere in Settings searches every setting.

Permissions and AI Usage

Keys	What they do
`↑` / `↓`	Permissions: move between permissions.
`↵`	Permissions: grant the selected one. AI Usage: refresh.
`⌘R`	AI Usage: refresh.