Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

Speed up your workflow with Nidra keyboard shortcuts.

General

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
New Request	Ctrl+N	Cmd+N
New Collection	Ctrl+Shift+N	Cmd+Shift+N
Save Request	Ctrl+S	Cmd+S
Save As	Ctrl+Shift+S	Cmd+Shift+S
Open Settings	Ctrl+,	Cmd+,
Close Tab	Ctrl+W	Cmd+W
Quit	Ctrl+Q	Cmd+Q

Requests

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Send Request	Ctrl+Enter	Cmd+Enter
Duplicate Request	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D
Delete Request	Delete	Delete
Focus URL Bar	Ctrl+L	Cmd+L
Toggle Params	Ctrl+Shift+P	Cmd+Shift+P
Toggle Headers	Ctrl+Shift+H	Cmd+Shift+H
Toggle Body	Ctrl+Shift+B	Cmd+Shift+B

Navigation

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Next Tab	Ctrl+Tab	Cmd+Tab
Previous Tab	Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Cmd+Shift+Tab
Go to Tab 1-9	Ctrl+1-9	Cmd+1-9
Toggle Sidebar	Ctrl+\	Cmd+\
Focus Search	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Next Search Result	F3 or Enter	Cmd+G
Previous Search Result	Shift+F3	Cmd+Shift+G

Editing

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Cmd+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Shift+Z
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cmd+X
Copy	Ctrl+C	Cmd+C
Paste	Ctrl+V	Cmd+V
Select All	Ctrl+A	Cmd+A
Format JSON	Ctrl+Shift+F	Cmd+Shift+F

Collections

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Expand/Collapse	Space	Space
Rename	F2	F2
Duplicate	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D

Environments

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Switch Environment	Ctrl+E	Cmd+E
Manage Environments	Ctrl+Shift+E	Cmd+Shift+E

Conduits

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Run Conduit	Ctrl+R	Cmd+R
Stop Conduit	Ctrl+.	Cmd+.
Add Step	Ctrl+K	Cmd+K

Response Viewer

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Pretty View	Ctrl+Alt+P	Cmd+Opt+P
Raw View	Ctrl+Alt+R	Cmd+Opt+R
Copy Response	Ctrl+Shift+C	Cmd+Shift+C

Window Management

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Zoom In	Ctrl++	Cmd++
Zoom Out	Ctrl+-	Cmd+-
Reset Zoom	Ctrl+0	Cmd+0
Toggle Fullscreen	F11	Cmd+Ctrl+F
Toggle DevTools	Ctrl+Shift+I	Cmd+Opt+I

Import/Export

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Import	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I
Export Collection	Ctrl+Shift+X	Cmd+Shift+X

Custom Shortcuts

Some shortcuts can be customized in Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts.

Tips

Discoverability

• Hover over buttons to see shortcuts in tooltips
• Menu items show shortcuts on the right
• Settings > Keyboard shows all shortcuts

Conflicts

If shortcuts conflict with system shortcuts:

1. Open Settings > Keyboard
2. Customize the conflicting shortcut
3. Save changes

Practice

Most commonly used:

• Ctrl/Cmd+Enter - Send request
• Ctrl/Cmd+S - Save
• Ctrl/Cmd+N - New request
• Ctrl/Cmd+E - Switch environment

Platform Differences

Windows/Linux

• Uses Ctrl key
• Delete key for deleting
• F11 for fullscreen

macOS

• Uses Cmd key (instead of Ctrl)
• Uses Opt key (instead of Alt)
• Cmd+Ctrl+F for fullscreen
• Native macOS conventions

See Also

• Quick Tour →
• Settings Documentation