Bear Notes Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet of 66 keyboard shortcuts in Bear. This application is only available for MacOS.

Text Styles

Operation	Shortcut
Headlines	`Option` + `Cmd` + `1-6`
Line Separator	`Option` + `Cmd` + `S`
Bold	`Cmd` + `B`
Italic	`Cmd` + `I`
Underline	`Cmd` + `U`
Strikethrough	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `E`
Link	`Cmd` + `K`
Unordered List	`Cmd` + `L`
Ordered List	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `L`
Quote	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `U`
Todo	`Cmd` + `T`
Inline Code	`Option` + `Cmd` + `C`
Code Block	`Ctrl` + `Option` + `C`
Marker/Highlighter	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `M`
Insert File	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `V`

Todos

Operation	Shortcut
Toggle Todo	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `T`
Mark Todo as Completed	`Option` + `Cmd` + `T`
Mark Todo as Uncompleted	`Ctrl` + `Cmd` + `T`

Structure

Operation	Shortcut
Shift Line Right	`Cmd` + `]`
Shift Line Left	`Cmd` + `[`
Move Line Up	`Cmd` + `Option` + `Up`
Move Line Down	`Cmd` + `Option` + `Down`

Lists

Operation	Shortcut
Shift List Element Right	`Tab`
Shift List Element Left	`Shift` + `Tab`
End List	`Shift` + `Enter`

Dates

Operation	Shortcut
Long Date with Time (July 11, 2017 at 10:43)	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `7`
Detailed Date (July 11, 2017)	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `8`
Abbreviated Date (11/07/2017)	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `9`
Hours (11:43)	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `0`

Control

Operation	Shortcut
Select All	`Cmd` + `A`
End Editing	`Cmd` + `Enter`
Print Note	`Cmd` + `P`

Zoom

Operation	Shortcut
Zoom In	`Cmd` + `+`
Zoom Out	`Cmd` + `-`
Actual Size	`Cmd` + `0`

Panels and Search

Operation	Shortcut
Toggle Info Panel	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `I`
Search inside current note	`Cmd` + `F`
Search and Replace inside current note	`Option` + `Cmd` + `F`
Search in note list	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `F`

Navigation

Operation	Shortcut
Create New Note	`Cmd` + `N`
Create New Note in new window	`Option` + `Cmd` + `N`
Move selection in note and tag lists	`Up/Down`
Move selection between sidebar, note list, and editor	`Left/Right`
Edit selected note	`Enter`
Search in current note list	`Option` + `Cmd` + `F`
Delete selected note	`Cmd` + `Backspace`
Restore selected note	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `R`
Pin/Unpin selected note	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `P`
Select all notes in list	`Cmd` + `A`
Empty Trash	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `Backspace`
Select “Notes” in Sidebar	`Cmd` + `1`
Select “Untagged” in Sidebar	`Cmd` + `2`
Select “Todo” in Sidebar	`Cmd` + `3`
Select “Today” in Sidebar	`Cmd` + `4`
Select “Archive” in Sidebar	`Cmd` + `5`
Select “Trash” in Sidebar	`Cmd` + `6`
Navigate Back in note history	`Option` + `Cmd` + `Left`
Navigate Forward in note history	`Option` + `Cmd` + `Right`

Save and Import

Operation	Shortcut
Export selected notes	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `S`
Import notes	`Shift` + `Cmd` + `O`

Windows

Operation	Shortcut
Show Sidebar, Note List, and Editor	`Ctrl` + `1`
Show Note List and Editor	`Ctrl` + `2`
Show Editor Only	`Ctrl` + `3`
Show Preferences	`Cmd` + `,`
Enter Full Screen	`Ctrl` + `Cmd` + `F`
Open Main Window	`Cmd` + `\`