Keyboard Shortcuts

Bindle works from the keyboard on the Mac, and on an iPad with a hardware keyboard. Most screens answer single keys, with no modifier: J and K to move, S to star, A to archive. The menu commands use the Command key.

Single keys step aside while you type. In a search box, a note, a place's name or address, or any other text field, every key goes into the field.

This chapter lists every shortcut, screen by screen. Keys are shown with the Mac's symbols:

Symbol	Key
⌘	Command
⇧	Shift
⌥	Option
⌃	Control
↑ ↓ ← →	The arrow keys
Esc	Escape

See Them in the App

Press ? on a list, a link's details, the reader, or Highlight Review, or press ⌘/ anywhere, to open the Keyboard Shortcuts sheet. It lists the single keys for every screen. Done, or Return, closes it. On the Mac it is also Library > Keyboard Shortcuts.

iPad: With a hardware keyboard, hold ⌘ to see the menu commands the current screen offers. The single keys work the same as on the Mac.

These work from any screen in a library window. On the Mac they are in the menu bar; on iPad, hold ⌘ to see them.

Keys	Command	Menu
⌘N	Add Link	File
⇧⌘V	Save Link from Clipboard	File
⌃⌘N	Open in Reader… (the Add Link sheet, to read a link without saving it)	File
⌥⌘N	New Window	File
	Quick Add… (Mac only; ⌃⌥⌘B works from any app, see below)	File
	Import Links…	File
	Export Links…	File
⌘W	Close Reader (while the reader is open; otherwise the window's Close)	File
⌘,	Settings…	Bindle (the app menu)
⌃⌘I	Show Details, Hide Details	View
⌘1	All Links	Library
⌘2	Unread	Library
⌘3	Starred	Library
⌘4	Archived	Library
⌘5	Reminders	Library
⌘6	Dead Links	Library
⌘7	Up Next	Library
	Last Opened	Library
⇧⌘R	Random Article	Library
⇧⌘N	New Collection…	Library
	Save as Collection…	Library
⌘F	Search	Library
⌘R	Sync Now	Library
⌘/	Keyboard Shortcuts	Library
	Bindle Help (opens this book)	Help

Anywhere on the Mac

Mac: One shortcut works even when Bindle isn't in front:

Keys	What it does
⌃⌥⌘B	Opens Quick Add over the app you're in. Change or clear it in Settings > Browsers & Shortcuts > Quick Add.

You can also give Services > Save to Bindle its own shortcut in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts. See Bindle on the Mac.

Browser Extensions

Keys	What it does
⌃⇧S (Control-Shift-S)	Saves the page you're reading to Bindle, in Safari on the Mac and in Chrome or Chromium with Bindle's extension.

Chrome and Chromium let you change the shortcut on their extension shortcuts page, chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

The Link List

Keys	What it does
J or ↓	Next link
K or ↑	Previous link
Return	Show Details
O	Open
⇧O	Open Website
Space	Read Offline
S	Star
R	Mark as Read or Unread
A	Archive
L	Listen
Q	Add to or remove from Up Next
/	Search
?	Keyboard shortcuts

Link Details

Keys	What it does
J	Next link
K	Previous link
⌥⌘↓	Next Link (the toolbar button)
⌥⌘↑	Previous Link (the toolbar button)
Return	Read Offline
O	Open Website
S	Star
A	Archive
L	Listen
Q	Add to or remove from Up Next
Esc	Back
?	Keyboard shortcuts

The Reader

Moving Through the Page

Keys	What it does
Space	Page down
⇧Space	Page up
J or K	Scroll down or up (hold to glide)
↓ or ↑	Scroll down or up
G	Top
⇧G	End

Reader Actions

Keys	What it does
L	Listen, pause, resume
P	Scroll hands-free, pause, resume
`[` or `]`	Auto-scroll slower or faster
F	Speed read, close
M	Minimal mode
S	Star
A	Archive
U	Mark as Unread
N	Next unread
O	Open Website
+ or −	Text size larger or smaller (= and _ work too)
T	Next theme
Esc	Back
?	Keyboard shortcuts

The reader's Starship theme has two keys of its own, which its Keyboard panel lists. See A Hidden Theme.

Speed Reading

Keys	What it does
Space	Play, pause
← or →	Previous or next sentence
↓ or ↑	Slower or faster
Esc or F	Close

Highlight Review

Each grade has its first letter, the arrow its swipe goes, and a number in the bar's order, so a phone keyboard with no arrows or numbers still works.

Keys	What it does
S, ←, or 1	Soon
K, →, or 2	Keep
L, ↑, or 3	Later
N, ↓, or 4	Never show again
O, Return, or Space	Open in Article
B or Esc	Back
?	Keyboard shortcuts

The Listen Player

Keys	What it does
Space	Play, pause
Esc	Close Player
⌃⌘F	Full Screen, Exit Full Screen (on iPad and the Mac, while the player is a card)

Ask

Keys	What it does
⌘Return	Ask (sends your question)

Sheets and Cards

Keys	What it does
Return	The sheet's main button, such as Save in Quick Add, or Read on a Random Article card
⌥Return	Open in Reader in Quick Add (Mac): read the link without saving it
Esc	Cancel or close: Quick Add, a link editor, a note card, the image viewer, or Random Article's shuffle