Keyboard shortcuts
brows3r is built keyboard-first. Every view-mode is fully navigable without a pointer; mouse interactions exist for discoverability and bulk selection.
The status bar's Keys chip surfaces a condensed version of this list at all times.
Global
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd+K | Open the command palette |
| Cmd+F | Recursive search (current bucket + prefix) |
| / | Filter the current view (fuzzy) |
| Cmd+/ | Toggle preview pane |
| Cmd+L | Edit breadcrumb path |
| Cmd+I | Inspector for the selection |
| Cmd+, | Open settings |
| Cmd+[ | Back |
| Cmd+] | Forward |
| Cmd+↑ | Up one level |
Activity & notifications
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd+Shift+A | Toggle the Activity Center (downloads / uploads) |
| Cmd+Shift+N | Toggle the Notifications Center (errors / warnings / info) |
| Cmd+Shift+J | Toggle the compact transfer popup |
The two Centers are mutually exclusive destinations — opening one collapses the other. Transfer events appear only in the Activity Center, never in the Notifications bell.
View modes
| Shortcut | View |
|---|---|
| Cmd+1 | Details |
| Cmd+2 | Icons |
| Cmd+3 | Gallery |
| Cmd+4 | Columns |
| Cmd+5 | Tree |
| Cmd+6 | Flat keys |
| Cmd+7 | Dual pane |
In any view
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | Move cursor |
| Enter | Open / drill in |
| Backspace | Up one level (or back column in Columns view) |
| Shift+click | Range-select |
| Cmd+click | Toggle-select |
| Cmd+A | Select all in current pane |
In the editor (Monaco)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd+S | Save (with ETag precondition; on conflict you get Refresh / Save-anyway) |
| Esc | Exit edit mode → back to highlighted view |
In the PDF preview
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| PageDown / PageUp | Next / previous page |
On Linux and Windows, Ctrl substitutes for Cmd in every binding above.
Customising
Shortcuts are not yet user-customisable in v1. The roadmap entry is in docs/contributing/dev.md — search for "shortcut registry".