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Evernote Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Keyboard shortcuts for Evernote on Mac. Create notes, move between notebooks, format and auto-format text, search your notes, and open the AI assistant.
Key label style

Global

New note window
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+N
Paste to Evernote
Cmd+Ctrl+V
Search in Evernote
Cmd+Shift+K
Search in Evernote (alias)
Cmd+Ctrl+E
Open Evernote Helper
Cmd+Ctrl+N
Capture screen
Cmd+Ctrl+Del

General

New note
Cmd+N
New notebook
Cmd+Shift+N
New task
Cmd+T
New tag
Cmd+Ctrl+T
New event
Cmd+E
Search
Cmd+K
Convert Scratch Pad to Note
Cmd+Opt+N
Delete / Move to Trash
Cmd+Del
Select all (note list)
Cmd+A
Select single
Cmd+Click
Select group
Shift+Click
Minimize window
Cmd+M
Close window
Cmd+W
Hide Evernote
Cmd+H
Quit Evernote
Cmd+Q
Keyboard shortcuts
Cmd+/
Settings
Cmd+,

Navigation

Switch to...
Cmd+J
Open shortcut 1 - 9
Cmd+<1-9>
Open Home
Cmd+Opt+1
Open Notes
Cmd+Opt+2
Open Tasks
Cmd+Opt+3
Open Files
Cmd+Opt+4
Open Calendar
Cmd+Opt+5
Open Notebooks
Cmd+Opt+6
Open Tags
Cmd+Opt+7
Open Shared with Me
Cmd+Opt+8
Open Templates
Cmd+Opt+9
Switch to snippet view
Shift+F5
Switch to card view
Shift+F6
Switch to side list view
Shift+F8
Switch to top list view
Shift+F7
Switch note list view
F5
Open Tag filter
Cmd+Shift+J
Move back
Cmd+[
Move forward
Cmd+]
Focus on note list
Cmd+Shift+\
Focus on formatting bar
Opt+F10
Move up a note (note list)
Up
Move down a note (note list)
Down
Top of note list
Fn+Left
Bottom of note list
Fn+Right
Page up (note list)
Shift+Space
Page down (note list)
Space
Shuffle backward through note list view modes (show/collapse note list)
Cmd+Opt+Left
Shuffle forward through note list view modes (show/collapse note list)
Cmd+Opt+Right

View

Zoom in
Cmd+=
Zoom out
Cmd+-
Zoom to 100%
Cmd+0
Expand / collapse sidebar
Cmd+Opt+S
Full screen
Cmd+Ctrl+F

Note actions

Open Note in new window
Cmd+O
Open Note in Lite editor
Cmd+Opt+O
Share
Cmd+S
Move
Cmd+Ctrl+M
Add tag
Cmd+'
Edit tags
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+T
Copy note link
Cmd+L
Copy internal link
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+C
Note info
Cmd+Shift+I
Print
Cmd+P
Rename
F2

Editing

Undo
Cmd+Z
Redo
Cmd+Shift+Z
Copy
Cmd+C
Cut
Cmd+X
Paste
Cmd+V
Paste and match style
Cmd+Shift+V
Select all
Cmd+A
Find within note
Cmd+F
Find and replace
Cmd+Shift+F
Add / edit link (if the cursor is in the note editor)
Cmd+K
Add note link
Cmd+Opt+K
Insert divider
Cmd+Shift+H
Insert code block
Cmd+Ctrl+B
Insert date
Cmd+Shift+D
Insert time
Cmd+Opt+Shift+D
Add comment
Cmd+Shift+M

Text formatting

Increase font size
Cmd+Shift+.
Decrease font size
Cmd+Shift+,
Bold
Cmd+B
Italic
Cmd+I
Underline
Cmd+U
Highlight
Cmd+Ctrl+H
Bulleted list
Cmd+Shift+U
Numbered list
Cmd+Shift+O
Checklist
Cmd+Shift+C
Align left
Cmd+Opt+Shift+[
Align center
Cmd+Opt+=
Align right
Cmd+Opt+Shift+]
Justify
Cmd+Opt+-
Indent
Cmd+Shift+]
Outdent
Cmd+Shift+[
Indent / Forward
Tab
Outdent / Previous
Shift+Tab
Strikethrough
Cmd+Ctrl+K
Superscript
Cmd+Ctrl+=
Subscript
Cmd+Ctrl+-
Simplify formatting
Shift+Space
Remove formatting
Cmd+Shift+Space
Encrypt selected text
Cmd+Shift+X

Auto formatting

Large header
"#"
Medium header
"##"
Small header
"###"
Task
"()"
Task (checked)
"(x)"
Checklist
"[]"
Checklist (checked)
"[x]"
Numbered list
"1."
or
"1)"
Bulleted list
"*"
or
"-"
or
"+"
Divider
"---"
Code block
"```"
Inline code
"`code`"
Quote block
">"
Table (2x2)
[+]+[+]+x+2'
Common emoji
":elephant:"

AI Assistant

Toggle AI Assistant
Opt+A
Expand/collapse AI Assistant
Opt+Shift+A
Create a new chat
Opt+C

Intro

Evernote on Mac uses Command (⌘) as its primary modifier. The shortcut set covers the core note-taking workflow: creating notes, searching, navigating between notebooks, and formatting text within notes.

Mac-specific shortcut notes

New note creation. The shortcut to create a new note immediately, without navigating to a specific notebook, is the most-used Evernote shortcut for anyone who captures notes frequently. It's covered in the table above.

Search. Cmd+F finds text within the current note. A separate shortcut jumps to the main Evernote search field for searching across all notes and notebooks. This is the navigation shortcut that saves the most time in a large Evernote collection.

Notebook and tag navigation. Keyboard shortcuts for switching between notebooks, filtering by tag, and navigating the note list.

Text formatting. Cmd+B, Cmd+I, Cmd+U, and other standard formatting shortcuts work within notes. Checkboxes, numbered lists, and bulleted lists can be created by keyboard.

Printable PDF

The Evernote macOS shortcut list is available as a printable PDF.

FAQ

Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Evernote app page for an overview and helpful links.

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