Codex Keyboard Shortcuts
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86 shortcuts / 5 sections
General
18Open command menu
⇧⌘PShift Command P
Open command menu
⌘KCommand K
Open settings
⌘,Command ,
Open keyboard shortcuts
⌘/Command /
Open folder
⌘OCommand O
Navigate back
⌘[Command [
Navigate forward
⌘]Command ]
Increase font size
⌘+Command +
Decrease font size
⌘-Command -
Reset font size
⌘0Command 0
Toggle sidebar
⌘BCommand B
Toggle bottom panel
⌘JCommand J
Clear all unread indicators
⇧⎋Shift Escape
Undo last app action
⌘ZCommand Z
Redo last app action
⇧⌘ZShift Command Z
Close current tab or window
⌘WCommand W
Toggle full screen
⌃⌘FControl Command F
Quit the app
⌘QCommand Q
Chats
34New chat
⌘NCommand N
New chat
⇧⌘OShift Command O
New standalone chat
⌥⌘OOption Command O
Archive chat
⇧⌘AShift Command A
Mark chat as unread
⇧⌘UShift Command U
Pin or unpin chat
⌥⌘POption Command P
Rename chat
⌥⌘ROption Command R
Open side chat
⌥⌘SOption Command S
Search chats
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Find in chat
⌘FCommand F
Find next match
⌘GCommand G
Find previous match
⇧⌘GShift Command G
Previous chat or tab
⌃⇧⇥Control Shift Tab
Previous chat or tab
⇧⌘[Shift Command [
Previous chat or tab
⌥⌘←Option Command Left Arrow
Next chat or tab
⌃⇥Control Tab
Next chat or tab
⇧⌘]Shift Command ]
Next chat or tab
⌥⌘→Option Command Right Arrow
Next chat needing attention
⌥⌘AOption Command A
Open recent chat 1
⌥⌘1Option Command 1
Open recent chat 2
⌥⌘2Option Command 2
Open recent chat 3
⌥⌘3Option Command 3
Open recent chat 4
⌥⌘4Option Command 4
Open recent chat 5
⌥⌘5Option Command 5
Open recent chat 6
⌥⌘6Option Command 6
Go to chat 1
⌘1Command 1
Go to chat 2
⌘2Command 2
Go to chat 3
⌘3Command 3
Go to chat 4
⌘4Command 4
Go to chat 5
⌘5Command 5
Go to chat 6
⌘6Command 6
Go to chat 7
⌘7Command 7
Go to chat 8
⌘8Command 8
Go to chat 9
⌘9Command 9
Input and modes
11Open model picker
⌃⇧MControl Shift M
Open project picker
⇧⌥⌘OShift Option Command O
Start voice chat
⌃⇧VControl Shift VWhen voice chat is available
Start dictation
⌃⇧DControl Shift DWhen dictation is available
Restore previous composer prompt
↑Up ArrowWhen the composer is empty
Approve request
↩EnterWhen an approval request is open
Decline request
⎋EscapeWhen an approval request is open
Switch to Chat
⌃1Control 1
Switch to Work
⌃2Control 2
Switch to Codex
⌃3Control 3
Toggle Activity view
⌥⌘UOption Command UWhen Activity is available
Workspace and browser
20Run primary environment action
⇧⌘DShift Command DWhen the environment has a primary action
Search files
⌘PCommand P
Toggle file tree
⇧⌘EShift Command E
Open review tab
⌃⇧GControl Shift G
Switch between chat and tabs
⌥⌘BOption Command BIn full view; toggles tabs in split view
Open browser tab
⌘TCommand TWhen the built-in browser is available
Cycle workspace layout
⇧⌘BShift Command BFull view, split view, or hidden tabs
Enter or exit full view
⇧⌘FShift Command F
Go to line or focus browser address bar
⌘LCommand LDepends on the focused view
Browser back
⌘←Command Left ArrowWhen the built-in browser is focused
Browser forward
⌘→Command Right ArrowWhen the built-in browser is focused
Reload browser page
⌘RCommand RWhen the built-in browser is focused
Reload browser page without cache
⇧⌘RShift Command RWhen the built-in browser is focused
Copy browser URL
⇧⌘CShift Command CWhen the built-in browser is focused
Toggle browser browse or comment mode
⌘.Command .When browser commenting is available
Copy conversation path
⇧⌥⌘CShift Option Command C
Copy chat deep link
⌥⌘LOption Command L
Copy session ID
⌥⌘COption Command C
Copy working directory
⇧⌘CShift Command C
Take an Appshot
Press both Command keys simultaneously
Terminal
3Toggle terminal
⌃`Control `
Clear terminal
⌃LControl LWhen the terminal is focused
Clear terminal
⌘KCommand KWhen the terminal is focused