Keyboard Shortcuts
Press
?in any workspace to show shortcuts for the current context.
Most shortcuts can be customised in Settings → Shortcuts.
General
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
? |
Show shortcuts for the current workspace |
Ctrl+Alt+H |
Show / hide the main window |
Ctrl+, |
Open Settings |
Alt+1 |
Switch to Clips workspace |
Alt+2 |
Switch to Triggers workspace |
Alt+3 |
Switch to Captures workspace |
F11 |
Toggle full-pane view (Clips / Triggers) |
F6 |
Cycle focus: list → preview → tree |
Shift+F6 |
Cycle focus in reverse |
Global Capture Hotkeys
These work system-wide while Blue Synergy is running in the background.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Alt+Space |
Open / close Quick Overlay |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Image clipboard → file path (temporary bridge — see below) |
Ctrl+Alt+R |
Region capture |
Ctrl+Alt+F |
Fullscreen capture |
Ctrl+Alt+W |
Window capture |
Ctrl+Alt+O |
OCR capture (copies text to clipboard) |
Ctrl+Alt+L |
Repeat last capture instantly |
Ctrl+Alt+B |
Flash Capture (burst mode) |
Image-clipboard → file-path bridge (Ctrl+Shift+V)
Take a screenshot (Snipping Tool, PrtScn, Win+Shift+S, any tool that puts the
bitmap on the clipboard), then press Ctrl+Shift+V anywhere. Blue Synergy:
- Decodes the bitmap from the clipboard,
- Saves it as a PNG into your captures folder,
- Writes the quoted file path back to the clipboard as text — while keeping the bitmap available for image-aware apps.
The next Ctrl+V you press in CMD / PowerShell / Windows Terminal /
Claude Code in Terminal / Cursor (CLI mode) / Codex CLI pastes the path.
Ctrl+V in Word, browsers, Photoshop, the Captures editor still pastes
the bitmap — the clipboard holds both formats simultaneously.
Temporary: this hotkey is the interim bridge until the direct Ctrl+V interception (no extra keystroke needed) ships with the App-Profiles sprint. The shortcut will be removed when the direct version goes live.
Quick Overlay
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Alt+Space |
Open overlay |
↑ / ↓ |
Navigate results |
PageUp / PageDown |
Jump by page (10 entries) |
Home / End |
Jump to first / last result |
Alt+1 – Alt+9 |
Select result 1–9 directly |
Tab |
Cycle type filter (All / Clips / Triggers / Captures) |
c: t: s: |
Limit search to Clips / Triggers / Captures |
Enter |
Copy selected item to clipboard |
Ctrl+Enter |
Copy and paste into previous app |
Esc |
Close overlay |
Clips
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+F |
Focus search bar |
↑ / ↓ |
Navigate clip list |
Enter |
Copy selected clip to clipboard |
Ctrl+Enter |
Copy and paste into previous app |
Ctrl+N |
New clip |
F2 |
Rename / edit selected clip |
Ctrl+D |
Diff mode (visual text comparison) |
Delete |
Delete selected clip(s) |
Ctrl+Click |
Multi-select |
Ctrl+A |
Select all |
Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→ |
Resize preview panel |
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y |
Undo / redo in editor |
Ctrl+/ |
Open ex-bar (find / replace) |
Esc |
Clear search / deselect |
Category quick-filters
Jump directly to a sidebar category without mouse. Alt+A works from any tab (switches to Clips + filter); the rest are Clips-workspace only.
| Shortcut | Category | Filter ID |
|---|---|---|
Alt+A |
All Clips (global — switches to Clips tab if needed) | all |
Alt+T |
Text | TXT |
Alt+C |
Code | CODE |
Alt+U |
URLs | URL |
Alt+I |
Images | IMG |
Alt+P |
Pinned | pinned |
Alt+G |
Glued | glued |
Alt+E |
Edited | edited |
Alt+S |
Secure | secure |
Same list is available in Clips → Filter menu with checkmarks on the active category, so the shortcuts are discoverable without needing to memorise this table.
Protected has no Alt-shortcut (P clashes with Pinned); reach it via the sidebar Categories section or the Filter menu.
Triggers
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+N |
New trigger |
Ctrl+E / Enter |
Edit selected trigger |
F2 |
Rename keyword |
Delete |
Delete selected trigger(s) |
Ctrl+Click |
Multi-select |
Shift+Click |
Range select |
Ctrl+D |
Duplicate selected trigger |
Ctrl+/ |
Toggle ex-bar (inline expansion preview) |
Ctrl+F |
Find in expansion editor |
Captures
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+S |
Save annotated capture |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Save all |
Ctrl+C |
Copy image including annotations |
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y |
Undo / redo annotation |
Delete |
Delete capture / annotation |
← / → |
Navigate thumbnail strip |
Ctrl+A |
Select all captures |
Esc |
Deselect tool / cancel region selector |
Region selector
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Arrow keys |
Move edge or corner by 1 px |
Shift+Arrow keys |
Move edge or corner by 10 px |
Tab |
Cycle active corner |
C |
Copy pixel hex colour to clipboard |
Z |
Toggle zoom loupe |
H |
Toggle info panel |
Enter |
Confirm selection |
Esc |
Cancel |
Flash Capture
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
B |
Pause / resume burst |
F |
Capture single frame manually |
S |
Skip current frame |
+ / - |
Increase / decrease interval by 50 ms |
Esc |
End burst |