Keyboard shortcuts

MacMD Viewer uses the standard Mac shortcuts for windows, tabs and settings. These are the ones it adds, grouped by where you find them in the app.

Open and share

File menu

ShortcutCommand
⌘TNew Tab
Available when opening files in tabs is on in Settings.
⇧⌘NNew from Clipboard
⇧⌘OOpen from Path…
Version from this website only; not in the Mac App Store version.
⇧⌘EOpen in Editor
The menu item shows your editor's name, for example Open in Cursor.
⌘PPrint…
⇧⌘PExport as PDF…

Copy and find

Edit menu

ShortcutCommand
⌥⌘CCopy as Markdown
Copies the Markdown source of the document.
⌘FFind…
⌘GNext match
While the find bar is open.
⇧⌘GPrevious match
While the find bar is open.

Layout

View menu

ShortcutCommand
⌃⌘SToggle Sidebar
⌃⌘[Narrower Text Column
⌃⌘]Wider Text Column
⌃⌘0Default Text Column Width

Zoom

Window toolbar

ShortcutCommand
⌘=Zoom In
Press Command and the = key; Command-+ does not zoom yet on keyboards where + has its own key.
⌘-Zoom Out
⌘0Reset Zoom

In Finder and Settings

  • Select a .md file in Finder and press Space to preview it with Quick Look. Turning the extension on is described on the support page.
  • Press ⌘, (Command-comma) to open Settings, as in any Mac app.
  • Press Escape to close the find bar.