Keyboard shortcuts

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The web library has single-key shortcuts, and the Mac app shows the same library, so they work there too. Press ? in the library to see them. They are ignored while you type in a field and while a menu or dialog is open.

Web library

Move around

Key	Action
/ or ⌘K (Ctrl+K)	Search
J	Next item; at the end of the list, load more
K	Previous item
1 2 3 4 5	Inbox, Later, Archive, Starred, Everything
H	Open or close the highlights notebook
G	Open or close the library map
?	Show the shortcuts
Esc	Close the open pane, or leave focus mode

In the item list, the arrow keys, Home and End move the selection and Enter opens an item.

File

Key	Action
E	Archive, or move back to the inbox
Shift+E	Done: mark as read and archive
L	Read later, or move back to the inbox
S	Star or unstar
M	Mark as read or unread
Z	Undo the last filing

Read

Key	Action
H, with text selected	Highlight the selection
N	Add a note to the open item
O	Open the original page
F or [	Hide or show the library list
-	Smaller text
= or +	Larger text

Text has five sizes. Hiding the library list does nothing on a narrow screen that already shows one pane.

In the note editor, ⌘Enter (Ctrl+Enter) saves.

Library map

Key	Action
+ or =	Zoom in
-	Zoom out
0	Fit the map
Arrow keys	Pan, when the map has focus
Esc	Clear the selection, then close the map

Sponge for Mac

The library shortcuts above work inside the window. The app adds these.

Key	Action
⌃⌥⌘S	Save the front browser tab, from any app
⌘L	Save URL…
⌘1 or ⇧⌘L	Show the library
⌘[ and ⌘]	Back and forward
⌘F	Find in the page
⌘G and ⇧⌘G	Find next and previous
⌘E	Use the selection for Find
⌘R	Reload
⌘+, ⌘-, ⌘0	Zoom in, zoom out, actual size
⌘P	Print
⌘,	Settings
⌘W	Close the window

⌃⌥⌘S can be changed or cleared in Settings. Save Front Browser Tab and Export as PDF… are in the File menu without a default key.

Sponge for Chrome

Alt+Shift+S saves the current tab. Change it at chrome://extensions/shortcuts. Install it from the Chrome Web Store.