Bear Keyboard Shortcuts
Bear keyboard shortcut reference covering 22 bindings for Mac. Commonly searched bindings include New Note. 22 of 22 shortcuts are verified against official Bear documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.
Official Bear documentation
Editing
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Link |
Insert link |
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Cmd+K |
Yes |
Source |
| Tag |
Add tag |
|
# |
Yes |
Source |
| Archive |
Archive note |
|
Cmd+Shift+A |
Yes |
Source |
| Trash |
Move to trash |
|
Cmd+Delete |
Yes |
Source |
| Pin Note |
|
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Cmd+Shift+P |
Yes |
Source |
| Undo |
|
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Cmd+Z |
Yes |
Source |
| Redo |
|
|
Cmd+Shift+Z |
Yes |
Source |
| Todo |
Todo item |
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Cmd+T |
Yes |
Source |
| Code Block |
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Cmd+Option+C |
Yes |
Source |
File
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| New Note |
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|
Cmd+N |
Yes |
Source |
| Export |
Export note |
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Cmd+Shift+E |
Yes |
Source |
Formatting
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Bold |
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Cmd+B |
Yes |
Source |
| Italic |
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Cmd+I |
Yes |
Source |
| Underline |
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Cmd+U |
Yes |
Source |
| Strikethrough |
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Cmd+Shift+X |
Yes |
Source |
| Heading |
Heading style |
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Cmd+Option+1-6 |
Yes |
Source |
General
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Preferences |
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Cmd+, |
Yes |
Source |
Search
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Search |
Search notes |
|
Cmd+F |
Yes |
Source |
| Quick Find |
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|
Cmd+O |
Yes |
Source |
View
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Toggle Sidebar |
|
|
Cmd+Option+S |
Yes |
Source |
| Focus Mode |
Focus editor |
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Cmd+Option+F |
Yes |
Source |
| Info Panel |
Toggle info panel |
|
Cmd+Option+I |
Yes |
Source |
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