Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete reference for all keyboard shortcuts in PATAPIM.
Claude Code Integration
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+K | Start Claude Code | Opens Claude Code in the active terminal |
Ctrl+I | Run /init | Runs the /init skill to set up project context |
Ctrl+Shift+C | Run /commit | Runs the /commit skill to create a git commit |
Terminal Management
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+Shift+T | New terminal | Creates a new terminal session |
Ctrl+Shift+W | Close terminal | Closes the active terminal |
Ctrl+Tab | Next terminal | Switches to the next terminal tab |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Previous terminal | Switches to the previous terminal tab |
Ctrl+1-9 | Switch to terminal N | Jumps directly to terminal 1-9 |
Layout & View
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+Shift+G | Toggle grid view | Switches between single and grid terminal layout |
Escape | Close panel/editor | Closes the active editor or sidebar panel |
Ctrl+, | Resize sidebar | Adjusts sidebar width |
History & Search
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+H | Open history file | Opens the .patapim/history.txt file in editor |
Ctrl+Shift+H | Toggle history panel | Shows/hides the history sidebar panel |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Session history | Opens the session history panel |
Ctrl+F | Find in terminal | Opens find dialog for terminal content |
Voice Dictation
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+Alt+M | Start/stop dictation | Toggles voice recording on/off |
Alt+M | Dictation menu | Opens dictation provider and settings menu |
Editor
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+S | Save file | Saves the current file in the editor |
Ctrl+F | Find in editor | Opens find dialog in file editor |
Ctrl+H | Find & replace | Opens find and replace in editor |
Escape | Close editor | Closes the active editor view |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+P | Switch project | Opens project switcher |
Ctrl+Shift+B | Tasks panel | Opens/closes task management panel |
Ctrl+Shift+E | File explorer | Toggles the file explorer panel |
File Tree
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
Arrow Up/Down | Navigate files | Move through files and folders |
Arrow Right | Expand folder | Opens a collapsed folder |
Arrow Left | Collapse folder | Closes an expanded folder |
Enter | Open file | Opens the selected file in editor |
- All shortcuts listed use
Ctrl on Windows/Linux
- On macOS, use
Cmd instead of Ctrl for most shortcuts
- Some shortcuts may conflict with terminal applications running inside PATAPIM
Ctrl+F and Ctrl+H change behavior depending on whether the terminal or editor is focused — in the terminal they open terminal search, in the editor they open editor find/replace