n8n-docs/docs/keyboard-shortcuts.md
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Keyboard
Move canvas
Move nodes
Drag and drop
Keyboard shortcuts available in n8n.
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Keyboard shortcuts and controls

n8n provides keyboard shortcuts for some actions.

Workflow controls

  • Ctrl + Alt + n: create new workflow
  • Ctrl + o: open workflow
  • Ctrl + s: save the current workflow
  • Ctrl + z: undo
  • Ctrl + shift + z: redo
  • Ctrl + Enter: execute workflow

Canvas

Move the canvas

  • Ctrl + Left Mouse Button + drag: move node view
  • Ctrl + Middle mouse button + drag: move node view
  • Space + drag: move node view
  • Middle mouse button + drag: move node view
  • Two fingers on a touch screen: move node view

Canvas zoom

  • + or =: zoom in
  • - or _: zoom out
  • 0: reset zoom level
  • 1: zoom to fit workflow
  • Ctrl + Mouse wheel: zoom in/out

Nodes on the canvas

  • Double click on a node: open the node details
  • Ctrl/Cmd + Double click on a sub-workflow node: open the sub-workflow in a new tab
  • Ctrl + a: select all nodes
  • Ctrl + v: paste nodes
  • Shift + s: add sticky note

With one or more nodes selected in canvas

  • ArrowDown: select sibling node below the current one
  • ArrowLeft: select node left of the current one
  • ArrowRight: select node right of the current one
  • ArrowUp: select sibling node above the current one
  • Ctrl + c: copy
  • Ctrl + x: cut
  • D: deactivate
  • Delete: delete
  • Enter: open
  • F2: rename
  • P: pin data in node. Refer to Data pinning for more information.
  • Shift + ArrowLeft: select all nodes left of the current one
  • Shift + ArrowRight: select all nodes right of the current one
  • Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + o on a sub-workflow node: open the sub-workflow in a new tab

Node panel

  • Tab: open the Node Panel
  • Enter: insert selected node into workflow
  • Escape: close Node panel

Node panel categories

  • Enter: insert node into workflow, collapse/expand category, open subcategory
  • ArrowRight: expand category, open subcategory
  • ArrowLeft: collapse category, close subcategory view

Within nodes

  • =: in an empty parameter input, this switches to expressions mode.