Shortcuts and Gestures
Keyboard shortcuts can be changed under Settings → Keyboard shortcuts. The tables below list the defaults; actions marked Desktop require the Electron desktop app.
Arrow-Key Modifiers
The arrow keys for move navigation and variation switching support modifier keys:
| Input |
Action |
| Arrow key |
Move backward or forward by 1 move, or switch by 1 variation |
Shift + Arrow key |
Skip 10 moves or 10 variations |
Ctrl + Arrow key |
Jump to the beginning, end, first variation, or last variation |
On macOS, use Command instead of Ctrl. To preserve these navigation actions, custom shortcuts for navigation do not record Ctrl or Shift.
Markup Gestures
| Gesture |
Action |
| Double-click a stone |
Apply the current label or shape to the entire connected group of the same color |
| Double-click markup with the Erase tool |
Erase connected markup with the same type and text |
| Double-click the Erase button in the toolbar |
Clear all markup on the current node |
| Right-click existing markup while using a markup tool |
Erase the markup without switching to the Erase tool |
| Right-click an empty point with the Label tool |
Add the current label without advancing auto-incremented markup text |
Other Special Actions
Ctrl + V: Open an SGF file or image from the clipboard. This shortcut is reserved and cannot be reassigned;Esc: Exit the scoring result, or return to the Auto play tool;Shift + click on the board: Click an existing stone to jump to the move that played it, or click a future move to move forward to it;- Mouse wheel over the board: Move to the previous or next move;
Alt + click a top move: Show its principal variation (Desktop).
| Action |
Default shortcut |
| Open |
Ctrl + O |
| Save |
Ctrl + S |
| Game information |
Ctrl + I |
Game Navigation
| Action |
Default shortcut |
| Previous move |
↑ |
| Next move (prefer main branch) |
↓ |
| Next move (prefer current branch) |
Unassigned |
| Previous branch |
← |
| Next branch |
→ |
Moves and Markup
| Action |
Default shortcut |
| Pass |
P |
| Auto play |
1 |
| Place black / white stone |
2 / 3 |
| Replace move |
4 |
| Add label / circle / square / triangle / cross |
5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 |
| Erase markup |
0 |
Variation Actions
| Action |
Default shortcut |
| Move current variation to main |
\ |
| Move variation left / right |
Unassigned |
| Prune other variations |
Unassigned |
| Delete current variation |
Delete |
Display and Analysis
| Action |
Default shortcut |
| Show coordinates |
` |
| Show next move |
Q |
| Show move numbers |
R |
| Show comments |
O |
| Review / Edit mode (Desktop) |
W |
| Show analysis dots (Desktop) |
E |
| Show territory (Desktop) |
T |
| Show score / point loss / win rate (Desktop) |
Y / U / I |
| Start or stop analysis (Desktop) |
Space |
| Deep analysis (Desktop) |
Shift + Space |
| Play the best move (Desktop) |
Enter |
