Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts work in the Mac app and in the web app in a desktop browser. The app also lists them under ⋮ › Tips & shortcuts (haribol.app/tips).
Navigation
Section titled “Navigation”| Mac | Windows, Linux | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘← | Ctrl+← | Go back |
| ⌘→ | Ctrl+→ | Go forward |
| ← / → | ← / → | Previous / next verse on a verse page; previous / next chapter on a chapter page |
| ⌘H | Ctrl+H | Home |
| ⌘N | Ctrl+N | Open or close the notes on this page |
| ⌘⇧N | Ctrl+Shift+N | All notes |
| ⌘B | Ctrl+B | Bookmarks |
| ⌘R | Ctrl+R | Recents |
| ⌘D | Ctrl+D | Dictionary |
| Esc | Esc | Close a panel, sheet or the find bar |
Search
Section titled “Search”| Mac | Windows, Linux | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘S | Ctrl+S | Quick search, from any page |
| ⌘⇧S | Ctrl+Shift+S | Full search page |
| ⌘I | Ctrl+I | AI search: the search bar with the wand on |
| ↑ / ↓ | ↑ / ↓ | Move through the results |
| Enter | Enter | Open the top result, or the selected one |
See Search.
Reading
Section titled “Reading”| Mac | Windows, Linux | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘F | Ctrl+F | Find in page |
| Enter | Enter | Next match, while finding |
| ⌘P | Ctrl+P | Share the verse (verse page) |
| ⌘⇧C | Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy the translation with its citation (verse page) |
| Space | Space | Play or pause the Sanskrit recitation (Bhagavad-gītā verse page) |
| ↑ / ↓ | ↑ / ↓ | Scroll up / down |
| ⌘↑ / ⌘↓ | Ctrl+↑ / Ctrl+↓ | Scroll up / down one screen; on a chapter page, go to the beginning / end of the chapter |
| ⌘⇧↑ / ⌘⇧↓ | Ctrl+Shift+↑ / Ctrl+Shift+↓ | Go to the top / bottom of the page |
| ⌘+ | Ctrl++ | Larger text |
| ⌘− | Ctrl+− | Smaller text |
| ⌘0 | Ctrl+0 | Reset text size to 100% |
While the cursor is in a text field, such as search or a note, the arrow keys and Space work in the field.
Browsers reserve some key combinations; in Chrome, for example, ⌘N / Ctrl+N always opens a new window. Where a shortcut does not reach the web app, use the ⋮ menu. In the Mac app, all shortcuts work.
Open pages in new tabs (web app)
Section titled “Open pages in new tabs (web app)”| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| ⌘-click / Ctrl-click on a book, chapter, verse, search result, reference, letter or talk | Opens it in a new tab. |
| Right-click (long-press on a phone) on a book, chapter, canto, search result, index entry, reference, letter or talk | Menu with Open in new tab and Copy link. |
| Right-click on selected reading text | The selection menu: Copy, Note, Search, Copy with citation. |
| Shift + right-click | The browser’s own menu. |
See also Copy and share.