CleatBrowse the handbook
Keyboard shortcuts
Cleat keyboard shortcuts: Command Space to open after setup, window snapping on Control Option, Cmd K for actions, Cmd 1 to 9 to pick a row directly. All rebindable.
All of these can be changed in Settings › Hotkeys. To use ⌘ Space for Cleat, choose Use ⌘Space there and follow the prompt to free the shortcut from Spotlight. See Getting started.
Global
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ Space | Open or close the palette |
| ⌘ ⇧ V | Clipboard history |
| ⌃ ⌥ ← → ↑ ↓ | Snap the front window to a half |
| ⌃ ⌥ U I J K | Quarters |
| ⌃ ⌥ ⏎ | Maximize |
| ⌃ ⌥ C | Centre |
| ⌃ ⌥ D F G | Left, centre, right third |
| ⌃ ⌥ E T | Left, right two thirds |
| ⌃ ⌥ ⌘ → | Move to the next display |
| unset | Snippets, menu search, dictation |
| Caps Lock | Hyper, when turned on in Settings › Extras |
⌘ ⇧ V is “paste and match style” in some apps. Rebind it if you use that.
In the palette
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⏎ | Open, run, or paste the selected row |
| ⌘ ⏎ | Secondary action: reveal in Finder, copy without pasting |
| ⌘ K | Actions menu for the selected row |
| ⌘ Y | Quick Look the selected file or app |
| ⌘ 1 … ⌘ 9 | Pick a row directly |
| ⌘ ⌫ | Delete the selected clipboard entry, with an empty query |
| ⌘ , | Settings |
| ⌫ on an empty field | Back to the root from a tool |
| Esc | Clear the field, then back to the root, then close |
| ⌘C | With nothing selected in the field, copy the selected row: the answer of a sum, the path of a file, the link of a bookmark, the title otherwise |
Vim and Emacs keys
⌃N and ⌃J move down, ⌃P and ⌃K move up, in every list.
Tab
Tab puts the selected row’s name into the field when it is what you were typing towards: saf becomes Safari, and the search continues from the full name. Answer rows such as a sum or the web search are left alone, and Tab then moves down the list. ⇧Tab moves up. Settings › General can send Tab to the controls instead.