Mattermost keyboard shortcuts

Mattermost keyboard shortcuts help you make a more efficient use of your keyboard.

Tip

Display a list of available keyboard shortcuts by pressing CTRL+/ (CMD+/ on Mac), or use the /shortcuts slash command.

Navigation shortcuts in the Desktop App

The following navigation keyboard shortcuts are supported only in the Mattermost Desktop App.

Desktop App v5.0 onwardsDesktop App v4.7 and earlier

Mattermost Desktop App v5.0 introduces additional ways to navigate your Mattermost interface, including server selections, as well as tabs for Channels, Playbooks, and Boards.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
CTRL+F	CMD+F	Move focus to the Search field and search the current channel.
CTRL+SHIFT+S	CMD+CTRL+S	Open the Servers selector, then use UP/DOWN arrows to navigate between servers. Use ENTER to select a server.
CTRL+SHIFT+1, CTRL+SHIFT+2	CMD+CTRL+1, CMD+CTRL+2	Navigate to the first server in the Servers list. Replace the number with the server’s position within the server in the list.
CTRL+TAB	CMD+TAB	Navigate to the next product tab based on the current product selected.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB	CMD+SHIFT+TAB	Navigate to the previous product tab based on the current product selected.
CTRL+1	CMD+1	Navigate to the Channels tab.
CTRL+2	CMD+2	Navigate to the Boards tab.
CTRL+3	CMD+3	Navigate to the Playbooks tab.
CTRL+TAB	CMD+TAB	Navigate to the next product tab based on your current position.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB	CMD+SHIFT+TAB	Navigate to the previous product tab based on your current position.

Zoom shortcuts for Web and Desktop App

The following display keyboard shortcuts work in all supported browsers and in the Mattermost Desktop App.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
CTRL+PLUS	CMD+PLUS	Increase font size (zoom in).
CTRL+MINUS	CMD+MINUS	Decrease font size (zoom out).

Note

Though Mattermost keyboard shortcuts support standard languages and keyboard layouts, they may not work if you use keymapping that overwrites default browser shortcuts.