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 / on Windows or Linux, pressing ⌘ / on Mac, or using the /shortcuts slash command.

Navigation shortcuts in the Desktop App

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

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.

Mattermost Desktop App v4.7 and earlier releases support the following navigation keyboard shortcuts:

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Ctrl` `F`	`⌘` `F`	Move focus to the Search field and search the current channel.
`Ctrl` `1` `Ctrl` `2` `Ctrl` `3`	`⌘` `1` `⌘` `2` `⌘` `3`	Navigate to the first server in the Servers list. Replace the number with the server’s tab position.
`Ctrl` `Tab`	`⌘` `Tab`	Navigate to the next server tab based on the current server selected.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `Tab`	`⌘` `⇧` `Tab`	Navigate to the previous server tab based on the current server selected.
`Alt` `↓`	`⌥` `↓`	Next channel or direct message in the channel sidebar.

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` `+`	`⌘` `+`	Increase font size (zoom in).
`Ctrl` `-`	`⌘` `-`	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.