Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts that work platform-wide (not specific to the OpenPLC Editor, those live in the editor's own docs).

Modifier convention: Cmd on macOS, Ctrl on Windows and Linux. Both are shown below as Ctrl/Cmd.

Global

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd + J	Toggle the Autonomy AI assistant panel. Open from anywhere on a protected page.
Esc	Close the AI assistant panel (when it's open).
Ctrl/Cmd + K	Focus the global search bar (when the dashboard or feed page is visible).

Shortcut	Action
`g` then `d`	Go to your personal Dashboard.
`g` then `p`	Go to your Projects list.
`g` then `o`	Go to your Orchestrators.
`g` then `f`	Go to the Forum.
`g` then `n`	Go to Notifications.

These "go to" shortcuts work when no input field is focused. Press g, release, then the second letter.

Forum

Shortcut	Action
`c`	Compose new topic (from a board page).
`r`	Reply (from a thread page, with a post focused).
`j` / `k`	Move down / up through posts in a thread.
`Esc`	Close the reply editor without sending.

Editor

The OpenPLC Editor has its own large set of shortcuts. The most important ones:

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd + S	Save the current file.
Ctrl/Cmd + B	Build / Compile the project.
Ctrl/Cmd + D	Download (deploy) to the connected vPLC.
Ctrl/Cmd + Z / Y	Undo / Redo.
Ctrl/Cmd + F	Find within the current file.
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + F	Find across the project.

See the OpenPLC Editor docs for the full list and language-specific shortcuts.

Form fields

When a form field is focused, the shortcuts above are intentionally suppressed so they don't interfere with typing. Press Esc to blur the field and re-enable shortcuts.

Where to next

Editor-specific shortcuts → OpenPLC Editor.
AI assistant → Autonomy AI assistant.