Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
SessionPaw uses right-click a lot. As a rule: if a button has a second option, it is on right-click, and the tooltip says so.
Keyboard: anywhere in the browser
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+E (Cmd+E on Mac) | Open the Popup |
Ctrl+G (Cmd+G on Mac) | Open SessionPaw in the browser side panel |
These are suggestions. If the browser or another extension already uses one, it isn't set.
- The Keyboard shortcuts section of the in-app help shows the keys that actually work, and "Not set" for the rest.
- Change them on your browser's extension shortcuts page. The in-app help has a Change shortcuts button that opens it.
Keyboard: Side View and SessionPaw pages
| Keys | Where | Action |
|---|---|---|
Esc | Side View search | Close search |
Enter | Window title | Save the new name |
Enter / Esc | Session Manager search | Search / clear |
Enter / Esc | Other Devices search | Search / clear |
Ctrl + / - / 0 | Side View, side panel | Zoom in, out, reset |
Keyboard: Concept Mode
Click the canvas first. See Concept Mode → Keyboard for the full table. The most used:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Tab | New child concept |
Enter | New sibling concept / finish editing |
Space | Edit selected; with nothing selected, frame the main topic |
Esc | Stop editing, then clear selection |
| Arrow keys | Move around the tree |
/ | Toggle a checkbox |
Delete | Remove from the map |
Mouse: Side View
| Do this | On | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Click | Tab | Switch to the tab |
| Click | Window title bar | Bring the window to the front |
| Click | Window name | Rename |
| Right-click | Tab | Tab menu |
| Right-click | Window title | Window menu (colors, save, copy…) |
| Right-click | Fold arrow | Fold or unfold all windows |
| Right-click | Empty list space | Global menu (reopen last closed, new window, reset sizes) |
| Click | Left edge of a tab | Pin or unpin it to Pin Tabs |
| Hover | Tab icon | Indent arrows |
| Hover | Gap between tabs | Scissors: split into a new window |
| Hover then click | G / UG | Group or ungroup |
| Right-click | G on a window | Ungroup the whole window |
| Drag | Tab | Move it before or after another tab, or into another window |
| Drag | Window | Reorder the list |
Mouse: saving
| Do this | Result |
|---|---|
| Click a save item | Save locally |
| Right-click a save item | Save to Cloud (bookmarks) |
| Click Open | Open with your Opening many tabs setting |
| Shift-click Open | Load every tab right away |
| Right-click Open all | Open in incognito |
Mouse: Session Manager
| Do this | Result |
|---|---|
| Click a session card | Load it into the left panel |
| Right-click a session card | Load it into the right panel |
| Drag a card to a list | Move it there |
| Right-click Reload | Reload the whole page |
Mouse: Bookmarks Manager
| Do this | Result |
|---|---|
| Click | Select or unselect |
| Shift-click | Select a range |
| Double-click a folder | Open it |
| Drag | Move the selection |
| Right-click delete | Delete for good (skip the dustbin) |
Toolbar icon and page menu
| Do this | Result |
|---|---|
| Click the icon | Popup |
| Right-click the icon | Open SideView, Reset SideView Position, Reset This Window Position, Reset All Position |
| Right-click a page → SessionPaw | Name window with selected text, Search in site, Popup current tab, Restore to normal window |