Shortcut Keys

This page lists the default shortcut keys in TablePlus for macOS, grouped by where you use them.¹ Most of them are also shown next to their commands in the menu bar.

You can change some shortcuts in Settings > Keymap: select next/previous pane, tab, and workspace, show table data/structure, toggle line/block comment, increase/decrease font size, and run current/all queries. See Keymap.

Application

Shortcut	Action
⌘ + ,	Open Settings
⌘ + N	Open the connection list (New Workspace)
⌘ + O	Open a file
⌘ + Shift + O	Open a new SQL Viewer
⌘ + ?	Report a bug or send feedback
⌘ + H	Hide TablePlus
⌘ + Q	Quit TablePlus

Workspace

Shortcut	Action
⌘ + P	Open anything
⌘ + K	Open a database
⌘ + Shift + K	Open a connection
⌘ + E	Open a new SQL query editor tab
⌘ + T	Open a new tab
⌘ + W	Close the current tab
⌘ + S	Commit changes
⌘ + Shift + P	Preview changes as SQL statements
⌘ + Shift + Delete	Discard changes
⌘ + Z	Undo
⌘ + Shift + Z	Redo
⌘ + R	Reload the workspace
⌘ + ⌥ + R	Reload the current tab
⌘ + Shift + R	Reconnect
⌘ + ⌥ + .	Disconnect
⌘ + .	Open the process list
⌘ + Shift + E	Export tables
⌘ + L	Open the Plugin Manager

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
⌘ + ]	Select the next tab
⌘ + [	Select the previous tab
⌘ + 1 to ⌘ + 9	Select the tab at that position
⌘ + ⌥ + ]	Select the next pane
⌘ + ⌥ + [	Select the previous pane
⌘ + Shift + D	Split the pane to the right
⌘ + Shift + ]	Select the next workspace
⌘ + Shift + [	Select the previous workspace
⌘ + Shift + \	Show all workspaces
⌘ + ⌃ + ←	Go back
⌘ + ⌃ + →	Go forward
⌘ + ⌃ + [	Show table data
⌘ + ⌃ + ]	Show table structure

Sidebars and panels

Shortcut	Action
⌘ + 0	Toggle the left sidebar
Space	Toggle the right sidebar (row detail)
⌘ + ⌃ + C	Toggle the console log
⌃ + `	Toggle the query results pane
⌘ + Shift + F	Search items in the left sidebar
⌘ + ⌃ + F	Enter or exit full screen

Left sidebar

Shortcut	Action
Space	Open the selected item
Delete or ⌘ + Delete	Delete the selected items
⌥ + Delete	Truncate the selected tables

Table data

Shortcut	Action
⌘ + I	Add a new row
⌘ + D	Duplicate the selected rows
⌘ + C	Copy the selected rows
⌘ + Shift + C	Copy the selected cells
⌘ + V	Paste rows
⌘ + Shift + V	Paste to the selected cells
Delete	Delete the selected rows
Return or Tab	Edit the selected cell
Space	Toggle the row detail in the right sidebar
⌘ + Return	Open the selected cell in Quick Look
Middle-click a cell	Open the cell in Quick Look
⌥ + Return or ⌥ + Click a cell	Open the quick edit menu (Set Value)
⌘ + ↑	Select the first row
⌘ + ↓	Select the last row
⌘ + →	Go to the next page
⌘ + ←	Go to the previous page
⌘ + F	Show the filters
⌘ + Return (in the filter bar)	Apply all checked filters
⌘ + ⌥ + F	Choose the columns to show
Esc	Deselect all rows or close Quick Look

SQL query editor

Shortcut	Action
⌘ + Return	Run the current statement (or the selection)
⌘ + Shift + Return	Run all statements
⌘ + .	Open the process list, where you can Kill the running query
⌘ + I	Beautify the selected SQL
⌘ + Shift + I	Uglify the selected SQL
⌘ + /	Toggle line comment
⌘ + ⌥ + /	Toggle block comment
⌘ + =	Increase the font size
⌘ + -	Decrease the font size
⌘ + F	Find
⌘ + ⌥ + F	Find and replace
⌘ + G	Find next
⌘ + Shift + G	Find previous
⌘ + Shift + S	Save the SQL to a file
Esc	Show autocomplete suggestions, or hide them
⌃ + N / ⌃ + P	Select the next / previous suggestion
Return or Tab	Accept the selected suggestion2

When the query editor isn't focused, ⌘ + Return opens a new SQL query editor tab, like ⌘ + E.

Multiple carets

Shortcut	Action
⌘ + Click	Add or remove a caret
⌥ + Drag	Select a rectangular block of text
⌃ + Shift + ↑	Add a caret on the line above
⌃ + Shift + ↓	Add a caret on the line below
⌘ + D	Select the next occurrence of the current word
⌘ + ⌃ + G	Select all occurrences of the current word
Esc	Go back to a single caret

See Multiple carets for more.