Less reaching.
More writing.

The everyday desktop shortcuts, straight from Paperling's keybinding configuration. Some commands depend on the active view or editor focus.

Action Windows / Linux macOS
Open file Ctrl + O Cmd + O
New file Ctrl + N Cmd + N
Save Ctrl + S Cmd + S
Save as Ctrl + Shift + S Cmd + Shift + S
Switch Reader / Code Ctrl + E Cmd + E
Toggle Split view Ctrl + \ Cmd + \
Command palette Ctrl + P Cmd + P
Settings Ctrl + , Cmd + ,
Bold Ctrl + B Cmd + B
Italic Ctrl + I Cmd + I
Insert link Ctrl + K Cmd + K
Find Ctrl + F Cmd + F
Replace Ctrl + H Cmd + H
Search (and replace) in folder Ctrl + Shift + F Cmd + Shift + F
Select next occurrence Ctrl + D Cmd + D
Toggle task checkbox Ctrl + Enter Cmd + Enter
Go to line Ctrl + G Cmd + G
Go back Ctrl + Alt + ← Cmd + Alt + ←
Go forward Ctrl + Alt + → Cmd + Alt + →
File explorer Ctrl + Shift + E Cmd + Shift + E
Outline Ctrl + Shift + O Cmd + Shift + O
Zen mode F9 F9
Next tab Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Tab
Previous tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab

A couple of useful habits

Open the command palette to discover actions by name. Type / at the beginning of a line in the editor for slash commands. Tab moves between table cells when your caret is inside a Markdown table.

Every shortcut in this table can be changed in Settings → Shortcuts. In the editor on Windows and Linux, Ctrl + Right Shift switches a note to right-to-left and Ctrl + Left Shift switches back to automatic.

Tab cycling uses Control on every desktop platform because Cmd+Tab belongs to the macOS app switcher. On some keyboards, function keys also require Fn.