Less reaching.
More writing.

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

ActionWindows / LinuxmacOS
Open fileCtrl + OCmd + O
New fileCtrl + NCmd + N
SaveCtrl + SCmd + S
Save asCtrl + Shift + SCmd + Shift + S
Switch Reader / CodeCtrl + ECmd + E
Toggle Split viewCtrl + \Cmd + \
Command paletteCtrl + PCmd + P
SettingsCtrl + ,Cmd + ,
BoldCtrl + BCmd + B
ItalicCtrl + ICmd + I
Insert linkCtrl + KCmd + K
FindCtrl + FCmd + F
ReplaceCtrl + HCmd + H
Search (and replace) in folderCtrl + Shift + FCmd + Shift + F
Select next occurrenceCtrl + DCmd + D
Toggle task checkboxCtrl + EnterCmd + Enter
Go to lineCtrl + GCmd + G
Go backCtrl + Alt + ←Cmd + Alt + ←
Go forwardCtrl + Alt + →Cmd + Alt + →
File explorerCtrl + Shift + ECmd + Shift + E
OutlineCtrl + Shift + OCmd + Shift + O
Zen modeF9F9
Next tabCtrl + TabCtrl + Tab
Previous tabCtrl + Shift + TabCtrl + 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.