Plannotator keyboard shortcuts

Mod means Command on macOS and Control on Windows and Linux. Alt is Option on macOS. Shortcuts that act on a file, annotation, search result, or panel require that item to be active.

Plan review and document annotation

Shortcut	Action
`Mod` + `Enter`	Approve or send feedback
`Mod` + `S`	Save or export notes when no default save destination is set
`Mod` + `P`	Print
`Mod` + `B`	Toggle the document contents sidebar
`Mod` + `Shift` + `B`	Toggle the folder file browser when available
`Shift`, `Shift`	Toggle the embedded agent terminal when available
Hold `Alt`	Temporarily switch between Select and Pinpoint annotation modes
Press `Alt` twice	Keep the alternate annotation mode selected
`Escape`	Close the current modal, editor, lightbox, or plan diff

When the annotation label picker is open, press 1 through 0 to choose a label. Press A through Z to start a comment with the corresponding toolbar shortcut, or Alt plus 1 through 0 to start one with a label. The available labels determine which keys are active.

Comment and image editing

Shortcut	Action
`Mod` + `Enter`	Submit or save the current comment
`Escape`	Cancel the current editor
`1`	Select the pen tool in image annotation
`2`	Select the arrow tool in image annotation
`3`	Select the circle tool in image annotation
`Mod` + `Z`	Undo the last image mark
`Enter`	Save and close an image annotation when a text field is not active

Code review

Shortcut	Action
`Mod` + `Enter`	Approve or send review feedback
`Mod` + `F`	Open search
`Enter` or `F3`	Next search match
`Shift` + `Enter` or `Shift` + `F3`	Previous search match
`Escape`	Clear or close search
`Mod` + `B`	Toggle the file tree
`Mod` + `.`	Toggle the review sidebar
`Mod` + `Shift` + `G`	Start or stop guided review
`Mod` + `Shift` + `F`	Focus search while the pull request comments tab is open
Press `Alt` twice	Toggle the review destination between the code host and the calling agent when both are available
`V`	Mark the active file viewed or unviewed
`A`	Stage the active local file when staging is available
`J` or `Down Arrow`	Move to the next file
`K` or `Up Arrow`	Move to the previous file
`Home`	Move to the first file
`End`	Move to the last file

In the all-files diff, X collapses the active file, Z reopens the nearest collapsed file, C starts a file-level comment, ] moves to the next file, and [ moves to the previous file. Inside a code comment or suggestion editor, Mod + Enter submits, Tab indents, and Escape closes. In Ask AI, Mod + Enter sends the prompt and Escape closes the inline panel.

Goal setup

Mod + Enter submits the current interview answers or accepted facts. Last verified against Plannotator OSS v0.23.1 on July 18, 2026. Maintained by the Plannotator project.

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Plannotator keyboard shortcuts

Plan review and document annotation

Comment and image editing

Code review

Goal setup

​Plan review and document annotation

​Comment and image editing

​Code review

​Goal setup

Plan review and document annotation

Comment and image editing

Code review

Goal setup