Keyboard Shortcuts
This page lists the default keyboard shortcuts in NeoTavern. The whole app is operable from the keyboard, and every modal keeps focus inside itself until you close it.
Composer
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Send message | Enter |
| Insert a new line | Shift+Enter |
| Open chat search | Focus the search field in the chat header |
| Scroll to the latest message | Use the "new message" action after scrolling up |
The composer hint always shows the current mode, so you can see whether
Enter sends or adds a line at a glance.
Editing Messages
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Save the edit | Ctrl+Enter (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Enter (macOS) |
| Cancel the edit | Escape |
Editing is non-destructive: the previous content is archived in the message's edit history, and a conflict keeps your draft instead of overwriting it. See Chatting.
Navigation and Panels
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Close the topmost panel, dialog, or menu | Escape |
| Move focus forward / backward | Tab / Shift+Tab |
| Close a route-aware surface | Browser Back |
| Resize a resizable panel | ArrowLeft / ArrowRight while the resize handle is focused |
| Open and close the navigation menu | The rail toggle button |
Escape closes the topmost surface first: a nested dialog closes before
the panel behind it, and focus returns to the control that opened it.
Chat Actions
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Switch between swipe variants | Previous / next arrows in the N/M pager |
| Open a checkpoint snapshot | Click the checkpoint flag (or Shift+Click to create a fresh one) |
| Exclude or restore a message manually | The exclude action in the message |
| bar (manual context strategy) |
Message actions are always visible on desktop and grouped in the compact message card on mobile; every action is a focusable control, so no action requires hover or a pointer.
Plugin Hotkeys
Plugins register their hotkeys through the Plugin SDK, which resolves collisions so the newest active registration wins and frees the binding when the plugin is disabled. Plugin shortcuts never intercept the system browser combos, and the command palette lists each command's shortcut in context. See Extensions & Plugins.