⌨️ Keybindings

Key Mode Action
↑ / k Normal Move selection up
↓ / j Normal Move selection down
a Normal Add a new repository (via directory scanner)
A Normal Bulk add folders in a directory
i Normal Import remote repository
e Normal Edit the selected item
D Normal Delete the selected item (asks)
l Normal Edit labels of the selected item
R Normal Refresh status of selected item
F Normal Bulk fetch all tracked repositories concurrently
f Normal Enter repository search mode
ctrl+f Normal Open global code search popup overlay
p Normal Toggle pin status of selected item
* Normal Toggle Favorite / Star status of selected item
Space Normal Toggle selection of item for batch operations (fetch, delete, terminal)
y Normal Yank absolute path of selected item to clipboard
/ Normal Open fuzzy Jump-to-Repo picker overlay
o Normal Cycle list sorting mode (Custom → Alphabetical → Recent → Changes)
O Normal Toggle list sorting direction (ascending vs. reversed)
g Normal Launch the preferred Git client for selected repository (configurable in settings, default is gitui)
t Normal Spawn a new shell (Terminal) in the selected repository's directory
s Normal Open options/settings page
d Normal Open debug logs panel
V Normal Show about popup / creator profile
v Normal Cycle between standard cards, compact 1-row view, and tile grid view
h Normal Show signs & symbols legend popup
Shift+U Normal Open App Usage Stats Dashboard
u Normal Check for application updates manually
. Normal / Detail Toggle status bar between collapsed and expanded view
Enter Normal / Commits list Open Detail view for selected item / Inspect selected commit
? Normal / Help Toggle the shortcut overlay
ctrl+q Global / Anywhere Quit application from anywhere
Esc Normal Clear active search filter or cancel all repository selections
Enter Editing Save the typed text and persist
Esc Editing Cancel without saving
Esc RepoSearchInput Clear repository search and return to Normal mode
Esc GlobalSearch Return to Normal mode
Tab GlobalSearch Toggle focus between search query input and results
↑ / ↓ GlobalSearch Navigate search results
Enter (Query focus) GlobalSearch Trigger/execute search scan
Enter (Results focus) GlobalSearch Select matched result, jump to repository, and open Detail view
Char GlobalSearch Type query (when input is focused)
Backspace GlobalSearch Erase query character (when input is focused)
Enter Settings (Edit) Save settings edit
Esc Settings (Edit) Cancel settings edit
Esc / q Settings Exit Settings and return to Home
↑ / ↓ / k / j Settings Navigate setting fields / categories
Enter / Space Settings Toggle / Edit selected setting
Tab / Shift+Tab Settings Switch focus between category list (sidebar) and settings list
← / h / H Settings Focus category list (sidebar)
→ / l / L / w / W Settings Focus settings list
1 - 5 Settings Jump directly to category: General (1), Sorting (2), Scan (3), Theme (4), Keybindings (5)
Esc / q DebugLogs Exit Debug Logs (or clear filter if active) and return to Home
c / C / x DebugLogs Clear all debug logs and reset scroll
/ DebugLogs Enter fuzzy search query mode
Enter DebugLogs (Search) Finish typing query and lock focus to log list scrolling
Esc DebugLogs (Search) Clear query character/text or exit search mode
Backspace DebugLogs (Search) Erase query character
Char DebugLogs (Search) Type query character
↑ / ↓ / k / j DebugLogs Scroll debug logs list
PgUp / PgDn DebugLogs Scroll debug logs list by page size
Home / End DebugLogs Jump to top / bottom of debug logs
Backspace Editing Erase one character
y / Y Confirm Dialog Confirm action (delete item/branch/tag, push branch/tag/all tags, abort/continue merge)
n / N / Esc Confirm Dialog Cancel action
? / Esc / q Help Close the help overlay
Esc / q Detail Return to the list
Tab / Shift+Tab Detail Cycle active detail view tabs within the active group (Primary vs. Advanced)
w / W Detail Cycle panel focus forward (w) / backward (W)
1 - 7 Detail Jump directly to Primary tab: Workspace (1), Files (2), Graph (3), Branches (4), Tags (5), Remotes (6), Stashes (7)
1 - 5 Detail Jump directly to Advanced tab: Worktrees (1), Submodules (2), Reflog (3), Issues (4), PRs (5) (when Advanced group is active)
X Detail Toggle between Primary and Advanced tab groups
O Detail Toggle full-screen repository Overview overlay
↑ / k Detail Move selection or scroll list/diff/tree up
↓ / j Detail Move selection or scroll list/diff/tree down
PgUp / PgDn Detail / Normal / Settings Scroll list/diff/tree/settings by configured page_size
Home / End Detail / Normal / Settings Jump to top / bottom of list/diff/tree/settings
Enter Detail Stage/Unstage file (Workspace tab), checkout branch (Branches tab), checkout tag (Tags tab), open worktree in new context (Worktrees tab), checkout commit (Reflog tab), or Inspect commit
F (or f/F in Remotes) Detail Fetch remote repository (Branches / Tags / Remotes tabs)
p Detail Pull selected local branch from remote (Branches tab), Push selected tag (Tags tab; asks confirmation), or Prune stale worktree metadata (Worktrees tab)
Shift+P Detail Push selected local branch to remote (Branches tab) or Push all tags (Tags tab; asks confirmation)
← / → Detail Focus Local/Remote branch (Branches tab) or Local/Remote tag (Tags tab)
← / → or < / > or , / . Detail Collapse/Expand directory (Files tab)
/ Detail Fuzzy find files (Files tab) / commits (Workspace commits list / Logs view) / branches (Branches tab) / tags (Tags tab)
e / o Detail Open selected file in configured terminal editor (Files tab)
Shift+H Detail View selected file's commit/revision history (Files tab)
c Detail Open commit prompt (Workspace tab or Inspect view), or Create branch from HEAD (Branches tab)
a Detail Toggle "Assigned to me" / "All Open" issues (Issues tab), Stage All (Workspace tab Unstaged focus) / Unstage All (Workspace tab Staged focus), Apply stash (Stashes tab), or Add worktree (Worktrees tab)
n Detail Add line comment to selected PR (PRs tab)
x Detail Discard selected file changes (Workspace tab or Inspect view; asks confirmation)
X Detail Discard all changes in repository (Workspace tab or Inspect view; asks confirmation)
i Detail Interactive rebase from selected commit (Workspace tab commits list)
G Detail Load more commits (Workspace commits list / Logs view)
l Detail Open Logs view (Workspace tab commits list focus) or Toggle lock status (Worktrees tab; asks reason/unlocks)
D Detail Delete selected branch (Branches tab; asks confirmation), tag (Tags tab; asks confirmation), stash (Stashes tab; asks confirmation), or remove worktree (Worktrees tab; asks confirmation)
s / S Detail Stage selected hunk/line (Workspace tab StagingDetails focus), open Stashing UI overlay (Workspace tab files list focus), Prompt to save stash (Stashing UI / Stashes tab), or Open Repository Settings popup (Overview overlay)
u / U Detail Unstage selected hunk/line (Workspace tab StagingDetails focus), or Toggle "Stash untracked files" option (Stashing UI)
i Detail Toggle "Keep index" option (Stashing UI)
Ctrl+U Input (Stash) Toggle "Stash untracked files" option (Stash Create popup)
Ctrl+I Input (Stash) Toggle "Keep index" option (Stash Create popup)
m Detail Merge selected branch into current branch (Branches tab; asks confirmation)
r Detail Rebase current branch onto selected branch (Branches tab; asks confirmation)
o / O Detail Checkout selected commit (Workspace commits list), or Accept OURS version of conflict (Workspace tab Conflicts / ConflictDiff)
t Detail Accept THEIRS version of conflict (Workspace tab Conflicts / ConflictDiff)
r Detail Mark conflict as resolved (Workspace tab Conflicts / ConflictDiff)
A Detail Abort the merge (Workspace tab Conflicts / ConflictDiff; asks confirmation)
C Detail Continue the merge (Workspace tab Conflicts / ConflictDiff; asks confirmation)
f Detail Open search column picker and go to logs (Workspace tab)
R Detail Resync the active tab state
? Detail Toggle detail help overlay
Esc / q / ? DetailHelp Close detail help overlay
⌃C CommitInput (Edit) Finish editing commit message (switches to confirm state)
⌃H (Ctrl+H) CommitInput (Edit) Open commit history picker
⌃U (Ctrl+U) CommitInput (Edit) Clear entire commit message buffer
↵ (Enter) CommitInput (Edit) Insert a newline
Backspace CommitInput (Edit) Erase one character from commit message
Esc CommitInput Cancel commit and return to Detail view
↵ (Enter) CommitInput (Confirm) Submit / execute Git commit
e / E CommitInput (Confirm) Edit / resume typing commit message
a / A / Space CommitInput (Confirm) Toggle amend last commit option
x / X / u / U CommitInput (Confirm) Clear entire commit message buffer
Left-Click (Mouse) Normal Select the clicked item
Double-Click (Mouse) Normal Open Detail view for clicked item
Left-Click (Mouse) Detail Shift focus to the clicked panel or change active tab
Left-Click + Drag (Mouse) Detail Drag panel boundary splitters to dynamically resize layout splits
Scroll Wheel (Mouse) Normal / Detail Scroll selected list, graph view, branches, tree items, or unified diffs

Press ? at any time in normal mode to see the full keybinding reference as a centered popup. The help overlay only handles the dismissal keys — your selection and scroll position are preserved underneath.

The selected card's border color mirrors the current operation mode:

The selected item is marked with a left-edge ▌ accent, a colored border, and bold text. In ADDING and EDITING modes the real terminal cursor sits at the end of your input so you can see exactly where the next character will land.

Repository Settings Popup controls:

When viewing the Repository Settings popup (entered via s on the repository Overview page):