Docs/Reference/Keyboard shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in kdashboard, by view. On Linux and Windows read ⌘ as Ctrl.
The status bar always shows the shortcuts that apply to the view you are in.
Everywhere
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ⌘K | Command palette |
| ⌘J | AI agent panel |
| ⌘B | Toggle the sidebar |
| ⌘W | Close the current tab |
| ⌘, | Settings |
| Esc | Back: close the dialog, the detail, or the filter |
In a table
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| j / k | Move down / up |
| ⏎ | Preview the selected row beside the table |
| ⌘⏎ | Open the selected row in its own tab |
| / | Focus the filter |
| r | Refresh |
In a resource detail
| Keys | Action | Applies to |
|---|
| l or ⌘L | Logs | Pods and Deployments |
| t or ⌘T | Shell | Pods |
| e | Edit YAML | Everything |
| s | Scale | Scalable workloads |
| d | Delete, with a confirmation | Everything |
In the search box
| Keys | Action |
|---|
Space or ⏎ after key:value | Turn the term into a filter chip |
| Backspace in an empty box | Pull the last chip back for editing |
| ↑ / ↓ | Go back to the rows, keeping the search |
| Esc | Clear the text and the chips |
In the command palette
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ↑ / ↓, or Ctrl+K / Ctrl+J | Move |
| ⏎ | Run |
| Esc | Close |
In the YAML editor
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ⌘F | Search |
| ⌘Z / ⌘⇧Z | Undo / redo |
| F8 | Show problems |
| ⌘⏎ | Apply, in the Create dialog |
In the log viewer
| Keys | Action |
|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Step through the lines while the detail sheet is open |