Overview

Complete reference for keyboard shortcuts in Cine Power Planner.

Every chord below is one the app actually binds, or a browser default the app deliberately leaves alone. The two are kept in separate tables, because "the app does this" and "your browser does this" fail in different ways when a shortcut does not work.

Scope matters more than the chord. Most shortcuts are not global. A chord bound on the Gear List tab does nothing on the dashboard, and the Shotlist has its own set. Each table says where its shortcuts are live.

Requirements

Functional Requirements

ID	Requirement	Acceptance Criteria	Priority	Source
REQ-KBD-001	The system shall bind global shortcuts for Save, Quick Switcher, New Project, Search and Help	`Cmd/Ctrl+S` → flush to storage; `Cmd/Ctrl+K` or `Cmd/Ctrl+P` → Quick Switcher; `Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+N` → new project; `Cmd/Ctrl+F` → search; `Cmd/Ctrl+/` → Help home	Must	`app/src/app/KeyboardShortcuts.jsx`
REQ-KBD-002	The system shall open this shortcuts reference on a bare `?`	Press `?` outside a text field with no modal open → the shortcuts overlay opens; `Esc` or `?` closes it	Must	`app/src/app/KeyboardShortcuts.jsx`
REQ-KBD-003	The system shall bind multi-select editing shortcuts on the Gear List tab: Select All, Copy, Paste, Delete, Clear selection	`Cmd/Ctrl+A` → select all; `Cmd/Ctrl+C` → copy; `Cmd/Ctrl+V` → paste as duplicates; `Delete`/`Backspace` → delete with confirm; `Esc` → clear	Must	`useGearListSelectionShortcuts.js`
REQ-KBD-004	The system shall bind clipboard, delete, undo and reorder shortcuts on the Shotlist	`Cmd/Ctrl+C`/`V` → copy/paste shots; `Delete` → trash; `Cmd/Ctrl+Z` → undo; `Cmd/Ctrl+A` → select all; `Alt+↑`/`Alt+↓` → reorder	Must	`useShotlistKeyboard.js`
REQ-KBD-005	The system shall disable bare-character shortcuts when focus is in a text input or textarea, while modifier chords keep working there	Focus text input → press `?` → character typed (not shortcut); press `Cmd+K` / `Cmd+F` / `Cmd+/` → shortcut still fires	Must	`app/src/app/KeyboardShortcuts.jsx`
REQ-KBD-006	The system shall let a surface override a global chord for its own use	Device Library `Cmd/Ctrl+F` focuses that page's search box instead of navigating away — a `document`-level listener calls `preventDefault()` first	Should	`app/src/app/KeyboardShortcuts.jsx`
REQ-KBD-007	The in-app shortcuts overlay shall list only chords that are actually wired	Every row in `getGlobalShortcutSections` resolves to a binding in the source; adding an unwired row is a defect	Must	`keyboardShortcutsSections.js`

Non-Functional Requirements

ID	Requirement	Metric	Priority
NFR-KBD-001	Shortcut listener shall not interfere with input field typing	Non-interference	Must

Data Requirements

Shortcut definitions: hardcoded in the event handlers. There is no stored shortcut configuration, and no user-facing customization UI — see Constraints below.
Platform detection: the overlay renders ⌘/⌥ on macOS and Ctrl/Alt elsewhere. The handler itself treats metaKey and ctrlKey as equivalent, so both work on either platform.

Constraints & Limits

Shortcuts are not customizable. There is no shortcuts section in Settings and nothing is persisted; this reference described one until 2026-09-07, and no such screen has ever shipped.
Some chords are reserved by the browser and unreachable from a web page at all: the keydown is consumed by the browser before the document sees it, so preventDefault() cannot reclaim it. Cmd/Ctrl + N (New Window), Cmd/Ctrl + T (New Tab), Cmd/Ctrl + W (Close Tab) and Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + N (Incognito) are all in this class. New Project therefore binds Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + N — the Alt leg is what makes it reachable. Never bind a bare Cmd/Ctrl + N.
Every global chord needs a modifier. The global handler returns immediately unless metaKey or ctrlKey is held, so a bare-letter shortcut cannot fire. ? is the sole exception and is handled before that check.
Bare-character shortcuts are suppressed inside text inputs and while a modal dialog is open.

Offline Behavior

Fully available offline — keyboard shortcuts are client-side with zero network dependency

Dependencies

Requires: None — self-contained feature
Required by: None

Global Shortcuts

Live anywhere in the app. Cmd on macOS, Ctrl on Windows/Linux — the handler accepts either.

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS	Notes
Quick Switcher	`Ctrl + K`	`Cmd + K`	Search projects, devices, contacts and pages
Quick Switcher	`Ctrl + P`	`Cmd + P`	Same surface — the old projects palette was folded into the Quick Switcher
New Project	`Ctrl + Alt + N`	`Cmd + Opt + N`	The `Alt` leg is required; a bare `Cmd/Ctrl + N` is owned by the browser
Search	`Ctrl + F`	`Cmd + F`	In a project: focuses category search. Elsewhere: opens the global Search page
Open Help	`Ctrl + /`	`Cmd + /`	Opens the Help home
Save (manual flush)	`Ctrl + S`	`Cmd + S`	Forces a write to IndexedDB + OPFS; autosave already runs after every change
Shortcuts overlay	`?`	`?`	Bare key — suppressed inside text fields and while a dialog is open
Close	`Esc`	`Esc`	Closes the active modal, dialog, dropdown or Quick Switcher

Cmd/Ctrl + P does not export a PDF, and there is no Export PDF shortcut. This reference claimed both Cmd + E and Ctrl + P for Export PDF until 2026-09-07; neither has ever been bound, and Ctrl + P has for some time opened the Quick Switcher. Export from the project's Export panel.

Editing (inside a project)

Undo and redo cover gear-list and category edits while a project is open. They do nothing on the dashboard or in a read-only project, and the Floor Plan editor keeps its own separate history.

Action	Shortcut	Description
Undo	`Cmd/Ctrl + Z`	Undo the last change
Redo	`Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z`	Redo the last undone change
Redo (Windows alt)	`Ctrl + Y`	Alternate redo binding
Save in item editor	`Cmd/Ctrl + Enter`	Commit the open item editor

Gear List (multi-select)

Active on the Gear List tab. They pause while you are typing in a field or a dialog is open.

Action	Shortcut	Description
Select All	`Cmd/Ctrl + A`	Select every item in the list
Copy	`Cmd/Ctrl + C`	Copy the selected items
Paste	`Cmd/Ctrl + V`	Paste — duplicates the copied items in their categories
Delete	`Delete` / `Backspace`	Delete the selected items (asks first)
Clear selection	`Esc`	Drop the current selection
Reorder category	`Space`, then `↑`/`↓`	Focus a category's drag handle, `Space` to pick up, arrows to move, `Space` to drop

Shotlist / Schedule

Active on the Shotlist tab with one or more shots selected.

Action	Shortcut	Description
Copy Shot	`Cmd/Ctrl + C`	Copy the selected shots
Paste Shot	`Cmd/Ctrl + V`	Paste shots into the list
Select All	`Cmd/Ctrl + A`	Select every shot
Delete Shot	`Delete` / `Backspace`	Move the selected shots to trash
Undo	`Cmd/Ctrl + Z`	Restore the deleted shots
Reorder	`Alt + ↑` / `Alt + ↓`	Move the selected shot up/down
Shortcut help	`?`	Show the Shotlist's own overlay

Tabs

Action	Shortcut	Description
Previous tab	`←`	With a tab bar focused
Next tab	`→`	With a tab bar focused
First / last	`Home` / `End`	Jump to the first or last tab

Browser Defaults the App Respects

These are your browser's, not the app's. The app does not override them, and it cannot — several are consumed before the page sees them.

Action	Shortcut	Description
Focus next / previous	`Tab` / `Shift + Tab`	Move between interactive elements
Confirm	`Enter`	Submit a form or activate the focused button
Toggle	`Space`	Toggle a focused checkbox or activate a button
Cut / Copy / Paste	`Ctrl/Cmd + X` / `C` / `V`	Native text editing inside a field
Reload / hard reload	`Ctrl/Cmd + R` / `Shift + R`	Reload; hard reload bypasses the cache
Developer tools	`F12`	Browser dev tools

Accessibility note: the Skip to content link is the first thing Tab reaches on any page — press Tab then Enter to jump past the navigation. It is a focusable link, not a chord.

Shortcut Tips

Remembering Shortcuts

Mnemonics: think of the first letter (S = Save, K = Quick switcher, F = Find) — New Project adds Alt because the browser owns plain Cmd/Ctrl + N.
Press ? — the in-app overlay is generated from the same list the app binds, so it is the fastest way to see what is live on your current surface.
Scope first: if a chord does nothing, check which tab you are on before assuming it is broken.

Conflict Resolution

If a shortcut doesn't work:

Check whether you're in a text field — bare-character shortcuts (?) are disabled there by design. Modifier chords (Cmd+K, Cmd+F, Cmd+/) are not, and do still fire.
Check the surface — Gear List and Shotlist shortcuts only work on those tabs.
Check browser shortcuts — if the browser reacts instead of the app (a new window opens, the find bar appears), the chord is browser-reserved and the app never received it. See Constraints above.
Check OS-level shortcuts.

Last Updated: 2026-09-07 Version: 0.790.2

Keyboard Shortcuts