Keyboard Shortcuts

mbr provides vim-style keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation. Press ? at any time to view an in-app help overlay.

Key	Action
`j` / `k`	Scroll down / up (one line)
`Ctrl+d` / `Ctrl+u`	Half page down / up
`Ctrl+f` / `Ctrl+b`	Full page down / up
`g g`	Go to top of page
`G`	Go to bottom of page
`H` / `L`	Previous / next sibling page
`Ctrl+o` / `Ctrl+i`	History back / forward

Panels

Key	Action
`/`	Open search
`-` or `F2`	Open file browser
`=`	Open media browser
`Ctrl+g`	Toggle info panel
`Esc`	Close current panel

Key	Action
`f`	Open links out (outbound links from current page)
`F`	Open links in (backlinks to current page)
`T`	Open table of contents (headings)

Search Panel (when open)

Key	Action
`Ctrl+n` / `Ctrl+p`	Navigate results down / up
`↑` / `↓`	Navigate results
`Enter`	Open selected result
`Ctrl+d` / `Ctrl+u`	Scroll results half page
`Esc`	Close search

File Browser (when open)

Key	Action
`j` / `k` / `↑` / `↓`	Navigate tree
`Ctrl+n` / `Ctrl+p`	Navigate tree
`h`	Collapse folder / go to parent
`l` or `Enter`	Expand folder / open file
`o`	Open in new tab
`Ctrl+d` / `Ctrl+u`	Scroll panel half page
`Esc`	Close browser

Key	Action
`Tab`	Switch between tabs (Links Out / Links In / ToC)
`Shift+Tab`	Switch tabs in reverse
`Ctrl+n` / `Ctrl+p`	Navigate results
`↑` / `↓`	Navigate results
`Enter`	Open selected item
`Esc`	Close modal

Help

Key	Action
`?`	Toggle keyboard shortcuts overlay

macOS GUI Mode

In GUI mode (mbr -g), standard macOS shortcuts are available:

Key	Action
`Cmd+O`	Open folder
`Cmd+R`	Reload page
`Cmd+[`	History back
`Cmd+]`	History forward
`Cmd+Option+I`	Toggle developer tools
`Cmd+W`	Close window
`Cmd+Q`	Quit application

Standard Edit menu shortcuts (Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, Select All) work as expected in text fields.