Keyboard shortcuts
A complete reference of Dices keyboard shortcuts — palette, layouts, composer, and terminal — with the in-app shortcuts sheet.
A complete reference of the keyboard shortcuts in Dices, grouped by area. Shortcuts keep your hands on the keyboard for the things you do most: opening the palette, switching layouts, driving the composer, and asking the terminal AI for help.
Note: Shortcuts are shown with the ⌘ (Command) key. On Windows, use Ctrl instead of ⌘ everywhere below.
In-app shortcuts sheet
You don’t need to memorize this page. Press ⌘/ (Ctrl / on Windows) anywhere in Dices to open the shortcuts sheet — an in-app overlay listing the available shortcuts.
General
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘K | Open the command palette + search |
| ⌘N | New chat |
| ⌘, | Open Settings |
| ⌘/ | Open the shortcuts sheet |
Tip: The command palette (⌘K) is the fastest way around Dices — it doubles as search and is where you run Runbooks via the “Run: …” entries.
Layout
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘1 | Single pane |
| ⌘2 | 2-up (two panes side by side) |
| ⌘3 | 2×2 grid (four panes) |
See Workspace & layouts for what each layout is best for.
Composer
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⏎ | Send the message |
| ⇧⏎ | Insert a newline (without sending) |
| @ | Mention a file or folder |
| / | Trigger a slash command |
| ↑ / ↓ | Move through suggestions |
| ⏎ | Accept the highlighted suggestion |
| Esc | Dismiss the suggestions |
Tip: Type @ to pull a specific file or folder into context, and / to run a slash command — both open a suggestion list you navigate with ↑/↓, ⏎, and Esc.
Terminal
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘L | Ask AI — describe a command in plain language; the AI types the matching shell command for you to review |
For the full set of terminal AI actions — Ask AI, Fix, and Explain — see Terminal & AI commands.
Where to go next
- Put these layouts and panels to work in Workspace & layouts.
- Make Dices yours in Theming & appearance.