Hotkey Settings

Hotkeys are core to improving AI interaction efficiency. By mastering these key combinations, you can achieve efficient "keep your hands on the keyboard" operation.

1. Enter shortcut settings

• Path: Settings > Left sidebar Shortcuts.

• Purpose: On this screen, you can view default shortcuts, modify key combinations, or enable/disable specific shortcuts.

2. Explanation of interface operation logic

To the right of each shortcut option there are three interactive elements, arranged from right to left as:

1. Toggle Switch 🟢/⚪:

   • Green: This shortcut isenabled.

   • Gray: This shortcut isdisabled(such as “Quick Assistant”, “Rename Topic”, etc.). If a key doesn’t respond, please first check whether this is turned on here.

2. Keyboard icon (⌨️):

   • After clicking this icon, the screen will prompt “Please enter shortcut”. At this point press the new key combination you want to set (for example Ctrl + Alt + A), andcustomizethe shortcut for that function.

3. Reset icon (↺):

   • Click this icon to restore the shortcut for that specific function to the system default.

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3. Detailed explanation of core shortcuts

For easier memorization, we divide the shortcuts shown in the screenshots into four categories:View Controls,Chat Management,Message Actions and Global Functions.

Tip: The screenshots show macOS key labels (⌘ = Command).Windows usersusually replace ⌘ with Ctrl, replace ⇧ with with Shift,⌥ with with Alt.

3.1 View & Navigation

These shortcuts are used to adjust how the app interface is displayed to suit different screen sizes and reading preferences.

• Zoom In: ⌘ + =

  • Scenario: Use when the font is too small to read.

• Zoom Out: ⌘ + -

  • Scenario: Use when you want to fit more content on one screen.

• Reset Zoom: ⌘ + 0

  • Scenario: Restore to the default 100% size with one key.

• Open Settings: ⌘ + ,

  • Scenario: Quickly open the configuration page (this is a common macOS convention).

• Toggle Assistant List: ⌘ + [

  • Scenario: Hide the left model/assistant list to enlarge the chat area.

• Toggle Topic List: ⌘ + ]

  • Scenario: Hide the left history chat list so the chat box occupies maximum width for an “immersive writing” experience.

• Exit Full Screen: Escape

3.2 Chat Management

These shortcuts are used to quickly start a new chat or manage the current context.

• New Topic: ⌘ + N

  • High-frequency recommendation: When you want to end the current topic and start a completely new task, press this key to immediately clear the context and create a new window.

• Rename Topic: ⌘ + T (Disabled by default)

  • Function: Quickly change the title of the current conversation in the left history.

• Clear Context: ⌘ + K

  • Core feature: This is a very important feature! Itdoes not deletechat history, but forces the AI to “forget” previous conversation content.

  • Scenario: Use when the AI falls into a logical loop, or when you want to discuss a completely unrelated new topic in the same window without being influenced by previous conversation.

• Clear Messages: ⌘ + L

  • Function: Completely delete all visible messages in the current window (use with caution).

3.3 Message Handling

Operations targeting a specific message or searching for content.

• Global Search: ⌘ + ⇧ + F

  • Function: Global search. Find keywords across all historical conversations.

• Search in Chat: ⌘ + F

  • Function: Local search. Find keywords only in the currently open conversation window.

• Copy Last Message: ⌘ + ⇧ + C (Disabled by default)

  • Scenario: Quickly extract the code or text the AI just generated without selecting with the mouse.

• Edit Last User Message: ⌘ + ⇧ + E (Disabled by default)

  • Scenario: Use when you notice a typo after sending or want to tweak the previous prompt and ask again.

3.4 Global Tools

Functions that can be triggered even when Cherry Studio is in the background or minimized (requires setting global shortcuts).

• Show / Hide App: (Not set by default)

  • Suggested setting: Recommended to set as Alt + Space or Option + Space.

  • Scenario: a “boss key.” Whatever you are doing, press once to bring up Cherry Studio to ask a question, press again to hide it.

• Quick Assistant: ⌘ + E (Disabled by default)

  • Function: Bring up a mini floating input (like Spotlight or Alfred) to quickly ask a question and go.

• Word Assistant: (Not set by default)

  • Function: Used with the “Word Assistant” feature: after selecting text in a browser or other app, press the shortcut to directly invoke the AI for translation or explanation.

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4. Bottom function area

• Reset Default Shortcuts:

  • Button located at the bottom right of the interface. If you messed up your changes or shortcut conflicts cause them not to work, click this button to restore all keys to the initial state at installation.

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Efficiency expert suggestions (Pro Tips)

1. Set a “boss key”: For “Show/Hide App” set a convenient global shortcut (such as Option + Q or Alt + S), so you can summon the AI anytime without searching the taskbar for the icon.

2. Differentiate ⌘+K and ⌘+N:

   • Want to completely start a new session? Use ⌘ + N.

   • Want to keep the chat as notes but let the AI start thinking anew? Use ⌘ + K.