Keyboard shortcuts
QlipLab is built to be driven from the keyboard. The one shortcut worth memorizing is the global toggle; the rest follow naturally once the window is open.
Global
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt+Q | Summon or dismiss the QlipLab window, over whatever app you’re in |
Alt+Q is the default and it’s configurable — open Settings and record any combination you like.
This is the only OS-level shortcut; it works from anywhere, which is why macOS needs the Accessibility
permission to register it.
Quick-paste
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Cmd+1…Cmd+9 (macOS) / Ctrl+1…Ctrl+9 (Windows / Linux) | Paste the 1st–9th clip in the list |
Quick-paste works even while you’re typing in the search box, so you can filter to what you want and fire it off without reaching for the mouse.
Diff mode
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt+D | Toggle diff-selection mode |
| (then select two clips) | Open the diff view for that pair |
Escape | Exit diff mode |
Navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
↑ / ↓ | Move through the list |
Enter | Select the highlighted clip and paste it |
Escape | Close the preview, cancel the current mode, or exit diff |
Escape is layered: it closes whatever is most immediately open — a preview first, then a mode, then diff
selection — so one key always backs you out one step.
Snippet triggers
Snippets and vault items can carry a trigger — a short string that expands into the full content as you type it, in any application. That’s not a fixed keystroke but text you define per item. See Snippets & text expansion.