Hello in the instruction section we have only the shortcuts that work on windows, can somebody guide me on where I find the same for MAC
Hi, I haven’t found it myself online but with the help of Google Gemini it translated the windows page.
If you could confirm the quality I could ask to add to the docs ![]()
n8n keyboard shortcuts translated for macOS users, using standard Mac key names and symbols (where ⌘ = Command, ⌥ = Option, ⇧ = Shift,
= Return, ⌫ = Delete/Backspace, ⌦ = Forward Delete):
Keyboard shortcuts and controls
Workflow controls
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Cmd + Option + n (⌘⌥n): create new workflow
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Cmd + o (⌘o): open workflow
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Cmd + s (⌘s): save the current workflow
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Cmd + z (⌘z): undo
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Cmd + Shift + z (⇧⌘z): redo
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Cmd + Return (⌘↩) or Cmd + Enter: execute workflow
Canvas
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Move the canvas
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Cmd + Left Mouse Button + drag (⌘ + Click + Drag): move node view
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Cmd + Middle mouse button + drag (⌘ + Middle Click + Drag): move node view (Note: Middle click might require specific mouse hardware/configuration)
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Space + drag: move node view
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Middle mouse button + drag: move node view (Note: Middle click might require specific mouse hardware/configuration)
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Two fingers drag on trackpad/touch screen: move node view
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Canvas zoom
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+ or =: zoom in
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- or _: zoom out
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0: reset zoom level
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1: zoom to fit workflow
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Cmd + Mouse wheel scroll (⌘ + Scroll): zoom in/out
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Pinch gesture on trackpad: zoom in/out
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Nodes on the canvas
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Cmd + a (⌘a): select all nodes
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Cmd + v (⌘v): paste nodes
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Shift + s (⇧s): add sticky note
With one or more nodes selected in canvas
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ArrowDown (↓): select sibling node below the current one
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ArrowLeft (←): select node left of the current one
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ArrowRight (→): select node right of the current one
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ArrowUp (↑): select sibling node above the current one
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Cmd + c (⌘c): copy
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Cmd + x (⌘x): cut
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D: deactivate
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Delete (⌫) or Fn + Delete (⌦ for forward delete): delete
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Return (
) or Enter: open -
F2 (possibly Fn + F2): rename (Note: You might need to press Fn depending on your System Preferences > Keyboard settings for F-keys)
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P: pin data in node. Refer to Data pinning for more information.
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Shift + ArrowLeft (⇧←): select all nodes left of the current one
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Shift + ArrowRight (⇧→): select all nodes right of the current one
Node panel
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Tab (⇥): open the Node Panel
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Return (
) or Enter: insert selected node into workflow -
Escape (esc): close Node panel
Node panel categories
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Return (
) or Enter: insert node into workflow, collapse/expand category, open subcategory -
ArrowRight (→): expand category, open subcategory
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ArrowLeft (←): collapse category, close subcategory view
Within nodes
- =: in an empty parameter input, this switches to expressions mode.
sure man let me check