Guides
Command Palette & shortcuts
Jump anywhere with the command palette, and drive Dora from the keyboard with a full shortcut reference.
Command Palette & shortcuts
Command palette
Press Mod+K (⌘ on macOS, Ctrl elsewhere) anywhere in Dora to open the command
palette. From it you can navigate to any view, switch connections, jump to a
table, reopen a query from history, open a snippet, manage Docker containers, or
go to settings. Start typing to filter; a breadcrumb shows where you are.
Keyboard shortcuts
Mod is ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl on Windows / Linux.
Query
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Run query | Mod+Enter |
| Run selected SQL | Mod+Shift+Enter |
| Format SQL | Mod+Shift+F |
| Open query history | Mod+H |
| Save script | Mod+S |
| Find in editor | Mod+F |
| Toggle line comment | Mod+/ |
Navigation
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Command palette | Mod+K |
| Add connection | Mod+Shift+N |
| Toggle sidebar | Mod+B |
| Settings | Mod+, |
| Close current tab | Mod+W |
| Close dialog / cancel | Escape |
Data Studio
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Refresh table | Mod+R |
| Filter rows | Mod+F |
| Insert row | Mod+Shift+I |
| Delete selected row(s) | Backspace / Delete |
| Export table | Mod+E |
| Live monitor | Mod+Shift+M |
Go to (press G, then the next key)
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | G then D |
| Settings | G then S |
| Connections | G then C |
Customize shortcuts
Open Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts to rebind anything. Click a shortcut's binding, press the new combination, and Dora records it. You can search by action or key, filter by category, and reset to defaults. Dora warns you about conflicts. Your overrides are saved across sessions.