Kestrel Editor · v9.4 “Fenwick”

Every key, one page.

The complete keybinding reference for Kestrel — 74 commands across nine command families. Printed on one sheet, tuned for muscle memory. Press a key on your keyboard and every cap that uses it lights up.

Bindings
74
Families
09
Chords
11
Updated
Jul 2026

74 shown

01

Navigation

9
Go to fileFuzzy project-wide+P
Go to symbolWithin buffer+Shift+O
Go to line+G
Jump to definitionF12
Peek referencesShift+F12
Back / forwardCursor history+/+
Next problemF8
Breadcrumb focus+Shift+.
Recent buffers+Tab
02

Editing

10
Duplicate line down+Shift+
Move line up+
Delete line+Shift+K
Toggle line comment+/
Block commentShift++A
Format documentShift++F
Fold region+Kthen+[
Unfold all+KthenJ
Trim whitespace+KthenW
Trigger suggestion+Space
03

Selection

8
Add cursor below++
Select next matchMulti-cursor grow+D
Select all matches+Shift+L
Expand selectionSyntax-aware+Shift+
Shrink selection+Shift+
Column selectShift++Drag
Select line+L
Undo last cursor+U
04

Search & Replace

7
Find in file+F
Replace in file++F
Find across project+Shift+F
Toggle regex+R
Toggle whole word+W
Replace all++Enter
Search history+
05

Panes & Windows

9
Split right+\
Split down+Kthen+\
Focus pane 1–5+15
Close pane+KthenW
Toggle sidebar+B
Toggle panel+J
Zen modeHides all chrome+KthenZ
New window+Shift+N
Move file to pane++
06

Version Control

8
Stage hunk+GthenS
Unstage hunk+GthenU
Commit staged+Enter
Amend last commit+Shift+Enter
Next change+F5
Blame gutter+GthenB
Switch branch+GthenC
Open diff view+GthenD
07

Terminal

7
New terminal+`
Split terminal+\
Kill terminal+C
Clear buffer+K
Scroll to prompt+
Rerun last command+R
Maximize panel++
08

Debugging

8
Start / continueF5
Step overF10
Step intoF11
Step outShift+F11
Toggle breakpointF9
Conditional breakpointShift+F9
Stop sessionShift+F5
Focus watch panel+Shift+Y
09

Refactoring

8
Rename symbolProject-wideF2
Quick fix+.
Extract to function+Shift+M
Extract to variable+Shift+V
Inline symbol+Shift+I
Organize importsShift++O
Sort members+KthenS
Command paletteEverything else+Shift+P
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