1DesignTool is mouse-first — the composer, pins and panels are the main surface — but the keys below drive the flows where the keyboard is faster: stepping variant lanes, judging blind compares, and the app-wide shortcuts from the menu bar. There is no shortcuts page in the app itself — this is the reference.
App-wide (⌘ on macOS, Ctrl on Windows)
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ N | New project |
| ⌘ ⇧ N | New window |
| ⌘ O | Open a project |
| ⌘ W | Close the window |
| ⌘ , | Settings |
| ⌘ 1 / 2 / 3 | Result / Code / Split view |
| ⌘ \ | Toggle the chat panel |
| ⌘ R | Reload the preview |
| ⌘ . | Stop the run |
| ⌘ ⇧ . | Stop all runs |
| ⌘ ⇧ A | Activity |
Composer
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Send the brief |
| Shift + Enter | New line in the input |
| ⌘ / Ctrl + V | Paste — attaches images and files dropped onto the input |
The composer input also carries the agent, effort and quality chips — the mouse is the tool there.
Live preview
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌥ + hover | Highlight the element under the cursor |
| ⌥ + click | Pin a comment to the element (in Comment mode) |
| T | Designer Talk — the agent's notes on its own choices |
| Esc | Leave Present mode |
⌥-pick is the fastest steering gesture — the pin lands on the exact node the agent will edit. See Pick, comment and draw.
Deck viewer
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F | Fullscreen |
| ← / → | Previous / next slide |
Variant lanes
When a project has lanes, the strip steps with the keyboard:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| [ | Previous lane |
| ] | Next lane |
| 0 | Jump to Main |
| 1–4 | Jump to lane A / B / C / D |
| Esc | Close the all-lanes grid |
Blind compare
In the judging view, the keyboard matches the on-screen controls:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ← | Left is better |
| → | Right is better |
| T | Tie |
| S | Skip |
| Enter | Record the pick (after choosing a reason) |
| Esc | Leave the round |
See Variants and blind compare for the judging flow.
Scene editor
In the 3D viewport and panels:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ← / → / ↑ / ↓ | Step the selected parameter |
| Home / End | Jump to the parameter's bounds |
| Enter | Commit a numeric field |
| V / G / R / S | Viewport display modes |
| Tab | Cycle the panels |
| ⌘ K | Command palette |
Everywhere
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Esc | Close the open popover, dialog, license panel or update prompt |
Esc is the universal close — a popover, a dialog, Present mode, a variant round. When something's open and you want it gone, Esc is the first try.
Tip: The keyboard pays off most in blind compare — ← / → verdicts move faster than mousing six pairs. One hand on the arrows, and the judging round is a few seconds.