Keyboard shortcuts and command palette

Testmode has keyboard shortcuts for the command palette, starting a run, the sidebar, moving between pages, and creating or searching on list pages. Press ? on any page to see the full list.

On Mac, shortcuts use Cmd. On Windows and Linux, they use Ctrl.

Press Cmd+K on Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux. Type to filter the list, then use the arrow keys and Enter, or click an item. Press the shortcut again, or Esc, to close it.

Group	Item	Shortcut	What it does
Actions	Run test	Cmd+R	Opens the Run tests dialog. Shown only to the Editor role and above, while a project is selected.
	Start exploration	None	Opens New exploration on the Explore page. Shown only to the Editor role and above, while a project is selected.
	Keyboard shortcuts	?	Opens the Keyboard shortcuts dialog.
Navigation	Overview, Assistant, Explore, Test Cases, Test Plans, Runs, Settings	G then a key	Goes to that page.
Settings	Profile	None	Opens your profile.
	Organization Settings	None	Opens Organization Settings. Only Owners and Admins can open it; anyone else lands on Overview.

Good to know:

• The palette finds commands and pages only. Despite its “Type a command or search…” placeholder, it does not search your test cases, test plans or runs. Use the search box on each list page for that.
• The palette opens even while you are typing in a field.
• Viewers don’t see Run test or Start exploration in the palette, because they can’t start runs or explorations.

These work on every page of the app.

Shortcut	Mac	Windows and Linux	What it does
Command palette	Cmd+K	Ctrl+K	Opens or closes the command palette.
Run test	Cmd+R	Ctrl+R	Opens the Run tests dialog. Works only while a project is selected and you have the Editor role or above.
Keyboard shortcuts	?	?	Opens the Keyboard shortcuts dialog. Press Esc to close it.
Toggle sidebar	Cmd+B	Ctrl+B	Shows or hides the sidebar.

Starting a run needs the Editor role or above. See Run tests.

Press G, let go, then press the second key within 1 second. While Testmode waits for the second key, a small “G then …” hint appears at the bottom of the screen.

Keys	Goes to
G then O	Overview
G then A	Assistant
G then E	Explore
G then T	Test Cases
G then P	Test Plans
G then R	Runs
G then S	Settings

• Press G on its own, without Shift, Cmd or Ctrl.
• Pressing G again restarts the wait. Any other key cancels the sequence.

These work only on the pages listed.

Key	Shortcut	Where it works
C	Create new	On Test Cases, opens Create Test Case. On Test Plans, opens Create Test Plan. On Explore, opens New exploration. Works only for the Editor role and above.
/	Focus search	Puts the cursor in the search box on Runs, Test Cases, Test Plans and Explore.

On any other page, C and / do nothing. For Viewers, C does nothing on any page, while / still works.

A few places in the app have keys of their own.

Where	Keys	What they do
Screenshot viewer on a run	Left and Right	Move to the previous or next screenshot.
Screenshot viewer on a run	Esc	Closes the viewer.
Assistant message box	Enter	Sends the message.
Assistant message box	Shift+Enter	Starts a new line.
Tags in the test case dialog	Enter	Adds the tag you typed.
Recent runs on Overview	Enter	Opens the run that has focus.

• You are typing in a field. G sequences, ?, C and / are ignored while the cursor is in a text field. Click outside the field first.
• A dialog or menu is open. The same keys are ignored while any dialog or menu is open, including the test case dialog, the command palette and the Keyboard shortcuts dialog. Press Esc to close it first.
• You are on another page. C and / only work on the pages listed under Page shortcuts.
• No project is selected. Cmd+R and Ctrl+R leave the browser to reload the page as usual.
• You are a Viewer. Cmd+R and Ctrl+R reload the page, and C does nothing. See Roles and permissions.

The Command palette, Run test and Toggle sidebar shortcuts work even while you type or while a dialog is open.