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Shortcuts & custom actions

The default shortcuts, how to change them, and how to give any action its own hotkey.

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Keyboard shortcut
Gmail — New Message

Thank you for the proposal. I think we should move forward with the Q2 timeline.

Ctrl+Shift+A
Select text anywhere, then press Ctrl+Shift+A and pick an action.

Every KeyShift shortcut is global: it works in whatever app is in front, and each one can be changed or switched off.

DefaultOpens
Ctrl+Shift+AQuick Actions on the selected text
Ctrl+Shift+SpaceThe Launcher
Ctrl+Shift+VClipboard history
Ctrl+Shift+MVoice input
Ctrl+Shift+OText from screen
Ctrl+Shift+ZUndo the last AI change
  1. 1

    Open KeyShift → Settings → Shortcuts.

  2. 2

    Click a shortcut, press the combination you want, and it applies at once. Click × to switch one off if it clashes with another app.

  3. 3

    Under Yours, click New shortcut to bind a key combination to one single action, for example Ctrl+Shift+L for Translate. Pressing it runs that action straight away, no window.

On a Mac

Ctrl in these combinations means ⌘. One saved shortcut works on both platforms.

Custom actions (Pro)

In the app, go to the AI tab and click New action: give it a name and write the prompt, for example “make this more formal for a legal email”. It appears in Quick Actions and the Launcher, and you can give it its own shortcut under Settings → Shortcuts → Yours. Actions can also be edited from your web dashboard.

When to useBest for
Shortcut + selectionFix, translate, summarize on text you highlighted
keyshift triggerYou are already typing; no selection step
Your own shortcutOne action you use all day, with no menu
Launcher (Ctrl+Shift+Space)Browse every tool, action and workflow in one place

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