Keyboard shortcuts

Rio's keyboard shortcuts come from one key table that drives its menus and command bar. Cmd+T opens the command bar, Cmd+S shows or hides the sidebar, Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9 jump between spaces and Shift+Cmd+2 starts a capture. You can change any of them in Settings, Shortcuts. Rio is free and open source.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The ones you will use every hour

Cmd+T for the command bar, Cmd+S to hide the sidebar while you read, Ctrl+1 to jump to your Work space, Cmd+D to pin the tab you are on, Cmd+Shift+K to clear the day's tabs. The full table follows, grouped the way Rio's menus group them. Every row comes from Rio's key table, the file that sets the keys in the menus and the command bar.

Keys	What it does
Cmd+T	Open the command bar (New Tab)
Cmd+L	Edit the address of the current page
Cmd+W	Close the tab
Cmd+Shift+T	Reopen the last closed tab
Cmd+1 to Cmd+9	Go to tab 1 to 9
Cmd+Option+Down or Cmd+Shift+]	Next tab
Cmd+Option+Up or Cmd+Shift+[	Previous tab
Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Next and previous recent tab
Cmd+D	Pin or unpin the tab
Cmd+Shift+M	Mute or unmute the tab
Cmd+Shift+K	Clear Today tabs
Cmd+S, or Ctrl+Cmd+S	Show or hide the sidebar
Cmd+Shift+F	Focus mode
Cmd+Shift+D	Show the toolbar, an address bar across the top
Cmd+Shift+C	Copy the page's URL
Cmd+Shift+Option+C	Copy the URL as Markdown

Spaces and windows

Keys	What it does
Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9	Go to space 1 to 9
Cmd+Option+Right, Cmd+Option+Left	Next and previous space
Cmd+N	New window
Cmd+Shift+N	New private window
Cmd+Shift+W	Close the window
Cmd+Option+N	New Mini window
Hold Cmd+Q	Quit, with Warn before quitting on

Split view and Peek

Keys	What it does
Ctrl+Shift+=	Add a pane to the split view, up to four
Ctrl+Shift+-	Take the current pane out
Ctrl+Shift+1 to Ctrl+Shift+4	Go to pane 1 to 4
Ctrl+Shift+], Ctrl+Shift+[	Next and previous pane
Cmd+Shift+O	Open the page in Peek as a tab

The page

Keys	What it does
Cmd+[ or Cmd+Left	Back
Cmd+] or Cmd+Right	Forward
Cmd+R, Cmd+Shift+R	Reload, and reload without the cache
Cmd+.	Stop loading
Cmd+F, Cmd+G, Cmd+Shift+G	Find, find next, find previous
Cmd+=, Cmd+-, Cmd+0	Zoom in, zoom out, actual size
Shift+Cmd+2	Capture part of the page
Cmd+P, Cmd+Shift+S	Print, save the page
Cmd+Option+I, Cmd+Option+J	Developer tools, JavaScript console

Rio's panels and your data

Keys	What it does
Cmd+Shift+L	Open the Library
Cmd+Shift+J	Downloads
Cmd+Y	History
Cmd+,	Settings
Cmd+Shift+Backspace	Clear browsing data
Cmd+O	Open a file

In a Mini window, Cmd+O opens its page in your space and Cmd+Shift+O lets you pick the space.

Change a shortcut

Open Settings with Cmd+, and pick Shortcuts.
Find the command by typing its name or its keys in the search box.
Click its keys and press the new shortcut.
If another command already uses those keys, choose Replace.

Your keys apply at once in the menus, the command bar and Peek. Help, Essential Keyboard Shortcuts shows the main ones, and the command bar finds it when you type shortcuts.

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Questions

What does Cmd+T do in Rio?

It opens the command bar. From there you can switch to an open tab, search, type an address, run a command or ask an AI assistant. Cmd+L edits the address of the page you are on.

How do I switch spaces with the keyboard?

Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9 jumps to a space. Cmd+Option+Right and Cmd+Option+Left move to the next and previous one. On a trackpad, swipe with two fingers.

Can I change Rio's shortcuts?

Yes. Settings, Shortcuts lists every command with its keys. Click a field and press the new keys. If they belong to another command, Rio names it and offers Replace. Each changed row has its own reset, and Reset All Shortcuts puts everything back.

Which keys can a shortcut use?

A shortcut needs Cmd, Ctrl or Option. Keys macOS keeps for itself, such as Cmd+Q, Cmd+H, Cmd+Tab, Spotlight, copy, paste and undo, cannot be given to a Rio command.