Insert or edit a link keyboard shortcut in 21 apps
Insert or edit a link has a documented keyboard shortcut in 21 apps here, among them ClickUp, Confluence, Evernote, GitHub. The most common keys are Ctrl + K on Windows and Cmd + K on a Mac.
Keys on this page were last checked against their sources on September 14, 2026.
| App | Windows | Mac | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClickUp | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Turn the selected text into a link |
| Confluence | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Insert a link |
| Evernote | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Add or edit a link |
| GitHub | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Insert a link |
| GitLab | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Turn the selection into a link |
| Gmail | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Not documented | Insert link |
| Google Docs | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Attach or change a link |
| Google Sheets | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Not documented | Insert link |
| Google Slides | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Attach or change a link |
| Keynote | Windows Not documented | Mac Cmd + K | Turn text or an object into a link |
| Linear | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Turn the text into a link |
| Mattermost | Windows Ctrl + Alt + K | Mac Cmd + Option + K | Format the text as a link |
| Microsoft OneNote | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Not documented | Insert a link |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Not documented | Attach a hyperlink |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Not documented | Insert a link |
| Notion | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Not documented | Insert link |
| Obsidian | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Insert a link |
| Pages | Windows Not documented | Mac Cmd + K | Turn text or an object into a link |
| Slack | Windows Ctrl + Shift + U | Mac Not documented | Insert link |
| WordPress block editor | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Turn the selected text into a link |
| Zotero | Windows Ctrl + K | Mac Cmd + K | Insert a link |
What most apps settled on for Insert or edit a link
On Windows, Ctrl + K is the combination in 17 of the 19 apps here that document one. On a Mac, it is Cmd + K in 13 of 14. 2 apps go their own way on Windows, and the table above is where to find them.
Where the table is deliberately empty
7 apps here publish no Mac key for Insert or edit a link, so those cells are left blank. 2 document it for Mac only. A blank there is a gap in that maker documentation for Insert or edit a link, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Insert or edit a link do nothing
The 21 apps listed here each decide this for themselves, so the first thing to check is that you are reading the row for the app you are actually in, and the column for your system. After that, check the app version, since insert or edit a link is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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