Evernote keyboard shortcuts
Notes, navigation, editing, and text formatting in Evernote.
80 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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78 actions and 78 key variants match.
- Evernote Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Underline the text Editing a note | Mac CmdU | Source |
| Highlight the text Editing a note | Mac CtrlCmdH | Source |
| Start a bulleted list Editing a note | Mac ShiftCmdU | Source |
| Start a numbered list Editing a note | Mac ShiftCmdO | Source |
| Start a checklist Editing a note | Mac ShiftCmdC | Source |
| Align the text left Editing a note | Mac OptionCmd{ | Source |
| Align the text right Editing a note | Mac OptionCmd} | Source |
| Justify the text Editing a note | Mac OptionCmd- | Source |
| Indent the paragraph Editing a note | Mac ShiftCmd] | Source |
| Outdent the paragraph Editing a note | Mac ShiftCmd[ | Source |
| Strike through the text Editing a note | Mac CtrlCmdK | Source |
| Make the text subscript Editing a note | Mac CtrlCmd- | Source |
| Simplify the formatting Editing a note | Mac ShiftSpace | Source |
| Remove the formatting Editing a note | Mac ShiftCmdSpace | Source |
| Encrypt the selected text Text selected | Mac ShiftCmdX | Source |
| Show or hide the AI assistant Evernote active | Mac OptionA | Source |
| Expand or collapse the AI assistant Evernote active | Mac OptionShiftA | Source |
| Start a new AI chat AI assistant open | Mac OptionC | Source |
About Evernote and its shortcuts
Evernote's keyboard covers creating a note, searching across everything, moving between notebooks and the list, and the formatting commands inside a note. Its global capture command, where available, is the one people remember.
Evernote has been rebuilt more than once and the newer application does not carry every command the older one had. Global commands depend on operating system permissions and can be disabled.
Where the Evernote keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Evernote. Report a key that is wrong
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