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Show the command palette

CmdShiftP

Mac Desktop app RStudio IDE

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Shift + P to show the command palette in RStudio. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + P instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdShiftP`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlShiftP`

Where this comes from

Keyboard Shortcuts in the RStudio IDE - Posit Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Find an action by name Android Studio Cmd + Shift + A
Open search and the command center ClickUp Cmd + K
Find an action DBeaver Cmd + 3
Open the command menu Chrome DevTools Cmd + Shift + P
Open the command palette Godot Engine Cmd + Shift + P
Open the command palette Grafana Ctrl + K
Open the command palette Inkscape ?
Find an action IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + Shift + A
Open the command palette JupyterLab Cmd + Shift + C
Open the command palette Miro Cmd + K
Open the command palette Obsidian Cmd + P
Open the command palette Postman Cmd + Shift + P

More RStudio shortcuts

Show the keyboard shortcut reference Option + Shift + K
Build and reload the package Cmd + Shift + B
Check the package Cmd + Shift + E
Document the package Cmd + Shift + D
Toggle a breakpoint Shift + F9
Run the next line F10
Continue running Shift + F5
Stop debugging Shift + F8

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