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CmdF

Mac Desktop app Signal Desktop reference card

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Press Ctrl + F to search in Signal Desktop. On a Mac, press Cmd + F instead.

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Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdF`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlF`

Where this comes from

Signal keyboard command reference cards - Signal

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 in the document Adobe Acrobat Cmd + F
Find in the Project panel Adobe After Effects Cmd + F
Open the find bar Airtable Cmd + F
Find text in the file Android Studio Cmd + F
Put the cursor in the search box Bitwarden Cmd + F
Search text on this page Google Chrome Cmd + F
Search within the page ChromeOS Ctrl + F
Find and replace Confluence Cmd + F
Find and replace text DBeaver Cmd + F
Search within the current panel Chrome DevTools Cmd + F
Search the server Discord Cmd + F
Open find and replace Eclipse IDE Ctrl + F

More Signal Desktop shortcuts

Search within the conversation Cmd + Shift + F
Focus the message composer Cmd + Shift + T
Open the media view Cmd + Shift + M
Open the emoji chooser Cmd + Shift + J
Start recording a voice note Cmd + Shift + V
Archive the conversation Cmd + Shift + A
Unarchive the conversation Cmd + Shift + U
Scroll to the top of the list Cmd + Up arrow

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