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Insert a link

CmdK

Mac Desktop app Zotero 7 desktop

Practice this

Press Ctrl + K to insert a link in Zotero. On a Mac, press Cmd + K instead.

Where it works: Note editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdK`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlK`

Where this comes from

Zotero keyboard shortcuts

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Turn the selected text into a link ClickUp Cmd + K
Insert a link Confluence Cmd + K
Add or edit a link Evernote Cmd + K
Insert a link GitHub Cmd + K
Turn the selection into a link GitLab Cmd + K
Insert link Gmail Ctrl + K
Attach or change a link Google Docs Cmd + K
Insert link Google Sheets Ctrl + K
Attach or change a link Google Slides Cmd + K
Turn text or an object into a link Keynote Cmd + K
Turn the text into a link Linear Cmd + K
Format the text as a link Mattermost Cmd + Option + K

More Zotero shortcuts

Deselect the annotation and close the popup Esc
Save the page to Zotero Cmd + Shift + S
Create a new item by hand Cmd + Shift + N
Create a new note Cmd + Shift + O
Import a file Cmd + Shift + I
Copy citations for the selected items Cmd + Shift + A
Copy the selected items to the clipboard Cmd + Shift + C
Focus the libraries pane Cmd + Shift + L

See every Zotero shortcut

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