Keyboard Shortcuts
Front Porch AI keeps keyboard handling simple on purpose — there's exactly one shortcut to memorize, and everything else follows your operating system's standard behavior.
The One That Matters
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Send your message (while the chat box has focus) |
| Shift + Enter | New line without sending |
That's the whole trick to writing multi-paragraph messages: hold Shift when you press Enter.
Sending only happens when there's actually text in the box and the AI isn't already generating — so a stray Enter won't fire off empty messages.
Standard Text Editing
Every text field in the app (chat box, character editor, story editor…) supports your system's normal editing keys:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl / ⌘ + C |
Copy |
Ctrl / ⌘ + V |
Paste |
Ctrl / ⌘ + X |
Cut |
Ctrl / ⌘ + Z |
Undo |
Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + Z |
Redo |
Ctrl / ⌘ + A |
Select all |
| Arrow keys, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn | Move around and select text |
On macOS use ⌘ Command; on Windows and Linux use Ctrl.
Esc closes most dialogs, and Tab moves focus between controls — standard behavior on every platform.
Everything Else Is a Click
Actions like Regenerate, flipping between alternate replies, Director Mode, and voice input are buttons in the chat interface rather than hotkeys. Navigation (Home, Manage Models, Settings, Worlds, Backups & Restore, and so on) lives in the left sidebar.
The app doesn't register any system-wide hotkeys — nothing triggers while Front Porch AI is in the background.
If there's a shortcut you wish existed, tell me on Discord — this is the kind of thing user requests genuinely shape.