Keyboard shortcuts
Data Explorer follows the shortcuts you already use in browsers, VS Code, Cursor, and JetBrains tools, so the keys work the way your fingers expect.
On macOS, use ⌘ wherever this page shows Ctrl.
Application
Available anywhere in the desktop app, from the menu bar.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+1 | Go to Data Explorer |
Ctrl+2 | Go to Streams |
Ctrl+3 | Go to Account Overview |
Ctrl+N | New stream |
Ctrl+Shift+N | New connection |
Ctrl+B | Toggle the sidebar |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Toggle the logs panel |
Ctrl+, | Preferences |
Ctrl+ + / - / 0 | Zoom in, out, or reset |
F1 | Open the documentation |
Tabs
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+T | New query tab (in a SQL console) — the + tab |
Ctrl+W | Close the active tab |
Ctrl+Shift+T | Reopen the last closed tab |
Panes are switched by clicking inside the pane you want.
Data grid
Available when a table, view, or file is open and the grid has focus. See Viewing Data and Editing Data.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Arrow keys | Move between cells |
Tab / Shift+Tab | Next / previous cell |
Page Up / Page Down | Scroll by page |
Enter | Edit the focused cell |
Ctrl+A | Select all rows on the page |
Ctrl+C | Copy selected rows as TSV |
Ctrl+I | Add a new row |
Delete | Stage selected rows for deletion |
Ctrl+Z | Revert the most recent cell edit |
Ctrl+S | Save all staged changes |
Ctrl+Enter | Apply changes in the review drawer |
Escape | Cancel the edit, or clear the selection |
SQL editor
Available when the cursor is in the SQL Console editor.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Enter / Shift+Enter | Run the query, or just the selection |
Ctrl+Space | Trigger autocomplete |
Ctrl+Shift+Space | Show signature help |
Ctrl+F | Find in the query |
Ctrl+J | Open the template picker |
Shift+Alt+F | Format the query |
Ctrl+Alt+F | Format using the SQL language server |
F12 | Go to definition |
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z | Undo / redo |
Escape | Clear the selection |
AI
Desktop app only. See AI Chat.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+K | Generate SQL — describe a query; the SQL is written into the editor |
Ctrl+L | Ask AI — open AI Chat to discuss the query or the database |
The split matches Cursor: Ctrl+K writes for you, Ctrl+L talks with you. Ctrl+K works whenever a SQL console is the active tab, even while you are typing in the prompt or the chat. Ctrl+L works anywhere, and inside a SQL console it attaches the query you are looking at.
Generated SQL lands directly in the editor, highlighted, with Keep and Revert — nothing reaches your database until you run it.