Keyboard shortcuts and controls#
n8n provides keyboard shortcuts for some actions.
Workflow controls#
- Ctrl + Alt + n: create new workflow
- Ctrl + o: open workflow
- Ctrl + s: save the current workflow
- Ctrl + z: undo
- Ctrl + shift + z: redo
- Ctrl + Enter: execute workflow
Canvas#
Move the canvas#
- Ctrl + Left Mouse Button + drag: move node view
- Ctrl + Middle mouse button + drag: move node view
- Space + drag: move node view
- Middle mouse button + drag: move node view
- Two fingers on a touch screen: move node view
Canvas zoom#
- + or =: zoom in
- - or _: zoom out
- 0: reset zoom level
- 1: zoom to fit workflow
- Ctrl + Mouse wheel: zoom in/out
Nodes on the canvas#
- Ctrl + a: select all nodes
- Ctrl + v: paste nodes
- Shift + s: add sticky note
With one or more nodes selected in canvas#
- ArrowDown: select sibling node below the current one
- ArrowLeft: select node left of the current one
- ArrowRight: select node right of the current one
- ArrowUp: select sibling node above the current one
- Ctrl + c: copy
- Ctrl + x: cut
- D: deactivate
- Delete: delete
- Enter: open
- F2: rename
- P: pin data in node. Refer to Data pinning for more information.
- Shift + ArrowLeft: select all nodes left of the current one
- Shift + ArrowRight: select all nodes right of the current one
Node panel#
- Tab: open the Node Panel
- Enter: insert selected node into workflow
- Escape: close Node panel
Node panel categories#
- Enter: insert node into workflow, collapse/expand category, open subcategory
- ArrowRight: expand category, open subcategory
- ArrowLeft: collapse category, close subcategory view
Within nodes#
- =: in an empty parameter input, this switches to expressions mode.