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Keyboard shortcuts for Vinci Work and Vinci Code

Last updated on Aug 06, 2026

Use these keyboard shortcuts to navigate Vinci Work (desktop) faster, on Mac (Cmd) and Windows/Linux (Ctrl). Vinci Code has its own shortcuts — see the end of this article.

Settings and the command palette

  • Cmd/Ctrl+, — Open Settings, the fastest way in
  • Cmd/Ctrl+K — Open command palette
    • Keeps you in flow without reaching for the mouse

Session and workspace navigation

  • Cmd/Ctrl+N — New session
  • Cmd/Ctrl+T — Next session tab
  • Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+T — Previous session tab
  • Cmd/Ctrl+1 through 9 — Jump to workspace by sidebar order (1 is the first, 9 is the ninth)
  • Cmd+[ and Cmd+] on Mac, Alt+Left and Alt+Right on Windows and Linux — Back to the previous surface and forward again

Search and find

  • Cmd/Ctrl+F — Find text in the current conversation
  • Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+F — Search across every session

Panels and layout

  • Cmd/Ctrl+B — Toggle the sidebar
  • Cmd/Ctrl+J — Toggle terminal panel (hides/shows the output panel)

Tips for faster navigation

  1. Use Cmd/Ctrl+K to get around — It's faster than menus, and it reaches a few places the Settings menu doesn't: search for "updates" or "recovery" to open those screens.

  2. Keyboard shortcuts for workspaces — If you have 3 workspaces, Cmd/Ctrl+1, Cmd/Ctrl+2, Cmd/Ctrl+3 switch between them instantly

  3. Session tabs — Cmd/Ctrl+T and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+T cycle through open sessions in the current workspace

In Vinci Code only

Vinci Code is a terminal app with its own set of shortcuts. The ones above are for Vinci Work: most do not exist in Vinci Code, and a few of the same key combinations do something different there.

  • /hotkeys — Type this slash command to see all keyboard shortcuts specific to Vinci Code
  • Ctrl+P — Cycle through scoped models (requires setup in settings)