Workspace: Tabs & Splits

Splits and tabs both let you see more than one note at a time — they just work at different scales.

Split panes

Splits show multiple notes side by side inside one workspace, up to four panes at once.

• Cmd+/ — new vertical split (side by side)
• Shift+Cmd+/ — new horizontal split (stacked)
• Ctrl+Tab / Shift+Ctrl+Tab — move focus to the next / previous pane
• Cmd+W — close the focused pane

Plenty of actions open straight into a new split without a dedicated shortcut: Cmd+Enter from search, Cmd+Click on any note, or Cmd+Click / Shift+Cmd+Enter on a wikilink. Each pane keeps its own independent navigation history — Cmd+[ / Cmd+] go back and forward within the focused pane only.

Workspace tabs

Tabs are whole separate workspaces — each with its own splits, focus, and history.

• Cmd+T — new tab, opens to the home screen
• Cmd+1 through Cmd+9 — jump straight to a tab
• Ctrl+Tab / Shift+Ctrl+Tab — cycle through tabs instead, whenever the focused tab isn’t split
• Shift+Cmd+T — show or hide the tab bar (tabs keep working either way)
• Cmd+W — closes the focused pane if the tab is split; otherwise closes the tab itself, as long as more than one tab is open

Worked example: keep one tab as a distraction-free writing view, and a second tab with a three-pane split for research. Switching between them with Cmd+1 / Cmd+2 never disturbs either layout.

Keyboard-only sidebar

Turn off the taskbar in settings and the sidebar switches from a mouse-driven list into a fully keyboard-driven one.

Action	Taskbar off (keyboard)	Taskbar on (mouse)
Move the highlight	ArrowUp / ArrowDown	—
Open note, or expand/collapse folder	Enter	Click
Open in a new split	Cmd+Enter	Cmd+Click
Toggle a note into batch selection	Shift+Enter	Shift+Click
Open the batch menu (once notes are selected)	Enter	Right-click the selection
Clear the selection	Escape	—

This mode is built for cleaning up a big vault fast — archiving old notes, or clearing out a finished project — without ever reaching for the mouse.