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Keyboard shortcuts

On macOS ⌘ is Command and ⇧ is Shift; on Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where a Mac uses ⌘.

These work while another app (your game) is in front. Change them, give them a gamepad button, or turn them off in Settings → Shortcuts & Controls → Shortcuts.

Shortcut macOS Windows and Linux What it does
Scan ⇧⌘8 Ctrl+Shift+8 Scans the current source. In Quick Shot, asks you to draw an area first.
Controller menu ⇧⌘Space Ctrl+Shift+Space Opens the radial menu over the game (gamepad: LS + RS).

To change one, click it, press the new keys (Esc cancels, Backspace clears).

macOS Windows and Linux What they do
⌘1 Ctrl+1 Log
⌘2 Ctrl+2 Notebook
⌘, Ctrl+, Settings
Keys What they do
Shift + hover Look up the word under the pointer
T (hovering a line) Translate / show original
E (hovering a line) Explain
⌘C / Ctrl+C Copy the selection
Keys What they do
↑ ↓ Home End Move through the list
Return Edit the entry
/ Search
Esc Close the editor, or clear the search
Keys What they do
Drag Draw the area
Space (held, while drawing) Move the area
Arrows / Shift + arrows Nudge by 1 / 10 points
Return or double-click Confirm
Esc Cancel
Keys What they do
Arrows Move between items; in reading, previous/next word (◀ ▶) and line (▲ ▼)
Return Choose; in reading, look the word up again
Esc Close, back to the game