Heronite keyboard shortcuts

Every Heronite keyboard shortcut: switching pages, the command palette, the Collection, search, settings, screenshots and the in-game overlay.

Press ? in Heronite to see every keyboard shortcut.

Shortcuts that work anywhere

Keys Action
Ctrl K Command palette: pages, actions, and games
Ctrl , Settings
Ctrl N Add a game
Ctrl 1 … 6 Collection, Downloads, Wine Manager, Stores, Emulators, Statistics
F5 Refresh the libraries
F11 Fullscreen
? This list
Esc Close or go back

Collection shortcuts

Keys Action
/ or Ctrl F Search
Any letter Start a search with it
Arrows, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn Move
Enter Play or install
Space Select
Shift with the arrow keys Select a range
Ctrl A Select every game shown
F3 Edit the game or the selection
Ctrl Z Undo the last change to selected games

Search field shortcuts

Keys Action
↓ / ↑ To the results and back
Enter Play or install the game
Esc Clear the search, then leave it

Command palette shortcuts

Keys Action
↑ ↓, PgUp PgDn Move
Enter Run
→ A game’s actions
Tab Only pages, only actions, or only games

Settings shortcuts

Keys Action
Ctrl F Search the settings
↑ ↓, Home, End Move
Enter or Space Change

Shortcuts while playing

Keys Action
F10 Screenshot (change it in Settings → Screenshots)
Super G In-game overlay (Linux, beta)
Shift F3 Epic’s overlay, in games that use it

For console mode and controller buttons, see Console mode.

Updated November 4, 2026Something wrong or missing? Tell us on GitHub.