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LogExpert Keyboard Shortcuts

Patrick Bruner edited this page Jul 13, 2026 · 3 revisions

LogExpert Keyboard Shortcuts

πŸ” Search & Navigation

Shortcut Action
Ctrl + F Open search dialog
F3 Search next
Shift + F3 Search previous
Esc Cancel a running search
Ctrl + G Go to line
Alt + PageΒ Up / Alt + PageΒ Down Jump to previous/next highlight line
Ctrl + L Locate line in original file (from a filter tab)
F8 Open/close column finder

πŸ“ Files & Tabs

Shortcut Action
Ctrl + O Open file
Ctrl + U Open URI
Ctrl + N New tab from clipboard content
F5 Reload current file
Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W Close current file/tab
Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab Switch to next/previous tab
Ctrl + T Copy selected lines to a new tab
Alt + ↑ / Alt + ↓ MultiFile: jump to previous/next file
F1 Help
Alt + F4 Exit

πŸ”– Bookmarks

Shortcut Action
F6 Open/close bookmark view
F2 Jump to next bookmark
Shift + F2 Jump to previous bookmark
Ctrl + F2 Toggle bookmark
Alt + F2 Add/edit bookmark comment

In the bookmark view:

Shortcut Action
Enter Jump to selected bookmark
Del Delete selected bookmarks

🧹 Filters & Marking

Shortcut Action
F4 Open/close filter view
Ctrl + E Mark/Edit mode
Ctrl + R Mark the current matching filter range in the log file
Ctrl + Shift + T Filter result to a new tab
Ctrl + C Copy selected lines
Ctrl + Shift + H Remove all temporary highlights

✏️ Mark/Edit mode

Active after Ctrl + E; these apply to the selected text and override the global meaning of the key while the mode is active.

Shortcut Action
Ctrl + C Copy selected text
Ctrl + H Temp-highlight selection in log file
Ctrl + W Temp-highlight selection (word mode)
Ctrl + F Filter for selection
Ctrl + B Set selected text as bookmark comment

βž• Virtual Lines

Shortcut Action
Enter Insert a virtual "blank line" below the current line
Backspace / Shift + Enter Remove the blank line
πŸ› οΈ Functions
🧰 SDK

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