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Keyboard Shortcuts

Probe is built around a small, memorable shortcut set. Most actions are reachable from the menu bar; the shortcuts here mirror what you see there. Where macOS uses Cmd, Windows uses Ctrl.

The primary modifier is (Cmd). is Shift, is Option.

ActionShortcut
Settings…⌘ ,
Quit Probe⌘ Q
Close window⌘ W
Minimize⌘ M
Toggle full screen⌃ ⌘ F
ActionShortcut
Save (active tab)⌘ S
Import…⌘ O

Save is dispatcher-aware: in a Compose tab it saves the request, in a recording session tab it opens the Save Session dialog, in a saved or device tab it’s a no-op.

ActionShortcut
New tab⌘ T
Next tab⇧ ⌘ →
Previous tab⇧ ⌘ ←
Watched Domains…⇧ ⌘ D
Manage Environments…⇧ ⌘ E
Throttle Rules…⇧ ⌘ T
Toggle Probe Console⇧ ⌘ C
Super Search / Command Palette⌘ F
ActionShortcut
New Compose request…⇧ ⌘ N
Breakpoints…⇧ ⌘ B
Scripting…⇧ ⌘ S
Map Local…⇧ ⌘ M
Map Remote…⇧ ⌘ R
Upstream Proxy…⇧ ⌘ U

These fire on the currently selected entry in the log table. The same shortcut that adds also removes (toggles).

ActionShortcut
Copy URL⌘ C
Copy as cURL⇧ ⌘ C
Open in Composer⌘ E
Toggle favorite⌘ F
Save to filter folder⌘ S
Toggle ignore⌘ I

These fire while the Compose editor has focus.

ActionShortcut
Send request⌘ Enter
Save request⌘ S

While typing inside the URL or body, the {{ trigger opens the variable autocomplete. Inside the popup:

KeyAction
/ Move selection.
Enter or TabInsert the highlighted variable.
EscDismiss without inserting.

Most child windows (Watched Domains, Throttle, Scripting, Environments, Map Local, Map Remote) use the standard window shortcuts:

ActionmacOSWindows
Close window⌘ WCtrl W
Cancel inline editEscEsc
  • Settings — for the keyboard customisation surface.
  • Composer — for the full Composer feature set.