torchsnap.app
Keyboard Shortcuts
Global shortcut
Section titled “Global shortcut”The default shortcut to open the launcher is Cmd+Shift+Space on macOS or Ctrl+Shift+Space on other platforms. Pressing it again while the launcher is open dismisses it.
You can change this shortcut in Settings under General → Global Shortcut. Click Change and press the new key combination you want to use. Press Escape to cancel.
A global shortcut takes its key away from every other app, so Torchsnap only accepts combinations that include Ctrl, Alt (Option on macOS) or Cmd (the Win key on Windows, Super on Linux). Shift alone does not count, since Shift plus a letter types a capital. Function keys (F1 to F24) also work on their own. When you press a combination that does not qualify, the recorder keeps listening and explains what is missing.
The recorder saves the keys you hold, so on macOS Ctrl+Space and Cmd+Space are different shortcuts. Shortcuts show their modifiers in one order: Ctrl, Alt, Shift, then Cmd, Win or Super. On macOS that is ⌃⌥⇧⌘.
When a shortcut does not work
Section titled “When a shortcut does not work”If Torchsnap cannot register a shortcut, Settings says why below its row: no shortcut is set, the stored shortcut is not valid, another Torchsnap shortcut already uses the same keys, or the system refused it, usually because another app holds it. Each shortcut registers on its own, so the others keep working. When two Torchsnap shortcuts use the same keys, the launcher shortcut wins, then the gadget that registered first.
If the launcher shortcut does not work, open Settings from the tray icon and record a new one.
In-launcher shortcuts
Section titled “In-launcher shortcuts”Once the launcher is open, these shortcuts are available:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Execute the primary action on the selected result. |
| Cmd+Enter / Ctrl+Enter | Execute the secondary action (shown in the footer bar). |
| ↓ / ↑ | Move selection down or up. |
| Page Down / Page Up | Move selection down or up by 8 rows. |
| Escape | Clear the search query. If already empty, close the launcher. |
Text editing
Section titled “Text editing”The search field supports Emacs-style text editing shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+W | Delete word backward. |
| Ctrl+U | Delete from cursor to start of line. |
| Ctrl+K | Delete from cursor to end of line. |
| Ctrl+A | Move cursor to beginning of line. |
| Ctrl+E | Move cursor to end of line. |
Gadget shortcuts
Section titled “Gadget shortcuts”Some gadgets register their own global shortcuts for direct access. For example, the Clipboard Manager can be opened directly with Cmd+Shift+V on macOS or Ctrl+Shift+V on other platforms, without going through the main launcher first.
Gadget-specific shortcuts can be customized in the gadget’s own settings panel within Settings. They follow the same rules as the global shortcut.
On Linux, global keyboard shortcuts may not be manageable by the application itself, depending on the display server in use. Under Wayland, the compositor controls global shortcut registration, so you may need to configure the Torchsnap shortcut through your desktop environment’s keyboard settings (for example GNOME Settings or KDE System Settings) rather than within the app.
Under X11, Torchsnap can register global shortcuts directly, similar to macOS.