Roam Research
An innovative note app building thought networks, organically growing knowledge with block references and bidirectional links
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Show command menu
Brings up a menu of many core functions.
💡 Hint: / = command menu
Ctrl+U
Find or create page
Opens the search to find or create pages.
💡 Hint: U
Ctrl+F
Find on current page
Searches within the current page.
💡 Hint: Find
Ctrl+Enter
Jump back after search
Jumps back to the page after a search.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Enter
Shift+Enter
Open search result in sidebar
Opens a new page created in search in the sidebar.
💡 Hint: Shift + Enter
Alt+D
Go to Daily Notes page
Jumps to the Daily Notes page.
💡 Hint: Daily Notes
[+[
Reference or create page
Type [[ to reference a page or create a new one.
💡 Hint: [[
(+(
Reference block
Type (( to reference a block.
💡 Hint: ((
{+{
Insert Roam function
Type {{ to insert a Roam function.
💡 Hint: {{
Ctrl+J → Down
Move down in autocomplete/search
Moves down in autocomplete and search dropdowns.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + J, Down arrow
Ctrl+K → Up
Move up in autocomplete/search
Moves up in autocomplete and search dropdowns.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + K, Up arrow
Ctrl+Enter
Go to first block
Goes to the first block on the page when nothing is selected.
💡 Hint: Enter to first
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Go to last block
Goes to the last block on the page when nothing is selected.
💡 Hint: Shift + Enter to last
Ctrl+O
Follow link under cursor
Follows the link under the cursor in a block.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + O
Ctrl+Home
Go to start of block
Moves cursor to the start of the block.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Home
Ctrl+End
Go to end of block
Moves cursor to the end of the block.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + End
Down
Move cursor down
Moves cursor to the next block.
💡 Hint: Down arrow
Up
Move cursor up
Moves cursor to the previous block.
💡 Hint: Up arrow
Ctrl+F
Move cursor forward (char)
Moves cursor one character to the right.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + F (Forward)
Ctrl+B
Move cursor backward (char)
Moves cursor one character to the left.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + B (Back)
Tab
Indent block
Indents the block.
💡 Hint: Tab = indent
Shift+Tab
Unindent block
Removes indentation from the block.
💡 Hint: Shift + Tab = outdent
Ctrl+Shift+Up → Alt+Shift+Up
Move block up
Moves the block up.
💡 Hint: Up arrow moves up
Ctrl+Shift+Down → Alt+Shift+Down
Move block down
Moves the block down.
💡 Hint: Down arrow moves down
Enter
Create new block
Creates a new block (bullet point).
💡 Hint: Enter = new block
Shift+Enter
Insert new line in block
Inserts a new line inside the block.
💡 Hint: Shift + Enter = line break
Ctrl+Up
Collapse child blocks
Collapses all child blocks under the current block.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Up arrow
Ctrl+Down
Expand child blocks
Expands all child blocks under the current block.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Down arrow
Shift+Up
Select block above
Selects the block above the cursor.
💡 Hint: Shift + Up arrow
Shift+Down
Select block below
Selects the block below the cursor.
💡 Hint: Shift + Down arrow
Ctrl+Shift+A
Select all blocks
Selects all blocks on the page.
💡 Hint: All blocks
Ctrl+Shift+C
Copy block reference
Copies reference(s) of selected block(s).
💡 Hint: Copy reference
Ctrl+Shift+9
Open block search
Opens block search.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + 9
Shift+Up → Shift+Up
Select block and children
Selects the current block and all child blocks.
💡 Hint: Shift + Up twice
Ctrl+.
Zoom in on current block
Zooms in to show only the current block.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + .
Ctrl+,
Zoom out from block
Restores the normal view from zoomed block.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + ,
Alt+Right
Zoom in to block
Zooms in to the current block.
💡 Hint: Alt + Right arrow
Alt+Left
Zoom out to parent block
Zooms out to the parent block.
💡 Hint: Alt + Left arrow
Ctrl+Enter
Toggle TODO checkbox
Creates a TODO checkbox or toggles its state.
💡 Hint: TODO
Ctrl+B
Bold
Makes selected text bold.
💡 Hint: Bold
Ctrl+I
Italic
Makes selected text italic.
💡 Hint: Italic
Ctrl+Y
Strikethrough
Applies strikethrough to selected text.
💡 Hint: Y
Ctrl+H
Highlight
Highlights selected text.
💡 Hint: Highlight
Ctrl+K
Create link
Creates a link from selected text.
💡 Hint: Key (Link)
`
Inline code
Makes selected text an inline code block.
💡 Hint: Backtick (`)
Ctrl+Alt+1
Heading level 1
Sets heading level 1.
💡 Hint: 1 (H1)
Ctrl+Alt+2
Heading level 2
Sets heading level 2.
💡 Hint: 2 (H2)
Ctrl+Alt+3
Heading level 3
Sets heading level 3.
💡 Hint: 3 (H3)
Ctrl+Alt+0
Reset heading or set to paragraph
Resets heading or sets to paragraph.
💡 Hint: 0 (Paragraph)
Ctrl+,
Add version
Adds a version.
💡 Hint: , (comma)
Ctrl+Shift+.
Cycle versions right
Cycles versions to the right.
💡 Hint: Shift + .
Ctrl+Shift+,
Cycle versions left
Cycles versions to the left.
💡 Hint: Shift + ,
Ctrl+.
Expand all versions
Expands all versions, showing each as a separate block.
💡 Hint: . (period)
Ctrl+\
Toggle left sidebar
Toggles visibility of the left sidebar.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + \
Ctrl+/
Toggle right sidebar
Toggles visibility of the right sidebar.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + /
Shift+Click
Open page in sidebar
Opens a page in the sidebar.
💡 Hint: Shift + click
Shift+Click
Open link in sidebar
Opens link in the sidebar.
💡 Hint: Shift + click
Ctrl+Shift+O
Open link under cursor in sidebar
Opens the link under the cursor in the sidebar when editing.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + O
Ctrl+Shift+Click
Open mentions in sidebar
Opens mentions in the sidebar.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + click
Ctrl+C → Ctrl+B
Toggle display of double brackets
Toggles display of double bracket syntax in the page.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + B
Ctrl+C → Ctrl+R
Toggle inline mentions display
Toggles display of all inline mentions.
💡 Hint: Reveal mentions
Ctrl+C → Ctrl+S
Toggle bullet colors for all users
Toggles bullet colors for all users.
💡 Hint: Saturation
Ctrl+C → Ctrl+C → Ctrl+S
Toggle bullet colors for others
Toggles bullet colors for other users.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + C, C, S
Ctrl+C → Ctrl+P
Toggle block live preview
Toggles live preview for blocks.
💡 Hint: Preview
Ctrl+C → Ctrl+L
Cycle namespace display
Cycles through namespace display options.
💡 Hint: Labels
Ctrl+Z
Undo
Undoes the last action.
💡 Hint: Zundo
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Redo
Redoes the last undone action.
💡 Hint: Shift + Z
Alt+Shift+H
Toggle help popup
Toggles the help popup visibility.
💡 Hint: Shift + Alt + H
Ctrl+C → Ctrl+X
Show last editor avatar
Shows the avatar of the last user to edit the block.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + C, Ctrl + X
/TODO
Create TODO checkbox (/TODO)
Creates a check box that becomes {{DONE}} when clicked.
💡 Hint: /TODO
/Crent
Insert current timestamp (/Crent)
Creates a time-stamp of the current time in 24h format.
💡 Hint: /Crent
/POMO
Create Pomodoro timer (/POMO)
Creates a 25 min Pomodoro timer.
💡 Hint: /POMO
/Date
Insert date picker (/Date)
Allows you to choose a date from a calendar.
💡 Hint: /Date
/Today
Insert today's date (/Today)
Inserts today's date.
💡 Hint: /Today
/Tomorrow
Insert tomorrow's date (/Tomorrow)
Inserts tomorrow's date.
💡 Hint: /Tomorrow
/Yesterday
Insert yesterday's date (/Yesterday)
Inserts yesterday's date.
💡 Hint: /Yesterday
/Bold
Bold text (/Bold)
Creates bold text via slash command.
💡 Hint: /Bold
/Italics
Italics text (/Italics)
Creates italic text via slash command.
💡 Hint: /Italics
/Highlight
Highlight text (/Highlight)
Highlights text via slash command.
💡 Hint: /Highlight
/Strikethrough
Strikethrough text (/Strikethrough)
Crosses out text via slash command.
💡 Hint: /Strikethrough
/Codenline
Insert inline code block (/Codenline)
Creates a monospaced inline code of the block.
💡 Hint: /Codenline
/CodBlock
Insert code block (/CodBlock)
Creates a code block allowing code snippets.
💡 Hint: /CodBlock
/Latex
Insert inline LaTeX (/Latex)
Allows LaTeX stylized text inline.
💡 Hint: /Latex
/Calc
Inline calculator (/Calc)
Inserts an inline calculator.
💡 Hint: /Calc
/Upload
Upload image or file (/Upload)
Uploads an image or file.
💡 Hint: /Upload
/Slider
Insert slider (/Slider)
Creates a slider from 0 to 10.
💡 Hint: /Slider
/Encrypt
Encrypt block (/Encrypt)
Encrypts a block of text with a passphrase.
💡 Hint: /Encrypt
/Diagram
Insert diagram (/Diagram)
Inserts a diagram.
💡 Hint: /Diagram
/Table
Insert table (/Table)
Inserts a table.
💡 Hint: /Table
/Kanban
Insert Kanban board (/Kanban)
Inserts a Kanban board.
💡 Hint: /Kanban
/YouTube
Embed YouTube video (/YouTube)
Embeds a YouTube video.
💡 Hint: /YouTube
/Mentions
Insert mentions (/Mentions)
Inserts mentions of a block or page.
💡 Hint: /Mentions
/Word Count
Insert word count (/Word Count)
Inserts word count for the page.
💡 Hint: /Word Count
/Query
Insert query (/Query)
Inserts a query.
💡 Hint: /Query