Complete reference for every key in QuickSheet. Works in both console TUI and desktop wallpaper mode.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ ← → | Move one cell in that direction |
| Tab | Move to next column |
| Ctrl+G | Go to cell — type a reference like A1, C10 |
| Enter | Enter edit mode on current cell |
| Escape | Cancel edit / close help overlay |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Start editing current cell |
| Escape | Cancel edit, discard changes |
| Backspace | Delete last character (edit mode) / clear cell (nav mode) |
| Delete | Clear cell content |
| Any character | Start typing into the current cell |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+C | Copy cell |
| Ctrl+X | Cut cell |
| Ctrl+V | Paste cell |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+D | Delete current row |
| Ctrl+O | Insert row above (shift down) |
| Ctrl+P | Remove row (shift up) |
| Ctrl+K | Duplicate current row (insert copy below, cursor moves to it) |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+F | Find — substring search across all cells |
| Ctrl+R | Find & Replace — search and replace text in cells |
| Ctrl+B | Sort by current column (toggles ascending ↔ descending) |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | Save to CSV |
| Ctrl+T | Cycle theme (Dark → Light → Solarized → Nord → …) |
| Ctrl+H | Show / hide help overlay |
| Ctrl+Q | Quit |
Type these at the start of a cell value to activate special behavior.
| Prefix | Behavior | Example |
|---|---|---|
r: cmd | Run command — press Enter to execute | r: echo hello |
i: cmd | Inline process — live output streams into cells below | i: top -b -n1 |
s: values | Sparkline — mini bar chart from numbers | s: 3,1,4,1,5,9 |
c:COLOR: | Cell coloring — sets background color (16 console colors) | c:red: URGENT |
# text | Section header H1 — gold foreground, warm bg. Prefix hidden in display | # Dashboard |
## text | Section header H2 — cyan foreground, cool bg. Prefix hidden in display | ## Finance |
b: text | Bold cell — renders text in bold with bright-white emphasis | b: TOTAL |
L: path | Load file contents | L: data.csv |
ext: source | Install & activate extension | ext: github:cemheren/quicksheet-weather |
w: url | Live web fetch — fetches URL, auto-refreshes every 5 min (F5 to force) | w: https://wttr.in/?format=3 |
http(s):// | Hyperlink — opens in browser on Enter | https://github.com |
{A1::C10} | Cell range reference — displays inline | {A1::B5} |
| Symbol | What it does |
|---|---|
| Σ (Sigma) | Column sum — shown in the status bar for columns containing numbers |
| Π (Pi) | Row product — shown in the status bar for rows containing numbers |
--desktop) supports all the same shortcuts. Input is handled via platform-native key events (WinForms on Windows, X11 on Linux) rather than System.Console. Desktop mode auto-saves every 5 seconds.