Keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut in CurrentClient, from the command palette to the inbox, dialer, and team chat

Updated November 10, 2026

Before you start#

Keyboard shortcuts work in CurrentClient on a computer, in the web app and the desktop app. A few things to know:

Cmd/Ctrl means Cmd on a Mac and Ctrl on Windows.
Single-letter shortcuts don't fire while you're typing in a text box, so you can type freely. Press Esc to leave the text box first.
Shortcuts marked (preference) below only work after you turn them on. Go to Settings, Preferences, switch on Enable under App shortcut keys, and click Save. Everything else is always on.

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd/Ctrl + K (preference)	Open or close the command palette to search contacts and run commands
T (preference)	Start a new text message from the inbox you're viewing, or from your default inbox
D (preference)	Open or close the dialer. On an inbox page, the dialer picks that inbox's number for you
Cmd/Ctrl + J	Switch between light and dark theme. This also works on the login page
[	Collapse or expand the left sidebar

While the command palette is open:

Shortcut	What it does
Up / Down	Move the highlight
Enter	Run the highlighted command or open the highlighted contact
Tab / Shift + Tab	Cycle through the filters at the top
C	Call the highlighted contact
T	Text the highlighted contact
Esc	Close the palette

Shortcut	What it does
E	Mark done. During a call, E hangs up instead
A	Open Assign to
H	Remind me later (snooze)
U	Mark unread
Cmd/Ctrl + U	Unsubscribe the contact (one-to-one conversations)
Shift + 1 (!)	Block the number (one-to-one conversations)
Shift + 3 (#)	Delete the conversation
Esc	The first press leaves the text box. The second closes the conversation and takes you back to the list. In a popped-out window, it closes the window
Esc on a new message	Discard the draft and recipients and go back to the inbox

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd/Ctrl + Enter	Send
Cmd/Ctrl + L	Open quick schedule to pick a send time. Use Enter to choose the highlighted time and Esc to close
: then a word	Search emoji. Use Up and Down to move, Enter to insert, Esc to close
; then a word	Search your templates. Use Up and Down to move, Enter to insert, Esc to close
/gif or /giphy then a word	Search GIFs. Esc closes the search

Shortcut	What it does
1 to 9	Assign to that teammate in the list (before you type in the search box)
U	Unassign
Up / Down / Home / End	Move the highlight
Enter	Assign to the highlighted teammate
Esc	Close

The folder menu is the button above your conversation list.

Shortcut	What it does
1 to 9	Show conversations assigned to that teammate

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd/Ctrl + Enter	Post your comment
@ then a name	Mention a teammate. Use Up and Down to move, Enter or Tab to pick, Esc to close the list

Shortcut	What it does
C	Call the number you entered
E	Hang up
M	Mute or unmute
T	Text the number you entered
0 to 9, *, #	Dial digits while the keypad is showing
Backspace	Delete the last digit
Esc	Close the dialer, or decline a ringing incoming call. If you're typing a call note, the first press leaves the note and the second closes the dialer

Shortcut	What it does
Enter	Send
Shift + Enter	Start a new line
@ then a name	Mention a teammate. Use Up and Down to move, Enter or Tab to pick, Esc to close the list
Esc	Cancel an edit

Shortcut	What it does
E on Notifications	Complete the open notification and move to the next one
Cmd/Ctrl + click on Contacts	Select a contact instead of opening it

A few letters change meaning depending on where you are. A call always comes first.

E marks a conversation done in the inbox, completes a notification, and hangs up during a call.
T starts a new text anywhere, texts the highlighted contact in the command palette, and texts the dialed number in the dialer.
C calls the highlighted contact in the command palette and places the call in the dialer.