Keybindings

Keybindings

All keybindings use macOS-native modifier keys. Opt = Option/Alt, Ctrl = Control.

Window

Action	Shortcut
New window	Cmd + N
Close pane / tab / hide	Cmd + W
Close current tab	Cmd + Shift + W
Hide application	Cmd + H
Minimize window	Cmd + M
Toggle fullscreen	Cmd + Ctrl + F
Quit	Cmd + Q
Toggle global window	Cmd + Opt + Ctrl + K

Cmd + W is smart: closes the active pane if there are multiple panes, closes the tab if there are multiple tabs or windows, otherwise hides the app.

Tabs

Action	Shortcut
New tab	Cmd + T
Switch to tab 1–9	Cmd + 1 – Cmd + 9
Previous tab	Cmd + Shift + [
Next tab	Cmd + Shift + ]
Close tab	Cmd + Shift + W
Reopen closed tab	Cmd + Shift + T
Rename tab	Double-click tab title

Panes

Action	Shortcut
Split vertical	Cmd + D
Split horizontal	Cmd + Shift + D
Toggle split direction	Cmd + Shift + S
Zoom / unzoom pane	Cmd + Shift + Enter
Navigate panes	Cmd + Opt + Arrows
Resize pane	Cmd + Ctrl + Arrows
Broadcast input to current tab	Cmd + Opt + I
Broadcast input to all tabs	Cmd + Shift + I

Shell Editing

Action	Shortcut
Jump word left / right	Opt + Left / Opt + Right
Jump to line start / end	Cmd + Left / Cmd + Right
Delete to line start	Cmd + Backspace
Delete word	Opt + Backspace
Newline without execute	Cmd + Enter or Shift + Enter

Font Size

Action	Shortcut
Increase	Cmd + =
Decrease	Cmd + -
Reset	Cmd + 0

Kaku Features

Action	Shortcut
Clear screen + scrollback	Cmd + K
Open Settings panel	Cmd + ,
Open AI panel	Cmd + Shift + A
Apply Kaku Assistant suggestion	Cmd + Shift + E
Open lazygit	Cmd + Shift + G
Open yazi file manager	Cmd + Shift + Y
Browse remote files (SSH)	Cmd + Shift + R
Open Doctor panel	Ctrl + Shift + L

Mouse

Action	Trigger
Copy selection to clipboard	Release left mouse button after selecting
Open link	Cmd + Click
Move cursor to clicked column	Opt + Click (same row, shell prompt only)

Custom Keybindings

Add bindings to ~/.config/kaku/kaku.lua by appending to config.keys. Do not assign a new table — this would erase Kaku’s defaults.

-- ~/.config/kaku/kaku.lua (after loading bundled config)
table.insert(config.keys, {
  key = 'RightArrow',
  mods = 'CMD|SHIFT',
  action = wezterm.action.ActivatePaneDirection('Right'),
})

For the full list of available actions, see WezTerm KeyAssignment reference.