Keyboard Shortcuts
DBX shortcuts come from one configurable action registry. Settings → Shortcuts shows the effective binding for the installed version and current platform, making it authoritative after defaults change or the user customizes a key.
Mod means Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux.
Common Defaults
SQL Editor
| Default | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Enter | Execute the current statement or selected SQL |
Mod+\ | Execute in a new result tab |
Shift+Mod+F | Format SQL |
Mod+/ | Toggle line comment |
Mod+S | Save SQL |
Tab | Accept completion |
Shift+Tab | Outdent |
Mod+D | Duplicate current line |
Shift+Mod+K | Delete current line |
Alt+↑ / Alt+↓ | Move current line up/down |
Shift+Alt+↑ / Shift+Alt+↓ | Copy current line up/down |
Mod+Shift+U | Toggle selection case (defaults to uppercase first) |
Shift+Alt+U / Shift+Alt+L | Convert selection to uppercase/lowercase |
Shift+Alt+C | Toggle selection naming style (camelCase → PascalCase → snake_case → SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE → kebab-case) |
Mod+. | Toggle code folding |
Mod+Shift+A | Send selection to AI |
The current registry has no default “execute all SQL” action. Select a range or use the editor's multi-statement execution entry point instead of relying on the old Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Enter documentation.
Grid and Data
| Default | Action |
|---|---|
F5 | Refresh current data |
Mod+D | Copy current row |
Delete | Mark current row for deletion |
Tab | Toggle transposed view |
Standard copy and paste still follow platform conventions. Copy Current Row, Delete Current Row, and Toggle Transpose are DBX-configurable actions.
Focus WHERE condition has no default shortcut. Assign your preferred binding in Settings → Shortcuts → Data grid to focus the WHERE input in the active table data tab. It keeps the current condition and does not execute a query. It does nothing when the WHERE input is unavailable.
Global and Navigation
| Default | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+T | New query |
Mod+P | Quick open |
Mod+W | Close current tab |
Ctrl+Alt+← / Ctrl+Alt+→ | Back/forward through tab visit history |
Shift+Mod+[ / Shift+Mod+] | Previous/next tab |
Mod+1 … Mod+9 | Switch to a numbered tab |
Mod+B | Toggle the sidebar |
Mod+= / Mod+- / Mod+0 | Zoom in, zoom out, reset UI zoom |
The sidebar also has configurable actions for copy, paste, edit connection, and modifier-based opening in a new tab.
Quick Open
Press Mod+P to search connections, databases, schemas, tables, views, and saved SQL in the current workspace. Results come from loaded and searchable objects. For a large connection whose metadata is not loaded yet, expand or refresh the relevant node first.
Customization and Conflicts
- Open Settings → Shortcuts
- Choose an action and enter recording mode
- Press a new key combination, or clear an unwanted binding
- Resolve conflicts and save
DBX detects conflicts within a scope. Editor, grid, search, sidebar, and global actions have separate scopes, but the browser, operating system, input method, or accessibility software may still reserve a key first.
On Windows/Linux, Ctrl+Alt may represent AltGr, so DBX matches those combinations conservatively. On macOS, Option+letter can produce transformed characters, and DBX uses physical-key fallback only where safe.