1. Table of Content
2. Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Here you'll find the short cuts for all function in HexEd.it.

Manage files

CtrlCmd

O

Open file (may not work in Safari)

Alt

Shift

O

Open file

CtrlCmd

R

Reload the file and undo all changes

CtrlCmd

S

Export file / Save

CtrlCmd

Z

Undo last step

CtrlCmd

Y

Redo last step

Navigate within files

←

→

Jump one byte to the left / to the right

↑

↓

Jump one line (16 bytes) up / one line down

Page up

Page down

Jump one screen up / one screen down

Home

End

Jump to the beginning of the file / end of the file

End

End

Jump to the marker behind the end of the file

Ctrl

←

→

Jump to the beginning of the line / end of the line

Select data

Left Mouse Button

Mouse move

Select or deselect, starting from the offset you've clicked on

CtrlCmd

Left Mouse Button

Same as above, but allows to select/deselect the single byte you've clicked on

Shift

Left Mouse Button

Select or deselect, starting from the cursor

Shift

←

→

Select the current byte and jump one byte to the left / to the right

Shift

↑

↓

Select one line up / one line down

Shift

Page up

Page down

Select one screen up / one screen down

Shift

Home

End

Select to the beginning of the file / end of the file

Shift

CtrlCmd

←

→

Select to the beginning of the line / end of the line

CtrlCmd

A

Select all

CtrlCmd

Shift

A

Shift

ESC

Select none

CtrlCmd

I

Invert selection

Remark

The selection mode works a bit different than in most other programs.

If you have a selection, you can move the cursor around or add new selections, without to loose existing selections. They are keeped till you reload the file, or unselect the data explicitly.

This allow you to scroll through the file without to worry about your selection.

Search and Replace

CtrlCmd

G

Set focus to "Go to" input box

CtrlCmd

F

Set focus to "Search for" input box

Edit data

Insert

Insert bytes at the cursor position

Delete

fn

Backspace

Removes the selected data

Shift

Delete

Keep the selected data and remove everything else

Backspace

Removes the byte on the left of the cursor

CtrlCmd

V

Insert data from the system clipboard

The Rest

F1

CtrlCmd

H

Open this help

Right Mouse Button

Context menu