Hotkeys - nesbox/TIC-80 GitHub Wiki
General
CTRL+R/ENTER Run current project.
CTRL+S Save cart.
CTRL+X/C/V Cut/copy/paste in the editors.
CTRL+Z/Y Undo/redo changes in the editors.
F6 Toggle CRT filter.
F7 Assign cover image while in game.
F8 Take a screenshot.
F9 Start/stop GIF video recording.
F11/ALT+ENTER Fullscreen/window mode.
CTRL+Q Quit the application.
More ways to assign cover image here.
More about CRT filter description here.
Navigation
ESC Switch console/editor or open menu while in game.
ESC+F1 Switch to code editor while in game.
ALT+~ Show console.
ALT+1/F1 Show code editor.
ALT+2/F2 Show sprite editor.
ALT+3/F3 Show map editor.
ALT+4/F4 Show sfx editor.
ALT+5/F5 Show music editor.
CTRL+PGUP/PGDOWN Switch to previous/next editor mode.
All the F1-F5 hotkeys for editors work in the menu: ESC+F2, ESC+F3, ESC+F4, ESC+F5 switch to sprite, map, sfx, music editors respectively while in game.
Code Editor
CTRL+F Find.
CTRL+G Go to line.
CTRL+P/N Move to previous/next line.
ALT/CTRL+LEFT Move to previous word.
ALT/CTRL+RIGHT Move to next word.
ALT/CTRL+BACKSPACE Delete previous word.
ALT/CTRL+DELETE Delete next word.
CTRL+K Delete end of line.
CTRL+D Duplicate current line.
CTRL+J Newline.
CTRL+A Select all.
CTRL+F1 Bookmark current line.
F1 Move to next bookmark.
CTRL+B Show bookmark list.
CTRL+O Show code outline and navigate functions.
CTRL+TAB Indent line.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Unindent line.
CTRL+/ Comment/Uncomment line.
RIGHT CLICK Drag.
SCROLL WHEEL Vertical scrolling.
SHIFT+SCROLL WHEEL Horizontal scrolling.
CTRL+L Center screen on cursor.
Outline usage:
Sprite Editor
TAB Switch tiles/sprites.
[] Choose previous/next palette color.
-/= Change brush size.
SCROLL Canvas zoom.
1 Select brush.
2 Select color picker.
3 Select selection tool.
4 Select filling tool.
5 Flip horizontally.
6 Flip vertically.
7 Rotate.
8/DELETE Erase.
Map Editor
SHIFT Show tilesheet.
CTRL+CLICK Replace all identical tiles (when the Fill tool [4] is selected).
` Show/hide grid.
TAB/SCROLL Switch to full world map.
1 Select draw.
2 Select drag map.
3 Select selection tool.
4 Select filling tool.
SFX Editor
SPACE Play last played note.
Z,X,C,V,B,N,M Play notes corresponding to one octave (bottom row of QWERTY layout).
S,D,G,H,J Play notes corresponding to sharps and flats (home row of QWERTY layout).
Music Editor
SHIFT+ENTER Play pattern from cursor position in the music editor.
ENTER Play frame.
SPACE Play track.
CTRL+F Follow.
Z,X,C,V,B,N,M Play notes corresponding to one octave (bottom row of QWERTY layout) in tracker mode.
S,D,G,H,J Play notes corresponding to sharps and flats (home row of QWERTY layout) in tracker mode.
A Insert note break (or "stop").
DELETE Delete selection / selected row.
BACKSPACE Delete the row above.
INSERT Insert rows below.
CTRL+F1 Decrease notes by Semitone.
CTRL+F2 Increase notes by Semitone.
CTRL+F3 Decrease octaves.
CTRL+F4 Increase octaves.
CTRL+RIGHT Jump forward one frame.
CTRL+LEFT Jump backward one frame.
TAB Go to next channel.
SHIFT+TAB Go to previous channel.
+ Next pattern.
- Previous pattern.
CTRL+UP Next instrument.
CTRL+DOWN Previous instrument.
F5 Switch piano/tracker mode.
Unsaved Changes Warning
To avoid to navigate in this menu to close the editor when there are changes, you can just type "y" on "n".
Y Yes
N No
With some 3rd party software it's also possible to use these same keys on Android.
Keybind Modes
Keybind modes bring some of the most commonly used key bindings from Emacs or VI to the TIC-80 code editor. They can be turned on from the menu.
Emacs Mode
Emacs is a very powerful code editor, which boast good productivity through a large set of keyboard bindings (among other things). Here is a list of the bindings that are supported:
| Key Binding | Functionality |
|---|---|
| ctl-a | Beginning of line |
| ctl-e | End of line |
| alt-< | Beginning of document |
| alt-> | End of document |
| ctl-n | Next line |
| ctl-p | Previous line |
| ctl-f | Forward char |
| ctl-b | Backward char |
| alt-f | Forward word |
| alt-b | Backward word |
| ctl-d | Delete char |
| alt-d | Delete word |
| ctl-k | Delete line |
| alt-k | Duplicate line |
| ctl-j | Newline |
| ctl-w | Cut Selection |
| alt-w | Copy Selection |
| ctl-y | Paste |
| ctl-/ or ctl-_ | Undo |
| alt-/ | Redo (unconventional) |
| alt-; | Comment line |
| ctl-space | Toggle mark (keyboard driven selection) |
| alt-n | Page down |
| alt-v | Page up |
| ctl-l | Cycle center line (center, top, bottom) |
| alt-g | Goto line |
| alt-s | Search code |
VI Mode
VI is a powerful and efficient command-line text editor known for its precise control and seamless navigation. Here is a list of the bindings that are supported:
Motion Keys
Work in both normal and select mode.
h - left one column
k - up one row
j - down one row
l - right one column
(arrow keys also work)
g - start of file
G - end of file
0,Home - start of line
$,End - end of line
ctrl+u,pageup - up one screen
ctrl+d,pagedown - down one screen
K - up half screen
J - down half screen
b - back one word
w - forward one word
^ - first non-whitespace character on line
{ - next empty line above current position
} - next empty line below current position
% - jump to matching delimiter
f - seek forward in line to next character typed
F - seek backward in line to next character typed
; - seek forward in line to next character under cursor
: - seek backwards in line to next character under cursor
Insert Mode
escape - switch to normal mode
typing letters inserts text
Normal Mode
escape - exit editor to console
i - enter insert mode
a - move right one column and enter insert mode
o - insert a new line below current line and enter insert mode on that line
O - insert a new line above current line and enter insert mode on that line
space - create a new line under the current line
shift+space - create a new line above the current line
v - enter select mode (visual mode from vi)
/ - find
n - go to next occurance of found word
N - go to previous occurance of found word
# - go to next occurance of word under cursor
r - find and replace
u - undo
U - redo
p - paste, will place multi line blocks of code on line below
P - paste, will place multi line blocks of code above current line
1-9 - goto line, just type the line number and it will take you there
[ - go to function definition if it can be found
? - open code outline
m - mark current line
M - open bookmark list
, - goto previous bookmark
. - goto next bookmark
z - recenter screen
-(minus) - comment line
x - delete character under cursor
~ - toggle case of character under cursor
d - cut current line
y - copy current line
W - save project
R - run game
c - delete word under cursor and enter insert mode
if over a delimiter or quotation, delete contents contained and enter insert mode
C - delete until the end of the line and enter insert mode
> - indent line
< - dedent line
alt + f - toggle font size
alt + s - toggle font shadow
Select Mode
escape - switch to normal mode
-(minus) - comment block
y - copy block
d - cut block
p - paste over block
c - delete block and enter insert mode
> - indent block
< - dedent block
/ - find populating current selection
r - find and replace within block
~ - toggle case in block