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Keyboard shortcuts let you work a thread without reaching for the mouse. This is the list of available keyboard shortcuts in Plain:
Keyboard shortcuts in Plain

Global shortcuts

  • + K: Open the command palette
  • + K then Copy link: Copy a shareable link to your current page directly from the command palette
  • ?: Open help panel with full list of available shortcuts
  • T: Create task

On thread queues

  • F: Add filter
  • /: Search for customers or threads
  • V: Toggle display options
  • + Click: Select multiple threads for bulk actions

When viewing a thread

  • R: Focus composer to reply
  • N: Add a note to a thread
  • B: Ask Sidekick
  • + + B: Toggle Sidekick position
  • A: Assign the thread
  • E: Mark a thread as Done
  • Z: Pause for later
  • W: Wait for customer
  • S: Change status
  • L: Add label
  • P: Set priority
  • D: Start discussion
  • I: Add Thread link
  • X: Escalate thread
  • O: Open in Slack
  • + + X: Copy thread URL
  • J / K: Next/Previous thread
  • + .: Show/hide queue
  • + /: Show/hide sidebar
  • esc: Go back to queue
  • V: Toggles display options

When the composer is focused

  • + : Send message
  • + + : Send message and mark thread as done
  • [: Insert snippet
  • esc: Exit composer
  • + U: Create snippet

Reply formatting

  • + B: Bold
  • + I: Italic
  • + + S: Strikethrough
  • + + 7: Ordered list
  • + + 8: Bullet list
  • + E: Code
  • + + C: Code block