Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts & Navigation Guide

Brum provides orthodox keyboard-driven power navigation paired with intuitive mouse and touch gestures.

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Primary Function Keys (F1 – F12)

Key	Action	Description
Tab / Shift+Tab	Switch Active Pane	Cycle keyboard focus between open panels
F1	Help & Shortcuts	Open interactive keyboard shortcut reference modal
F2	Rename Entry	Quick inline or modal rename for the selected file or folder
F3	Quick View / Media Viewer	Open High-DPI Image Viewer, Video/Audio Player, 3D CAD Studio, or Document Viewer
F4	Dual-Pane Editor	Open built-in code and Markdown editor
F5	Copy / DeltaCopy	Transfer selected items to the destination panel with delta skipping
F6	Move File(s)	Move selected items to the destination panel
Shift+F6 / Ctrl+M	Bulk Renamer	Open advanced regex, numbering, case-conversion bulk renamer
F7	New Folder	Create a new directory in the active path
Shift+F7	Calculate Checksums	Calculate and verify MD5, SHA-1, and SHA-256 hashes
F8 / Delete	Move to Trash	Safely move selected items to Linux XDG Trash
Shift+F8 / Shift+Delete	Permanent Delete	Irreversibly delete selected files/folders immediately (bypassing Trash)
F9 / Ctrl+D	Diff Engine	Compare files or directories side-by-side
F10	Settings Hub	Open Settings modal (General, Desktop, Themes, Bookmarks, Users, Chewtoys)
F11	Fullscreen Toggle	Toggle browser fullscreen workspace
Escape	Close Modal / Window	Dismiss active modal dialog, spotlight palette, or floating window

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Navigation, Layouts & Selection

Shortcut	Action
Alt+1 .. Alt+4	Jump focus directly to Panel 1, 2, 3, or 4
Ctrl+Alt+1	Single Panel Layout
Ctrl+Alt+2	Dual Vertical Split Layout (Orthodox Commander)
Ctrl+Alt+3	Dual Horizontal Split Layout
Ctrl+Alt+4	Quad 2x2 Grid Layout
Ctrl+K / Ctrl+F	Spotlight Global Search & Action Palette
Ctrl+B	Toggle Flat / Branch View (recursive directory flattening)
Ctrl+T	Toggle Sidebar Directory Tree
Ctrl+`	Toggle Slide-Up Native Web Terminal (PTY)
Space / Insert	Toggle item selection and move cursor down
Ctrl+A	Select all items in active panel
Ctrl+Shift+A	Invert selection
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X / Ctrl+V	Standard Clipboard Copy, Cut, and Paste across panels
Ctrl+P	Toggle Paranoid File Handling Mode (checksum verification)
Ctrl+Alt+L	Lock Session (Enter PIN/Password to restore)
Ctrl+Q / Cmd+Q	Clean Exit / Quit Brum

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Core Functions & Power Tools

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+H	Open Hex Editor
Ctrl+Shift+N	Open Notes Studio
Ctrl+Shift+D	Open Disk Usage Analyzer
Ctrl+Shift+S	Open Sync & Replication Studio
Ctrl+Shift+P	Open PDF Studio
Ctrl+Shift+C	Open Format Converter (ConvertX)

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Audio Player (Winamp 2.x Engine) Shortcuts

Key	Action
Z / B	Previous Track / Next Track
X / C / V	Play / Pause / Stop
L	Open Audio Files / Playlist File Picker
Alt+W	Windowshade Mode (collapses to mini-bar)
Alt+G	Toggle 10-Band Equalizer Window
Alt+E	Toggle Playlist Editor Window
S / R	Toggle Shuffle / Toggle Repeat
← / →	Seek Backward / Forward ±5 seconds
↑ / ↓	Volume ±5%

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Mouse & Touch Navigation

• Double-Click Empty Space: Double-click anywhere on empty panel background space to immediately jump up one directory level (..).
• Empty Space Right-Click: Context menu to create files from templates, create directories, paste clipboard items, open terminal, or view disk usage.
• Synchronized Scrolling & Directory Navigation: Accessible directly from individual panel dropdown menus to mirror scrolling offsets and directory navigation across opposite panes.
• Mobile Touch Engine: Long-press (450ms) for context menus, swipe between panels, and adaptive touch hitboxes.