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Keyboard Shortcuts

Chris Funderburg edited this page Oct 1, 2026 · 3 revisions

The full keyboard shortcut reference, grouped the same way as the in-app help (Help → Bòcan Music Help → Keyboard Shortcuts).

Playback

Action Shortcut
Play / Pause Space
Play Selection Now ⌘↩
Play Selection Next ⌘⇧↩
Add Selection to Queue ⌘⇧Q
Next Track ⌘→
Previous Track ⌘←
Restart Track ⌘⌥←
Stop After Current ⌘⌥.
Toggle Shuffle ⌘⇧S
Cycle Repeat ⌘⇧E
Increase Speed ⌘⌥↑
Decrease Speed ⌘⌥↓
Reset Speed ⌘⌥0

Volume

Action Shortcut
Increase Volume ⌘↑
Decrease Volume ⌘↓
Mute / Unmute ⌘⌥Z

Navigation and View

Action Shortcut
Back ⌘[
Forward ⌘]
Find ⌘F
Select All ⌘A
Deselect All ⌘⇧A
Jump to Current Track ⌘J
Go to Current Album ⌘⌥A
Go to Current Artist ⌘⌥G
Show Up Next ⌘⌥U
Show Lyrics ⌘⌥L
Show Visualizer ⌘⇧V
Open Fullscreen Visualizer ⌘⇧F
Enter Immersive Mode ⌘⇧I
Toggle Miniplayer ⌘⌥M

Library and Playlists

Action Shortcut
Add Files to Library ⌘O
Add Folder to Library ⌘⇧O
Import Playlist ⌘⌥⇧O
New Playlist ⌘⇧N
New Smart Playlist ⌘⌥N
Quick Rescan Library ⌘⌥R
Full Rescan Library ⌘⌥⇧R
Library Summary ⌘⇧Y

Tracks

Action Shortcut
Get Info ⌘I
Love / Unlove ⌘L
Clear Rating ⌘0
Rate 1 to 5 Stars ⌘1 through ⌘5
Identify Track ⌘⌥I
Reveal in Finder ⌘R

Queue, Windows and Tools

Action Shortcut
Clear Queue ⌘⇧⌫
Equaliser & DSP ⌘⌥E
Show Recent Scrobbles ⌘⌥⇧S
Log Console ⌘⇧L
Bòcan Music Help ⌘?

Other shortcuts

These work in the app but are not in the in-app help table.

Action Shortcut
Edit Lyrics ⌘⌥⇧L
Expand or Collapse Server 1 to 9 in the Sidebar ⌘⇧1 through ⌘⇧9
Tag editor: Undo ⌘Z
Tag editor: Save ⌘↩
Tag editor: Cancel Esc
Playlist: Remove Selection from Playlist ⌫

Tip: you can also start a search from any browse view just by typing. The first letter jumps into the search box and the query builds from there.

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