Calibre 8.4 keyboard shortcuts 

Calibre 8.4  

Zeynel -
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- Shortcuts
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F2

Edit the metadata of the currently selected field in the book list.

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⤶ Enter

(macOS only) Edit the metadata of the currently selected field in the book list.

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A

Add books

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↑  Shift + A

Add formats to the selected books

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C

Convert selected books

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D

Send to device

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Del

Remove selected books

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E

Edit metadata of selected books

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G

Get books

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I

Show Book details

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K

Edit Table of Contents

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M

Merge selected records

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Alt + M

Merge selected records, keeping originals

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O

Open containing folder

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P

Polish books

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S

Save to disk

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T

Edit book

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V

View

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↑  Shift + V

View last read book

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Alt + V

View specific format

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or ⌘ Cmd + V
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Alt + ↑  Shift + J

Toggle jobs list

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Alt + ↑  Shift + B

Toggle Cover browser

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Alt + ↑  Shift + D

Toggle Book details panel

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Alt + ↑  Shift + T

Toggle Tag browser

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Alt + ↑  Shift + G

Toggle Cover grid

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Alt + A

Show books by the same author as the current book

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Alt + T

Show books with the same tags as current book

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Alt + P

Show books by the same publisher as current book

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Alt + ↑  Shift + S

Show books in the same series as current book

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/

Focus the Search bar

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or Ctrl + F
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↑  Shift + Ctrl + F

Open the Advanced search dialog

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↑  Shift + Alt + F

Toggle the Search bar

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Esc

Clear the current search

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↑  Shift + Esc

Focus the book list

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Ctrl + Esc

Clear the Virtual library

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Alt + Esc

Clear the additional restriction

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Ctrl + *

Create a temporary Virtual library based on the current search

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Ctrl +

Select the next Virtual library tab

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Ctrl +

Select the previous Virtual library tab

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N

Find the next book that matches the current search (only works if search highlighting is turned on in search preferences)

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or F3
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↑  Shift + N

Find the previous book that matches the current search (only works if search highlighting is turned on in search preferences)

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or ↑  Shift + F3
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Ctrl + D

Download metadata and covers

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Ctrl + R

Restart calibre

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Restart calibre in debug mode

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↑  Shift + Ctrl + E

Add empty books to calibre

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Ctrl + M

Toggle mark/unmarked status on selected books

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Ctrl + /

Open the popup to search the full text of all books in the library

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or Ctrl + Alt + F
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Q

Open the Quick View popup for viewing books in related series/tags/etc.

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↑  Shift + Q

Focus the opened Quick View panel

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↑  Shift + S

Perform a search in the Quick View panel

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F5

Re-apply the current sort

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Ctrl + Q

Quit calibre

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X

Toggle auto scroll of the book list

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + F

Restrict the displayed books to only those books that are in a category currently displayed in the Tag browser

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B

Browse annotations (highlights and bookmarks) made in the calibre E-book viewer for all books in the library

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + N

Browse notes associated with authors/series/tags/etc.

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Alt + ↑  Shift + L

Toggle the layout between wide and narrow views

Source: Calibre manual

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Program information

Program name: Calibre 8.4 Calibre 8.4 (Productivity)

Web page: calibre-ebook.com

How easy to press shortcuts: 85%

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Updated: Updated program information. (2 updates.) 9.5.2025 7.17.47 New program added.
9.5.2025 7.18.31 Updated program information.

Shortcut count: 62

Platform detected: Windows and macOS mixed

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