What is Esc keyboard shortcut for?

This shortcut is used by 765 programs in our database.

General description for this shortcut: Generally used to close menus, dialog boxes and cancel ongoing operations. During games, it generally brings up the game menu.

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General (69)

Dolphin Emulator 5.0-13178 - Stop

Alacritty 0.9.0 - Clear selection

Alacritty 0.9.0 - Search cancel

Steam - Clear search filter

Windows 11 - Stop or leave the current task

Mame - Exit emulator / Cancel current UI option

Brave (Windows) - Stop the page loading

Brave (Windows) - (when pressed while dragging) Return a tab to its original position

Opera - Exit context or cancel

Opera - Stop page loading

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Opera - Cancel current voice prompt

Opera - Close drop-down list

Opera - Restore original address in address field and set focus to page

EmulationStation - Hotkey

Microsoft Edge (macOS) - Stop loading page; close dialog or pop-up

Camtasia - Exit ScreenDraw

The Long Dark - Game menu

Geometry Dash Level Editor - Opens the pause menu

Google Chrome - Stop the page loading

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current quick filter; hide quick filter bar

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current Events filter

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current tasks filter

Deepin Linux - Quit

Google Chrome (macOS) - Stop the page loading

Google Chrome (macOS) - (while dragging a tab) Return a tab to its original position

Pop!_OS - Cancel (exit adjustment mode)

Windows 3.1 - Cancel most operations and close dialog boxes

Firefox (macOS) - Stop

Firefox (macOS) - (when the Find or Quick Find bar is focused) Close the Find or Quick Find bar

Firefox (macOS) - Stop Autoscroll Mode

Firefox (macOS) - Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation

Firefox (macOS) - Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar

Firefox (macOS) - Close a Menu

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds - Game menu

Microsoft Edge (legacy) - Stop loading the page

Vim - Gets out of the current mode into the “command mode”. All keys are bound of commands

Vivaldi - Stop loading

Zoom (Linux) - Enter/Exit full screen mode

Microsoft Edge (Chromium) - Stop loading page; close dialog or pop-up

Firefox - Stop

Firefox - Stop

Maxthon - Stop

Roll20 - De-select active text boxes

Celestia - Cancel the currently executing motion or script

Microsoft Photos App - Return to previous screen

Windows Calculator - Fully clear input (select C)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Stop downloading a page

Apple iBooks - In the Formula Editor, discard changes

Grand Chase - Quit in-play game

Zsnes - When a game is loaded, toggle the GUI (pauses emulation while GUI visible)

MythTV 32 - Quit

MythTV 32 - Exit Browse mode

MythTV 32 - Exit Zoom mode and return to original size

MythTV 32 - Exits without changing the channel

MythTV 32 - Commits changes and exits

Safari - While typing in the Smart Search field, restore the current webpage address

Safari - Close Reader

Safari - Exit full-screen view

Safari - Cancel editing a bookmark name in the sidebar

Waze Map Editor - Deselect all objects

NetSurf 3.9 - Stop the current page loading

Google Stadia - (hold 3 seconds) Open the overlay for quiting the game

Extended Mapedit - Open main menu

Extended Mapedit - Disable preview mode

Extended Mapedit - Reset highlight

Mapedit (Blood) - Menu

Mapedit (Blood) - Exit without changes

MeisterTask (macOS) - Clear selection

MeisterTask (macOS) - Clear selection

Text editing (40)

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Microsoft Word 2019 - Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation.

Microsoft Word 2019 - Exit Read mode

Microsoft Word 2019 - Turn extend mode off

Microsoft OneNote - Cancel the selected outline or page

Microsoft OneNote - Dismiss Search and return to the page

Sublime Text - Go from multiple selections to a single selection

Workflowy - Search

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Xodo - Close the current menu/dialog

Xodo - Stop editing textbox or ink

Brackets - Switch to a single selection

CudaText 1.88.3 - Cancel caretes, selection and drag-drop

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Return to Hand tool or Select tool

LibreOffice Writer - Cursor is inside a text frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the text frame

LibreOffice Writer - (when text frame is selected) Clears the cursor from the text frame

PSPad - Exit with ESC

iA Writer - Show the menu

Notepad2 - Optionally minimize or exit Notepad2

WriteMonkey - Toggle full screen

TextMate - Completion

Google Docs (macOS) - Return focus to document text

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Return to Hand tool or Select tool

WinMerge - Close window (if enabled in options)

Zim - Close sidepane (when focus is on a side pane)

Microsoft FrontPage - Cancel an action.

Microsoft FrontPage - Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu.

Microsoft FrontPage - Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.

Microsoft FrontPage - Close the smart tag menu or message.

Notepad3 (v5.21) - Cancel current state (AutoCompletion or Selection)

Notepad3 (v5.21) - Minimize or Exit Notepad3 (optionally, if no state).

TextRoom - Quit or exit fullscreen, close About and Help dialogs

TiddlyWiki - Discard changes to current tiddler

Zettlr (Windows) - Close the popup (when any text field inside the popup has focus)

Zettlr (MacOS) - Close the popup (when any text field inside the popup has focus)

Imaging (157)

Adobe After Effects 2021 - Interrupt running a script

Adobe After Effects 2021 - Return to previous view

Adobe After Effects 2021 - Exit free-transform mask editing mode

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Artboard tool mode

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Full Screen mode

Adobe Illustrator - Deselect a width point

AutoCAD - Cancel current command

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel a last point

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

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Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

FastStone Image Viewer - Close the editor

Harmony 20 - Deselect all

Harmony 20 - Remove all drawings

Adobe Photoshop CC - Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)

Adobe Photoshop CC - Cancel completely

Adobe Photoshop CC - Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso

Adobe Photoshop CC - (On Crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping

Adobe Photoshop CC - Cancel

Nuke - Switch back to the current Select tool

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Cancel completely

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Cancel completely

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - (On Crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Cancel

PureRef - Clear Selection

DraftSight 2019 - Cancel current command

Inkscape - Return to the canvas

Inkscape - Cancel changes and return to canvas

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - cancel rubberband, move, transformation

Inkscape - deselect all nodes

Inkscape - cancel rubberband or move

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - cancel current line

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - deselect handle

Inkscape - deselect the text object

Paint 3D - Stop or leave the current task

Paint.NET - Commit text or tool drawing to layer

Paint.NET - Commit text to layer

Shotcut - Switch Source/Program

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Deselects everything.

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Cancels the current edits.

IrfanView - Close current window or dialog, exit fullscreen view, or exit program

IrfanView - Exit fullscreen mode

GIMP - Close Dialog

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Confirm

Blender 3.4.1 - Confirm

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel animation

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel

Microsoft Paint - Cancel a selection

Adobe Lightroom Classic - Switch to Grid view

Adobe Lightroom Classic - End slide show

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Artboard tool mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Full Screen mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Deselect a width point

Fusion 360 - Stop

DesignSpark Mechanical 5.0 - Escape

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - Switch to Grid view

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - End slide show

Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac) - Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso tool

Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac) - (crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping

Canva (Windows) - Deselect element

QCad 3.22.0 - Escape

Global Mapper 21 - CANCEL the current draw or tool operation

Global Mapper 21 - While selecting, the Escape key clears the current selection.

Global Mapper 21 - When digitizing, the Escape key cancels the current digitizing operation, and reverts to selection mode.

Global Mapper 21 - When measuring, the Escape key cancels the current measurement operation.

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (Windows) - Deselect all

ACDSee - Closes current dialog box, or closes View mode and returns to previous mode

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit the fill tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Prompt to quit app

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Cancel

Sketch - Selects parent group

Sketch - Finish editing

3D Coat - Delete all points

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Climb Out of Group

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Exit Path Editing

Houdini - View

ACDSee Free - Closes ACDSee Free or closes the current dialog box

Adobe XD (Mac) - Go from Spec view to UX flow view

Adobe XD (Mac) - Remove focus from artboard in UX flow view

Autodesk SketchBook (Mac) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Mac) - Exit the fill tool

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Cancel lasso zoom/selection

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Toggle mouse selection ON/OFF

PhotoDirector 10 - Cancel regional adjustment

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen view or close

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen view

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen viewing

Darktable 2.6.3 - Leave fullscreen

Modo 12.1 - Escape current operation/drop active selection

Aspire 10 - Deselect all vectors

Aspire 10 - Switches to Selection Mode (exits Node editing or Transform mode)

Aspire 10 - Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form

Aspire 10 - Exits zoom mode returning to Selection mode

Exposure X7 7.1.5 - Back out

LibreOffice Draw - Exits current mode

Adobe XD (Windows) - Go from Spec view to UX flow view

Adobe XD (Windows) - Remove focus from artboard in UX flow view

Affinity Photo - Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation

Shotcut (Mac) - Switch Source/Program

LDCad - Navigate to the parent group if any

LDCad - If the mouse is inside the filter text area it will clear the filter, if not it will navigate to the parent group if any

LDCad - Go one level/group up

LDCad - 1: Cancel the current editing activity if supported

LDCad - 2: Deselect the selection, if any, otherwise

Canva (Mac) - Deselect element

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Exit

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Close

Marmoset Hexels - Select None

vecta.io - Clear selection and change to pointer tool

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Exit the fill tool

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Prompt to quit app

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Cancel

Apple iMovie - Exit full screen view

LDView - Cancel load

FastStone MaxView 3.3 - Exit from Full screen or exit program if in Windowed View

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Deselect all

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Remove all drawings

InVision (macOS) - Climb Out of Group

InVision (macOS) - Exit Path Editing

PureRef (macOS) - Clear Selection

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (macOS) - Deselect all

Eye Candy (Windows, Mac) - Cancel

Eye Candy (Windows, Mac) - Cancel

System tools (22)

Xfce - Dismiss/cancel dialog

PowerToys - Hide PowerToys Run

PowerToys - (or click the toolbar) Exit ruler

tmux - Clear selection

Ditto - Close Window

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - (in main menu) Exit the BIOS Setup program

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - (submenus) Exit current submenu

NoxPlayer - Back key

FastStone Capture 9.2 - Close the editor

Mednafen 1.29 - Exit (from the emulator, or netplay chat mode)

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Command Line - Delete current line

VoiceOver - Close a menu or rotor, stop an action, or exit a mode

VoiceOver - Stop scrolling or resizing

Everything - Cancel any current actions

Everything - Close the Everything window

Everything - Close the current window

ConEmu (190623 alpha) - Minimize ConEmu by Esc when no open consoles left (see option ‘Don’t close ConEmu on last console close’)

CopyQ 3.8 - Cancel search, hide window

XenCenter - Cancel selected command and close the menu

Mintty 3.4.0 - Exit selection mode

Clipboard Master - End ongoing collection

Wox Launcher - Cancel / Return

Developer tools (113)

Databricks Notebook - Switch to Command Mode

Jupyter Notebook - Close pager

Jupyter Notebook - Command mode

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Unselect all

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Stop

GitHub Copilot - Dismiss an inline suggestion (command name: editor.action.inlineSuggest.hide)

DBeaver 6.0.3 - Cancel changes in current cell/row

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Close a menu or dialog box, canceling the action

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Close a menu or dialog box, cancels an operation in progress, or focuses on the current document window

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Closes a menu or dialog box, cancels an operation in progress, or places focus in the current window

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Spyder 4.1.5 - Hide find and replace

IDA Pro 7.4 - Jump to previous position

JupyterLab - Enter command mode

JupyterLab - Dismiss

CodeMirror - When multiple selections are present, deselect all but the primary selection

Matlab - Cancel current action

HeidiSQL - Cancel running operation

HeidiSQL - Cancel editing

Virtual Key Codes - VK_ESCAPE (0x1B)

Meld 3.21 - Stop the current comparison

Sublime Text 4 - Cancel

Sublime Text 4 - Single selection

Sublime Text 4 - Clear fields

Sublime Text 4 - Clear fields

Sublime Text 4 - Hide panel

Sublime Text 4 - Hide overlay

Sublime Text 4 - Hide auto complete

Sublime Text 4 - Hide popup

Delphi - Selects parent control in design mode. Left mouse click + Escape drags the parent control

Android Studio - Return to editor window from a tool window

Qt Creator - Move to Edit mode. First press moves focus to the editor. Second press closes secondary windows

Atom (Windows) - (Source: GitHub) tool-panel:unfocus

Atom (Windows) - tool-panel:unfocus

Atom (Windows) - editor:consolidate-selections

Atom (Windows) - core:cancel

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Autocomplete Plus) autocomplete-plus:cancel

Atom (Windows) - (Source: GitHub) github:co-author:escape

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Go To Line) core:cancel

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Tree View) tree-view:unfocus

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Tree View) core:cancel

ReSharper 2021.3 (Visual Studio scheme) - Remove highlighting of usages

Chrome DevTools - Toggle the drawer

Chrome DevTools - Reject autocomplete suggestion

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Back (ECU)

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Escape

FileMaker - Cancel an operation or dialog box

FileMaker - Close a dialog box

FileMaker - Cancel

RStudio - Interrupt currently executing command

RStudio - Dismiss completion popup

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - [Text Editor, Report Designer, Settings Designer, Windows Forms Designer, Managed Resources Editor] Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - Window.ActivateDocumentWindow

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Window.ActivateDocumentWindow

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

RStudio (Mac) - Interrupt currently executing command

RStudio (Mac) - Dismiss completion popup

Tampermonkey Development Environment - Go back / Close

FreeCodeCamp - (when search input is in focus) Clear the input

Ghidra 10.2.3 - Clear cut

WinHex - Clear block

dbForge SQL Complete - Closes the suggestion box without inserting any suggestion into code. If the suggestion box and/or parameter information hint is shown, the first pressing of Esc will close the hint first

Glitch - Close Dialog

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Dismiss context menu

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Close

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Dismiss a context menu

Informatica PowerCenter 10.5 (Workflow) - Cancel editing in a cell

Handoff.design (Windows) - Close modal

GoLand (Windows) - Go to editor (from a tool window)

Bitbucket Cloud - Dismiss dialog or remove focus

JS Bin - Return to single cursor

TouchDesigner - Perform Mode Enter / Exit

Proto.io - Close modal windows

Proto.io (macOS) - Close modal windows

reveal.js - Slide overview / Escape from full-screen

GoLand 2022.3 (macOS) - Go to editor (from a tool window)

HackerRank - Exit full screen

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (Windows) - Clear the current selection. Only available when Quick view is on.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (Windows) - Cancel issue editing.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (Windows) - Cancel the command and close the Apply Command dialog.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (Windows) - Switch focus between the board and the search box.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (Windows) - Deselect all selected cards.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (Windows) - Deselect widget.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (macOS) - Clear the current selection. Only available when Quick view is on.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (macOS) - Cancel issue editing.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (macOS) - Cancel the command and close the Apply Command dialog

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (macOS) - Switch focus between the board and the search box.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (macOS) - Deselect all selected cards.

YouTrack Cloud 2022.3 (macOS) - Deselect widget.

CodeRush - Collect marker

LibreOffice Base - Leaves the current selection

GitHub - When focused on a user hovercard, closes the hovercard and refocuses on the element the hovercard is in

GitHub - Cancel the move in progress

GitHub - Cancel the move in progress

jEdit - Select none.

Atlassian JIRA Agile - Cancel changes

Atlassian JIRA Agile - Escape field. Escapes the cursor out of the current text field so that you can use more keyboard shortcuts

Coda for iOS - Show completions

Jenkins - Close panel

Sequel Pro 1.1.2 - Completion (narrow-down list / fuzzy search)

Sequel Pro 1.1.2 - Close Window

Principle - Select parent

Anvil - Clear the current selection

GitLab (Windows) - Hide tooltips or popovers

GitLab (Windows) - Close the design.

GitLab (Windows) - Go back to file list screen (only while searching for files, Repository > Files, then select Find File).

GitLab (macOS) - Hide tooltips or popovers

GitLab (macOS) - Close the design.

GitLab (macOS) - Go back to file list screen (only while searching for files, Repository > Files, then select Find File).

Handoff.design (macOS) - Close modal

Web applications (41)

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder

Yahoo Mail - Returns to previous mode

Google Photos - Go back, close or cancel selection

YouTube - Exit full screen

YouTube - Exit full screen

Outlook.com - Close email

TinyMCE - Close dialog / menu

TinyMCE - Move focus back to editor body

CKEditor 5 - Close contextual balloons and UI components like dropdowns

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Google Keep Notes - Finish editing

BBC iPlayer - Exit full screen

Chromebook and Chrome OS - Stop the loading of your current page

Elementor - Quit

Elementor - Quit

Netflix - Disable full screen

cPanel & WHM - Clear the search box

Inoreader - Close dialog

Sitefinity CMS - Clear selection

Mastodon - Unfocus compose textarea/search

Feedly - Close selected article

FastMail - Cancel

FastMail - Discard changes

FastMail - Close pop over

FastMail - Discard changes

JW Player - Exit a menu, overlay, or fullscreen

Google Sites (new) - Release a page, section, or embed

Wix - (during Drag, Resize or Rotate) Cancel the action

Wix - Deselect an element

Google Calendar - Return to calendar grid from event details page

Gmail - Focus latest chat or compose

Zoho Mail - Clear menu

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Close the active modal

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Close the active composer

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Back to the list

Webflow - Deselect / abort

GitHub (MacOS, Enterprise Server 3.8) - When focused on a user, issue, or pull request hovercard, closes the hovercard and refocuses on the element the hovercard is in

GitHub (MacOS, Enterprise Server 3.8) - Cancel editing for the focused cell

GitHub (MacOS, Enterprise Server 3.8) - Cancel the move in progress

GitHub (MacOS, Enterprise Server 3.8) - Cancel the move in progress

GitHub (MacOS, Enterprise Server 3.8) - Close the card preview pane

File manager (11)

WinSCP - Cancel reading of remote directory

Q-Dir - Full screen off

Xyplorer - Abort calculating folder sizes or a running search

Xyplorer - Abort a running File Find or Folder Report process

Xyplorer - Close Full Screen Preview

Xyplorer - Close Floating Preview

Xyplorer - All time-consuming processes (finding files, calculating folder sizes...) can always be stopped by pressing ESC.

Adobe Bridge CC (Mac) - Exit review mode

PeaZip - Cancel current selection and clear clipboard

WinNc - In the viewer: Exits the WinNc viewer

Adobe Bridge CC - Exit review mode

Media player (22)

BSPlayer - Exit full screen

MPlayer - Stop playing and quit

Popcorn Time - Close

VLC Media Player - Exit full screen mode

SMPlayer 19.5.0 - Leave fullscreen

Microsoft Movies and TV - Leave full-screen

Kodi - Previous menu OR Home screen

Kodi - Exit full screen

QuickTime Player (macOS) - Exit full-screen view

Crunchyroll Web Video Player - Exit fullscreen mode

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Prime Video - Exit full-screen mode or exit playback

Celluloid 0.23 - Leave fullscreen mode

Celluloid 0.23 - Exit search mode

Disney+ - Exit full-screen mode

Plex (Windows) - Back

QLab 4 - Panic All

Plex (macOS) - Back

Udemy Course Player - Exit fullscreen

Philo - Cancel

Netflix iPad and PC (2022) - Exit full screen

Dailymotion (2023) - Exit full creen

EyeTV - Back

Games - PC (366)

Diablo IV (PC) - Close chat input

Diablo IV (PC) - Game menu

Diablo IV (PC) - Back to body type

Diablo IV (PC) - Back

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Main control panel

Roblox (2022) - Resume game

Ren'Py - Open game menu

Genshin Impact (PC) - Open Paimon screen

The Sims 4 - Bring up main menu or cancel current operation

Grand Theft Auto V - Switch between timeline & menu

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Ready or Not (PC) - Pause menu

Minecraft Java Edition - Open the menu and give back cursor control

Minecraft Java Edition - Pause single player game

Minecraft Java Edition - Exit the chat / command window

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Toggle Pause

Arma 3 - Exit menu

Arma 3 - Exit menu

BeamNG - Toggle menu

The Forest - Options

Command & Conquer: Generals - Options

Farming Simulator 22 (PC) - Menu

Forza Horizon 5 - Pause / Menu

Project Zomboid (PC) - Main menu

Project Zomboid (PC) - Cancel Action

Project Zomboid (PC) - Cancel Action

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Exit current menu or tool

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Pause menu

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Abort action (such as movement, firing or first aid)

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Enter highlighted sector

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Exit Sector Inventory

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Shut down the Laptop

Diablo - Bring up the main menu

Days Gone (PC) - Pause

Days Gone (PC) - Menu cancel

Days Gone (PC) - Exit

Rust - Exit Menu

Far Cry 6 (PC) - System menu / Back / Exit / Cancel

Hearts of Iron IV (PC) - Game menu

VRChat - Quick menu

Sea of Thieves - Options

Forza Horizon 4 (PC) - Pause

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Options menu

League of Legends - Close current window, such as the shop

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (PC) - Open / Close in-game menu

Farming Simulator 19 (PC) - Menu / Map

Hogwarts Legacy - Field Guide

Hogwarts Legacy - Cancel

Hogwarts Legacy - Cancel Rescue

Hogwarts Legacy - Back

Hogwarts Legacy - Cancel

Hogwarts Legacy - Back

American Truck Simulator - Main control panel

Metro 2033 (PC) - Menu

Metro 2033 (PC) - Back

Anno 1800 - Game options menu

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Bring up menu

Medieval Dynasty (PC) - Game menu

Don't Starve (PC) - Pause menu

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Pause

Flyff - Deselect a targeted player, monster, item, or NPC

X4: Foundations - Skip cutscene, remove screen tips

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Pause

Planet Zoo - Cancel

Planet Zoo - Options menu

Ghostwire: Tokyo (PC) - Pause menu

Green Hell (PC) - Options

System Shock: Enhanced Edition - System menu

World of Tanks - Exit chat mode

Europa Universalis IV - Close current window

Bus Simulator 18 - Open/Close menu

Bus Simulator 18 - Action Menu cancel

Bus Simulator 18 - Abort

Mindustry (PC) - Menu

Fortnite (PC) - Creative building exit

Yandere Simulator (PC) - Quit

PlayHome (Illusion) - Open menu

PlayHome (Illusion) - Exit

F1 22 (PC) - Pause

Age of Wonders 4 (PC) - Close / Cancel

Diablo II - Activates or deactivates the game menu

Open Rails 0.6.2 - Quit

Stardew Valley (PC) - Open menu

Stardew Valley (PC) - (while opening splash screen) Go directly to the main menu select screen

The Escapists 2 (PC) - Exit Options menu

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Leave room

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - (hold) Advance text extremely quickly

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Return

Worms Armageddon (PC) - Open / Close Quit Panel

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 - Exit what’s currently displayed in RCT3

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Menu / Abort / Exit

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Show game menu

Shakes and Fidget Remastered - Close chat

Pharaoh - Exit the game

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - Open pause menu

Empyrion - Galactic Survival - Menu / Exit game

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - No

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Main menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit screen

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit this keybinding screen

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Cancel menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Cancel menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit new character screen

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Cancel popup

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Cancel menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit worldgen screen

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - No

WWE 2K22 (PC) - Pause Game

Dinkum (PC) - Journal

Dinkum (PC) - Close window

RimWorld - Closes any open dialogue or opens the Game Menu

Hotline Miami - Pause

Resident Evil 7 (PC) - Game menu

Slime Rancher (PC) - Pause

Divinity: Original Sin II (PC) - Cancel action

Divinity: Original Sin II (PC) - Skip Video

Divinity: Original Sin II (PC) - Toggle in game menu

Divinity: Original Sin II (PC) - UI cancel

Icarus - Menu

Ultimate Custom Night (PC) - Return to menu

Terraria - Inventory

Terraria - Pause

Total War: Attila - Hide chat

Company of Heroes - Toggle in-game menu

Company of Heroes - Clear all selections

Fallout 76 - Pause Menu

Astroneer - Open the game menu

Far Cry New Dawn (PC) - Menu

Football Manager 2020 - Cancel and close

Stellaris (PC) - Close active menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close active menu

Stellaris (PC) - Open main menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close active menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Government menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Situation Log menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Market menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Technology menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Planet menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Ship menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Starbase menu

Age of Empires IV - Cancel / deselect unit / game menu / skip NIS. Not user remappable.

Age of Empires IV - Pause game

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season - Open Esc menu (use arrows and enter to navigate)

Dark Souls III (PC) - Open menu

Old School RuneScape (OSRS) - Switch to the Inventory tab

The Secret of Monkey Island - Bypass a cutscene

L. A. Noire - Enter pause menu

L. A. Noire - Back

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - Open in game menu

Prison Architect (PC) - Cancel Object / Job

Prison Architect (PC) - Open Main Menu / close current Menu

Riftbreaker - Pause

Jurassic World Evolution 2 (PC) - Open options menu/cancel

Generation Zero (PC) - Options

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic - Cancel construction mode

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PC) - Main Menu

Everspace (PC) - System menu

Lichess - Chat unfocus

Lichess - Chat unfocus

Company of Heroes 2 (classic controls) - Toggle in-game menu

Company of Heroes 2 (classic controls) - Clear all selections

Company of Heroes 2 (classic controls) - Open in-game Pause menu

Alien Isolation (PC) - Pause menu

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (PC) - Pause / Game menu

V Rising - Deselect current placement

Diablo Immortal - Game menu

A Plague Tale: Requiem (PC) - Pause

Warcraft III - Return to the previous menu

Warcraft III - Cancel commands

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - Main menu / Cancel

Warframe - Menus

Among Us (PC) - Exit focused task

Bugsnax (PC) - Pause game

Bugsnax (PC) - Back / Cancel

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Game menu

Shop Titans (PC) - Quit game

OpenTTD 12.1 - Close active tool. Can also abort actions after pressing but before releasing the mouse button.

Hollow Knight (PC) - Pause

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Exit

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Pause

MooMoo.io - Close windows

My Time at Sandrock (PC) - Pause menu

Ground Branch (PC) - Return / Player list

PowerWash Simulator - Raise / Lower tablet

Fallout: New Vegas (PC) - Pause

Tibia - Stop any character action

Battlezone 98 Redux - Game options menu

Deponia - Go to main menu / Skip dialog lines, cutscenes

NBA 2K19 (PC) - Exit

F1 2019 - Pause

World of Warships - Exit chat mode

Tropico 6 - Leave the game menu

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Exit dialogue

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Pause

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Back

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Close

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Back

Crusader Kings II - Main menu

Star Wars: Squadrons -