What is Esc keyboard shortcut for?

Apple iBooks - In the Formula Editor, discard changes  

Brave (Windows) - Stop the page loading  

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

Camtasia - Exit ScreenDraw  

Celestia - Cancel the currently executing motion or script  

Deepin Linux - Quit  

Firefox - Stop  

Firefox - Close the Find or Quick Find bar  

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  

Google Chrome - Stop the page loading  

Maxthon - Stop  

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

Microsoft Edge (legacy) - Stop loading the page  

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

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Stop downloading a page  

Microsoft Photos App - Return to previous screen  

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

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current Events filter  

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current tasks filter  

NetSurf 3.9 - Stop the current page loading  

Opera - Exit context or cancel  

Opera - Stop page loading  

Opera - Cancel current voice prompt  

Opera - Close drop-down list  

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

Roll20 - De-select active text boxes  

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  

Steam - Clear search filter  

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

Vivaldi - Stop loading  

Waze Map Editor - Deselect all objects  

Windows 3.1 - Cancel most operations and close dialog boxes  

Windows Calculator - Fully clear input (select C)  

Zoom (Linux) - Enter/Exit full screen mode  

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  

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  

Brackets - Switch to a single selection  

CudaText 1.88.3 - Cancel caretes, selection and drag-drop  

iA Writer - Show the menu  

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  

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.  

Microsoft OneNote - Cancel the selected outline or page  

Microsoft OneNote - Dismiss Search and return to the page  

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  

Notepad2 - Optionally minimize or exit Notepad2  

PSPad - Exit with ESC  

Sublime Text - Go from multiple selections to a single selection  

TextMate - Completion  

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

TiddlyWiki - Discard changes to current tiddler  

WinMerge - Close window (if enabled in options)  

Workflowy - Search  

WriteMonkey - Toggle full screen  

Xodo - Close the current menu/dialog  

Xodo - Stop editing textbox or ink  

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort  

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort  

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort  

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

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

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

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Artboard tool mode  

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Full Screen mode  

Adobe Illustrator - Deselect a width point  

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Artboard tool mode  

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Full Screen mode  

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Deselect a width point  

Adobe Lightroom Classic - Switch to Grid view  

Adobe Lightroom Classic - End slide show  

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - Switch to Grid view  

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - End slide show  

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  

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  

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

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

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

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

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  

Apple iMovie - Exit full screen view  

AutoCAD - Cancel current command  

Autodesk SketchBook (Mac) - Exit Selection tool  

Autodesk SketchBook (Mac) - Exit the fill tool  

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit Selection tool  

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit the fill tool  

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Prompt to quit app  

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Cancel  

Canva (Mac) - Deselect element  

Canva (Windows) - Deselect element  

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel a last point  

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  

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel  

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel  

Darktable 2.6.3 - Leave fullscreen  

DraftSight 2019 - Cancel current command  

FastStone Image Viewer - Close the editor  

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

GIMP - Close Dialog  

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.  

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Cancel lasso zoom/selection  

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Toggle mouse selection ON/OFF  

Harmony 20 - Deselect all  

Harmony 20 - Remove all drawings  

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Deselect all  

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Remove all drawings  

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Exit  

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Close  

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  

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

IrfanView - Exit fullscreen mode  

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  

LDView - Cancel load  

LibreOffice Draw - Exits current mode  

Microsoft Paint - Cancel a selection  

Modo 12.1 - Escape current operation/drop active selection  

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Deselects everything.  

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Cancels the current edits.  

Nuke - Switch back to the current Select tool  

Paint.NET - Commit text or tool drawing to layer  

Paint.NET - Commit text to layer  

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  

QCad 3.22.0 - Escape  

Shotcut - Switch Source/Program  

Shotcut (Mac) - Switch Source/Program  

Sketch - Selects parent group  

Sketch - Finish editing  

Clipboard Master - End ongoing collection  

Command Line - Delete current line  

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  

Ditto - Close Window  

Everything - Cancel any current actions  

Everything - Close the Everything window  

Everything - Close the current window  

FastStone Capture 9.2 - Close the editor  

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

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - (submenus) Exit current submenu  

Mintty 3.4.0 - Exit selection mode  

NoxPlayer - Back key  

tmux - Clear selection  

XenCenter - Cancel selected command and close the menu  

Xfce - Dismiss/cancel dialog  

Android Studio - Return to editor window from a tool window  

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  

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  

Bitbucket Cloud - Dismiss dialog or remove focus  

Chrome DevTools - Toggle the drawer  

Chrome DevTools - Reject autocomplete suggestion  

Coda for iOS - Show completions  

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

DBeaver 6.0.3 - Cancel changes in current cell/row  

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  

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

FileMaker - Cancel an operation or dialog box  

FileMaker - Close a dialog box  

FileMaker - Cancel  

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  

Glitch - Close Dialog  

HeidiSQL - Cancel running operation  

HeidiSQL - Cancel editing  

IDA Pro 7.4 - Jump to previous position  

IntelliJ IDEA (macOS) - Go to editor (from tool window)  

IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux) - Go to editor (from tool window)  

jEdit - Select none.  

JetBrains WebStorm - Unselect all occurrences or carets  

JetBrains WebStorm - Go to editor (from tool window)  

JetBrains WebStorm (macOS) - Unselect all occurrences or carets  

JetBrains WebStorm (macOS) - Go to editor (from tool window)  

JS Bin - Return to single cursor  

Jupyter Notebook - Close pager  

Jupyter Notebook - Command mode  

LibreOffice Base - Leaves the current selection  

Matlab - Cancel current action  

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  

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  

Proto.io - Close modal windows  

Proto.io (macOS) - Close modal windows  

PyCharm 2018.2 - In the editor: close pop-up windows, terminate search, or remove highlighting.  

PyCharm 2018.2 - In a tool window: return focus to the editor.  

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

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

RStudio - Interrupt currently executing command  

RStudio - Dismiss completion popup  

RStudio (Mac) - Interrupt currently executing command  

RStudio (Mac) - Dismiss completion popup  

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  

TouchDesigner - Perform Mode Enter / Exit  

WinHex - Clear block  

BBC iPlayer - Exit full screen  

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

cPanel & WHM - Clear the search box  

Elementor - Quit  

Elementor - Quit  

FastMail - Cancel  

FastMail - Discard changes  

FastMail - Close pop over  

FastMail - Discard changes  

Feedly - Close selected article  

Gmail - Focus latest chat or compose  

Google Calendar - Return to calendar grid from event details page  

Google Keep Notes - Finish editing  

Google Photos - Go back, close or cancel selection  

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

Inoreader - Close dialog  

JW Player - Exit a menu, overlay, or fullscreen  

Netflix - Disable full screen  

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder  

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder  

Outlook.com - Close email  

ProtonMail - Close the active modal  

ProtonMail - Close the active composer  

ProtonMail - Back to the list  

TinyMCE - Close dialog / menu  

TinyMCE - Move focus back to editor body  

Webflow - Deselect / abort  

Yahoo Mail - Returns to previous mode  

YouTube - Exit full screen  

YouTube - Deselect search bar  

Zoho Mail - Clear menu  

Adobe Bridge CC - Exit review mode  

Adobe Bridge CC (Mac) - Exit review mode  

PeaZip - Cancel current selection and clear clipboard  

WinNc - In the viewer: Exits the WinNc viewer  

WinSCP - Cancel reading of remote directory  

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.  

BSPlayer - Exit full screen  

Kodi - Previous menu OR Home screen  

Kodi - Exit full screen  

Microsoft Movies and TV - Leave full-screen  

MPlayer - Stop playing and quit  

QLab 4 - Panic All  

QuickTime Player (macOS) - Exit full-screen view  

SMPlayer 19.5.0 - Leave fullscreen  

Udemy Course Player - Exit fullscreen  

VLC Media Player - Exit full screen mode  

AI War Classic - If in Galaxy View, return to the main game display  

AI War Classic - If in Main View, bring up the in-game menu (does not pause)  

American Fugitive (PC) - Pause  

American Truck Simulator - Main control panel  

Among Us (PC) - Exit focused task  

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - Pause  

Anno 1800 - Game options menu  

AquaNox - Main menu  

Astroneer - Open the game menu  

Battlezone 98 Redux - Game options menu  

Blacksad: Under the Skin - Menu  

Bus Simulator 18 - Open/Close menu  

Bus Simulator 18 - Action Menu cancel  

Bus Simulator 18 - Abort  

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - Main menu / Cancel  

ChessBase 13 - Close window  

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

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Pause menu  

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - Open pause menu  

Command & Conquer: Generals - Options  

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Options menu  

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Bring up menu  

Company of Heroes - Toggle in-game menu  

Company of Heroes - Clear all selections  

Crusader Kings II - Main menu  

Dauntless - Menu  

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

Diablo - Bring up the main menu  

Diablo II - Activates or deactivates the game menu  

Disco Elysium - Main menu  

Don't Starve (PC) - Pause menu  

Enter the Gungeon - Pause  

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Main control panel  

Europa Universalis IV - Close current window  

F1 2019 - Pause  

Fallout 76 - Pause Menu  

Far Cry New Dawn (PC) - Menu  

Farming Simulator 19 (PC) - Menu / Map  

Fez - World map  

FlightGear - Exit program  

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

Fortnite (PC) - Creative building exit  

Forza Motorsport 7 (PC) - Pause  

Genshin Impact (PC) - Open Paimon screen  

Grand Theft Auto V - Switch between timeline & menu  

Grid (2019) - Pause  

Hearthstone - Open game menu  

Hotline Miami - Pause  

Iron Harvest (PC) - Toggle main game menu  

Iron Harvest (PC) - Close chat  

Katana Zero (PC) - Back  

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Menu / Abort / Exit  

L. A. Noire - Enter pause menu  

L. A. Noire - Back  

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

Life Is Strange 2 - Pause menu  

Magic: The Gathering Online - Cancel  

Medieval Dynasty (PC) - Game menu  

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Toggle Pause  

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  

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Open Start Menu  

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Open Start Menu  

Mordhau - Open pause menu  

Mortal Shell (PC) - Open escape menu  

NBA 2K19 (PC) - Exit  

Neon Abyss - Cancel  

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

Open Rails 0.6.2 - Quit  

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  

Pharaoh - Exit the game  

Phoenix Point (PC) - Cancel / Open game menu  

Phoenix Point (PC) - Cancel / Open game menu  

Planet Zoo - Cancel  

Planet Zoo - Options menu  

Prison Architect (PC) - Cancel Object / Job  

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

Rage (PC) - Game menu  

RimWorld - Closes any open dialogue or opens the Game Menu  

Roblox - Roblox menu  

Roblox - Resume game  

Rust - Exit Menu  

Sea of Thieves - Options  

Spintires (PC) - Menu  

Star Wars: Squadrons - Menu  

Terraria - Inventory  

Terraria - Pause  

The Forest - Options  

The Secret of Monkey Island - Bypass a cutscene  

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

This War of Mine - Game Menu (also pauses)  

Tibia - Stop any character action  

Total War: Attila - Hide chat  

Total War: Attila (Mac) - Hide chat  

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - Open in game menu  

Tropico 6 - Leave the game menu  

Warcraft III - Return to the previous menu  

Warcraft III - Cancel commands  

Warcraft III: Reforged - Go back one menu  

Warcraft III: Reforged - Cancel commands  

Warframe - Menus  

Wasteland 3 (PC) - Close  

Wasteland 3 (PC) - Menu  

World of Tanks - Exit chat mode  

World of Warships - Exit chat mode  

Worms Armageddon (PC) - Open / Close Quit Panel  

WRC 8: World Rally Championship - Start  

WRC 8: World Rally Championship - Back  

X4: Foundations - Skip cutscene, remove screen tips  

Zwift (PC and macOS) - Open "End ride screen". Press again to go back to the game  

Adobe Connect - Close or cancel a dialog box  

Adobe Connect - Close or cancel a dialog box  

Adobe Connect (macOS) - Close or cancel a dialog box  

Adobe Connect (macOS) - Close or cancel a dialog box  

Cisco Webex - Cancel an action, close an active window or menu, or display the meeting controls, panels, and notifications in full screen sharing mode  

Cisco Webex - Cancel an action, close an active window or menu, or display the meeting controls, panels, and notifications in full-screen sharing mode  

Discord - Decline incoming call  

Google Hangouts - Close the current Hangout window  

Google+ - Close an open activity  

Microsoft Teams (Desktop) - Close  

Microsoft Teams (macOS, desktop) - Close  

Microsoft Teams (Web) - Close  

mIRC - Quickly minimizes the active window. It must be turned on in the Other dialog  

NewsBin Pro - Cancels most functions  

NZBGet - Cancel dialog  

NZBGet - Remove focus from search box  

Office Delve - Undo an action  

RingCentral Meetings (Desktop) - Exit full-screen when available  

Slack - Close windows, menus or message input box  

Slack - Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read  

Telegram - Exit selected chat and search Telegram  

Telegram - Exit display of current chat / channel  

Twitterrific 6 - Close viewer  

Twitterrific 6 - Close popup  

Zimbra Web Client - Cancel  

Zimbra Web Client - Cancel  

Zimbra Web Client - Cancel  

Zimbra Web Client - Close  

Zimbra Web Client - Cancel  

Zimbra Web Client - Cancel  

Zimbra Web Client - Cancel changes  

1Password - Cancel an edit.  

1Password - Clear the search field.  

1Password - Close 1Password mini.  

1Password - Clear the search field.  

1Password (Mac) - Cancel an edit.  

1Password (Mac) - Cancel the current search.  

1Password (Mac) - Close 1Password mini.  

1Password (Mac) - Cancel the current search.  

Comodo IceDragon - Stop loading  

Comodo IceDragon - (When Find and Quick Find bar is active)  Close the Find or Quick Find bar  

Comodo IceDragon - Close Tab Groups View  

Kaspersky Internet Security - Cancel unsaved changes and exit editor mode  

KeePass - Close  

KeeWeb 1.12.3 - Clear search  

Kleopatra 3.1.8 - Stop operation  

Ableton Live 10 - Close Window/Dialog  

Ableton Live 10 - Abort Value Entry  

Ableton Live 10 (Mac) - Close Window/Dialog  

Ableton Live 10 (Mac) - Abort Value Entry  

Abstract - Close a dialog  

ActivePresenter 7 - Stop preview  

Airtable - Close expanded record  

Android - Go back  

Apple Calendar - (while an event is open) Close the event editor  

Apple Pages - Hide the Find window  

Apple Pages - (sürüklerken) Stop the reordering of rows or columns  

Apple Pages - In the Formula Editor, discard changes  

Apple Pages - Close the template chooser  

Articulate Storyline - Save the recorded video  

Asana - Collapse the right pane  

Asana (Mac) - Collapse the right pane  

Azendoo - Close opened task  

Bluebeam Revu - Exit current command  

CintaNotes 3.13 - If a tag or text search filter is set, clear current filter to display all notes; otherwise minimize CintaNotes.  

CintaNotes 3.13 - By default: if text search filter is active, clear text search box. Otherwise, if tags filter is active, clear tags filter. Otherwise, if Options/Window/Minimize on ESC is checked, minimize window. (Please note that this behavior can be tweaked using the following cintanotes.settings parameters: filters.reset.onescape.enabled, filters.reset.onescape.multistep, app.mainframe.minimizeonescape.immediate.  

Confluence - Cancel autocomplete  

Confluence (Mac) - Cancel autocomplete  

draw.io - Stop editing and apply value  

draw.io - Cancel action  

Edraw Max 9.4 - Finish full screen, editing and other dialogs  

Engagement CS - Close dialog without saving changes  

Era-Ignite - Close active subscreen window  

Excel for the web - Cancel cell entry  

Figma - Select none  

FL Studio 20 - Closes a window  

Freemind - Go to root  

Grafana - Exit edit/setting views  

Huggle - Cancel current action being performed  

iPad Smart Keyboard - Close  

Kibana - Close auto-complete menu  

Kindle for PC - Exit Full-Screen Mode  

Lacerte - Move from the detail window to the Section list.  

Lacerte - Move from the detail window to the Screen list.  

LibreOffice - Terminates the action or dialog. If in LibreOffice Help: goes up one level  

LibreOffice - Ends Drawing Object selection  

LibreOffice - (in Handle Selection Mode) Exit Handle Selection Mode and return to Object Selection Mode  

LibreOffice - Leave the Point Selection mode. The drawing object is selected afterwards  

LibreOffice - Edit a point of a drawing object (Point Edit mode)  

LibreOffice Impress - End presentation  

LibreOffice Impress - Exit current mode  

Lucidchart - Deselect all  

Microsoft Access 2019 - From the Backstage, return to your database  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Close the visible menu; or, with a submenu visible, close only the submenu  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Close the selected drop-down list box  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Cancel the command and close the dialog box  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Exit Navigation mode and return to Edit mode in a form or report  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Exit Navigation mode in a form or report  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Cancel Extend mode  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Undo changes in the current field or current record (if both the current field and current record have been changed, press Esc twice to undo changes, first in the current field and then in the current record)  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Stop the last action (Stop button)  

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

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Cancel an entry in the cell or Formula Bar  

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Cancels an entry in the cell or Formula Bar  

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Closes an open menu or submenu, dialog box, or message window  

Microsoft Excel 2019 - It also closes full screen mode when this mode has been applied, and returns to normal screen mode to display the ribbon and status bar again  

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Creating presentations) - End the slide show  

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Creating presentations) - Select an object (when the text inside the object is selected)  

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Slideshows) - End a presentation  

Microsoft Teams (macOS, web) - Close  

MindMeister - Cancel editing  

Miro - Deselect / Quit edit / Switch to cursor  

Miro (macOS) - Deselect / Quit edit / Switch to cursor  

Mural - Deselect element  

MYOB AccountRight - Close window  

Notion (Windows) - Select the block you're currently in  

Oracle PeopleTools - Activates the Cancel button, where appropriate.  

Oracle PeopleTools - Closes all open menu items. Collapses all expanded menus.  

Oracle RightNow - Close window (only acts on windows not docked to the console -- does not affect docked tabs)  

Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - Close  

Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - Clear the search results  

Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - Close a contact  

Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - Close the active card  

QuickBooks Desktop - Close Active window  

Quip - Stop editing  

REAPER - Time selection: Remove time selection and loop points  

REAPER - Misc: Close window if not docked, otherwise pass to main window  

REAPER - Misc: Close window if not docked, otherwise pass to main window  

Rekordbox 6 - Exit  

Rekordbox 6 (macOS) - Exit  

Salesforce - Close or deselect  

Salesforce - Move focus from a composer window to the window's header  

Salesforce - Enter keyboard shortcuts mode  

Salesforce - Cancel pending component move or resize  

Salesforce - Close the Add Category field  

Salesforce - Close the Edit Category field  

SimpleMind - Cancel  

Snipaste 2.3.5 - Abort snipping  

Snipaste 2.3.5 - Abort snipping  

Snipaste 2.3.5 - Hide the paint bar or close the image window  

Snipaste 2.3.5 - Close an image window  

Sumatra PDF - Exit full screen or presentation mode  

Superhuman (macOS) - Back  

Tableau - Clear the selection  

Tableau (Mac) - Clear the selection  

The Bat! - Close active window  

The Bat! - Cancel  

Things (Mac) - Save and close  

Things (Mac) - Close tag window  

Todoist - Cancel current changes  

Tracktion T7 DAW (Windows) - Flip between edit / project screens  

Trello - Close menu / Cancel editing  

Virtual DJ 2018 - Loop  

WavePad - Stop  

WorkZone Client - Cancel (in dialog boxes only)  

WorkZone Client - Deactivate area selection for keyboard navigation  

WorkZone Client - When the focus is on the search form elements – close the dialog box  

WorkZone Client - When the focus is on a list – close the dialog box  

WorkZone Client - When the focus in on a list item – move focus to the list  

Woven - Blur/bring out of focus any text field  

Xactimate - Cancel Active Tool  

Ynab - Cancel  

Catia V5 - Exit the current dialog box (when there is one)  

Eagle 9.5.2 - (when a command is active) Cancel current activity of current comamnd without cancelling entire command  

eUnity - Cancel segmented area  

[email protected] 3D Visualization - Quit popup  

FreeCAD 0.18 - Toggle navigation / Edit mode  

JMP 15 - Clear all highlights from the data table  

JMP 15 (macOS) - Clear all highlights from the data table  

LTspice XVII - Exit mode  

LTspice XVII - Exit mode  

Maple - Complete Command  

Maple - Command/Symbol Completion  

Microsoft Power BI Desktop - Exit a later or visual  

Onshape 1.98 - Cancel command  

OpenSCAD 2019.05 - Cancel  

OrCAD Capture - Deselect  

Tekla Structures 20 - Interrupt  

Ducky One 2 Mini - Caps Lock will blink in the amount of selected profile number  

Samsung TV - Return to previous menu screen