What is Esc keyboard shortcut for?

This shortcut is used by 1069 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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Developer tools (161)

Databricks Notebook - Switch to Command Mode

Virtual Key Codes - VK_ESCAPE (0x1B)

Meld 3.21 - Stop the current comparison

DBeaver 6.0.3 - Cancel changes in current cell/row

Jupyter Notebook - Close pager

Jupyter Notebook - Command mode

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Unselect all

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Stop

HeidiSQL - Cancel running operation

HeidiSQL - Cancel editing

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Spyder 4.1.5 - Hide find and replace

JupyterLab - Enter command mode

JupyterLab - Dismiss

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

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

IDA Pro 7.4 - Jump to previous position

RStudio (Mac) - Interrupt currently executing command

RStudio (Mac) - Dismiss completion popup

Ghidra 10.2.3 - Clear cut

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Matlab - Cancel current action

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

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Clear all extra carets

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Escape

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Escape

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Escape

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Escape

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Select parent component

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

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

RStudio - Interrupt currently executing command

RStudio - Dismiss completion popup

TouchDesigner - Perform Mode Enter / Exit

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - Worksheet: Clear Selection

Firefox Developer Tools (macOS) - Toggle split console (except if console is the currently selected tool)

Firefox Developer Tools (macOS) - Clear search box content (only when the search box is focused, and content has been entered)

Firefox Developer Tools (macOS) - Clear the object inspector pane

Firefox Developer Tools (macOS) - Cancel the autocomplete popup

Firefox Developer Tools (macOS) - Dismiss the Eyedropper

Android Studio - Return to editor window from a tool window

Chrome DevTools - Toggle the drawer

Chrome DevTools - Reject autocomplete suggestion

FileMaker - Cancel an operation or dialog box

FileMaker - Close a dialog box

FileMaker - Cancel

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

jEdit - Select none.

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

Proto.io (macOS) - Close modal windows

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

Jenkins - Close panel

Firefox Developer Tools (Windows) - Toggle split console (except if console is the currently selected tool)

Firefox Developer Tools (Windows) - Clear search box content (only when the search box is focused, and content has been entered)

Firefox Developer Tools (Windows) - Clear the object inspector pane

Firefox Developer Tools (Windows) - Cancel the autocomplete popup

Firefox Developer Tools (Windows) - Dismiss the Eyedropper

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

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

Tampermonkey Development Environment - Go back / Close

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.

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - Worksheet: Clear Selection

codepen.io - Exit currently focused editor

PyScripter 5.1 - Cancel Selections

Lite XL 2.1.7 - Cancel

Lite XL 2.1.7 - Escape

Lite XL 2.1.7 - Hide

Lite XL 2.1.7 - Select no

Lite XL 2.1.7 - Select none

Lite XL 2.1.7 - Deselect

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

LibreOffice Base - Leaves the current selection

WinHex - Clear block

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

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

Bitbucket Cloud - Dismiss dialog or remove focus

JS Bin - Return to single cursor

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

Coda for iOS - Show completions

Glitch - Close Dialog

Proto.io - Close modal windows

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Dismiss context menu

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Close

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Dismiss a context menu

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

Sequel Pro 1.1.2 - Close Window

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

Principle - Select parent

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Back (ECU)

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Escape

Anvil - Clear the current selection

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

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 (Windows) - Close modal

Handoff.design (macOS) - Close modal

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

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

HackerRank - Exit full screen

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

Handsontable (Excel) - Cancel the cell entry and exit the editing mode

Handsontable (Excel) - Close the context menu or submenu

SlickEdit 2023 - BBEdit

SlickEdit 2023 - Brief

SlickEdit 2023 - CodeWarrior

SlickEdit 2023 - CUA (SlickEdit's default emulation for all platforms but macOS)

SlickEdit 2023 - ISPF

SlickEdit 2023 - macOS (SlickEdit's default emulation for macOS)

SlickEdit 2023 - SlickEdit (Text Mode edition)

SlickEdit 2023 - Prompt for changes before closing the dialog

SlickEdit 2023 - Cursor to command line toggle

SlickEdit 2023 - Cursor to command line toggle

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (macOS) - Worksheet: Clear Selection

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, macOS) - Worksheet: Clear Selection

Thunkable - When in Web Preview, the equivalent of clicking Back to editing

Syncfusion Blazor Rich Text Editor - Exit Fullscreen

Syncfusion Blazor Rich Text Editor - Format Painter Escape

Firefox Developer Tools (Linux) - Toggle split console (except if console is the currently selected tool)

Firefox Developer Tools (Linux) - Clear search box content (only when the search box is focused, and content has been entered)

Firefox Developer Tools (Linux) - Clear the object inspector pane

Firefox Developer Tools (Linux) - Cancel the autocomplete popup

Firefox Developer Tools (Linux) - Dismiss the Eyedropper

File manager (19)

Thunar - cancel-search

Thunar - unselect-all-files

Q-Dir - Full screen off

Krusader 2.8 (File manager) - Will make the menu bar lose the focus if it has it

One Commander 3 - Close Preview

One Commander 3 - Clear Quick Filter

Recoll 1.43 - Cancel the current selection

Recoll 1.43 - Close the preview window

Recoll 1.43 - Close the snippets window

PeaZip - Cancel current selection and clear clipboard

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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.

WinNc - In the viewer: Exits the WinNc viewer

Adobe Bridge CC - Exit review mode

Adobe Bridge CC (Mac) - Exit review mode

Games - console (5)

Gungrave G.O.R.E. (PC, Xbox) - Pause menu

UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast - Pause

UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast - Pause

UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast - Pause

UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast - Pause

Games - console and PC (26)

RoboCop: Rogue City - Pause menu

Disney Dreamlight Valley - Open last menu

Bully: Scholarship Edition (PC, Xbox) - Pause Menu

Lethal League Blaze (PC, Xbox) - Pause

Party Animals - View menu

Coral Island (keyboard, PlayStation) - Open menu

30XX - Pause

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition (PC, Xbox controller) - Pause gameplay / Options interface

Forza Motorsport 8 - Pause

Kaku Ancient Seal (PC & Xbox) - Menu

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Travellers Rest - Pause menu

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged - Pause

Kingdom Rush Alliance - Cancel/Back

Epic Mickey: Refurbished (PC, Xbox) - Toggle pause menu

Lies of P (PC, Xbox, PS) - Menu

The Talos Principle 2 (keyboard, Xbox) - Pause game

We Need to go Deeper (PC, Xbox) - Options

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (PC, Xbox, PlayStation) - Cancel

Trek to Yomi (Xbox, PlayStation, PC) - Pause menu

Deathverse: Let It Die - Sub-Menu

Tower of Fantasy (PC, Xbox) - Top menu

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series - Pause

HoloCure - Save the Fans - Cancel

High on Life (keyboard, Xbox) - Pause menu

KarmaZoo - Menu

The Plucky Squire (PC, Xbox) - Pause

Games - PC (554)

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Main control panel

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

Ghost of Tsushima (PC) - Settings menu

Ready or Not (PC) - Pause menu

Grand Theft Auto V - Switch between timeline & menu

BeamNG - Toggle menu

Fortnite (PC) - Creative building exit

Ren'Py - Open game menu

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Roblox (2022) - Resume game

R.E.P.O. - Back

R.E.P.O. - Menu

EA Sports FC 24 - Pause

EA Sports FC 24 - Pause

Farming Simulator 25 (PC) - Go to the menu

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

Da Hood (Roblox) - Open the in-game settings

Genshin Impact (PC) - Open Paimon screen

Arma 3 - Exit menu

Arma 3 - Exit menu

Forza Horizon 5 - Pause / Menu

Days Gone (PC) - Pause

Days Gone (PC) - Menu cancel

Days Gone (PC) - Exit

Hogwarts Legacy - Field Guide

Hogwarts Legacy - Cancel

Hogwarts Legacy - Cancel Rescue

Hogwarts Legacy - Back

Hogwarts Legacy - Cancel

Hogwarts Legacy - Back

Farming Simulator 22 (PC) - Menu

Metro 2033 (PC) - Menu

Metro 2033 (PC) - Back

The Forest - Options

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - Menu

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Show game menu

Rust - Exit Menu

X4: Foundations - Skip cutscene, remove screen tips

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Options menu

Once Human (PC) - System Menu

Once Human (PC) - Exit Build Mode

Once Human (PC) - Exit

Once Human (PC) - Retract Fishing Rod

Once Human (PC) - Exit

Alien Isolation (PC) - Pause menu

Chaos; Head Noah (PC) - Exit game

WWE2K24 (PC) - Pause

Farming Simulator 19 (PC) - Menu / Map

American Truck Simulator - Main control panel

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Menu / Abort / Exit

Dark Souls III (PC) - Open menu

Dark and Darker - Pause menu

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Toggle Pause

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

Mindustry (PC) - Menu

Command & Conquer: Generals - Options

Mad Island - Pause

Baldur's Gate III (PC) - Cancel action

Baldur's Gate III (PC) - Skip video

Baldur's Gate III (PC) - Toggle in-game menu

Baldur's Gate III (PC) - UI cancel

Russian Fishing 4 - Control panel

Assetto Corsa Competizione - Pause

F1 24 (PC) - Pause

Bus Simulator 18 - Open/Close menu

Bus Simulator 18 - Action Menu cancel

Bus Simulator 18 - Abort

PlayHome (Illusion) - Open menu

PlayHome (Illusion) - Exit

V Rising - Deselect current placement

Lock On: Modern Air Combat - End mission/track

Hotline Miami - Pause

Dragon Age Veilguard (PC) - Pause

Resident Evil 7 (PC) - Game menu

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PC) - Main Menu

Falcon 4.0 - Exit Sim

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

Forza Horizon 4 (PC) - Pause

Sea of Thieves - Options

Diablo - Bring up the main menu

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

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Pause

NBA 2K22 (PC) - Exit

Ultimate Custom Night (PC) - Return to menu

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

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Pause menu

Last Epoch (PC) - Close all / open main menu

World of Tanks - Exit chat mode

Diablo IV (PC) - Close chat input

Diablo IV (PC) - Game menu

Diablo IV (PC) - Back to body type

Diablo IV (PC) - Back

Honkai: Star Rail - Pause

Honkai: Star Rail - Open menu

Might and Magic VI - Game options/Exit window

Wuthering Waves (PC) - Terminal

inZOI - Open Game Menu

inZOI - Deselect / Cancel / Open Game Menu

Planet Zoo - Cancel

Planet Zoo - Options menu

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - Open pause menu

Albion Online (PC) - Close All Windows

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

Football Manager 2023 - Cancel and close

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Pause

Age of Wonders 4 (PC) - Close / Cancel

Just Cause 3 - Pause game / Menu

Just Cause 3 - Pause game / Menu

Just Cause 3 - Pause game / Menu

Just Cause 3 - Pause game / Menu

Just Cause 3 - Pause game / Menu

Just Cause 3 - Pause game / Menu

Just Cause 3 - Pause game / Menu

Just Cause 4 (PC) - Open Pause Menu

Poppy Playtime - Pause

Company of Heroes - Toggle in-game menu

Company of Heroes - Clear all selections

FlightGear - Exit program

Cities Skylines 2 - Back/Cancel/Pause menu

Europa Universalis IV - Close current window

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Exit

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Pause

Hearts of Iron IV (PC) - Game menu

Dyson Sphere Program (PC) - Close Panel

Dyson Sphere Program (PC) - Game Menu

WWE 2K22 (PC) - Pause Game

Enter the Gungeon - Pause

Far Cry New Dawn (PC) - Menu

Planet Crafter (PC) - Pause menu

Horizon Zero Dawn (PC) - Pause Menu

Deadside - Ingame menu

Deadside - Close interface

Don't Starve (PC) - Pause menu

Fallout 76 - Pause Menu

Battlefield 2042 (PC) - Game menu

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

Age of Empires IV - Pause game

Icarus - Menu

Project Zomboid (PC) - Main menu

Project Zomboid (PC) - Cancel Action

Project Zomboid (PC) - Cancel Action

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

Ghostwire: Tokyo (PC) - Pause menu

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Pause

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Pause

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Pause

Diplomacy is Not An Option - Menu/Cancel

Anno 1800 - Game options menu

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Bring up menu

Heroes of Might and Magic III - Cancel, Exit or No

Heroes of Might and Magic III - Return to Game

Heroes of Might and Magic III - Quit

The Settlers IV - Quit game/Cancel chat message

IdleOn - Menu

Age of Mythology Retold - Show Game Menu

Age of Mythology Retold - Hide Game Menu

Age of Mythology Retold - Exit Tech Tree

Age of Mythology Retold - Close Controls Popup

Dress to Impress (Roblox) - Roblox menu

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

Terraria - Inventory

Terraria - Pause

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

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

Forts - Pause/Menu

Forts - Context menu

RimWorld - Closes any open dialogue or opens the Game Menu

Katana Zero (PC) - Back

StarCraft - Cancel

StarCraft - Cancel

Payday 3 (PC) - Game menu/Pause

The Finals (PC) - System menu

ChessBase 13 - Close window

L. A. Noire - Enter pause menu

L. A. Noire - Back

Tropico 6 - Leave the game menu

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Leave room

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

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Return

MotoGP 21 (PC) - Pause

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (PC) - Return / Exit

Tails of Iron (PC) - Pause

Starfield - Pause

Starfield - Cancel

Starfield - Cancel

Starfield - Cancel

Starfield - Exit

Starfield - Exit

Starfield - Cancel

Starfield - Exit

Starfield - Exit

Starfield - Exit

Starfield - Exit

Warcraft III: Reforged - Go back one menu

Warcraft III: Reforged - Cancel commands

Elder Scrolls Online (PC) - Toggle game menu

House Flipper (PC) - Game menu

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

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

Dinkum (PC) - Journal

Dinkum (PC) - Close window

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (PC) - Open Menu

The Secret of Monkey Island - Bypass a cutscene

World of Warships - Exit chat mode

Stardew Valley (PC) - Open menu

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

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

Middle Earth: Shadow of War - Enter pause menu (from gameplay)

Middle Earth: Shadow of War - Return to previous menu

Yandere Simulator (PC) - Quit

F1 22 (PC) - Pause

Cult of the Lamb (PC) - Pause

Patrician 3 - Closes window, Options menu

PokeRogue (PC) - Open or close the game's menu

Space Station 13 - Stops you from being stuck moving in one direction (due to lag or other issues)

Rise of the Ronin - Go back

Total War: Attila - Hide chat

NBA 2K19 (PC) - Exit

Medieval Dynasty (PC) - Game menu

Empyrion - Galactic Survival - Menu / Exit game

Nioh 2: The Complete Edition - Status menu

Aliens: Fireteam Elite - Menu

MooMoo.io - Close windows

The Escapists 2 (PC) - Exit Options menu

A Plague Tale: Requiem (PC) - Pause

EA Sports WRC 2023 (PC) - Pause (cannot be assigned to another key)

EA Sports WRC 2023 (PC) - Back (non re-bindable)

EA Sports WRC 2023 (PC) - Spectate: Exit (non re-bindable)

EA Sports WRC 2023 (PC) - Photomode: Exit (non re-bindable)

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (PC) - Pause

Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor - (in Adventure Screen) Game Options menu

Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor - (Elsewhere) Close current window

Hoops Life (PC) - Open menu

Bleach: Brave Souls - Back

Hearthstone - Open game menu

Warcraft III - Return to the previous menu

Warcraft III - Cancel commands

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

Crusader Kings II - Main menu

Among Us (PC) - Exit focused task

Worms Armageddon (PC) - Open / Close Quit Panel

Dwarf Fortress - Options

Dwarf Fortress - Cancel

Conan Exiles (PC) - Main menu

Hero Wars - Close active in-game window or disable full-screen mode

PowerWash Simulator - Raise / Lower tablet

FIFA 13 - Pause

FIFA 13 - Pause

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (PC) - Open Game Menu

Silent Hill 2 Remake - Main Menu

Sledders - Pause menu

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - Open in game menu

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - Pause

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

Green Hell (PC) - Options

My Time at Sandrock (PC) - Pause menu

Diablo Immortal - Game menu

Fallout: New Vegas (PC) - Pause

Graveyard Keeper - Pause

Septerra Core - Cancel scene/Movie/Conversation

Septerra Core - Drop key item/resource item/fate card

Septerra Core - No

Septerra Core - Select exit (deselect currently selected party member)

Septerra Core - Select exit

Septerra Core - Clear quantities or Exit shop

Septerra Core - Return to Explore without changing shells

Septerra Core - Clear current filename edit or return to previous screen

Sensible World of Soccer - Abandon current match

F1 23 (PC) - Pause

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (PC) - Pause menu

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (PC) - Pause

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (PC) - Pause

The Universim - Open/Close in-game menu

The Universim - Close foreground UI panel

Planet Coaster 2 - Cancel/Close

Planet Coaster 2 - Cancel Placement, Close Browser, Deselect Object, Open Options Menu

Off the Grid (PC) - Game menu

Kingdom Two Crowns - Menu/Pause

Pixelmon Mod - Run/Flee

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Pause

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - Main menu / Cancel

Disco Elysium - Main menu

Lichess - Chat unfocus

Lichess - Chat unfocus

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (PC) - Open / Close the camp menu

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (PC) - Cancel selection

Splitgate - Pause

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Game menu

VRChat - Quick menu

Planescape: Torment - Main menu

Hollow Knight (PC) - Pause

Elex II (PC) - Main menu

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

RollerCoaster Tycoon World - Exit from current menu / tool

RollerCoaster Tycoon World - Open Pause menu

Wreckfest - Pause

Wreckfest - Cancel

State of Decay 2 - Back/Exit

Total Annihilation - Cancels the current command before it is executed

Guild Wars 2 - Closes any open dialogue or opens the Game Access Dialogue. Note: this cannot be edited, and does not show up in the controls editor menu.

Future Pinball - Return to Editor

Creeper World IXE - Open game menu

Creeper World IXE - Cancel

Dungeon Keeper 1 & 2 - Options menu

Dungeon Keeper 1 & 2 - Pause game/Options menu

Serious Sam 4 - Invoke menu or exit test

Sea Power - Cancel

Diablo II - Activates or deactivates the game menu

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

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

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Open Start Menu

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Open Start Menu

Psychonauts (PC) - Journal

MapleStory (PC) - Settings

MapleStory (PC) - Settings

Trove (PC) - System Menu

Trove (PC) - Close Inventory/ Cancel Dialogue

Foxhole (PC) - Exit / Menu

Soulstone Survivors - Pause

System Shock: Enhanced Edition - System menu

Little Witch in the Woods (PC) - Pause / Settings

Sengoku Dynasty - Exit screens or open main menu

Earth 2160 - Open game menu

Ratopia - Menu

Ratopia - Exit

Space Station 14 - Open the Esc menu

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PC) - Pause menu

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Close an open menu

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (Partial) - Exit build mode

Foundation (PC) - Close active panel and switch focus to the next recently used panel

Magic: The Gathering Online - Cancel

Pharaoh - Exit the game

This War of Mine - Game Menu (also pauses)

Spintires (PC) - Menu

Astroneer - Open the game menu

Warframe - Menus

Dauntless - Menu

AquaNox - Main menu

Blacksad: Under the Skin - Menu

Grid (2019) - Pause

Mortal Shell (PC) - Open escape menu

Wasteland 3 (PC) - Close

Wasteland 3 (PC) - Menu

Iron Harvest (PC) - Toggle main game menu

Iron Harvest (PC) - Close chat

Prison Architect (PC) - Cancel Object / Job

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

Football Manager 2020 - Cancel and close

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV (PC) - Open Settings menu

Rolling Line (PC) - Go to menu

Unto the End - Pause menu

911 Operator (PC) - Close current pane

Everspace 2 (PC) - Cancel

Loop Hero - Options menu

Mr. Prepper - Game menu

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

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem - Invoke menu or exit test

We Happy Few (PC) - Game menu

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic - Cancel construction mode

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (PC) - Cancel

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (PC) - Display PC menu / Skip (events only)

WRC Generations - Start

WRC Generations - Back

Dave the Diver - Skip cutscenes / Smartphone / status window under water when diving

Killer7 (PC) - Skip scene

Killer7 (PC) - Cancel

Killer7 (PC) - Exit game

Craft the World - Open the pause menu

Craft the World - Close the current menu (craft/equip) if is open

Craft the World - Cancel selection of the dwarf / exit direct control

Spelunky 2 (PC) - Pause / Menu (Quit Game)

Deliver Us Mars (PC) - Pause menu

Summoner Wars (PC) - Previous menu

Portal: Revolution - Pause

Gray Zone Warfare - Close

Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 - Menu Back

Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 - Toggle Menu

Karos - Clear targeting / Close pop-up

Tibia - Stop any character action

Life Is Strange 2 - Pause menu

F1 2019 - Pause

Forza Motorsport 7 (PC) - Pause

Phoenix Point (PC) - Cancel / Open game menu

Phoenix Point (PC) - Cancel / Open game menu

WRC 8: World Rally Championship - Start

WRC 8: World Rally Championship - Back

Twin Mirror (PC) - Pause

Scavengers (PC) - Pause menu

Scavengers (PC) - Close menu

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PC) - Open the pause menu

F1 2021 (PC) - Pause

F1 2021 (PC) - Back / Cancel

Ragnarok Online - Open/Close menu to end the game or return to the main menu.

Bendy and the Ink Machine (PC) - Pause menu

Riftbreaker - Pause

Back 4 Blood (PC) - System menu / Chat

Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PC) - Display main menu

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

Zero Time Dilemma (PC) - B button

Zero Time Dilemma (PC) - Menu – Back

Salt and Sanctuary (PC) - Inventory

Hardspace: Shipbreaker (PC) - Pause

Ground Branch (PC) - Return / Player list

Lode Runner (partial list) - Pause game

Super Animal Royale (PC) - Open the in-game Paws Menu

Victoria 3 - Main menu

Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End (PC) - Cancel/Return

Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End (PC) - Skip (during events)

Sun Haven (PC) - Opens the settings menu

Orcs Must Die! 3 (PC) - Options.

Kingdoms and Castles - Game menu

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (PC) - Pause

Desynced - In Game Menu

Spore - (If Nothing Is Selected) Open/Close Options Menu

Spore - (If Rigblock/Unit/Tool/Target Is Selected) De-Select Selected

Spore - Also used to close open dialog/tutorial boxes, skip cinematics, or exit planners

Dragon Age: Inquisition (PC) - Main menu

Banishers: Ghost of New Eden - Pause menu

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - Cancel

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - Pause

The Casting of Frank Stone (PC) - Show collectibles

The Casting of Frank Stone (PC) - Pause

Ara: History Untold - Options Menu / Exit / Close

Shape of Dreams: Prologue - Menu & back

Dynasty Warriors: Origins - Menu

Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium - Combat Settings

Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium - Settings

Fez - World map

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)

Total War: Attila (Mac) - Hide chat

Battlezone 98 Redux - Game options menu

Mordhau - Open pause menu

American Fugitive (PC) - Pause

Rage (PC) - Game menu

Neon Abyss - Cancel

Star Wars: Squadrons - Menu

Code Vein (PC) - Open gift menu

Everspace (PC) - System menu

Bugsnax (PC) - Pause game

Bugsnax (PC) - Back / Cancel

Haven (PC) - Pause menu / Cancel

Haven (PC) - Pause menu

The Medium (PC) - Open/Close Pause Menu

Slime Rancher (PC) - Pause

Yooka-Laylee (PC) - Cancel menus / Pause game

Temtem (PC) - Toggle menu

Tribes of Midgard (PC) - Back / Settings

Tales of Arise (PC) - Menu

Tales of Arise (PC) - Quit fishing

Tales of Arise (PC) - Collect lure

YIIK: A Postmodern RPG - Open "Quit" menu

Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends (PC) - Toggle in-game menu

Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends (PC) - Clear all selections

Shop Titans (PC) - Quit game

Generation Zero (PC) - Options

Tanki Online - Exit

Tyranny (PC) - In-game menu

Raid: Shadow Legends (PC) - Back

Tunic (PC) - Pause menu

Monster Hunter Rise (PC) - Open Start Menu

Monster Hunter Rise (PC) - Open Start Menu

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PC) - Open menu

Battle Brothers - Blazing Deserts - Open game menus/Exit menu/Close open city/Shop/Inventory window

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms - Main menu / Close active dialog

Despotism 3k (PC) - Menu

Despot's Game (PC) - Menu

Hard West 2 (PC) - Cancel / menu

SD Gundam Battle Alliance (PC) - Pause menu

Weird West (PC) - Pause menu

Harvestella (PC) - Pause menu

The Entropy Centre - Pause menu

Rise of Industry - Close all panels

Crazyracing Kartrider - Pause (1-player only)

Exoprimal (PC test version) - Option menu

Dominions 5 - Exit screen

Wild Hearts (PC) - Options

Wild Hearts (PC) - Cancel

Anger Foot - Settings

Redfall (PC) - Menu

Shakes and Fidget Remastered - Close chat

Solasta: Crown of the Magister - Cancel

Verisurf - Finish or Abort current Feature measurement

Minecraft Legends (PC) - Pause for Single Player/ Allows cursor control through the main menu

Minecraft Legends (PC) - Pause

My Time at Portia (PC) - Close an open menu or interface / Open Options menu

Wandering Sword - Settings

Counter Strike Online 2 - Pause

Park Beyond (PC) - Pause menu

openBVE (with the Class 323 EMU) - AWS Reset button

Endless Dungeon (PC) - Open overlay menu

Endless Dungeon (PC) - Cancel

Gangs of Sherwood (PC) - Pause Menu

Ultimate Zombie Defense - Cancel UI

Kerbal Space Program 2 - Toggle Pause Menu

Terra Nil (PC) - Pause menu

CRSED F.O.A.D. - Game menu

Castle Crashers (PC) - Pause

Kingpin Reloaded - Pause menu

Pillars of Eternity - Options

Foundry Virtual Tabletop 11 - Close all currently open application windows

Foundry Virtual Tabletop 11 - Toggle main menu

Foundry Virtual Tabletop 11 - Cancel drawing text

Enshrouded - System menu

Nightingale - Open system menu

Feed the Cups (PC) - Pause (Main Menu)

The Thaumaturge - Close

The Thaumaturge - Go Back

Pixel Gun 3D: PC Edition (PC) - Pause

Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (PC) - Settings

Psychonauts 2 - Pause

Mr. Mine - Close popups

Ultima Online - Closes all windows

Duel Masters Play (on AndApp) - Prompts you if you would like to Retire from Match

Duel Masters Play (on AndApp) - Close Pop-ups (Gamelog/ Mana/ Shields)

Duel Masters Play (on AndApp) - Go back

Pokemon 3D - Open exit menu

Crypt of the NecroDancer - (Player 1 only) Pause Menu

Action Taimanin (PC) - Pause

Out of Space - Pause

General (91)

Windows 11 - Stop or leave the current task

The Long Dark - Game menu

Dolphin Emulator 5.0-13178 - Stop

Alacritty 0.9.0 - Clear selection

Alacritty 0.9.0 - Search cancel

Fernbus Simulator - Pause

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

Godot - Cancel

Brave (Windows) - Stop the page loading

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

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Geometry Dash Level Editor - Opens the pause menu

Steam - Clear search filter

Godot (Mac) - Cancel

Dolphin Emulator 5.0 - Stop

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

Deepin Linux - Quit

SunVox - exit the application

SunVox - cancel

Windows Calculator - Fully clear input (select C)

Vivaldi - Stop loading

Mame - Exit emulator / Cancel current UI option

Stremio - Go Back

Mesen Emulator - Pause

Mesen Emulator - Pause

X-Plane-12 - Show the in-sim menu

Google Chrome (macOS) - Stop the page loading

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

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

EmulationStation - Hotkey

Windows 3.1 - Cancel most operations and close dialog boxes

Firefox - Stop

Firefox - Stop

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

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current Events filter

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current tasks filter

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

RetroArch 1.16 (2023) - Exit RetroArch

Pop!_OS - Cancel (exit adjustment mode)

Revizto 5.12 (Windows) - Close currently opened tool

Revizto 5.12 (Windows) - Clear selection

Microsoft Photos App - Return to previous screen

Mupen64Plus - Quit the emulator

Dead Cells (PC) - Pause

Little Kitty, Big City (PC) - Menu

Maxthon - Stop

Camtasia - Exit ScreenDraw

NetSurf 3.9 - Stop the current page loading

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

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

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

Celestia - Cancel the currently executing motion or script

Google Chrome - Stop the page loading

Zoom (Linux) - Enter/Exit full screen mode

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds - Game menu

MeisterTask (macOS) - Clear selection

MeisterTask (macOS) - Clear selection

Floorplanner - (when drawing or item is selected) Exit mode

sudokuexchange.com - Cancel the current selection

Microsoft Edge (legacy) - Stop loading the page

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

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Stop downloading a page

Apple iBooks - In the Formula Editor, discard changes

Waze Map Editor - Deselect all objects

Roll20 - De-select active text boxes

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

Grand Chase - Quit in-play game

Extended Mapedit - Open main menu

Extended Mapedit - Disable preview mode

Extended Mapedit - Reset highlight

Mapedit (Blood) - Menu

Mapedit (Blood) - Exit without changes

MediaShout 7 - Unselects all selected elements

Channels (getchannel.com) - Back

Channels (getchannel.com) - Exit back to the menu

Banished - Open the Options menu

Hardware (19)

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

Razer Huntsman Mini - Cancel recording

Samsung TV - Return to previous menu screen

Raritan KVM - (in hot key mode) Exit hot key mode. If you don't use keyboard for 30 seconds in hot key mode, CompuSwitch will automatically quit hot key mode

Avolites Titan 17.0 - Exit menu

Ducky Shine 5 - Function mode on/off

eSynic KB052 Foldable - Home

eSynic KB052 Foldable - Esc

eSynic KB052 Foldable - Web browser

Elgato Game Capture HD (Windows) - Leave Fullscreen

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Elgato Game Capture HD (Mac) - Leave Fullscreen

Shield TV - Back

Shield TV - (hold) Access On Screen Controls for GeForce NOW/ GameStream

CNC12 Mill Operator - Cycle Cancel

Everlaw - Collapse currently expanded columns

Everlaw - Stop editing the selected term

Everlaw - Hide data overlays

Everlaw - Hide data overlays

Everlaw - Clear selection

Imaging (191)

FastStone Image Viewer - Close the editor

feh Image Viewer - Exit

feh Image Viewer - [menu_close] Close the menu

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

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel a last point

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

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

AutoCAD - Cancel current command

DraftSight 2023 - Cancel current command

PureRef - Clear Selection

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Artboard tool mode

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Full Screen mode

Adobe Illustrator - Deselect a width point

Fusion 360 - Stop

Houdini - View

GIMP - Close Dialog

Harmony 20 - Deselect all

Harmony 20 - Remove all drawings

Microsoft Paint - Cancel a selection

Shotcut - Switch Source/Program

Paint.NET - Commit text or tool drawing to layer

Paint.NET - Commit text to layer

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

Zbrush 2023.1 - Stop the Timeline playing

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

IrfanView - Exit fullscreen mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Artboard tool mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Full Screen mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Deselect a width point

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit the fill tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Prompt to quit app

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Cancel

xTool Creative Space (XCS) - Stop drawing

Nuke - Switch back to the current Select tool

3D Coat - Delete all points

AutoCAD LT (2024) - Cancel current command

Adobe Lightroom Classic - Switch to Grid view

Adobe Lightroom Classic - End slide show

Canva (Windows) - Deselect element

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

DigiKam 8.1.0 - Exit preview mode

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 Lightroom Classic (Mac) - Switch to Grid view

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - End slide show

Canva (Mac) - Deselect element

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Deselects everything.

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Cancels the current edits.

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.

Acorn 7 - Cancel operation

Balsamiq Wireframes - Closing the Icons Library

Balsamiq Wireframes - Closing the Suggestion List

Balsamiq Wireframes - Ignoring the current edit

Balsamiq Wireframes - Closing the Suggestion List

Balsamiq Wireframes - Sending focus back to the Canvas

Balsamiq Wireframes - Exit Full Screen View

Photo Mechanic (Windows) - Close Preview Window

Photo Mechanic (Windows) - Exit Slide Show

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

Adobe XD (Windows) - 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

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

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Exit

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Close

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (Windows) - Deselect all

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

Exposure X7 7.1.5 - Back out

Penpot (Mac) - Cancel

xTool Creative Space (XCS) (Mac) - Stop drawing

Spline (Mac) - Unselect Objects

Spline (Mac) - Escape Creating Object

RadiAnt Dicom Viewer - Deselect ROI

RadiAnt Dicom Viewer - Deselect ROI

RadiAnt Dicom Viewer - Deselect ROI

Photo Mechanic (Mac) - Close Preview window

Photo Mechanic (Mac) - Exit Slide Show

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

Apple iMovie - Exit full screen view

LibreOffice Draw - Exits current mode

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

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

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

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

Shotcut (Mac) - Switch Source/Program

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

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

Sketch - Selects parent group

Sketch - Finish editing

LDView - Cancel load

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

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

Darktable 2.6.3 - Leave fullscreen

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Deselect all

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Remove all drawings

Modo 12.1 - Escape current operation/drop active selection

Marmoset Hexels - Select None

Paint 3D - Stop or leave the current task

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Climb Out of Group

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Exit Path Editing

InVision (macOS) - Climb Out of Group

InVision (macOS) - Exit Path Editing

DesignSpark Mechanical 5.0 - Escape

vecta.io - Clear selection and change to pointer tool

PureRef (macOS) - Clear Selection

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

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (macOS) - Deselect all

Eye Candy (Windows, Mac) - Cancel

Eye Candy (Windows, Mac) - Cancel

Vectary (Windows) - Selection mode

Vectary (Windows) - Exit Preview mode

Vectary (macOS) - Selection mode

Vectary (macOS) - Exit Preview mode

ArtWeaver 7 Plus - Cancel drawing

Penpot (Windows) - Cancel

Mylio Photos (Windows) - Back (return to previous view)

Spline (Windows) - Unselect Objects

Spline (Windows) - Escape Creating Object

MicroDicom DICOM Viewer - Use select tool

Media player (22)

SMPlayer 19.5.0 - Leave fullscreen

VLC Media Player - Exit full screen mode

BSPlayer - Exit full screen

MPlayer - Stop playing and quit

Celluloid 0.23 - Leave fullscreen mode

Celluloid 0.23 - Exit search mode

Crunchyroll Web Video Player - Exit fullscreen mode

Kodi - Previous menu OR Home screen

Kodi - Exit full screen

Popcorn Time - Close

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Disney+ - Exit full-screen mode

Microsoft Movies and TV - Leave full-screen

Prime Video - Exit full-screen mode or exit playback

QuickTime Player (macOS) - Exit full-screen view

Plex (Windows) - Back

Dailymotion (2023) - Exit full creen

QLab 4 - Panic All

Udemy Course Player - Exit fullscreen

EyeTV - Back

Plex (macOS) - Back

Philo - Cancel

Netflix iPad and PC (2022) - Exit full screen

Productivity (417)

Rekordbox 6 - Exit

Figma - Select none

PlanSwift - Stops recording

FL Studio 20 - Closes a window

Android - Go back

Studio One 5.4 - Cancel

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

Enscape (Windows) - Exit Preview/Keyframe Editor/Video Editor

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Enscape (Windows) - This will generally close most windows, such as the Visual Settings window

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 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)

Koreader - Exit application

Koreader - Back/exit application

Koreader - Exit highlight mode

LightBurn - Exit tool / Select mode

MindManager 21 - Cancel editing

MindManager 21 - Close a menu or dialog box

MindManager 21 - Cancel an operation

Meditech - (Client Server) Exit user from screen (without saving)

Virtual DJ 2018 - Loop

Excel for the web - Cancel cell entry

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

FL Studio 21 - Closes a window

draw.io - Stop editing and apply value

draw.io - Cancel action

Microsoft Visio (2024) - Exit the full-screen view.

Microsoft Visio (2024) - Exit the full-screen view.

Microsoft Visio (2024) - Clear selection of or focus on a shape.

Microsoft Visio (2024) - Cancel the selection of master shapes in a stencil.

Microsoft Visio (2024) - Close the selected dropdown list, or cancel a command and close a dialog box.

Microsoft Visio (2024) - Close the selected dropdown list, or cancel a command and close a dialog box.

LosslessCut - Close current screen

Ableton Live 10 - Close Window/Dialog

Ableton Live 10 - Abort Value Entry

MetaTrader 5 - Close dialog windows

Viz Artist 4.4 - Escape from moving a Key Frame

Viz Artist 4.4 - Return to Server Panel

Samsung DeX (2023) - Back

OpenBuilds CONTROL 1.0.370 - Stop/Abort

UltraTax CS 2023 - In input screens, transfers focus to the folders block

UltraTax CS 2023 - In statement dialogs, exits without saving changes

SAP Fiori - Quits an editing function

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Unselect All

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Cancel Dialog

Pcon Planner 8 - Exit current navigation mode

Pcon Planner 8 - Unselect current selection

Pcon Planner 8 - Cancel current work step

Guitar Pro 8 (macOS) - Exit full screen mode

Caseware Working Papers - Close the current document

SimpleMind - Cancel

SAGE PE Batigest i7 - Quit

Finale 26 - Switch to Selection tool

Dynamics 365 Business Central - Close the current page or drop-down list

Dynamics 365 Business Central - Close the calendar without a selection, keep the current date

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Exit Shuttle Lock mode (Classic or Transport mode)

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Cycle through Edit tools

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Close Revision History window

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Cancel

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Stop preview when browser is front-most window

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Start and stop Context Preview in the front-most browser during session playback

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Revert to original text

Microsoft Planner - Exit a menu, dialog box, or mode

FBReader 2.0 - Close search mode

FBReader 2.0 - Close footnote mode

OnlyOffice Spreadsheet Editor - Close menu or modal window, reset modes, etc.

OnlyOffice Spreadsheet Editor - Cancel

OnlyOffice Spreadsheet Editor - Exit from adding shapes mode, remove selection step by step

Sound Forge Pro 18 - Stop or cancel the current action (including playback)

Sound Forge Pro 18 - Stop playback

Sound Forge Pro 18 - Stop playback

TheBrain 14 - Navigate Escape

Tiled (map editor) - Cancel creating object

Sumatra PDF - Exit full screen or presentation mode

Bluebeam Revu - Exit current command

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

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

MuseScore 3 (macOS) - Leave note input mode

MuseScore 3 (macOS) - Exit lyrics mode

Cmder 1.3.16 - Minimize ConEmu by Esc when no open consoles left (see option ‘Don't close ConEmu on last console close’)

Xmind - Exit the pop-up notes dialog/Cancel Map Shot

Xmind - Exit the pop-up notes dialog/Cancel Map Shot

Incredible Charts (Windows) - Cancels any open pop-up menu

UltraStar Deluxe - cancel current song or end early

UltraStar Deluxe - go to the previous screen

Freemind - Go to root

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

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)

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

Grafana - Exit edit/setting views

QuickBooks Desktop - Close Active window

Lucidchart - Deselect all

Mural - Deselect element

Quip - Stop editing

MuseScore 3 - Leave note input mode

MuseScore 3 - Exit lyrics mode

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - Select: Container

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Presentation Mode) Screen Mode: Presentation

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Text) Selection Tool

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Table Object Context) Object Esc

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Tables) Toggle Cell/Text Selection

Vegas Pro 18 - Stop playback

TallyPrime - Go back to the previous screen by closing the currently open screen

TallyPrime - Remove inputs that is provided/selected for a field

Premiere Rush (Windows) - Deselect all items

Premiere Rush (Windows) - Deselect All items

Diagrams.net - Stop editing

FlowMapp - Deselect

FlowMapp - Deselect

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 - Close an open context menu

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 - (Office 2013 users) Close the selected drop-down list.

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 - Cancel the command and close the window

NextGen EHR (2024) - Close a dialog in the program

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Cancel search and close window

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Close

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Close

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Quit

Mixxx 2.4.2 - Focus tracks table

Express Scribe 13.24 - Close

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Close a tab on the Action Pane or a menu

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Close the FactBox pane (with focus in the FactBox pane)

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Close grid filtering for the current column

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Close the Filter pane (with focus in the Filter pane)

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Close the page (select the Back button)

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Close lookup, combo box, date picker, drop dialog box

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Close the navigation list (with focus in the navigation list)

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Clear the control to move (when using the Move tool)

Dynamics 365 - Finance & Operations - Exit personalization mode (when in personalization mode)

YACReader 9.14 - Kapat

The Bat! - Close active window

The Bat! - Cancel

iPad Smart Keyboard - Close

PeopleSoft PeopleTools - Activates the Cancel button, where appropriate.

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

Tableau - Clear the selection

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

Era-Ignite - Close active subscreen window

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

Airtable - Close expanded record

Microsoft PowerApps - Cancel a command, or close a selected list or dialog box

Microsoft PowerApps - Cancel edits and close (Close)

Microsoft PowerApps - Close a lookup drop-down list

Microsoft PowerApps - Cancel operation

Microsoft PowerApps - Close an open drop-down list

Microsoft PowerApps - Cancel your edits

Microsoft PowerApps - Close a menu

Microsoft PowerApps - Close a menu

Microsoft PowerApps - Close the date picker flyout

WinMerge 2.16.10 - Close window (if enabled in options)

ConnectWise 2018.6 - Cancel the current task

ConnectWise 2018.6 - Cancel the current task

Powtoon (Windows) - Exit full screen

Twist - Go back

Clipchamp - Deselect all items

Salesforce Lightning - Close or deselect

Salesforce Lightning - Close or deselect

FeatureCAM 2023 - Stop current simulation

OBIEE 12.2 - Close the current menu

OBIEE 12.2 - Close the current dialog

OBIEE 12.2 - Cancel current operation

OBIEE 12.2 - Resume default mode (Select) after using Pan or Marquee Zoom

OBIEE 12.2 - Deselect an object

Noteflight (2022) - Deselect music (or click in whitespace outside of music)

Sway (web) - Cancel the current action, remove the current selection, or exit the Play mode.

Sway (web) - Exit the slideshow

Chief Architect X15 - Cancel Selection/Previous Command

Google Slides (PC) - Exit the current mode

Google Slides (PC) - Stop presenting

Guitar Pro 8 (Windows) - Exit full screen mode

Craft - Exit Selection

Craft - Exit Editing

Power Query (Windows) - Move focus from step level to query level

Synthesia - Deselect element

Synthesia - Deselect element

Prezi (Windows) - Exit full-screen

Prezi (Windows) - Exit preview/presentation mode

Prezi (Windows) - Stop recording

Clarity Human Services (Mac) - Close the Find bar

Veed (Windows) - Deselect

Laserfiche Cloud - Close the currently-active dialog box.

DEVONthink 3.8.2 - Cancels processes, closes dialogs or Quick Look previews, etc., depending on the context.

DEVONthink 3.8.2 - Clears any entered data. Equivalent to pressing the retreating circle icon.

DEVONthink 3.8.2 - Stops editing.

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

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

MindMeister - Cancel editing

LibreOffice Impress - End presentation

LibreOffice Impress - Exit current mode

WavePad - Stop

Kibana - Close auto-complete menu

Kindle for PC - Exit Full-Screen Mode

ActivePresenter 7 - Stop preview

Confluence - Cancel autocomplete

Confluence (Mac) - Cancel autocomplete

Asana - Collapse the right pane

Trello - Close menu / Cancel editing

Asana (Mac) - Collapse the right pane

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

Azendoo - Close opened task

Tableau (Mac) - Clear the selection

Ableton Live 10 (Mac) - Close Window/Dialog

Ableton Live 10 (Mac) - Abort Value Entry

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

Huggle - Cancel current action being performed

Todoist - Cancel current changes

MYOB AccountRight - Close window

Xactimate - Cancel Active Tool

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.

Things (Mac) - Save and close

Things (Mac) - Close tag window

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

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

Abstract - Close a dialog

Ynab - Cancel

Engagement CS - Close dialog without saving changes

Woven - Blur/bring out of focus any text field

Microsoft Teams (macOS, web) - Close

Articulate Storyline - Save the recorded video

Rekordbox 6 (macOS) - Exit

Superhuman (macOS) - Back

Miro - Deselect / Quit edit / Switch to cursor

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

Help Scout - Discard Reply/Note

Help Scout - De-select / Close menu

Help Scout - Close window or menu

Dropbox - Deselect all files

Tally ERP 9 - Remove what you typed into a field

Tally ERP 9 - Come out of a screen

Tally ERP 9 - Indicate you do not want to accept a voucher or master.

Voyager - Close the Edit Patron Record window

Trading Technologies TT - Escape draw mode

Trading Technologies TT - Cancel all working orders for that instrument and account (if filtered)

Trading Technologies TT - Abandon spread

Trading Technologies TT - Escape confirmation mode

Trading Technologies TT - Escape confirmation mode

Jama Connect - Closes an open window

Jama Connect - Cancels unsaved changes

Monday.com (Windows & macOS) - Close item page

Monday.com (Windows & macOS) - Close dialogs

Monday.com (Windows & macOS) - Close search

Monday.com (Windows & macOS) - Close item page

Monday.com (Windows & macOS) - Close dialogs

Monday.com (Windows & macOS) - Close search

WeVideo - Cancel

RX 8 Audio Editor (Windows) - Exit Full Screen

RX 8 Audio Editor (macOS) - Exit Full Screen

Nvidia Omniverse - Deselect all assets in the current scene

GoldenDict 1.0.1 - Close the popup window

GoldenDict 1.0.1 - Focus on the Look-Up text-box

Clarizen - (during drag-drop) Cancels a drag & drop action

Clarizen - Closes the Navigation panel (selected module stay in focus for when the Navigation panel is next opened)

Clarizen - (Search input not in focus or with no value) Closes the Navigation panel

Clarizen - (Search input with no value and in focus) clears the value (and search results) and keeps the Navigator panel open

Clarizen - Simulates Cancel mouse click

Clarizen - Simulates Cancel mouse click

Clarizen - Closes the popup

Clarizen - Simulates Cancel (closes without saving) in multiple button popup

Clarizen - Simulates the one button (Done) in a single button popup

Clarizen - Simulates Cancel (closes without saving)

Clarizen - In the textual search - removes the text and the filter

Clarizen - If the filter popup is open - simulates Cancel (closes without saving)

Salesforce Console in Salesforce Classic - Enter keyboard shortcuts mode

Twist (macOS) - Go back

Creo View 8 - Exit current mode (return to select mode)

Veritas eDiscovery Platform - Dismiss the Pop Windows such as Redact Page, Redact Privacy Info

SimSolid - Cancels any open dialog

Autodesk Flame 2019 - Enter Standard Player with Clip Under Cursor

Autodesk Flame 2019 - Schematic View (All other tools with schematics)

Ipro Eclipse - If editing is enabled, press F2 or Esc to disable editing

Ipro Eclipse - Stop a scan in progress

Dynamics NAV (Windows client) - Close the window or undo the data entry

Premiere Rush (macOS) - Deselect all items

Premiere Rush (macOS) - Deselect All items

Superhuman v7 (2022) - Clear selection

Superhuman v7 (2022) - Back

Google Docs (Chrome OS) - Return focus to document text

Google Docs (Android) - Return focus to document text

Act! - Close menus and dialog boxes without saving selections

PerfectTablePlan v6.2 - Close window

Author-It - Close Window

Hive.com - Close action card

Syncfusion Bigdata Studio - To close the alter table form

Syncfusion Bigdata Studio - To close the create table form

Syncfusion Bigdata Studio - To close the alter table form

Syncfusion Bigdata Studio - To close the create table form

Cricut Design Space (July 2022) - Select none

Cricut Design Space (July 2022) - Select none

Microsoft Publisher 2021 - Clear the selection from selected text

Microsoft Publisher 2021 - Clear the selection from a selected object

Microsoft Publisher 2021 - Select the object within the group — if that object contains selected text

Microsoft Publisher 2021 - Exit Print Preview

MeisterTask (Windows) - Clear selection

MeisterTask (Windows) - Clear selection

ClickUp (Windows) - Close a task or window

ClickUp (macOS) - Close a task or window

Serato DJ - Exit program

Gramps 5.1 - Dismiss (Select the Cancel button)

Infor Smart Office - Close context menus, open windows and messages

Odoo Point of Sale v16 - Select Cancel button on a popup

Helix Swarm 2022.3 - (on dialogs) Close the dialog

Helix Swarm 2022.3 - (when entering text into text area) Stop text enrty

Hey email - Clear input text

Hey email - (second press if the input contains text) Close menu

Overdrive - Close OverDrive Media Explorer window

Atlassian Structure - Cancel Field Changes

Atlassian Structure - Clear Selection

Dialux Evo - Cancel selection

Dialux Evo - Exit

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

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

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

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

Oracle PeopleSoft - Clear selection

Atlassian Crucible 4.8 - Closes reference list of keyboard shortcuts

Mutt 2.2.10 - v Collapse/uncollapse current thread

Todoist (Web) - Dismiss/Cancel

Todoist (Web) - Dismiss/Cancel

Todoist (Windows) - Dismiss/Cancel

NetDocuments ndOffice - Close a dialog box

NetDocuments ndOffice - Exit edit mode for the document name

NetDocuments ndOffice - Close menu

Revizto (macOS) - Close currently opened tool

Revizto (macOS) - Clear selection

Microsoft Sway 1.20.1 - Cancel the current action, remove the current selection, or exit the Play mode.

Microsoft Sway 1.20.1 - Exit the Play mode

Microsoft Sway (macOS) - Cancel the current action, remove the current selection, or exit the Play mode.

Microsoft Sway (macOS) - Close a help tip or Sway dialog box.

Microsoft Sway (macOS) - Exit the slideshow

Calibre 6.25.0 - Clear the current search

HX Edit (Windows) - Dismiss Command menu

VCarve Pro 10 - Deselect all vectors

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

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

VCarve Pro 10 - Exits zoom mode returning to Selection mode

Zulip Terminal - Go Back

Zulip Terminal - Narrow to all messages

Google Slides (Android) - Exit the current mode

SelfCAD - Cancel

Studio Pro 10 - Cancel all changes and close the dialog box. Works as if the Cancel button was clicked

Studio Pro 10 - Clears selection

Power Query (macOS) - Move focus from step level to query level

Bricks 1.9.6 - Cancel / close popup (templates, documentation, etc.)

Bricks 1.9.6 - Cancel / close popup (templates, documentation, etc.)

Uxpin - Select parent

Banana Accounting (Windows) - Cancel operation

Heptabase (macOS) - Select current block

Heptabase (macOS) - Selects a minmap node. Use arrow key to navigate

RiveApp (Windows) - Select parent

VisualSubSync - Stop

OnlyOffice Presentation Editor - Close menu or modal window, reset modes, etc.

OnlyOffice Presentation Editor - Close preview

OnlyOffice Presentation Editor - Undo and Redo

Express Scribe 13.24 (Mac) - Close

Denemo 2.6 - Hide/Show Menus

MusicBrainz Picard 2.12.3 (Windows) - Hide completions

MusicBrainz Picard 2.12.3 (Windows) - Hide completions

MusicBrainz Picard 2.12.3 (Mac) - Hide completions

MusicBrainz Picard 2.12.3 (Mac) - Hide completions

Dolphin GuideConnect - Back to previous screen

TPx Receptionist Client - Same as click the "Close" (X) button in a dialog box

TPx Receptionist Client - Cancel changes

Superlist (Windows) - Deselect or hide the cursor/Close a menu/Close the most recently opened detail view

Superlist (Mac) - Deselect or hide the cursor

Superlist (Mac) - Close a menu

Superlist (Mac) - Close the most recently opened detail view

Phrase Strings - Close modal window

Phrase Strings - Deselect translation or key

AnyType 0.44 - Close menu

JOSM (OpenStreetMap editor) - Close dialog without action (Cancel)

JOSM (OpenStreetMap editor) - Unselect all

ScreenPal - Exit Drawing Mode

ScreenPal - Cancel

Flexcil (Android) - Confirm/Cancel

Flexcil (Mac) - Confirm/Cancel

Clarity Human Services (Windows) - Close the Find bar

Affinity Publisher 2 - Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation

Affine - Cancel

Scientific (63)

Altium Designer - Escape from the current process - either a stage of the currently running interactive command, or the command itself

Altium Designer - Escape from the current process - either a stage of the currently running interactive command or the command itself

Altium Designer - Terminates the current route. Any routing that has been committed before calling the termination is retained

Altium Designer - Terminate current route. Any routing that has been committed before calling the termination is retained

Altium Designer - Terminate current route. Any routing that has been committed before calling the termination is retained

Altium Designer - Terminate current route. Any routing that has been committed before calling the termination is retained

Altium Designer - Cancel the current command

Altium Designer - Clear the existing waveform filter that is currently being applied in the active analysis chart

Archicad 24 - Cancel operations

Archicad 24 - Selected item(s): deselect

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Archicad 24 - Selected item(s) with Marquee: remove Marquee

Archicad 24 - If nothing is selected: switch to Arrow tool

Tekla Structures 20 - Interrupt

Eplan Platform 2.9 - Cancel action

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

Petrel - Cycle between Viewing Mode and last selected action in 2D and 3D windows

LTspice XVII - Exit mode

LTspice XVII - Exit mode

LabView - Navigates out of a temporary palette

LabView - Cancels a wire you started

LabView - Cancels current edit in a string

Autodesk Inventor (2022) - CANCEL / Closes the active tool.

FreeCAD 0.18 - Toggle navigation / Edit mode

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

OrCAD Capture - Deselect

EasyEDA - Cancel current drawing

Desmos Graphing Calculator (Windows) - Close a dialog

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Close a drop-down menu or list

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Return keyboard focus to the map from the Contents pane

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Cancel edits

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Cancel the action

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Cancel the edits

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Cancel map drawing

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Cancel a control point while creating a control point pair

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Cancel the edit in the cell and restore the original value

Maple - Complete Command

Maple - Command/Symbol Completion

Microsoft Power BI Desktop - Exit a later or visual

Vectorworks 2020 (macOS) - Cancel the current operation

Vectorworks 2020 (macOS) - Exit text editing mode

Hudl Sportscode - Full-screen playback

Hudl Sportscode - Cancel all active codes

Onshape 1.98 - Cancel command

OpenSCAD 2019.05 - Cancel

Desmos Scientific Calculator (macOS) - Close a Dialog

Google Looker (Windows, 2023) - Hide keyboard shortcuts menu

Google Looker (Windows, 2023) - Hide keyboard shortcuts menu

Folding@home 3D Visualization - Quit popup

JMP 15 - Clear all highlights from the data table

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

eUnity - Cancel segmented area

Vectorworks 2020 - Cancel the current operation

Vectorworks 2020 - Exit text editing mode

Desmos Graphing Calculator (macOS) - Close a dialog

Desmos Four-Function Calculator (Windows) - Close a Dialog

Desmos Four-Function Calculator (macOS) - Close a Dialog

Desmos Scientific Calculator (Windows, ChromeOS) - Close a Dialog

Google Looker (macOS, 2023) - Hide keyboard shortcuts menu

Google Looker (macOS, 2023) - Hide keyboard shortcuts menu

Chemaxon - Marvin JS - Closes the dialog boxes; Activates the Selection tool if there is no selection on the canvas (The default selection tool will be the active tool)

Multisim - Cancel

SolveSpace 3.1 - Unselect all

Simulink - Data Inspector - Cancel zoom operation or signal dragging

Security (26)

KeepassXC 2.6.4 - Clear search

KeePass - Close

Kleopatra 3.1.8 - Stop operation

KeeWeb 1.12.3 - Clear search

1Password (Linux) - Cancel an edit

1Password (Linux) - Clear the search field

1Password (Linux) - Dismiss the 1Password pop-up

1Password (Linux) - Clear the search field

Kaspersky Internet Security - Cancel unsaved changes and exit editor mode

Comodo IceDragon - Stop loading

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

Comodo IceDragon - Close Tab Groups View

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.

DocuSign - Cancel

DocuSign - Cancel

1Password (iOS) - Clear the search field

1Password (iOS) - Close the 1Password browser

1Password (Android) - Go back

1Password (Android) - Clear the search field

Discord - Focus text area

Discord - Mark channel as read

Discord - Decline incoming call

Telegram - Exit selected chat and search Telegram

Telegram - Exit display of current chat / channel

Microsoft Teams (Desktop) - Close

Microsoft Teams (Web) - Close

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

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

NZBGet - Cancel dialog

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System tools (26)

Xfce - Dismiss/cancel dialog

PowerToys - Hide PowerToys Run

PowerToys - (or click the toolbar) Exit ruler

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

tmux - Clear selection

FastStone Capture 9.2 - Close the editor

Flameshot - Quit capture

Everything - Cancel any current actions

Everything - Close the Everything window

Everything - Close the current window

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Ditto - Close Window

Raycast 1.61.2 - Go to previous page

Mintty 3.4.0 - Exit selection mode

Hog 4 OS - Open

Command Line - Delete current line

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

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - (submenus) Exit current submenu

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

VoiceOver - Stop scrolling or resizing

Clipboard Master - End ongoing collection

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

NoxPlayer - Back key

CopyQ 3.8 - Cancel search, hide window

XenCenter - Cancel selected command and close the menu

Wox Launcher - Cancel / Return

lnav (The Log File Navigator) 0.11.2 - Drop focus on the breadcrumb bar

Text editing (54)

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

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

Sublime Text - Go from multiple selections to a single selection

Micro 2.0.13 (text editor) - Escape

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Kofax Power PDF - Switches to the Hand tool. If the read aloud floating toolbar is active, stops reading.

CudaText 1.88.3 - Cancel caretes, selection and drag-drop

OnlyOffice Document Editor - Close menu or modal window, reset modes, etc.

PSPad - Exit with ESC

Notepad2 - Optionally minimize or exit Notepad2

Xodo - Close the current menu/dialog

Xodo - Stop editing textbox or ink

TeXstudio 4.7.2 - Close element

Brackets - Switch to a single selection

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

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

vi editor - Switch to Command mode

MS-DOS Edit - Deselect

MS-DOS Edit - Exit the top bar menu and return to editing

MS-DOS Edit - Exit Help

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)

WriteMonkey - Toggle full screen

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.

TextMate - Completion

Workflowy - Search

TiddlyWiki - Discard changes to current tiddler

Helix 23.10 - Switch to normal mode

Helix 23.10 - Close picker

Helix 23.10 - Close prompt

Capacities.io (Windows) - Set active block as block selection

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

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

iA Writer - Show the menu

Google Docs (macOS) - Return focus to document text

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)

Word Web App - Hide the Search pane

Capacities.io (Mac) - Set active block as block selection

Web applications (44)

FastMail - Cancel

FastMail - Discard changes

FastMail - Close pop over

FastMail - Discard changes

Yahoo Mail - Returns to previous mode

BBC iPlayer - Exit full screen

Elementor - Quit

Elementor - Quit

Kagi (search engine) - Reset highlight scroll state to first result, or close site info modal

Gmail - Focus latest chat or compose

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Google Photos - Go back, close or cancel selection

Inoreader - Close dialog

YouTube - Exit full screen

YouTube - Exit full screen

Google Keep Notes - Finish editing

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder

Netflix - Disable full screen

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

JW Player - Exit a menu, overlay, or fullscreen

CKEditor 5 - Close contextual balloons and UI components like dropdowns

Google Calendar - Return to calendar grid from event details page

Feedly - Close selected article

Outlook.com - Close email

TinyMCE - Close dialog / menu

TinyMCE - Move focus back to editor body

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

cPanel & WHM - Clear the search box

Webflow - Deselect / abort

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

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

Wix - Deselect an element

Sitefinity CMS - Clear selection

Mastodon - Unfocus compose textarea/search

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

Yahoo Finance charts - Close an open menu/dialog box or undo the active drawing

Hulu - Minimize the video and enter Picture-in-Picture mode

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