Blankie Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
Every keyboard shortcut in Blankie for macOS: import sounds, toggle the sidebar, manage your library and control playback without the mouse.
Blankie for Mac was designed to be keyboard friendly for both power users and people who rely on accessibility tools like VoiceOver and Full Keyboard Access. The core actions all have shortcuts. Here's the full list. It also lives inside the app under Help → Keyboard Shortcuts if you'd rather keep it close.
The shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘I | Import a sound or .blankie preset file |
| ⌘E | Export the current preset as a .blankie file |
| ⌘O | Open Manage Sounds |
| ⌘, | Open Settings |
| ⌘S | Show or hide the sidebar |
| ⌘N | New window |
| ⌘⇧? | Show the Keyboard Shortcuts panel |
| ⌘W | Close window |
| ⌘Q | Quit Blankie |
| Esc | Close the current sheet |
| Tab / ⇧Tab | Focus the next or previous sound in the preset |
| Space / Enter | Toggle play or pause for the focused sound |
| ↑ / ↓ | Raise or lower the focused sound's volume |
Your keyboard's play/pause media key works here too, the same way it does in a music app. For all the other ways to start and stop without touching the window, see Control Blankie from Anywhere.
A couple of things worth knowing
- ⌘S toggles the sidebar, not "save." Blankie saves preset changes automatically, so that old save shortcut was sitting there unused and I gave it a better job.
- ⌘I is the quickest way to a new sound. Press it, pick a file, give it a name, and you're done. That same shortcut also opens any .blankie preset file a friend has sent you.
Keep reading
Import Your Own Sounds on Mac
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Read the guide Blankie BasicsControl Blankie from Anywhere
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