Practice Node-RED keyboard shortcuts

Drill all 63 until you don't have to think about them.

wire flows without the mouse

macOS maps these to Cmd (the editor's own shortcut panel shows ⌘). Toggle sidebar is Cmd+Space, which collides with Spotlight on macOS — remap Spotlight, or drill it on Windows/Linux.

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The progression

Every deck is graded 1 to 5: level 1 is the reflex core, the top level is where the specialists live. One move from each, so you can see how far it goes.

1. Level 18 moves

   Deploy the current flows

   macCmd+DwinCtrl+D

   the whole point of the editor — pushing changes live is the most-pressed action

   …and 7 more at this level

2. Level 210 moves

   Cut the selected nodes

   macCmd+XwinCtrl+X

   lifts nodes off the canvas to reposition or move between flows

   …and 9 more at this level

3. Level 319 moves

   Zoom in on the canvas

   macCmd+PluswinCtrl+Plus

   tightens in on a dense cluster of nodes

   …and 18 more at this level

4. Level 416 moves

   Open the Context data sidebar tab

   macCmd+G thenXwinCtrl+G thenX

   inspect flow and global context values live

   …and 15 more at this level

5. Level 510 moves

   Open the project files explorer tab

   macCmd+G thenEwinCtrl+G thenE

   browse project files without leaving the editor

   …and 9 more at this level