Keyboard shortcuts
BandBinder is keyboard-first. Press F1 on any screen to see the
shortcuts for that screen. Keys shown side by side, like
CtrlEnter, are pressed together.
Universal (most screens)
| Key |
Action |
| Arrows, Home / End, PgUp / PgDn |
Move selection in lists; scroll charts |
| Enter |
Default action of the focused element (e.g. open highlighted song) |
| CtrlEnter |
OK / save and close (dialogs) |
| Esc |
Cancel / go back / close menu / clear search filter |
| CtrlZ |
Undo the last delete, while its toast is showing |
| CtrlF or / |
Focus search (screens with a search field; see Song Editor below for its override) |
| CtrlTab |
Switch between Songs and Setlists tabs |
| F2 or ` |
Open the menu |
| F1 |
Keyboard help overlay for the current screen (also ? or Ctrl/) |
On Windows, press F11 to toggle the BandBinder window between its
normal size and full screen on the current display. Press F11 again
to restore the previous window and taskbar.
Playback (global, from any screen)
| Key |
Action |
| CtrlSpace |
Play/pause the loaded track |
| CtrlShiftSpace |
Stop the loaded track and close the player |
| CtrlLeft / CtrlRight |
Seek the reference track back / forward 5 s |
| V |
Cycle docked video size (small / medium / large; only while a YouTube video is docked) |
| ShiftV |
Show/hide the docked video (only while a YouTube video is docked) |
Song Library
| Key |
Action |
| CtrlN |
New song |
| CtrlI |
Import song from file |
| A-Z 0-9 |
Start filtering (works even while the list has focus) |
| Esc |
Clear the search filter |
| F3 |
Cycle sort (Title / Artist / Recent) |
| + / - |
Bigger / smaller art |
| Space |
Play/pause the highlighted song's reference |
| ShiftSpace |
Play the highlighted song's next reference source |
| F6 |
Add highlighted song to a setlist |
| Delete |
Delete the highlighted song (moves it to Recently Deleted) |
| ShiftF10 or Menu |
Show actions for the highlighted song |
| CtrlB |
Band Hub -- switch, start, or join a band |
| F9 |
Settings |
Chart View
Song
| Key |
Action |
| E |
Edit this song |
| K |
Open the key editor |
| Shift+ |
Transpose up |
| Shift- |
Transpose down |
| Ctrl+ |
Capo up |
| Ctrl- |
Capo down |
| CtrlS |
Save transpose and capo to the song (when dirty; not available during setlist playthrough) |
| CtrlC |
Copy chart to clipboard |
| CtrlP |
Print this chart (opens the print preview) |
| F5 |
Perform (fullscreen stage view) |
| F9 |
Settings |
Display
| Key |
Action |
| H |
Show/hide chords |
| C |
Show/hide comments |
| N |
Show/hide my notes |
| + / - |
Bigger / smaller text |
| D |
Show/hide chord help (fingering diagrams) |
| I |
Cycle chord help diagram instrument (only the ones enabled in Settings) |
| CtrlUp / CtrlDown |
Scroll chord help up/down |
Playback
| Key |
Action |
| Space |
Play/pause this song's reference (file, YouTube, Spotify) |
| ShiftSpace |
Play this song's next reference source |
Tempo
| Key |
Action |
| M |
Metronome (starts with the count-in from Settings) |
| F |
Toggle metronome flash |
| T |
Tap tempo trainer |
Navigation
| Key |
Action |
| Home |
Jump to chart top |
| End |
Jump to chart bottom |
| A |
Play/pause autoscroll |
| < / > |
Autoscroll slower / faster |
| Left |
Previous song in the set |
| Right |
Next song in the set |
| CtrlB |
Band Hub -- switch, start, or join a band |
Performance Mode is a fullscreen, offline stage view. Enter it with F5 from
Chart View or the Setlist Detail screen.
| Key |
Action |
| PgDn / Right / Down |
Turn the page; at the end, next song in the set |
| PgUp / Left / Up |
Turn back; at the top, previous song in the set |
| Home / End |
Jump to top / bottom of the current song |
| Tap edges / center |
Edges turn pages; center toggles clean stage |
| A |
Play/pause autoscroll |
| < / > |
Autoscroll slower / faster |
| + / - |
Bigger / smaller text (or zoom, on a PDF chart) |
| 0 |
Auto-fit text (fit-to-width on a PDF chart) |
| H |
Show/hide chords |
| C |
Show/hide comments |
| S |
Show/hide setlist sidebar |
| CtrlUp / CtrlDown |
Move setlist highlight (opens the sidebar first) |
| Enter |
Jump to highlighted song (sidebar open) |
| M |
Metronome |
| F1 |
Keyboard help |
| Esc or F5 |
Exit Performance Mode |
Setlists
Setlist List
| Key |
Action |
| CtrlN |
New setlist |
| CtrlShiftN |
Duplicate the highlighted setlist |
| A-Z 0-9 |
Start filtering |
| Esc |
Clear the search filter |
| F3 |
Cycle sort (Title / Recent) |
| + / - |
Bigger / smaller art |
| Delete |
Delete the highlighted setlist (moves it to Recently Deleted) |
| ShiftF10 or Menu |
Show actions for the highlighted setlist (Rename, Duplicate, Delete) |
| CtrlB |
Band Hub -- switch, start, or join a band |
| F9 |
Settings |
Setlist Detail
| Key |
Action |
| F6 |
Add songs |
| B |
Insert break after the highlighted entry |
| O |
Override key or tempo for the highlighted entry |
| Arrows, Home / End, PgUp / PgDn |
Move the highlighted selection (drag rows to reorder) |
| CtrlUp |
Move the highlighted entry up |
| CtrlDown |
Move the highlighted entry down |
| Delete |
Remove the highlighted entry |
| F5 |
Perform this set (fullscreen stage view) |
| CtrlP |
Print this set as a stage sheet |
| CtrlB |
Band Hub -- switch, start, or join a band |
| F9 |
Settings |
Print Preview
CtrlP from an open setlist opens the print preview: the real, paginated pages exactly as they will print. What you see here is what goes to the printer.
| Key |
Action |
| Enter |
Send these pages to the printer |
| Esc |
Close the preview |
Song Editor
| Key |
Action |
| CtrlI |
Import a chart file (new songs only) |
| CtrlL |
Find chords & lyrics on the web |
| F8 (hold) |
Preview the chart while held |
| { |
Directive suggestions (ChordPro intellisense) |
| CtrlK |
Edit key |
| CtrlM |
Edit tempo |
| CtrlG |
Edit tags |
| CtrlS |
Edit Spotify link |
| CtrlU |
Edit YouTube link |
| CtrlY |
Find on YouTube |
| CtrlD |
Edit audio URL |
| CtrlT |
Attach audio file (saved songs only) |
| CtrlB |
Band Hub -- switch, start, or join a band |
CtrlEnter saves and closes (universal, see above).
Band Hub
Band Hub is where you create, join, and manage bands. Open it with CtrlB from the Song Library, Setlist List, and Setlist Detail screens.
| Key |
Action |
| Up / Down |
Pick a band (the detail panel follows) |
| Enter |
Switch to the picked band |
| N |
New band |
| J |
Join a band |
| I |
Invite your band |
| C |
Copy the band code |
| S |
Share invite - share sheet on phones, copied to clipboard on desktop |
| R |
Rotate the band code (manager) |
| E |
Rename this band - any local band, or a cloud band you lead |
| Delete |
Delete or leave the selected band |
| ShiftF10 or Menu |
Show actions for the selected band |
| G |
Sign in with Google |
| ShiftM |
Sign in with Email |
| ShiftA |
Sign in with Apple |
| F9 |
Settings |
Recently Deleted
| Key |
Action |
| A-Z 0-9 |
Start filtering |
| Esc |
Clear the search filter |
| + / - |
Bigger / smaller art |
| Enter |
Restore highlighted item |
| Delete |
Delete highlighted item forever |
| F9 |
Settings |
