Keybindings

Press F1 in the TUI to open the help overlay with every keybinding listed, reflecting your current custom keybinds.

Global

Key	Action
Tab / Shift+Tab	Cycle focus (sidebar → URL bar → request → response)
Ctrl+Return / ^J	Send request
Ctrl+S	Save request
Ctrl+N	New request
Ctrl+K	Clone request
Ctrl+W	Delete request
Ctrl+P	Open command palette
Ctrl+F	Find request or folder
Ctrl+U	Cycle environment
F3	Open environment editor
F4	Open Settings
Ctrl+O	Switch collection
Ctrl+L	Toggle layout (stacked / side-by-side)
F2	Expand/collapse focused pane
F5	Open collection Runner
F1	Toggle help overlay
Ctrl+T	Open theme picker
Ctrl+E	Edit request in overlay
Ctrl+Alt+E	Edit request YAML in overlay
Ctrl+Alt+B	Copy text response body
Ctrl+Alt+S	Save live binary response file (Body tab focused)
Ctrl+Alt+O	Open that binary response after saving (Body tab focused)
/	JSONPath in Source or text search in Visual (Body tab focused)
m	Toggle Source / Visual (Body tab focused)
Ctrl+B	Toggle the main sidebar (fixed)
Ctrl+Z	Undo all pending changes
Ctrl+Alt+N	New folder
g	Enter jump mode
e	Open searchable environment picker
Ctrl+C	Quit

The main sidebar can also be toggled with Toggle Sidebar in the command palette. Tab skips it while hidden; g then s reopens and focuses it.

The command palette includes Import Collection and Export Collection alongside request and workspace actions. When the selected request’s effective auth is OAuth 2.0, it also includes actions to fetch or authorize, copy, and clear the current secure token.

Field Browse Mode

When the request pane is focused (field-level, not editing):

Key	Action
↑/↓/←/→	Navigate fields
Home / End	Jump to first / last field
Return	Enter edit mode
Escape	Exit browse mode
Space	Toggle header/param enabled
Ctrl+T	Toggle form entry text/file
Ctrl+D	Revert current field
Ctrl+R	Revert all fields

Jump Mode

Press g to show letter hints on visible focusable elements. Press a letter to jump focus to that element, or Esc to cancel. Non-matching keys are swallowed while jump mode is active.

Letter	Target
s	Sidebar pane
m	URL bar method selector
u	URL bar URL field
h	Request Headers tab
p	Request Params tab
x	Request Path tab
b	Request Body tab
a	Request Auth tab
v	Request Assert tab
c	Request Capture tab
d	Request Pre Script tab (when visible)
f	Request Post Script tab (when visible)
j	Request Tests tab (when visible)
t	Request Settings tab
o	Request optional-tab menu (+)
r	Response Body tab
e	Response Headers tab
n	Response Network tab
l	Response Timeline tab
k	Response Cookies tab
i	Response Results tab
z	Response Console tab (when logs make it visible)

The v and c targets also reveal an empty Assert or Capture tab. Press Return after focusing + to open its menu.

Folder targets

When a folder is selected, these replace the request and response targets:

Letter	Target
s	Sidebar pane
m	Folder General tab
h	Folder Headers tab
a	Folder Auth tab
d	Folder Pre Script tab (when visible)
f	Folder Post Script tab (when visible)
j	Folder Tests tab (when visible)
o	Folder optional-tab menu (+, when visible)
y	Folder Activity tab

Environment editor targets

When the environment editor is open, these are the available jump targets:

Letter	Target
s	Environment sidebar
m	Environment name
c	Environment color
v	Environment variables

Cookie jar targets

When the cookie jar is open, these are the available jump targets:

Letter	Target
s	Domain sidebar
c	Cookie list

Read-only Modes

In browse or empty mode, you can inspect requests and use global UI actions but cannot edit or send. These keybindings are unavailable in read-only modes:

Key	Action
Ctrl+Return	Send request
Ctrl+S	Save request
Ctrl+N	New request
Ctrl+K	Clone request
Ctrl+W	Delete request
Ctrl+Alt+N	New folder
Ctrl+E	Edit request
Ctrl+Alt+E	Edit YAML
e	Environment picker
F3	Environment editor

Use the command palette (Ctrl+P) to initialize the directory before editing or sending.

Edit Mode

When editing a field value:

Key	Action
Return	Commit edit
Escape	Cancel edit
Tab	Move to next field

Code Editor

When a code editor has focus (JSON/XML bodies, YAML, or inline JavaScript):

Key	Action
Ctrl+G	Toggle fold at current line
Ctrl+Space	Script completion / parameter help
Ctrl+Alt+F	Format inline JavaScript or JSON request body
Ctrl+Z	Undo editable content
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo editable content
Shift+Return	Insert newline while editing

Response bodies are read-only, but their JSON fold controls remain available. Bulk fold and unfold actions are configurable in Settings under Shortcuts and are unbound by default.

Script actions

Key	Action	Binding ID
Ctrl+Space	Request script completion or parameter help	script_complete
Ctrl+Alt+F	Format active inline JavaScript or JSON body	editor_format
Ctrl+Alt+X	Open the selected external script in the configured editor	script_open_external
Ctrl+Alt+R	Show execution order for the active request script phase	script_execution_order

These actions are also available in the command palette where applicable, except completion, which runs in the focused script editor. Configure shortcuts in global Keyboard settings or keybinds.yml.

Sidebar

When the sidebar is focused:

Key	Action
Escape	Return focus to sidebar from any pane
← / →	Switch visible folder pane tabs

Response Pane

When the response pane is focused:

Key	Action
← / →	Switch visible response tabs, including Console when available
↑ / ↓	Scroll active tab
PgUp / PgDn	Page scroll
Return	Expand/collapse timeline entry

Binary Save/Open shortcuts can be changed with response_save_file and response_open_file in keybinds.yml or F4 → Global → Keyboard. Open is available only after that live response has been saved. See Images and binary responses.

Help Overlay

When the help overlay is open:

Key	Action
↑ / ↓ or j / k	Scroll
PgUp / PgDn	Page scroll
Home / End	Jump to top / bottom

Env Editor

When the environment editor is open:

Key	Action
Ctrl+S	Save environment
Ctrl+N	Create new environment
Ctrl+K	Clone selected environment
Ctrl+W	Delete environment (with confirmation)
Ctrl+D	Delete current variable row
↑ / ↓	Navigate rows or sidebar items
Return	Edit field or select environment
Tab	Switch between key and value columns
Space	Select/activate environment
s	Toggle secure storage for selected variable
r	Reveal or mask selected environment secret
Escape	Return to main view

Cookie Jar

Open Cookies from the command palette. The opening shortcut is unbound by default and can be assigned with cookie_jar_open.

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Select a domain or cookie
Ctrl+N	Add a cookie
Ctrl+E	Edit the selected cookie
Return	Expand or collapse the selected cookie
Ctrl+Alt+B	Copy the selected cookie as name=value
/	Filter cookies; Escape clears and Return keeps the filter
Ctrl+W	Delete the selected domain
Ctrl+D	Delete the selected cookie
Ctrl+Alt+W	Clear the jar or reset unavailable storage with a backup
r	Retry unavailable storage
Escape	Close the cookie jar

Customization

Keybindings can be customized in ~/.config/noodle/keybinds.yml. Navigation and edit mode keys (tab, up, down, left, right, return, escape, shift+tab) and request_send are fixed and cannot be overridden.

Here is every customizable key with its default:

# Request
# request_send is fixed and cannot be overridden (default: ctrl+return, fallback: ctrl+j)
request_save: ctrl+s
request_new: ctrl+n
request_clone: ctrl+k
request_delete: ctrl+w
request_edit_overlay: ctrl+e
request_edit_yaml: ctrl+alt+e
folder_new: ctrl+alt+n

# Environment
env_cycle: ctrl+u
env_picker: e
env_editor: f3
settings_open: f4
env_save: ctrl+s
env_secret: s
env_reveal: r
env_new: ctrl+n
env_clone: ctrl+k
env_delete: ctrl+w

# Cookies
# cookie_jar_open is unbound by default; assign a key to enable it
cookie_edit: ctrl+e
cookie_delete: ctrl+w
cookie_delete_domain: ctrl+d
cookie_clear: ctrl+alt+w
cookie_new: ctrl+n
cookie_copy: ctrl+alt+b

# App
command_palette: ctrl+p
collection_switcher: ctrl+o
global_undo_all: ctrl+z
help_toggle: f1
theme_picker: ctrl+t
layout_toggle: ctrl+l
pane_expand: f2
response_copy_body: ctrl+alt+b
response_query: /
response_body_view: m
request_find: ctrl+f
jump_mode: g

# Browse
browse_delete: ctrl+d
browse_revert_all: ctrl+r
browse_toggle_form_type: ctrl+t