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⤢ CALIBRE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌃ Restore de… Q ⌘ Quit calibre W E Edit metad… R ⌘ Restart cali… T ⌃ Toggle Ta… Y U I Show boo… O Open cont… P Polish boo… A Add books S Save to disk D Send to de… F ⌘ ⇧ Advanced… G Get books H ⌃ Toggle hig… J K Edit Table… L Z X C Convert se… V View B ⌃ Show/hide… N Find next… M Merge sele… MORE SHORTCUTS Next page ␣ Remove selecte… ⌦ Focus the searc… / Previous page ⇧ ␣ Download meta… ⌘ D Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Edit current field… ↵ Edit book T Toggle full screen F11 Increase font size ⌃ + Decrease font si… ⌃ − Start search / Add formats to s… ⇧ A View last read b… ⇧ V Full text search o… ⌘ / Clear the current… ⎋ Beginning of book ⌃ ↖ End of book ⌃ ↘ Back ⌥ ← Go to location or… ⌃ G Find next (viewer) F3 New bookmark ⌃ ⌥ B View specific for… ⌘ V Merge records, k… ⌥ M shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CALIBRE · MAC CALIBRE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌃ Restore de… A Add books Z E Edit metad… R ⌘ Restart cali… T ⌃ Toggle Ta… Y U I Show boo… O Open cont… P Polish boo… Q ⌘ Quit calibre S Save to disk D Send to de… F ⌘ ⇧ Advanced… G Get books H ⌃ Toggle hig… J K Edit Table… L M Merge sele… W X C Convert se… V View B ⌃ Show/hide… N Find next… MORE SHORTCUTS Next page ␣ Remove selecte… ⌦ Focus the searc… / Previous page ⇧ ␣ Download meta… ⌘ D Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Edit current field… ↵ Edit book T Toggle full screen F11 Increase font size ⌃ + Decrease font si… ⌃ − Start search / Add formats to s… ⇧ A View last read b… ⇧ V Full text search o… ⌘ / Clear the current… ⎋ Beginning of book ⌃ ↖ End of book ⌃ ↘ Back ⌥ ← Go to location or… ⌃ G Find next (viewer) F3 New bookmark ⌃ ⌥ B View specific for… ⌘ V Merge records, k… ⌥ M shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CALIBRE · MAC ⤢ LIBRARY Add books A Convert selected books C View V Send to device D Remove selected books ⌦ Save to disk S Show book details I Add formats to selected books ⇧ A View last read book ⇧ V Get books G Merge selected records M View specific format ⌘ V Merge records, keeping originals ⌥ M Open containing folder O Add empty books ⌘ ⇧ E Toggle mark on selected books ⌘ M Re-apply the current sort F5 GENERAL Quit calibre ⌘ Q Restart calibre ⌘ R EDITING METADATA Edit metadata of selected books E Download metadata and covers ⌘ D Edit current field in book list ↵ SEARCH Focus the search bar / Advanced search dialog ⌘ ⇧ F Full text search of all books ⌘ / Clear the current search ⎋ Find next matching book N Find previous matching book ⇧ N EDITING Edit book T Edit Table of Contents K Polish books P VIEWER Next page ␣ Previous page ⇧ ␣ Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Toggle Table of Contents ⌃ T Toggle full screen F11 Increase font size ⌃ + Decrease font size ⌃ − Start search (viewer) / Beginning of book ⌃ ↖ End of book ⌃ ↘ Back ⌥ ← Go to location or position ⌃ G Find next (viewer) F3 Show/hide bookmarks ⌃ B New bookmark ⌃ ⌥ B Forward ⌥ → Restore default font size ⌃ 0 Find previous (viewer) ⇧ F3 Read aloud ⌃ S Toggle between Paged and Flow… ⌃ M Toggle highlights panel ⌃ H Follow links with the keyboard ⌥ F Select all (viewer) ⌃ A Toggle auto-scroll (viewer) ⌃ ␣ Print book to PDF ⌃ P calibre KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 57 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CALIBRE · MAC ⤢ LIBRARY 17 Add books A Convert selected books C View V Send to device D Remove selected books ⌦ Save to disk S Show book details I Add formats to selected books ⇧ A View last read book ⇧ V Get books G Merge selected records M View specific format ⌘ V Merge records, keeping origi… ⌥ M Open containing folder O Add empty books ⌘ ⇧ E Toggle mark on selected books ⌘ M Re-apply the current sort F5 GENERAL 02 Quit calibre ⌘ Q Restart calibre ⌘ R EDITING METADATA 03 Edit metadata of selected bo… E Download metadata and covers ⌘ D Edit current field in book l… ↵ SEARCH 06 Focus the search bar / Advanced search dialog ⌘ ⇧ F Full text search of all books ⌘ / Clear the current search ⎋ Find next matching book N Find previous matching book ⇧ N EDITING 03 Edit book T Edit Table of Contents K Polish books P VIEWER 26 Next page ␣ Previous page ⇧ ␣ Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Toggle Table of Contents ⌃ T Toggle full screen F11 Increase font size ⌃ + Decrease font size ⌃ − Start search (viewer) / Beginning of book ⌃ ↖ End of book ⌃ ↘ Back ⌥ ← Go to location or position ⌃ G Find next (viewer) F3 Show/hide bookmarks ⌃ B New bookmark ⌃ ⌥ B Forward ⌥ → Restore default font size ⌃ 0 Find previous (viewer) ⇧ F3 Read aloud ⌃ S Toggle between Paged and Flo… ⌃ M Toggle highlights panel ⌃ H Follow links with the keyboa… ⌥ F Select all (viewer) ⌃ A Toggle auto-scroll (viewer) ⌃ ␣ Print book to PDF ⌃ P calibre KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 57 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CALIBRE · MAC ⤢ CALIBRE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 6 SETS · No.01 CALIBRE TOTAL 57 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS LIBRARY 17 EDITING METAD 03 VIEWER 26 SEARCH 06 EDITING 03 GENERAL 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Add books A Convert selected books C View V Send to device D Remove selected books ⌦ Save to disk S Show book details I Add formats to selected books ⇧ A View last read book ⇧ V Get books G Merge selected records M View specific format ⌘ V Merge records, keeping originals ⌥ M Open containing folder O Add empty books ⌘ ⇧ E Toggle mark on selected books ⌘ M Re-apply the current sort F5 Edit metadata of selected books E Download metadata and covers ⌘ D Edit current field in book list ↵ Next page ␣ Previous page ⇧ ␣ Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Toggle Table of Contents ⌃ T Toggle full screen F11 Increase font size ⌃ + Decrease font size ⌃ − Start search (viewer) / Beginning of book ⌃ ↖ End of book ⌃ ↘ Back ⌥ ← Go to location or position ⌃ G Find next (viewer) F3 Show/hide bookmarks ⌃ B New bookmark ⌃ ⌥ B Forward ⌥ → Restore default font size ⌃ 0 Find previous (viewer) ⇧ F3 Read aloud ⌃ S Toggle between Paged and Flow mode ⌃ M Toggle highlights panel ⌃ H Follow links with the keyboard ⌥ F Select all (viewer) ⌃ A Toggle auto-scroll (viewer) ⌃ ␣ Print book to PDF ⌃ P Focus the search bar / Advanced search dialog ⌘ ⇧ F Full text search of all books ⌘ / Clear the current search ⎋ Find next matching book N Find previous matching book ⇧ N Edit book T Edit Table of Contents K Polish books P Quit calibre ⌘ Q Restart calibre ⌘ R CALIBRE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Edit metad… R T ⌃ Toggle Ta… Y U I O P A Add books S Save to disk D Send to de… F G H J K L Z X C Convert se… V View B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Next page ␣ Remove selected boo… ⌦ Focus the search bar / Previous page ⇧ ␣ Download metadata a… ⌘ D Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CALIBRE · MAC Keyboard map LIBRARY Add books A Convert selected books C View V Send to device D Remove selected books ⌦ Save to disk S SEARCH Focus the search bar / EDITING METADATA Edit metadata of selected books E Download metadata and covers ⌘ D VIEWER Next page ␣ Previous page ⇧ ␣ Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Toggle Table of Contents ⌃ T calibre KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CALIBRE · MAC Isometric LIBRARY 06 Add books A Convert selected books C View V Send to device D Remove selected books ⌦ Save to disk S SEARCH 01 Focus the search bar / EDITING METADATA 02 Edit metadata of selecte… E Download metadata and co… ⌘ D VIEWER 05 Next page ␣ Previous page ⇧ ␣ Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Toggle Table of Contents ⌃ T calibre KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CALIBRE · MAC Typewriter CALIBRE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 4 SETS · No.01 CALIBRE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS LIBRARY 06 EDITING METAD 02 VIEWER 05 SEARCH 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Add books A Convert selected books C View V Send to device D Remove selected books ⌦ Save to disk S Edit metadata of selected books E Download metadata and covers ⌘ D Next page ␣ Previous page ⇧ ␣ Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Toggle Table of Contents ⌃ T Focus the search bar / Editorial Calibre is an open-source e-book manager for organizing your library, converting between formats, and syncing books to e-readers. Its shortcuts make searching, tagging, and converting titles faster when you are managing a large collection.
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26 Action Shortcut Next page ␣ Previous page ⇧ ␣ Next section ⌃ ⇟ Previous section ⌃ ⇞ Toggle Table of Contents ⌃ T Toggle full screen F11 Increase font size ⌃ + Decrease font size ⌃ − Start search (viewer) / Beginning of book ⌃ ↖ End of book ⌃ ↘ Back ⌥ ← Go to location or position ⌃ G Find next (viewer) F3 Show/hide bookmarks ⌃ B New bookmark ⌃ ⌥ B Forward ⌥ → Restore default font size ⌃ 0 Find previous (viewer) ⇧ F3 Read aloud ⌃ S Toggle between Paged and Flow mode ⌃ M Toggle highlights panel ⌃ H Follow links with the keyboard ⌥ F Select all (viewer) ⌃ A Toggle auto-scroll (viewer) ⌃ ␣ Print book to PDF ⌃ P
17 Action Shortcut Add books A Convert selected books C View V Send to device D Remove selected books ⌦ Save to disk S Show book details I Add formats to selected books ⇧ A View last read book ⇧ V Get books G Merge selected records M View specific format ⌘ V Merge records, keeping originals ⌥ M Open containing folder O Add empty books ⌘ ⇧ E Toggle mark on selected books ⌘ M Re-apply the current sort F5
6 Action Shortcut Focus the search bar / Advanced search dialog ⌘ ⇧ F Full text search of all books ⌘ / Clear the current search ⎋ Find next matching book N Find previous matching book ⇧ N
3 Action Shortcut Edit metadata of selected books E Download metadata and covers ⌘ D Edit current field in book list ↵
3 Action Shortcut Edit book T Edit Table of Contents K Polish books P
2 Action Shortcut Quit calibre ⌘ Q Restart calibre ⌘ R
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every calibre shortcut? calibre has 57 keyboard shortcuts on macOS — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
Is this an official calibre product? No. This is an unofficial reference poster and is not affiliated with or endorsed by calibre. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Was this reference helpful? Thanks — your feedback helps us improve.
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