Commands

Commands are the entry points for triggering actions for the user interface. They are linked to menu entries, keyboard shortcuts, the launcher and the command palette.

A command has an unique id that is used for referencing it or executing it. It could also require input arguments. Those arguments are maybe different in the command palette and the keyboard shortcuts for example. That can explain varying behavior depending on the source of a command trigger.

Commands in Markdown Files

JupyterLab supports using commands in Markdown files with the following syntax:

`<button data-commandLinker-command="help:about" href="#">TEST</button>`

The value of data-commandLinker-command must be a valid command identifier (see list below).

This allows you to embed buttons or other elements with custom commands in your Markdown documents.

Command Palette

All user actions in JupyterLab are processed through a centralized command system. These commands are shared and used throughout JupyterLab (menu bar, context menus, keyboard shortcuts, etc.). The command palette provides a keyboard-driven way to search for and run JupyterLab commands:

The command palette can be accessed from the View menu or using the keyboard shortcut Command/Ctrl Shift C.

The command palette can be displayed in the sidebar by adding 'modal': false to the Settings.

Commands List

The table below display the list of commands and the associated keyboard shortcuts. The unique identifier is useful if you want to customize the menus, the toolbars or the keyboard shortcuts.

Note

On Mac OS, the Ctrl key should be replaced by Cmd.

Command id	Label	Shortcuts
application:activate-next-tab	Activate Next Tab	Ctrl Shift ]
application:activate-next-tab-bar	Activate Next Tab Bar	Ctrl Shift .
application:activate-previous-tab	Activate Previous Tab	Ctrl Shift [
application:activate-previous-tab-bar	Activate Previous Tab Bar	Ctrl Shift ,
application:close	Close Tab	Alt W
application:close-all	Close All Tabs
application:close-other-tabs	Close All Other Tabs
application:close-right-tabs	Close Tabs to Right
application:reset-layout	Reset Default Layout
application:set-mode	Set the layout mode.
application:toggle-context-menu	Enable Context Menu
application:toggle-fullscreen-mode	Fullscreen Mode	F11
application:toggle-header	Show Header
application:toggle-left-area	Show Left Sidebar	Ctrl B
application:toggle-mode	Simple Interface	Ctrl Shift D
application:toggle-presentation-mode	Presentation Mode
application:toggle-right-area	Show Right Sidebar	Ctrl J
application:toggle-side-tabbar	Show Left Activity Bar
application:toggle-sidebar-widget	Toggle Sidebar Element	Alt 1
apputils:activate-command-palette	Activate Command Palette	Ctrl Shift C
apputils:adaptive-theme	Synchronize with System Settings
apputils:change-dark-theme	Switch to the provided dark theme.
apputils:change-font	waiting for fonts
apputils:change-light-theme	Switch to the provided light theme.
apputils:change-theme	Switch to the provided theme.
apputils:decr-font-size	Decrease Font Size
apputils:dismiss-notification	Dismiss a notification
apputils:display-notifications	Show Notifications
apputils:display-shortcuts	Show Keyboard Shortcuts…	Ctrl Shift H
apputils:incr-font-size	Increase Font Size
apputils:load-statedb	Load state for the current workspace.
apputils:notify	Emit a notification
apputils:print	Print…	Ctrl P
apputils:reset	Reset Application State
apputils:reset-on-load	Reset state when loading for the workspace.
apputils:run-all-enabled	Run All Enabled Commands Passed as Args
apputils:run-first-enabled	Run First Enabled Command
apputils:theme-scrollbars	Theme Scrollbars
apputils:toggle-header	Show Header Above Content
apputils:update-notification	Update a notification
code-viewer:open	Open Code Viewer
codemirror:delete-line	Delete the current line	Ctrl D
codemirror:select-next-occurrence	Select Next Occurrence	Ctrl Shift D
codemirror:toggle-block-comment	Toggle Block Comment	Alt A
codemirror:toggle-comment	Toggle Comment	Ctrl /
codemirror:toggle-tab-focus-mode	Toggle Tab Focus Mode
completer:invoke-console	Display the completion helper.	Tab
completer:invoke-file	Display the completion helper.	Tab
completer:invoke-notebook	Display the completion helper.	Tab
completer:select-console	Select the completion suggestion.	Enter
completer:select-file	Select the completion suggestion.	Enter
completer:select-notebook	Select the completion suggestion.	Enter
console:change-kernel	Change Kernel…
console:clear	Clear Console Cells
console:close-and-shutdown	Close and Shut Down…
console:create	Console
console:get-kernel	Get Kernel
console:inject	Inject some code in a console.
console:interaction-mode	Set the console interaction mode.
console:interrupt-kernel	Interrupt Kernel
console:linebreak	Insert Line Break	Ctrl Enter
console:open	Open a console for the provided path.
console:prompt-to-bottom	Prompt to bottom
console:prompt-to-left	Prompt to left
console:prompt-to-right	Prompt to right
console:prompt-to-top	Prompt to top
console:redo	Redo
console:replace-selection	Replace Selection in Console
console:restart-kernel	Restart Kernel…
console:run-forced	Run Cell (forced)	Shift Enter
console:run-unforced	Run Cell (unforced)	Enter
console:shutdown	Shut Down
console:toggle-autoclosing-brackets	Auto Close Brackets for Code Console Prompt
console:toggle-show-all-kernel-activity	Show All Kernel Activity
console:undo	Undo
csv:go-to-line	Go to Line
debugger:continue	Pause	F9
debugger:copy-to-clipboard	Copy to Clipboard
debugger:copy-to-globals	Copy Variable to Globals
debugger:evaluate	Evaluate Code
debugger:inspect-variable	Inspect Variable
debugger:next	Next	F10
debugger:open-source	Open Source
debugger:pause-on-exceptions	Breakpoints on exception
debugger:render-mime-variable	Render Variable
debugger:restart-debug	Restart Kernel and Debug…
debugger:show-panel	Debugger Panel	Ctrl Shift E
debugger:stepIn	Step In	F11
debugger:stepOut	Step Out	Shift F11
debugger:terminate	Terminate	Shift F9
docmanager:clear-recents	Clear Recent Documents
docmanager:clone	New View for
docmanager:delete	Delete
docmanager:delete-file	Delete
docmanager:download	Download
docmanager:duplicate	Duplicate
docmanager:new-untitled	New undefined
docmanager:open	Open the provided path.
docmanager:open-browser-tab	Open in New Browser Tab
docmanager:reload	Reload from Disk
docmanager:rename	Rename…
docmanager:restore-checkpoint	Revert to Checkpoint…
docmanager:save	Save	Ctrl S
docmanager:save-all	Save All
docmanager:save-as	Save As…	Ctrl Shift S
docmanager:show-in-file-browser	Show in File Browser
docmanager:toggle-autosave	Autosave Documents
documentsearch:end	End Search	Escape
documentsearch:highlightNext	Find Next	Ctrl G
documentsearch:highlightPrevious	Find Previous	Ctrl Shift G
documentsearch:start	Find…	Ctrl F
documentsearch:startWithReplace	Find and Replace…
documentsearch:toggleSearchInSelection	Search in Selection	Alt L
editmenu:clear-all	Clear All
editmenu:clear-current	Clear
editmenu:go-to-line	Go to Line…
editmenu:open	Open Edit Menu
editmenu:redo	Redo	Ctrl Shift Z
editmenu:undo	Undo	Ctrl Z
extensionmanager:show-panel	Extension Manager	Ctrl Shift X
extensionmanager:toggle	Enable Extension Manager
filebrowser:activate	Open the file browser for the provided path.
filebrowser:copy	Copy	Ctrl C
filebrowser:copy-download-link	Copy Download Link
filebrowser:copy-path	Copy Path
filebrowser:create-new-directory	New Folder
filebrowser:create-new-file	New File
filebrowser:create-new-markdown-file	New Markdown File
filebrowser:cut	Cut	Ctrl X
filebrowser:delete	Delete	Delete
filebrowser:download	Download
filebrowser:duplicate	Duplicate	Ctrl D
filebrowser:go-to-path	Update the file browser to display the provided path.
filebrowser:go-up	go up	Backspace
filebrowser:hide-main	Hide the file browser.
filebrowser:open	Open
filebrowser:open-browser-tab	Open in New Browser Tab
filebrowser:open-path	Open from Path…
filebrowser:open-url	Open from URL…
filebrowser:paste	Paste	Ctrl V
filebrowser:refresh	Refresh File List
filebrowser:rename	Rename	F2
filebrowser:search	Search on File Names
filebrowser:share-main	Copy Shareable Link
filebrowser:shutdown	Shut Down Kernel
filebrowser:toggle-file-checkboxes	Show File Checkboxes
filebrowser:toggle-file-filter	Toggle File Filter
filebrowser:toggle-file-size	Show File Size Column
filebrowser:toggle-hidden-files	Show Hidden Files
filebrowser:toggle-last-modified	Show Last Modified Column
filebrowser:toggle-main	File Browser	Ctrl Shift F
filebrowser:toggle-navigate-to-current-directory	Show Active File in File Browser
filebrowser:toggle-show-full-path	Show Full Path
filebrowser:toggle-single-click-navigation	Enable Single Click Navigation
filebrowser:toggle-sort-notebooks-first	Sort Notebooks Above Files
fileeditor:change-font-size	Decrease Font Size
fileeditor:change-language	Change editor language.
fileeditor:change-tabs	Indent with Tab
fileeditor:change-theme	jupyter
fileeditor:copy	Copy
fileeditor:create-console	Create Console for Editor
fileeditor:create-new	Text File
fileeditor:create-new-markdown-file	Markdown File
fileeditor:cut	Cut
fileeditor:find	Find…
fileeditor:go-to-line	Go to Line…
fileeditor:markdown-preview	Show Markdown Preview
fileeditor:paste	Paste
fileeditor:redo	Redo
fileeditor:replace-selection	Replace Selection in Editor
fileeditor:restart-console	Restart Kernel
fileeditor:run-all	Run All Code
fileeditor:run-code	Run Selected Code
fileeditor:select-all	Select All
fileeditor:toggle-autoclosing-brackets	Auto Close Brackets in Text Editor
fileeditor:toggle-autoclosing-brackets-universal	Auto Close Brackets
fileeditor:toggle-current-line-numbers	Show Line Numbers
fileeditor:toggle-current-line-wrap	Wrap Words
fileeditor:toggle-current-match-brackets	Match Brackets
fileeditor:toggle-line-numbers	Show Line Numbers
fileeditor:toggle-line-wrap	Word Wrap
fileeditor:toggle-match-brackets	Match Brackets
fileeditor:undo	Undo
filemenu:close-and-cleanup	Close and Shut Down	Ctrl Shift Q
filemenu:create-console	New Console for Activity
filemenu:logout	Log Out
filemenu:open	Open File Menu
filemenu:shutdown	Shut Down
help:about	About JupyterLab
help:jupyter-forum	Jupyter Forum
help:license-report	Download All Licenses as Markdown
help:licenses	Licenses
help:licenses-refresh	Refresh Licenses
help:open	Open the provided url in a tab.
helpmenu:get-kernel	Get Kernel
helpmenu:open	Open Help Menu
htmlviewer:trust-html	Trust HTML File
imageviewer:flip-horizontal	Flip image horizontally	H
imageviewer:flip-vertical	Flip image vertically	V
imageviewer:invert-colors	Invert Colors	I
imageviewer:reset-image	Reset Image	0
imageviewer:rotate-clockwise	Rotate Clockwise	]
imageviewer:rotate-counterclockwise	Rotate Counterclockwise	[
imageviewer:zoom-in	Zoom In	=
imageviewer:zoom-out	Zoom Out	-
inline-completer:accept	Accept Inline Completion	Tab
inline-completer:invoke	Invoke Inline Completer	Alt </kbd>
inline-completer:next	Next Inline Completion	Alt ]
inline-completer:previous	Previous Inline Completion	Alt [
inspector:close	Hide Contextual Help	Ctrl I
inspector:open	Show Contextual Help	Ctrl I
inspector:toggle	Show Contextual Help
jupyterlab-translation:en	English
jupyterlab-translation:zh_CN	Chinese (Simplified, China) - 中文 (简体, 中国)
kernelmenu:change	Change Kernel…
kernelmenu:interrupt	Interrupt Kernel	I, I
kernelmenu:open	Open Kernel Menu
kernelmenu:reconnect-to-kernel	Reconnect to Kernel
kernelmenu:restart	Restart Kernel…	0, 0
kernelmenu:restart-and-clear	Restart Kernel and Clear…
kernelmenu:shutdown	Shut Down Kernel
kernelmenu:shutdownAll	Shut Down All Kernels…
launcher:create	New Launcher	Ctrl Shift L
logconsole:add-checkpoint	Add Checkpoint
logconsole:clear	Clear Log
logconsole:open	Show Log Console
logconsole:set-level	Set log level to level.
mainmenu:open-first	Open First Menu
markdownviewer:edit	Show Markdown Editor
markdownviewer:open	Markdown Preview
mathjax:clipboard	MathJax Copy Latex
mathjax:scale	Mathjax Scale Reset
mermaid:copy-source	Mermaid Copy Diagram Source
notebook:access-next-history-entry	Access Next Kernel History Entry	Alt ArrowDown
notebook:access-previous-history-entry	Access Previous Kernel History Entry	Alt ArrowUp
notebook:change-cell-to-code	Change to Code Cell Type	Y
notebook:change-cell-to-heading-1	Change to Heading 1	1
notebook:change-cell-to-heading-2	Change to Heading 2	2
notebook:change-cell-to-heading-3	Change to Heading 3	3
notebook:change-cell-to-heading-4	Change to Heading 4	4
notebook:change-cell-to-heading-5	Change to Heading 5	5
notebook:change-cell-to-heading-6	Change to Heading 6	6
notebook:change-cell-to-markdown	Change to Markdown Cell Type	M
notebook:change-cell-to-raw	Change to Raw Cell Type	R
notebook:change-kernel	Change Kernel…
notebook:clear-all-cell-outputs	Clear Outputs of All Cells
notebook:clear-cell-output	Clear Cell Output
notebook:close-and-shutdown	Close and Shut Down Notebook…
notebook:collapse-all-headings	Collapse All Headings	Ctrl Shift ArrowLeft
notebook:copy-cell	Copy Cell	C
notebook:copy-to-clipboard	Copy Output to Clipboard
notebook:create-console	New Console for Notebook
notebook:create-new	Notebook
notebook:create-output-view	Create New View for Cell Output
notebook:create-subshell-console	New Subshell Console for Notebook
notebook:cut-cell	Cut Cell	X
notebook:delete-cell	Delete Cell	D, D
notebook:deselect-all	Deselect All Cells
notebook:disable-output-scrolling	Disable Scrolling for Outputs
notebook:duplicate-below	Duplicate Cell Below
notebook:enable-output-scrolling	Enable Scrolling for Outputs
notebook:enter-command-mode	Enter Command Mode	Escape
notebook:enter-edit-mode	Enter Edit Mode	Enter
notebook:expand-all-headings	Expand All Headings	Ctrl Shift ArrowRight
notebook:export-to-format	Save and Export Notebook to the given format.
notebook:extend-marked-cells-above	Extend Selection Above	Shift ArrowUp
notebook:extend-marked-cells-below	Extend Selection Below	Shift ArrowDown
notebook:extend-marked-cells-bottom	Extend Selection to Bottom	Shift End
notebook:extend-marked-cells-top	Extend Selection to Top	Shift Home
notebook:get-kernel	Get Kernel
notebook:hide-all-cell-code	Collapse All Code
notebook:hide-all-cell-outputs	Collapse All Outputs
notebook:hide-cell-code	Collapse Selected Code
notebook:hide-cell-outputs	Collapse Selected Outputs
notebook:insert-cell-above	Insert Cell Above	A
notebook:insert-cell-below	Insert Cell Below	B
notebook:insert-heading-above	Insert Heading Above Current Heading	Shift A
notebook:insert-heading-below	Insert Heading Below Current Heading	Shift B
notebook:interrupt-kernel	Interrupt Kernel
notebook:merge-cell-above	Merge Cell Above	Ctrl Backspace
notebook:merge-cell-below	Merge Cell Below	Ctrl Shift M
notebook:merge-cells	Merge Selected Cells	Shift M
notebook:move-cell-down	Move Cell Down	Ctrl Shift ArrowDown
notebook:move-cell-up	Move Cell Up	Ctrl Shift ArrowUp
notebook:move-cursor-down	Select Cell Below	ArrowDown
notebook:move-cursor-heading-above-or-collapse	Select Heading Above or Collapse Heading	ArrowLeft
notebook:move-cursor-heading-below-or-expand	Select Heading Below or Expand Heading	ArrowRight
notebook:move-cursor-up	Select Cell Above	ArrowUp
notebook:paste-and-replace-cell	Paste Cell and Replace
notebook:paste-cell-above	Paste Cell Above
notebook:paste-cell-below	Paste Cell Below	V
notebook:reconnect-to-kernel	Reconnect to Kernel
notebook:redo	Redo
notebook:redo-cell-action	Redo Cell Operation	Shift Z
notebook:render-all-markdown	Render All Markdown Cells
notebook:replace-selection	Replace Selection in Notebook Cell
notebook:restart-and-run-to-selected	Restart Kernel and Run up to Selected Cell…
notebook:restart-clear-output	Restart Kernel and Clear Outputs of All Cells…
notebook:restart-kernel	Restart Kernel…
notebook:restart-run-all	Restart Kernel and Run All Cells…
notebook:run-all-above	Run All Above Selected Cell
notebook:run-all-below	Run Selected Cell and All Below
notebook:run-all-cells	Run All Cells
notebook:run-cell	Run Selected Cell and Do not Advance	Ctrl Enter
notebook:run-cell-and-insert-below	Run Selected Cell and Insert Below	Alt Enter
notebook:run-cell-and-select-next	Run Selected Cell	Shift Enter
notebook:run-in-console	Run Selected Text or Current Line in Console
notebook:select-all	Select All Cells	Ctrl A
notebook:select-last-run-cell	Select current running or last run cell
notebook:set-side-by-side-ratio	Set side-by-side ratio
notebook:show-all-cell-code	Expand All Code
notebook:show-all-cell-outputs	Expand All Outputs
notebook:show-cell-code	Expand Selected Code
notebook:show-cell-outputs	Expand Selected Outputs
notebook:shutdown-kernel	Shut Down Kernel
notebook:split-cell-at-cursor	Split Cell	Ctrl Shift -
notebook:toggle-all-cell-line-numbers	Show Line Numbers
notebook:toggle-autoclosing-brackets	Auto Close Brackets for All Notebook Cell Types
notebook:toggle-cell-outputs	Toggle Visibility of Selected Outputs
notebook:toggle-heading-collapse	Toggle Collapse Notebook Heading
notebook:toggle-render-side-by-side-current	Render Side-by-Side	Shift R
notebook:toggle-virtual-scrollbar	Show Minimap
notebook:trust	Trust Notebook
notebook:undo	Undo
notebook:undo-cell-action	Undo Cell Operation	Z
pluginmanager:open	Advanced Plugin Manager
pluginmanager:refresh	Refresh Plugin List
property-inspector:show-panel	Property Inspector	Ctrl Shift U
recentmenu:open-recent	Open a Recent Document (given by recent argument)
recentmenu:reopen-last	Reopen Closed Document	Ctrl Shift T
rendermime:handle-local-link	Handle Local Link
runmenu:open	Open Run Menu
runmenu:restart-and-run-all	Restart Kernel and Run All
runmenu:run	Run Selected	Shift Enter
runmenu:run-all	Run All
running:kernel-new-console	New Console for Kernel
running:kernel-new-notebook	New Notebook for Kernel
running:kernel-open-session	Unknown Session
running:kernel-shut-down	Shut Down Kernel
running:kernel-shut-down-unused	Shut Down Unused
running:show-modal	Search Tabs and Running Sessions	Ctrl Alt A
running:show-panel	Sessions and Tabs	Ctrl Shift B
settingeditor:export	Export Settings
settingeditor:import	Import Settings
settingeditor:open	Settings Editor	Ctrl ,
settingeditor:open-json	Advanced Settings Editor
settingeditor:revert	Revert User Settings
settingeditor:save	Save User Settings	Ctrl S
settingsmenu:open	Open Settings Menu
shortcuts:add-keybinding	Add Keybinding
shortcuts:delete-keybinding	Delete Keybinding
shortcuts:edit-keybinding	Edit Keybinding
shortcuts:reset-all	Reset All
shortcuts:toggle-selectors	Toggle Selectors
sidebar:switch	Switch Sidebar Side
statusbar:toggle	Show Status Bar
tabsmenu:activate-by-id	Activate a widget by its id.
tabsmenu:activate-previously-used-tab	Activate Previously Used Tab	Ctrl Shift ‘
tabsmenu:open	Open Tabs Menu
terminal:copy	Copy
terminal:create-new	Terminal
terminal:decrease-font	Decrease Terminal Font Size
terminal:increase-font	Increase Terminal Font Size
terminal:open	Open a terminal by its name.
terminal:paste	Paste
terminal:refresh	Refresh Terminal
terminal:set-theme	Set terminal theme to the provided theme.
terminal:shut-down	Shutdown Terminal
toc:display-h1-numbering	Show first-level heading number
toc:display-numbering	Show heading number in the document
toc:display-outputs-numbering	Show output headings
toc:run-cells	Select and Run Cell(s) for this Heading
toc:show-panel	Table of Contents	Ctrl Shift K
toc:toggle-collapse	Collapse All Headings
tooltip:dismiss	Dismiss the tooltip	Escape
tooltip:launch-console	Open the tooltip	Shift Tab
tooltip:launch-file	Open the tooltip	Shift Tab
tooltip:launch-notebook	Open the tooltip	Shift Tab
tsv:go-to-line	Go to Line
viewmenu:line-numbering	Show Line Numbers	Shift L
viewmenu:match-brackets	Match Brackets
viewmenu:open	Open View Menu
viewmenu:word-wrap	Wrap Words
workspace-indicator:toggle	Show Workspace Indicator
workspace-ui:clone	Clone Workspace…
workspace-ui:create-new	Create New Workspace…
workspace-ui:delete	Delete Workspace…
workspace-ui:export	Export Workspace…
workspace-ui:import	Import Workspace…
workspace-ui:open	Open Workspace…
workspace-ui:rename	Rename Workspace…
workspace-ui:reset	Reset Workspace…
workspace-ui:save	Save Current Workspace
workspace-ui:save-as	Save Current Workspace As…