Rete shortcuts
Keys that change the canvas work while the focus is not in a field; inside a field they edit the field.
| Windows and Linux | macOS | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | ⌘Z | Undo the last change on the canvas |
| Ctrl+Y | ⌘Y | Redo it |
| Ctrl+click | ⌘+click | Add a node to the selection |
| Ctrl+drag on empty canvas | ⌘+drag | Select every node the box touches |
| Esc | Esc | Clear the selection |
| Ctrl+C | ⌘C | Copy the whole script, while no node is selected |
| Ctrl+V | ⌘V | Paste a copied Rete script: at once on an empty canvas, otherwise asking whether to Merge it with the script or Overwrite it |
| Ctrl+S | ⌘S | Save, in a project on bitbybit.dev |
| F4 | F4 | Swap Canvas: switch between the canvas and the 3D view, when split screen is off |
In the search
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enter | In Add components, add the first result; in Find on canvas, go to the next match |
| ↓ and ↑ | In Find on canvas, go to the next or the previous match |
With the mouse
| Gesture | What it does |
|---|---|
| Right-click the canvas | Open the search |
| Drag empty canvas | Pan |
| Wheel | Zoom |
| Double-click empty canvas | Zoom in |
| Double-click a node | Turn the 3D view to the node's geometry |
| Double-click a module definition | Go inside the module |
| Double-click a comment | Edit its text |
Verified against the product in October 2026