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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 LinuxmacOSWhat it does
Ctrl+Z⌘ZUndo the last change on the canvas
Ctrl+Y⌘YRedo it
Ctrl+click⌘+clickAdd a node to the selection
Ctrl+drag on empty canvas⌘+dragSelect every node the box touches
EscEscClear the selection
Ctrl+C⌘CCopy the whole script, while no node is selected
Ctrl+V⌘VPaste a copied Rete script: at once on an empty canvas, otherwise asking whether to Merge it with the script or Overwrite it
Ctrl+S⌘SSave, in a project on bitbybit.dev
F4F4Swap Canvas: switch between the canvas and the 3D view, when split screen is off
KeyWhat it does
EnterIn 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​

GestureWhat it does
Right-click the canvasOpen the search
Drag empty canvasPan
WheelZoom
Double-click empty canvasZoom in
Double-click a nodeTurn the 3D view to the node's geometry
Double-click a module definitionGo inside the module
Double-click a commentEdit its text

Verified against the product in October 2026