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editor basics

a workspace is a folder you’re working in. switch workspaces with ⌘O / ctrl+O or by clicking the sidebar header.

your home folder (~/.spacecake) is always available for notes that aren’t tied to a specific project.

  • quick open: press ⌘P / ctrl+P to search and open files by name
  • new file: press ⌘N / ctrl+N to create a new file
  • close tab: press ⌘W / ctrl+W or click the × on the tab
  • save: press ⌘S / ctrl+S to save the current file

tabs show open files at the top of the editor. scroll horizontally if you have many tabs open.

spacecake can automatically save files as you edit. enable autosave in workspace settings:

  1. click the gear icon in the sidebar (or navigate to Settings)
  2. toggle enable autosave on

when enabled, changes are saved to disk automatically - no need to press ⌘S / ctrl+S.

actionmacoswindows/linux
open/switch workspace⌘Octrl+O
quick open file⌘Pctrl+P
new file⌘Nctrl+N
save file⌘Sctrl+S
close tab⌘Wctrl+W
toggle terminalctrl+`ctrl+`
new terminal tab⌘Tctrl+T
next terminal tabctrl+Tabctrl+Tab
previous terminal tabctrl+Shift+Tabctrl+Shift+Tab
focus editor⌘1ctrl+1
refresh app⌘Rctrl+R

the integrated terminal lives at the bottom of the screen. toggle it with ctrl+`, or click and drag the top edge to resize. it supports multiple tabs — press ⌘T / ctrl+T to open a new tab, and ctrl+Tab to switch between them.

see the terminal guide for the full details on tabs, shell integration, and keyboard shortcuts.