editor basics
workspaces
Section titled “workspaces”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.
files and tabs
Section titled “files and tabs”- quick open: press
⌘P/ctrl+Pto search and open files by name - new file: press
⌘N/ctrl+Nto create a new file - close tab: press
⌘W/ctrl+Wor click the × on the tab - save: press
⌘S/ctrl+Sto save the current file
tabs show open files at the top of the editor. scroll horizontally if you have many tabs open.
autosave
Section titled “autosave”spacecake can automatically save files as you edit. enable autosave in workspace settings:
- click the gear icon in the sidebar (or navigate to Settings)
- toggle enable autosave on
when enabled, changes are saved to disk automatically - no need to press ⌘S / ctrl+S.
keyboard shortcuts
Section titled “keyboard shortcuts”| action | macos | windows/linux |
|---|---|---|
| open/switch workspace | ⌘O | ctrl+O |
| quick open file | ⌘P | ctrl+P |
| new file | ⌘N | ctrl+N |
| save file | ⌘S | ctrl+S |
| close tab | ⌘W | ctrl+W |
| toggle terminal | ctrl+` | ctrl+` |
| new terminal tab | ⌘T | ctrl+T |
| next terminal tab | ctrl+Tab | ctrl+Tab |
| previous terminal tab | ctrl+Shift+Tab | ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| focus editor | ⌘1 | ctrl+1 |
| refresh app | ⌘R | ctrl+R |
terminal
Section titled “terminal”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.