Keyboard Shortcuts

adbt relies heavily on intuitive, Vim-like keyboard navigation. Here is a cheat sheet of all available shortcuts.

Global

Key	Action
q / Ctrl+C	Quit
Esc	Back / Cancel
↑ ↓ / k j	Navigate
Enter	Select / Confirm

While typing in a form, search box, or the Input screen, q is sent to the field instead of quitting.

Dashboard

Key	Action
d	Devices
i	Device Info
l	Logcat
a	App Manager
f	File Explorer
m	Performance Monitor
t	Intent Tester
p	Port Forwarding
s	Input Sender

Every screen returns to the Dashboard with Esc. On screens with a search box, filter, or open form, the first Esc closes that instead.

Devices

Key	Action
↑ ↓ / k j	Navigate
w	Pair wirelessly
r	Refresh
Enter	Select device

App Manager

Key	Action
↑ ↓ / k j	Navigate
/	Search
← →	Filter (All / User / System)
Space	Select / deselect app
Enter / l	Launch
i	Install APK
e	Extract APK to host
s	Force Stop
x	Clear Data
u	Uninstall (selected, or current)
r	Reload list

File Explorer

Key	Action
↑ ↓ / k j	Navigate
Enter	Open folder
Backspace	Go Up
p	Pull file
u	Push file
n	New folder
d	Delete
r	Refresh

Logcat

Key	Action
s	Start / stop streaming
c	Clear buffer
← →	Cycle log level filter
p	Filter by package or PID
/	Search
w	Save buffer to a file

Device Info

Key	Action
↑ ↓ / k j	Navigate actions
Enter	Run highlighted action
c	Start scrcpy
w	Toggle Wi-Fi
s	Toggle screen
p	Screenshot
v	Start / stop recording
r	Reboot
R	Reboot to recovery
b	Reboot to bootloader

Performance Monitor

Key	Action
↑ ↓	Scroll
Esc	Back

Input Sender

Key	Action
Enter	Send the typed text
Backspace	Delete the last character
Tab	Toggle live keystroke capture
Ctrl+B	Send Back
Ctrl+H	Send Home
Ctrl+R	Send Recents

In live capture mode every keystroke is forwarded to the device as you press it, including Enter, Backspace, and the arrow keys.

Intent Tester

Key	Action
n	New intent
← →	Mode (Activity / Broadcast)

Port Forwarding

Key	Action
↑ ↓ / k j	Navigate
a	Add forward
d	Remove selected forward
← →	Mode (Forward / Reverse)
r	Refresh