#11493·Trilium

Better Find & Replace Keyboard Navigation

Author: rcswiftCreated Sep 14, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026

Describe feature

This is a very minor but frequent annoyance.

When I press Ctrl+f to get the Find and Replace dialog on a note the cursor is conveniently, automatically placed in the 'Find' field. After entering my search term I'd like to be able to press Tab to jump directly to the 'Replace' field and start typing there.

The current behavior of Tab is to cycle through the controls in the Find and Replace pane in a linear order:

  • Find Textbox
  • Prev Arrow
  • Next Arrow
  • Case Sensitive Checkbox
  • Match Words Checkbox
  • Close
  • Replace Textbox
  • Replace Button
  • Replace All Button

Could the tabbing order of those fields be reordered so that 'Replace' follows 'Find' for easier entry?

Furthermore, currently pressing Enter with the cursor in the 'Find' box jumps to the next match and Shift+Enter jumps to the previous match which is nice. Similar shortcuts for the 'Replace' box would be nice:

  • Enter to replace the next match
  • Shift+Enter to replace the previous match
  • Ctrl+Enter to replace all matches

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