Command Palette

Last updated: May 2025

The Command Palette provides quick access to GitKraken Desktop actions, files, repositories, and settings.

Open the Command Palette

You can launch the Command Palette in three ways:

• Use the keyboard shortcut:
  • Cmd + P on macOS
  • Ctrl + P on Windows/Linux
• Click the icon in the top-right toolbar
• Go to the Help menu → Open Command Palette

Available Command Categories

Below is a list of supported commands grouped by category.

Repo

• Close Tab
• Open Repo
• Open in file manager
• Open in External Editor
• Open in External Diff/Merge Tool
• Open in terminal
• Repo Management: Clone
• Repo Management: Init
• Repo Management: Open
• Perform Repo Maintenance

Settings

• Configure Git Flow
• Configure LFS
• Configure GPG Signing
• Initialize LFS on this repo
• Join the Light side / Join the Dark side
• Manage Account
• Settings
• Switch to Profile + profile name

View

• Decrease Zoom
• Increase Zoom
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Reset Zoom
• Toggle Left Panel
• Toggle Commit Detail Panel
• Toggle Syntax Highlighting
• Toggle Theme

History

• Blame + filename
• History + filename
• Search Commits + message / sha / author

Core

• Redo
• Undo

File

• Create File + filename
• Delete File + filename
• Open File + filename
• View File + filename
• Edit File + filename
• Discard all changes
• Stage all changes
• Unstage all changes

Stash

• Stash: Apply
• Stash: Create
• Stash: Pop

Branch

• Create Branch
• Create Tag
• Create Annotated Tag
• Fetch All
• Pull
• Push
• Rename Branch
• Start Pull Request
• View Working Directory Changes

Checkout

• Checkout + {branch name}

Patch

• Create patch from all working directory changes
• Apply patch

Logs

• Activity logs
• View Error Logs
• View Performance Logs
• View Release Notes