Keyboard Shortcuts & Editor Usage

Schemify is keyboard-driven. Most operations have single-key bindings. The editor supports a vim-like command mode for panel navigation.

Basic Navigation

Key	Action
W A S D	Pan the canvas
+ / -	Zoom in / out
Ctrl+0	Fit view to schematic
Esc	Cancel current action
Tab	Cycle focus between open schematics

Placing Elements

Key	Action
W	Place wire
I	Insert instance (opens symbol browser)
L	Place net label
P	Place port (ipin/opin/iopin)
B	Place bus
T	Place text annotation

Selection & Editing

Key	Action
Click	Select element
Shift+Click	Add to selection
Click+Drag	Rubber-band selection
A	Select all
Esc	Clear selection
M	Move selection
C	Copy selection
Delete / Backspace	Delete selection
R	Rotate selected instance
F	Flip (mirror) selected instance
E	Edit properties of selected element
Q	Edit instance parameters

Undo / Redo

Key	Action
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo

File Operations

Key	Action
Ctrl+S	Save current schematic
Ctrl+O	Open schematic
Ctrl+N	New schematic

Simulation

Key	Action
Ctrl+R	Generate netlist + run simulation
Ctrl+G	Generate netlist only

Hierarchy

Key	Action
H	Descend into selected subcircuit
Shift+H	Ascend to parent
Ctrl+H	Show hierarchy tree

View

Key	Action
G	Toggle grid
N	Toggle net labels
Ctrl+D	Toggle dark/light theme

Panel Navigation (vim-mode)

Open any plugin panel (if you have it installed) with its registered vim command:

:wv        # open Waveform Viewer
:sim       # open Simulation panel
:pdk       # open PDK/Volare panel
:opt       # open Optimizer

Mouse

Action	Effect
Left click	Select
Left drag on canvas	Pan
Scroll wheel	Zoom
Middle click drag	Pan
Right click	Context menu

Tips

• Double-clicking a wire starts a new wire segment from that point
• Esc during wire placement closes the wire at the last junction
• Hold Ctrl while placing to snap to nearby pins
• Shift+R rotates by 90° in the other direction