---
id: settings.what-are-the-default-keyboard-shortcuts
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-are-the-default-keyboard-shortcuts
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Keyboard shortcuts"
question: "Which shortcuts can I set in Settings → Shortcuts, and what are their defaults?"
alt_questions:
  - "Default shortcuts Storage Studio"
  - "Default shortcuts in Storage Studio settings"
  - "What does ⌃⇧J do in Storage Studio?"
  - "Global hotkeys list Storage Studio settings"
short_answer: "Defaults: ⌃Space opens the Apps grid, ⌃⇧J opens the Junk Yard, ⌃⇧C saves the clipboard to Junk, ⌃⇧N makes a new note and ⌃⇧D moves the curtain. Change them in Settings → Shortcuts."
tags: ["shortcuts", "hotkeys", "keyboard"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-do-i-change-a-storage-studio-shortcut", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/why-doesnt-my-storage-studio-shortcut-work"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Which shortcuts can I set in Settings → Shortcuts, and what are their defaults?

All global shortcuts live together in **Settings → Shortcuts** and work from any app. The defaults are:

- **⌃ Space** — open the Apps grid.
- **⌃⇧ J** — open the Junk Yard.
- **⌃⇧ C** — save the clipboard to Junk.
- **⌃⇧ N** — new note.
- **⌃⇧ D** — switch the Junk Yard curtain between top and right.

Each can be switched off or changed to another combination from the list.