Settings Esc or Ctrl+Shift+, to close
Theme
Catppuccin
Tokyo Night
Rose Pine
Gruvbox
Dracula
Kanagawa
Kindle
Liquid
Custom
Running Apps Super Actions Animations
▶Layout
▶Tint Color
▶Blur
High Contrast
Balanced
Soft
Darkest and most readable
▶Font
Installed font name
▶Font Color
▶Border
Global
Show or hide Look from any app
Core launcher
TabSelect next result
Shift+TabSelect previous result
Up / DownMove selection
Ctrl+CCopy the selected file/folder: paste it as a file in a file manager, as its path anywhere else
Ctrl+IIn clipboard history: paste the selected clip into the app you came from (text or image)
Ctrl+DMove selected file/folder to Trash; on Trash pin, confirm Y/N to empty
Ctrl+DMove selected file/folder to Recycle Bin; on Recycle Bin pin, confirm Y/N to empty
Ctrl+K / Ctrl+JShow the selected result's actions; inside it, Ctrl+J / Ctrl+K move, Esc closes
Ctrl+EEdit selected file/folder in your preferred editor
Ctrl+TOpen a terminal at the selected file/folder
Ctrl+FReveal selected item in file manager
Ctrl+OToggle the selected result's quick action (e.g. Bluetooth)
Ctrl+EnterSearch query on Google
Ctrl+/Enter command mode
:cmdJump to a command from home (e.g. :calc 2+2, :kill chrome, :sys, :pomo)
Ctrl+PPick / unpick item
Ctrl+Shift+PClear all picks
Ctrl+Shift+,Open/close settings panel
Ctrl+Shift+;Reload .look/config
Ctrl+Shift+CSwitch split / compact until Look quits (config unchanged)
Ctrl+Shift+HHide the selected app from Look
Ctrl+=Zoom in UI scale
Ctrl+-Zoom out UI scale
Ctrl+0Reset UI scale
EscBack to app list (in command mode)
Search prefixes
a"Apps-only query
f"Files-only query
d"Folders-only query
r"Regex query
c"Clipboard history query
ci"Copied images query (newest first)
rc"Recent files/folders query (newest first, optional filter)
Clipboard history
EnterCopy selected history item back to clipboard
DeleteRemove selected clipboard item from history
Pomodoro (/pomo)
SpaceStart / pause the active session
RReset the timer back to idle
PToggle music play / pause
Mouse / key idleAfter 5s, panel fades to clock-only standby; any input restores
Panels
Ctrl+Shift+,Open/close theme and docs panel
Ctrl+Shift+;Reload .look/config
Save ConfigWrite current UI settings to .look/config
Theme controls
Appearance tabTint, blur material, blur opacity
Advanced tabBackground, indexing, privacy, logging controls
Shortcuts tabIn-app keyboard documentation
This panel is intended as living documentation. We can add command and workflow docs here as features grow.
Tips: t"word for web EN/VI/JA translation | /kill to force quit apps
▶Web answers
Inline answers + Google autocomplete over HTTPS
On-device AI (model that rewrites queries, drafts answers) is macOS-only.
▶Background
No background image
Center
Fill
Stretch
Duplicate
Fill area and crop edges
▶Indexing
How many directory levels to index
Max files indexed per refresh
Refresh index automatically when file/app changes
Toggle non-system drives to scan them
▶Privacy & Logs
Error
Warn
Info
Debug
Error only by default; use Info/Debug for troubleshooting
▶Startup
Start Look automatically when you sign in
Run lookapp from a terminal; open a new one after enabling
▶Config File
Regenerate a fresh default config file
▶Rendering
Fixes ghost trails on WebKitGTK stacks that smear. Requires restart.
Fallback if the GPU toggle doesn't help. Drops blur, keeps tint.