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Keyboard Shortcuts

Global

Keys Action
Ctrl+O Open a file (same as File → Open…)
Ctrl+S Save the current file (same as File → Save). Works whichever pane has focus: tree, tables or hex view
Ctrl+Shift+S Save As…: write the current file to a new path
F5 Refresh: reload the current tab from disk
F1 or Alt+/ About PPEE (version and build details)
Esc Close the active dialog or cancel an edit

List views

Keys Action
Ctrl+C Copy the selected item
Ctrl+Shift+C Copy the selected row(s), tab-separated
Ctrl+A Select all rows
Ctrl+H Follow in Hex View: open the hex view on the bytes behind the hovered cell (or the selected row)
Ctrl+D Show Code: open the Code window at the code address in the cell
Double-click Edit the cell
Enter Commit an edit

Hex view

Keys Action
Ctrl+G Go to offset or RVA
Ctrl+F Find hex bytes or ASCII text
F3 Find next
Ctrl+C Copy selection as hex
Ctrl+V Paste hex bytes
Ctrl+A Select all
Tab Switch between the hex and ASCII columns
Up Down Left Right Move the caret
Page Up / Page Down Scroll by one page
Home / End Start / end of the row
Shift + arrows / Home / End Extend the selection from its anchor
0–9, A–F Edit the nibble under the caret (hex column)
Ctrl+D Show as Code: disassemble from the selection or caret

Code window

Keys Action
Double-click, Enter Follow the selected call or jump
Esc, Alt+Left Back
Alt+Right Forward
G Go to an address
X References / call sites of the selected instruction
Up / Down Previous / next instruction
Ctrl+C Copy the selected line

Saving

Ctrl+S saves only when there are unsaved edits. Ctrl+Shift+S (Save As…) works any time a file is open. The global shortcuts (Ctrl+O, Ctrl+S, Ctrl+Shift+S, F5) work whichever pane has focus.