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While convenient and quick to use, hotkeys provide access to functions that would otherwise be impossible to perform. There are three important groups of hotkeys: interface, player, and machines. Machines hotkeys only work when the crosshair is pointed at a specific machine.
Hotkeys are grouped by context, and the game switches context on its own: walking, driving and working inside a screen each listen to a different set. Everything below is the default binding. All of them can be reassigned in the settings, and a binding accepts a key combination, not only a single key.
 
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== Interface ==
== Movement ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Key !! Action !! Notes
|-
| W A S D || Move || —
|-
| Mouse || Look || —
|-
| Space || Jump || Also ascends while flying.
|-
| C || Crouch || Descends while flying. Crouching also prevents falling off the edge of a block.
|-
| Left Shift || Sprint || On a boat the same key is the throttle boost.
|-
| F || Change movement mode || Toggles flight, or uses the steampack or jetpack.
|-
| Shift + F || Switch Creative mode || Only in a world created in Creative mode.
|}
 
== Building and the world ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Key !! Action !! Notes
! Key / Command !! Action !! Notes / Description
|-
| Left Mouse Button || Use the item in hand || Hold to mine with the Multitool. Press to place a block, hold to lay a run of them.
|-
| Right Mouse Button || Open the block || Opens the interface of the machine or block under the crosshair.
|-
| Shift + Right Mouse Button || Secondary action of the held item || The Multitool opens its settings this way.
|-
| Ctrl + Left Mouse Button || Take from the block's outputs || Pulls a machine's finished output straight into your inventory. Cmd on macOS. Works on chests, conveyors and robot arms as well, and takes from outputs only.
|-
| Middle Mouse Button || Recipes of the item under the crosshair || Opens the recipes that make it and the recipes that use it.
|-
| R || Rotate || Turns the placement preview. Hold Shift or Alt while rotating to work in another plane.
|-
| T || Use the block in place || Presses the block's own control without opening it. With no block under the crosshair, gets you into a vehicle you are standing next to.
|-
| Q || Pick block || Takes the block under the crosshair into your hand: in Creative mode always, otherwise only if you have one in the inventory.
|-
| Alt + Q || Empty hand || Puts down whatever the cursor is carrying.
|-
| G || Throw item || —
|-
| Y || Toggle replace mode || Replaces a block with the one in hand, of the same tier or another, and hides the block face outlines.
|-
|-
| Esc || General menu || —
| Up / Down Arrow || Raise / lower the build layer || —
|-
|-
| E || Inventory || —
| Mouse Wheel || Vertical offset of the preview || —
|-
|-
| J || Research || —
| Ctrl + Z || Undo || Cmd + Z on macOS. A dragged run of blocks undoes in one press.
|-
|-
| X || Highlight machine inputs and outputs || —
| Ctrl + Y || Redo || Cmd + Y on macOS.
|-
|-
| M || Map || —
| Ctrl + C || Copy block settings || Writes the settings of the block under the crosshair to the clipboard.
|-
|-
| / || Toggle interface display || —
| Ctrl + V || Paste block settings || Applies the copied settings to the block under the crosshair.
|-
|-
| Y || Toggle replace mode || Replace mode allows you to replace any compatible machines and blocks with the same or different tiers, and also hides block face outlines.
| L || Toggle flashlight || Needs a flashlight in the lighting slot.
|}
 
== Tools ==
 
These select a tool directly, without taking a hotbar slot for it. Pressing the same combination again puts the tool away.
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Key !! Tool
|-
|-
| 1-9 || Select item on hotbar || In settings, you can add three additional hotbars using Shift, Ctrl, and Alt.
| Alt + Z || [[Multitool]]
|-
|-
| Tab || Command console || Includes catalog and research search, adding queries to favorites, and a calculator.
| Alt + X || Screwdriver
|-
| Alt + V || Ground Leveling Tool
|}
|}


== Player ==
== Hotbar ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Key !! Action !! Notes
! Key !! Mode !! Function !! Notes
|-
|-
| LMB || Hold / Press || Use item in hands || Using the Multitool requires holding; placing blocks and machines requires pressing; placing multiple blocks or machines requires holding.
| 1 – 9, 0 || Select a hotbar slot || Selecting the slot you are already holding frees your hands.
|}
 
== Interface ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Key !! Opens !! Notes
|-
| E || Inventory || —
|-
| M || Map || —
|-
|-
| W || Hold || Move forward || —
| J || Research || —
|-
|-
| A || Hold || Move left || —
| B || Quest book || —
|-
|-
| S || Hold || Move back || —
| X || Machine input and output icons || Shows which face of every machine takes a resource and which gives one.
|-
|-
| D || Hold || Move right || —
| . || Hide the interface || For screenshots.
|-
|-
| Shift || Hold || Sprint || —
| Enter || Chat || —
|-
|-
| C || Hold || Crouch || Prevents falling off edges of blocks when used.
| / || Command console || The same field as the chat, opened in command mode. See [[Cheats]].
|-
|-
| Space || Press || Jump || —
| Esc || Menu, or close the open screen || —
|-
|-
| F || Toggle / Press || Toggle flight / Use stimpack or jetpack || —
| Backspace || Back, in the recipe browser || —
|-
|-
| Shift + F || Toggle || Toggle Creative mode || —
| Alt + Backspace || Forward, in the recipe browser || —
|}
|}


== Machines ==
== Vehicles ==
 
While you are driving, these replace the movement keys.
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Key !! Action
| RMB || Interact with block/machine || —
|-
| W / S || Throttle forward / back
|-
|-
| MMB || Related recipes window || —
| A / D || Steer
|-
|-
| Ctrl + RMB || Collect from block outputs || Works with any machines and blocks, including Crates, Conveyors, Robot Arms, etc., collects only from outputs.
| Mouse || Look
|-
|-
| Shift + RMB || Multitool settings || Works only with the Multitool in hand.
| Left Shift || Boost (boat)
|-
|-
| Q || Eyedropper tool || In Creative mode, allows you to take the same block into your hand; outside Creative mode, it will take the block into your hand only if it is in your inventory.
| Space || Handbrake
|-
| T || Leave the vehicle
|}
|}
[[Category:Guides{{#translation:}}]]

Latest revision as of 10:35, 5 September 2026

Hotkeys are grouped by context, and the game switches context on its own: walking, driving and working inside a screen each listen to a different set. Everything below is the default binding. All of them can be reassigned in the settings, and a binding accepts a key combination, not only a single key.

Movement

Key Action Notes
W A S D Move —
Mouse Look —
Space Jump Also ascends while flying.
C Crouch Descends while flying. Crouching also prevents falling off the edge of a block.
Left Shift Sprint On a boat the same key is the throttle boost.
F Change movement mode Toggles flight, or uses the steampack or jetpack.
Shift + F Switch Creative mode Only in a world created in Creative mode.

Building and the world

Key Action Notes
Left Mouse Button Use the item in hand Hold to mine with the Multitool. Press to place a block, hold to lay a run of them.
Right Mouse Button Open the block Opens the interface of the machine or block under the crosshair.
Shift + Right Mouse Button Secondary action of the held item The Multitool opens its settings this way.
Ctrl + Left Mouse Button Take from the block's outputs Pulls a machine's finished output straight into your inventory. Cmd on macOS. Works on chests, conveyors and robot arms as well, and takes from outputs only.
Middle Mouse Button Recipes of the item under the crosshair Opens the recipes that make it and the recipes that use it.
R Rotate Turns the placement preview. Hold Shift or Alt while rotating to work in another plane.
T Use the block in place Presses the block's own control without opening it. With no block under the crosshair, gets you into a vehicle you are standing next to.
Q Pick block Takes the block under the crosshair into your hand: in Creative mode always, otherwise only if you have one in the inventory.
Alt + Q Empty hand Puts down whatever the cursor is carrying.
G Throw item —
Y Toggle replace mode Replaces a block with the one in hand, of the same tier or another, and hides the block face outlines.
Up / Down Arrow Raise / lower the build layer —
Mouse Wheel Vertical offset of the preview —
Ctrl + Z Undo Cmd + Z on macOS. A dragged run of blocks undoes in one press.
Ctrl + Y Redo Cmd + Y on macOS.
Ctrl + C Copy block settings Writes the settings of the block under the crosshair to the clipboard.
Ctrl + V Paste block settings Applies the copied settings to the block under the crosshair.
L Toggle flashlight Needs a flashlight in the lighting slot.

Tools

These select a tool directly, without taking a hotbar slot for it. Pressing the same combination again puts the tool away.

Key Tool
Alt + Z Multitool
Alt + X Screwdriver
Alt + V Ground Leveling Tool

Hotbar

Key Action Notes
1 – 9, 0 Select a hotbar slot Selecting the slot you are already holding frees your hands.

Interface

Key Opens Notes
E Inventory —
M Map —
J Research —
B Quest book —
X Machine input and output icons Shows which face of every machine takes a resource and which gives one.
. Hide the interface For screenshots.
Enter Chat —
/ Command console The same field as the chat, opened in command mode. See Cheats.
Esc Menu, or close the open screen —
Backspace Back, in the recipe browser —
Alt + Backspace Forward, in the recipe browser —

Vehicles

While you are driving, these replace the movement keys.

Key Action
W / S Throttle forward / back
A / D Steer
Mouse Look
Left Shift Boost (boat)
Space Handbrake
T Leave the vehicle
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