List of hotkeys/shortcuts
JDownloader contains two types of hotkeys: All hotkeys which are performing actions that are also available as buttons in the toolbar or actions in the context menu can be user defined in the respective menu editors. All other hotkeys are hardcoded.
All hotkeys are for the GUI version of JDownloader. There are no hotkeys for our my.jdownloader.org webinterface available!
Hardcoded hotkeys:
Hotkey |
Action |
CTRL + TAB |
Switch between main tabs (mostly downloadlist/linkgrabber/settings[if opened]) |
CTRL + F |
Search in bottom searchbar (Downloadlist and linkgrabber) |
CTRL + Click selected packages (Click on expand- package) |
Expands/collapses all selected packages |
CTRL + Click One package |
Expands/collapses selected package and all packages below |
SHIFT + CTRL + Click One package |
Expands/collapses selected package and all packages above |
Modifyable hotkeys:
Hotkey |
Action |
ALT + HOME |
Move selected file(s)/package(s) to top |
ALT + UP |
Move selected file(s)/package(s) up |
ALT + DOWN |
Move selected file(s)/package(s) down |
ALT + END |
Move selected file(s)/package(s) to bottom |
CTRL + C |
Copy link/package information/downloadlink (use the menu editor to define what to copy and also read this) |
CTRL + L |
Add new links |
CTRL + O |
Add container |
CTRL + P |
Open Settings tab |
CTRL + Q |
Exit JDownloader |
CTRL + R |
Trigger Reconnect |
CTRL + S |
Start/Stop downloads |
CTRL + U |
Trigger update |
CTRL + SHIFT + R |
Restart JDownloader |
F2 |
Rename files/packages, pressing this hotkey after selecting multiple files/packages will open a mass rename window with RegEx rename capabilities |
DEL |
Delete file/package |

How to find the respective menu editors: Rightclick in the downloadlist/linkgrabber/toolbar -> Open menu editor
We've collected a lot of user feedback regarding hotkey handling. Here is a small list of popular forum threads containing suggestions:
You can find more threads in our forum by searching for hotkey .
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