Keyboard Shortcuts

jolt is fully keyboard-driven. Here’s a complete reference of all shortcuts.

Process List

Key	Action
`Enter` / `Space`	Expand/collapse process group
`K`	Kill selected process (with confirmation)
`m`	Toggle merge mode (group similar processes)
`o`	Cycle sort column (PID/Name/CPU/Mem/Energy)
`O`	Toggle sort direction (asc/desc)

Key	Action
`g`	Cycle graph metric (Battery → Power → Split → Merged)

Key	Action
`t`	Open theme picker
`a`	Cycle appearance mode (Auto → Dark → Light)
`+` / `=`	Increase refresh rate (faster updates)
`-`	Decrease refresh rate (slower updates)

Key	Action
`q` / `Esc`	Quit (or close dialog)
`Ctrl+c`	Force quit

When the theme picker is open (press t):

Key	Action
`↑` / `k`	Previous theme
`↓` / `j`	Next theme
`Enter` / `Space`	Apply selected theme
`a` / `←` / `→`	Toggle preview appearance (dark/light)
`i`	Open theme importer
`Esc` / `t` / `q`	Close theme picker

When the theme importer is open (press i in theme picker):

When history view is open (press h):

Key	Action
`←` / `[`	Previous period (Today/Week/Month/All)
`→` / `]` / Tab	Next period
`s`	Open settings
`Esc` / `q`	Close history

When settings is open (press s):

Key	Action
`↑` / `k`	Navigate settings up
`↓` / `j`	Navigate settings down
`Enter` / `Space`	Toggle boolean / open selector
`→` / `l` / `=`	Increment numeric values
`←` / `-`	Decrement numeric values
`Esc` / `s` / `q`	Close settings

When battery details is open (press b):

Key	Action
`Esc` / `b` / `q`	Close battery details

When kill confirmation is shown (press K on a process):

Key	Action
`y` / `Y` / `Enter`	Confirm kill
`n` / `N` / `Esc`	Cancel kill
`Tab` / `←` / `→`	Toggle kill signal (graceful/force)

jolt supports vim-style navigation throughout: