Keyboard shortcuts
Every AFTERLIFE keyboard binding — transport, timeline, world, view and help — matching the in-app shortcuts sheet exactly.
Every binding below is also available in-app under ? — this page
mirrors that sheet exactly.
Transport
| Keys | Does |
|---|
| Space | Play / pause |
| . | Step forward one generation |
| [ / ] | Speed down / up |
Timeline (ribbon focused)
| Keys | Does |
|---|
| ← / → | Move one generation |
| Shift + ← / → | Jump one keyframe interval (64 gens) |
| Home / End | Jump to window start / present |
World
| Keys | Does |
|---|
| ← ↑ → ↓ | Pan the camera |
| + / − | Zoom in / out |
| Scroll / pinch | Zoom at pointer |
| D / E / P / S | Draw / erase / pan / select tool |
| G | Toggle grid |
| R | Rotate stamp (or the selection’s contents, if one is active) |
| F | Flip stamp (or the selection’s contents, if one is active) |
| Z | Undo last edit |
View
| Keys | Does |
|---|
| 1–8 | Render lens — life / age / activity / lineage / immigration / quadlife / velocity / neighbors |
| V | Presentation mode |
| C | Cinematic mode — auto-pan, full-screen, hands-off (any input pauses it; Esc exits) |
| A | Toggle Acid Art mode — ASCII/glyph rendering, the modulation field, colour automation |
| ? | This sheet |
| Esc | Close dialog / panel / presentation, or cancel the current selection / armed stamp |
Help
| Keys | Does |
|---|
| Compass icon | What is this? — a short explanation, and the tour |
| L | Logbook — a naturalist's record of what you've witnessed |
| Replay tour | Walks through every feature again, from the button below |