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Application menu

Kora ships a native macOS menu bar with the standard structure. Most items also have a keyboard shortcut; the shortcut set is also listed in Keyboard shortcuts.

Item Action
About Show app info
Check for Updates… Trigger an immediate update check; opens the update popup if a newer version is found
Settings… Open Settings (Cmd + ,)
Hide / Hide Others / Show All Standard macOS window handling
Quit Quit Kora
Item Shortcut Action
New Chat Cmd + N Create a new session in the active project
Open Folder… Cmd + O Attach a local or remote folder to the active project
Import Session… Cmd + Shift + I Import a previously exported session
Export as Markdown Cmd + Shift + E Export the active session as Markdown
Export as JSON Cmd + Shift + J Export the active session as JSON
Copy Session Copy the active session’s JSON to the clipboard
Close Tab Cmd + W Close the active chat tab

Undo · Redo · Cut · Copy · Paste · Select All are managed natively by macOS. Kora adds:

Item Shortcut Action
Find… Cmd + F Open Global Search
Find in Session Cmd + Shift + F Open Find in Session for the active session
Item Shortcut Action
Toggle Sidebar Cmd + \ Show/hide the left sidebar
Toggle File Explorer Cmd + Shift + \ Show/hide the file explorer
Toggle Editor Panel Cmd + E Show/hide the code editor
Toggle Logs Cmd + L Show/hide the logs panel
Theme → City (Gray) Switch to the default dark theme
Theme → Slate (Blue) Switch to the blue-tinted dark theme
Theme → Anne (Purple) Switch to the purple-tinted dark theme
Theme → Alpine (Green) Switch to the green-tinted dark theme
Theme → Morning (Light) Switch to the light theme (editors stay dark)
Cycle Mode Cmd + Shift + M Cycle the execution mode (Ask → Plan → Debug → Build)
Zoom In / Out / Actual Size Cmd + = / - / 0 Adjust UI zoom
Enter Full Screen Cmd + Ctrl + F Toggle full screen

Standard macOS Minimize and Zoom items.

Item Action
Kora Documentation Open this documentation site
Report Issue Open the issue tracker
  • Menu bar is missing → it is the native macOS menu bar at the top of the screen, not inside the Kora window. Switch to Kora (Cmd + Tab) to reveal it.
  • Theme switch has no effect → the editor (Monaco) keeps its own theme; only the rest of the UI changes. This is intentional, for readability.
  • Copy Session does nothing → there is no active session. Open or select one first.