Contents

Introduction
- Introduction
Keyboard Shortcuts
Accessibility status
- Accessibility status
Tool Modes
Selection
- Selection
Edge Modes
- Edge Modes
Viewport Navigation
- Viewport Navigation
Undo/Redo
- Undo/Redo
SVG Resource Definitions
- SVG Resource Definitions
SVG Metadata Namespace
- SVG Metadata Namespace
Metadata Round-Trip
- Metadata Round-Trip
Web-ready SVG export
- Web-ready SVG export
- Command surface
Platform Differences
- Platform Differences

Platform Differences

Updated Mar 14, 2026

Gauss adapts to platform conventions:

macOS: Uses Cmd as the primary modifier key
Linux/Windows: Uses Ctrl as the primary modifier key

All shortcuts using the "secondary" modifier (shown as Cmd on macOS) will automatically use Ctrl on other platforms.