# Keyboard centric design

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/keyboard-centric-design/1452>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/keyboard-centric-design/1452 "2025-09-15T10:28:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![kosmotaur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/kosmotaur/32/993_2.png) [@kosmotaur](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/kosmotaur)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/keyboard-centric-design/1452/1 "2025-09-15T10:28:48Z")

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## 🚀 Feature Request

As a power user, I need a keyboard shortcut to quickly switch between input modes (search, research, project) in Perplexity.

## 🔍 Problem Statement

Currently, mode switching requires mouse interaction, which interrupts the flow for keyboard-centric workflows.

## 💡 Proposed Solution

Add keyboard shortcuts to mode switching. Consider making this a core design attribute. Everything that can be interacted with, can be interacted without using the mouse.

## 🔄 Alternatives Considered

Hacking together scripts using macOS accessibility features. Really don’t want to do that, but I will if I have to.