Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
aMule provides a set of built-in keyboard and mouse shortcuts for navigating and controlling the application. These shortcuts are hard-coded and cannot be customized or reassigned.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Window | Action |
|---|---|---|
Enter | Networks / eD2k | Connect to the selected server |
Enter | Searches | Start a search (search box) or download/expand the selected result |
Enter | Downloads | Preview the selected file (only if it is completed or a preview is available) |
Enter | Messages | Open a chat with the selected user |
Del | Downloads / Networks / Messages | Remove the selected item: cancel the download, remove the server, or remove the friend |
| Any character | All | In a list: jump to the item whose first-column value starts with the typed string (resets after 1.5 s; pressing the same letter repeatedly cycles through matches) |
Ctrl+A | All | Select all items in the current list |
Ctrl+C | Networks / ED2K Info / Kad Info | Copy the selected rows (or the whole panel) to the clipboard as tab-separated label/value pairs |
Ctrl+Q | All | Exit aMule |
F1 | All | Open the online help wiki in your browser (only when no modifier key is held) |
F2 | Downloads | Rename the selected download (part files only, not completed files) |
F2 | Shared Files | Rename the selected shared file |
Mouse Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Window | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Double-click | Networks / eD2k | Connect to the selected server |
| Double-click | Searches | Download the selected result (or expand/collapse it if it has children) |
| Double-click | Downloads | Preview the selected file (only if it is completed or a preview is available) |
| Middle-click | Downloads | Show the file details for the selected file |
| Double-click | Messages | Open a chat with the selected user |
| Double-click | Statistics | Expand or collapse the selected statistics node |
| Click on a column header | All | Sort the list by that column (toggles ascending/descending) |
| Right-click on a column header | All | Show a menu to toggle which columns are visible |
| Right-click on an item | All | Open the item's context menu |
| Right-click → Copy | Networks / ED2K Info / Kad Info | Copy the selected rows (or the whole panel) to the clipboard |
| Middle-click or right-click on a tab | All | Close the tab or open the tab menu |
| Click or double-click | System tray icon | Show or hide the main window |