Ctrl+X

What does Ctrl+X do?

Found in 43 apps across 5 languages

What does Ctrl+X do?
App	Action	Category	Win / Mac
Affinity Designer	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Affinity Photo	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Audacity	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Claude Code	Kill background subagents	CLI Session	`CtrlXCtrlK` `CtrlXCtrlK`
Clip Studio Paint	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
DaVinci Resolve	Cut	Edit	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Emacs	Open file	File & Buffers	`CtrlXCtrlF` `CtrlXCtrlF`
Emacs	Save file	File & Buffers	`CtrlXCtrlS` `CtrlXCtrlS`
Emacs	Save as	File & Buffers	`CtrlXCtrlW` `CtrlXCtrlW`
Emacs	Kill buffer	File & Buffers	`CtrlXK` `CtrlXK`
Emacs	Switch buffer	File & Buffers	`CtrlXB` `CtrlXB`
Emacs	List all buffers	File & Buffers	`CtrlXCtrlB` `CtrlXCtrlB`
Emacs	Quit Emacs	File & Buffers	`CtrlXCtrlC` `CtrlXCtrlC`
Emacs	Undo	Editing	`CtrlXUCtrl_` `CtrlXUCtrl_`
Emacs	Split window horizontally	Windows & Frames	`CtrlX2` `CtrlX2`
Emacs	Split window vertically	Windows & Frames	`CtrlX3` `CtrlX3`
Emacs	Delete other windows	Windows & Frames	`CtrlX1` `CtrlX1`
Emacs	Delete current window	Windows & Frames	`CtrlX0` `CtrlX0`
Emacs	Switch to other window	Windows & Frames	`CtrlXO` `CtrlXO`
Evernote	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
GIMP	Cut	Edit & Selection	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
GNU nano	Exit	File	`CtrlX` `⌃X`
Google Docs	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Google Sheets	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Google Slides	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Illustrator	Cut	Edit	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
InDesign	Cut	Edit And Type	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Inkscape	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Kate	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX`
Krita	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
LibreOffice Calc	Cut	File & Edit	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
LibreOffice Writer	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Miro	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Notepad++	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX`
OneNote	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
PowerPoint	Cut	Editing Slides	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
REAPER	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Sublime Text	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Unity	Cut	Hierarchy & Objects	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Visual Studio	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX`
VS Code	Cut line (empty selection)	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Webflow	Cut	Elements	`CtrlX` `⌘X`
Word	Cut	Editing	`CtrlX` `⌘X`

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