TL;DR: ever wanted to reset the Seq events screen quickly, deselecting active signals, clearing the filter box, and resetting the date range? In Seq 2025.1, now in preview, that'sCtrl `, followed byc. You can learn about this shortcut and others by pressingCtrl Spacein any screen.
The Seq engineering team all lean heavily on command palettes implemented by the tools we use. In Seq 2025.1, we're bringing that experience to Seq, too! 😎
Pressing Ctrl Space on any screen opens the command palette, with direct access to actions in the current screen, quick navigation to other parts of the Seq application, and a listing of keyboard shortcuts:
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Launching the Command Palette
There are two ways to launch the command palette. We've already seen the Ctrl Space keyboard shortcut. That's Ctrl on all operating systems including macOS, where it's marked with an up-arrowhead ⌃. Right there in the middle of the top navigation bar is the other launcher, a minimized search box that you can click in to open up the palette:
To dismiss the command palette without selecting any command, press Esc.
Activating Commands
If the command you're looking for is immediately shown, you can click it to activate it immediately.
For most commands, typing part of the command name in the "find" box will narrow the list down until it's shown:
When you've found the command you need, if it's at the top of the list, pressing Enter will be the quickest way to activate it. Alternatively, you can:
- Click it,
- Select it using the up and down arrow keys, before pressing
Enterto activate it, or - Press its keyboard shortcut, if it has one.
Keyboard Shortcuts
We've already seen Ctrl Space, one of the globally-available, top-level shortcuts which opens the command palette.
The other widely-available top-level command is Ctrl /, which sets focus to the first search or "find" box shown on the screen.
Since browsers and operating systems bind handlers to just about every other easily-reachable key combination, other shortcuts are sequences beginning with the Ctrl ` shortcut. To activate these, first press and release Ctrl `, then within a second or so, press the key corresponding to the shortcut.
Here are four favorites you can use on the Events screen:
Ctrl `thenx— exclude events matching the current searchCtrl `thenc— clear the search box, deselect activated signals, and reset the selected date rangeCtrl `thenr— refresh the current search or query resultsCtrl `thenm— open the custom date range picker
These shortcuts are all new in Seq 2025.1, so we're relying on your feedback to improve and expand the set. Let us know how we're doing!
When can I use this?
The latest Seq 2025.1 preview is ready to download now, or pull from Docker Hub as datalust/seq:preview. Our target for a 2025.1 RTM is late Q1, or early Q2, this year.
We're shipping preview builds on a regular cadence to introduce a tonne of greate new features. If you like what you see, have questions, or spot issues we can fix, please let us know in the comments!