# Application short cut overlap

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/application-short-cut-overlap/7928>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [15 April 2020 03:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/application-short-cut-overlap/7928 "2020-04-15T03:56:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![jbum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jbum/32/3436_2.png) [@jbum](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jbum)\
**Post date:** [15 April 2020 03:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/application-short-cut-overlap/7928/1 "2020-04-15T03:56:45Z")

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The Application shortcut on the Mac which foregrounds Joplin, Cmd+Option+J is identical to (and shadows) a developer shortcut for Chrome which activates the debugger.

Is there a way to edit or deactivate Joplin application shortcuts to prevent this?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![tessus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/tessus/32/13_2.png) [@tessus](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tessus)\
**Post date:** [15 April 2020 05:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/application-short-cut-overlap/7928/2 "2020-04-15T05:23:51Z")

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No, we thought about removing the global shortcut again (until the new shortcut system is developed), but I am [still waiting](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/pull/2653#issuecomment-609487118) on Laurent’s input.

On the other side, why should Joplin be the app to change or deactivate the shortcut? Why don’t you change the shortcut in Chrome or ask Google to change it?

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**Author:** ![jbum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jbum/32/3436_2.png) [@jbum](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jbum)\
**Post date:** [15 April 2020 16:21 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/application-short-cut-overlap/7928/3 "2020-04-15T16:21:18Z")

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Changing the google shortcut is certainly a workaround, but I would much prefer to have the option to edit _any_ shortcut. It should be the user’s prerogative.

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**Author:** ![rabeehrz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/rabeehrz/32/2488_2.png) [@rabeehrz](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/rabeehrz)\
**Post date:** [15 April 2020 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/application-short-cut-overlap/7928/4 "2020-04-15T16:27:44Z")

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Hey @jbum,  
That feature is being worked on as part of GSoC.

> [@GSoC Idea - Custom keyboard shortcuts](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/gsoc-idea-custom-keyboard-shortcuts/6373):
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> this is the topic in regard to the above-mentioned topic. Anything on how to do this, how it shall be done, what features in shell include etc. is discussed here if an existing topic hasn’t been created yet, see idea description below. Your interest in this idea shall be announced here, otherwise, it gets easily lost as we would need to remember each introduction. This topic is used to update the specification of the idea as well, even if there is an existing topic, so interested students, wa…