Desktop (Electron) native menus

Web Slima uses in-app toolbars; the desktop (Electron) build adds OS-level native menus — some actions are easier to reach from the native menu. This article covers the six top-level menus (File / Edit / View / Navigate / Window / Help, plus an app menu on macOS); exact items / shortcuts vary by platform + Slima version.

Six top-level menus (common structure)

File

Includes:

• New Book (⌘⇧N / Ctrl+Shift+N)
• New Chapter (⌘N / Ctrl+N, when an editor is open)
• Save (⌘S / Ctrl+S, when an editor is open)
• Export Book
• Settings (Windows here; on macOS it lives in the leftmost app menu)
• Quit

Edit

Standard system edit items:

• Undo / Redo
• Cut / Copy / Paste
• Delete / Select All

View

Includes:

• Zen Mode (⌘D / Ctrl+D)
• Sidebar (⌘B / Ctrl+B)
• AI Panel (⌘⇧A / Ctrl+Shift+A)
• Outline (⌘⇧O / Ctrl+Shift+O)
• Zoom in / Zoom out / Reset zoom (browser-level zoom)
• Full screen (F11)

Navigate

Includes:

• Home
• Writing Studio
• Beta Readers
• Account
• Quick Open (⌘P / Ctrl+P)

Window

Standard system window items: Minimize / Zoom / Close.

Help

Includes:

• Keyboard Shortcuts (⌘/ / Ctrl+/)
• Check for Updates
• About Slima (Windows here; on macOS it lives in the app menu)

Desktop vs web differences

	Web	Desktop
Native menu	In-app toolbar	OS menu bar
Auto-update	Reload tab	App checks and installs
Global shortcuts	Conflicts with browser	More stable

See: Desktop install and features

Exact shortcuts

Each menu item usually shows its OS shortcut on the right (e.g. ⌘N / Ctrl+N). Most reliable way to check: open the native menu and read the actual displayed key.

Related

• Desktop app install
• Desktop OAuth login
• Full keyboard shortcut list
• Context menus