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# Switch workspaces from the keyboard

> Press W anywhere in Paradime to open a workspace switcher, then a digit to jump, arrows to navigate, or type to filter. Also in the command bar.

*September 22, 2026*

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Switching workspace meant reaching for the mouse and opening a dropdown with no filter. Press **W** anywhere in the platform and a switcher opens on the sidebar workspace row, with the search box focused.

* **Press 1 to 9** to jump straight to a numbered workspace, or use the arrow keys and `Enter`.
* **Type to filter.** Matching is tiered: exact name, then whole-name prefix, then the start of a word inside the name, then anywhere, alphabetical within each tier. So `data` finds `mst-f1-data-bq` on the word, not on a stray letter mid-name.
* **The digits follow the list.** With fewer than ten workspaces every row keeps a permanent digit. Past that, the workspaces you have visited in this browser float to the top under **Recent** and hold the low numbers.
* **The workspace you are in is pinned** under the search box and marked **CURRENT** rather than listed, so no digit is spent on a row that goes nowhere. **View all workspaces** sits at the foot of the panel for when you want to manage them rather than jump.
* **It is in the command bar too.** Open `⌘K` and type `switch`, useful anywhere a bare keystroke is not appropriate. The panel opens over the Code IDE the same way it does anywhere else.

Because `W` is a single letter with no modifier, modifier-less shortcuts now stay inert while you are typing: in inputs, textareas, dropdowns and dialogs. Shortcuts carrying a modifier, such as `⌘B`, are unchanged. One trade-off comes with the digits: you cannot type a number into the search box, so workspaces with digits in the name are matched on their other characters.

Recents are kept in your browser, so they do not follow you between machines yet.

See [Workspaces](/guides/paradime-fundamentals/workspaces-and-data-mesh). Shipped in Paradime v6.13.0.


## Related topics

- [Changelog](/changelog/overview.md)
- [Workspaces and data mesh](/guides/paradime-fundamentals/workspaces-and-data-mesh.md)
- [Workspace Management](/products/dino-ai/mcp-server/workspace-management.md)
- [Paradime MCP server: connect AI clients to your data](/products/dino-ai/mcp-server/index.md)
- [Terminal](/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/terminal.md)
