Charles Proxy

Session / File

Windows Shortcuts	macOS Shortcuts	Name	Description
Main Session Operations
`Ctrl` + `N`	`⌘Cmd` + `N`	New Session	Create a new empty session. Clears the current workspace and prepares the environment for capturing new traffic. Recommended to use before starting a new debugging task.
`Ctrl` + `O`	`⌘Cmd` + `O`	Open Session	Open a previously saved session file (.csurl). Allows restoring configured filters, map local/rewrite rules, and request history from a previous session.
`Ctrl` + `S`	`⌘Cmd` + `S`	Save Session	Save the current session to a file. Includes request history, configured filters, and compilation rules. The file is saved in Charles Session format.
`Ctrl` + `⇧Shift` + `S`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `S`	Save Session As	Save the session with a new name or in a different format. Opens a dialog to choose the file path and name. Useful when duplicating a session with minor changes.
`Ctrl` + `W`	`⌘Cmd` + `W`	Close Session	Close the current tab/session. If the session contains unsaved changes, a confirmation dialog will be shown.
`Ctrl` + `Q`	`⌘Cmd` + `Q`	Quit Charles	Fully exit the Charles Proxy application. Before closing, prompts to save the current session if there are unsaved changes.
`Ctrl` + `P`	`⌘Cmd` + `P`	Print	Print the current session data. Formats requests and responses as a report for printing or saving to PDF.
Workspace
`Ctrl` + `⇧Shift` + `R`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `R`	Clear Session	Fully clear the current session — delete all captured requests and responses. Requests are permanently removed; proxy settings remain unchanged.

Recording / Proxy

Windows Shortcuts	macOS Shortcuts	Name	Description
Recording and Proxy Management
`Ctrl` + `R`	`⌘Cmd` + `R`	Start / Stop Recording	Start or stop recording HTTP/HTTPS traffic. When started, the proxy begins capturing all network requests configured in the system. When stopped, recording is paused but data is preserved in the session.
`Ctrl` + `T`	`⌘Cmd` + `T`	Throttling	Enable/disable network throttling (speed limiting). Allows simulating slow network connections (3G, EDGE, slow DSL) for testing application performance.
Settings
`Ctrl` + `⇧Shift` + `P`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `P`	Proxy Settings	Open the proxy settings dialog. Allows changing the proxy port (default 8888), configuring excluded hosts, and choosing the proxy mode (system/browser/custom).
`Ctrl` + `⇧Shift` + `A`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `A`	SSL Proxying Settings	Open SSL Proxying settings for capturing HTTPS traffic. Allows enabling/disabling SSL capture and adding domain exclusions. Important: requires installing the Charles certificate in the system.

Edit / Search

Windows Shortcuts	macOS Shortcuts	Name	Description
Editing
`Ctrl` + `C`	`⌘Cmd` + `C`	Copy	Copy the selected item (header, request/response body, URL) to the clipboard. Supports copying depending on context — raw body, headers, URL, etc.
`Ctrl` + `V`	`⌘Cmd` + `V`	Paste	Paste clipboard content into the current field or selected area. Used in the request/response editing panel.
`Delete`	`⌫Backspace`	Remove Entry	Delete the selected entry from the request list. The request is completely removed from the current session and cannot be recovered without re-recording traffic.
`Ctrl` + `A`	`⌘Cmd` + `A`	Select All	Select all items in the current container — requests, headers, body. Useful for bulk copying.
Search
`Ctrl` + `F`	`⌘Cmd` + `F`	Find	Open the search panel for requests and responses. Allows searching by URL, headers, request/response body. Supports exact match and case-sensitive search.
`F3`	`⌘Cmd` + `G`	Find Next	Go to the next match after the current search query. Similar to search with automatic transition to the next result.
`⇧Shift` + `F3`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `G`	Find Previous	Go to the previous match. Works in reverse direction from the current search position.

Windows Shortcuts	macOS Shortcuts	Name	Description
Navigation and Zoom
`Ctrl` + `+`	`⌘Cmd` + `+`	Zoom In	Increase the zoom level of the Charles interface. Useful for reading small headers and response bodies on large screens.
`Ctrl` + `-`	`⌘Cmd` + `-`	Zoom Out	Decrease the zoom level of the interface. Allows seeing more request rows at once.
`Ctrl` + `0`	`⌘Cmd` + `0`	Reset Zoom	Reset interface zoom to default (100%). An alternative to sequentially reducing the zoom.
`F5`	`⌘Cmd` + `R`	Refresh View	Refresh the current panel display. Reloads the visual representation of the request — useful after changing proxy settings or if the interface freezes.
Pane Switching
`Tab`	`⇥Tab`	Next Pane	Switch focus to the next panel in the session window (e.g., from the request tree to the Headers panel, then to Body, XML/JSON, Hex view).
`⇧Shift` + `Tab`	`⇧Shift` + `⇤BackTab`	Previous Pane	Switch focus to the previous panel. Reverse direction navigation between request view panels.

Tools

Windows Shortcuts	macOS Shortcuts	Name	Description
`Ctrl` + `⇧Shift` + `M`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `M`	Map Local	Open the Map Local tool to replace remote responses with local files. Allows substituting API responses with content from disk — useful for testing edge cases and custom scenarios.
`Ctrl` + `⇧Shift` + `E`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `E`	Rewrite Tool	Open the Rewrite Tool panel for automatic modification of requests/responses on the fly. Supports regular expressions and substitution — changing URLs, headers, response bodies.
`Ctrl` + `⇧Shift` + `B`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `B`	Breakpoints	Manage breakpoints. When enabled, the request is paused before sending or responding, allowing you to inspect and modify data in real time.
`Ctrl` + `⇧Shift` + `T`	`⌘Cmd` + `⇧Shift` + `T`	Repeat Advanced	Open the advanced repeat request menu. Allows selecting a specific request from history and sending it again with modification settings (URL, headers, body, delays).

Tree / Request Navigation

Windows Shortcuts	macOS Shortcuts	Name	Description
`↑Up` / `↓Down`	`↑Up` / `↓Down`	Navigate Requests	Navigate through the request list in the session tree. Highlights the selected request and updates view panels (Headers, Body, etc.).
`→Right`	`→Right`	Expand Node	Expand a node in the request tree. Reveals nested sub-requests (e.g., requests to resources within an HTML page: CSS, JS, images).
`←Left`	`←Left`	Collapse Node	Collapse a node in the request tree. Hides nested sub-requests, leaving only the parent request visible.
`⏎Enter`	`⏎Return`	Open Request Details	Open a detailed view of the selected request. Switches focus to view panels: URL, HTTP Headers, Raw Request/Response, XML, JSON, Hex view.