# Need workaround: CMD+number shortcuts conflict with Collabora Online **URL:** \ **Category:** User Support\ **Tags:** english-en\ **Created:** [May 22, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/need-workaround-cmd-number-shortcuts-conflict-with-collabora-online/4689 "2026-05-22T14:23:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![petarmarj](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/petarmarj/32/2236_2.png) [@petarmarj](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/petarmarj)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/need-workaround-cmd-number-shortcuts-conflict-with-collabora-online/4689/1 "2026-05-22T14:23:12Z")
Hello everyone, I’m a complete newcomer to this community, so I hope this is the right place to ask. I would really like to use Nextcloud together with the Collabora Online integration as a long-term replacement for Google Drive. With every new release, I keep hoping that one particular issue has been solved. Unfortunately, so far without success. I strongly prefer keyboard-driven workflows and avoid using the mouse whenever possible. For example, on macOS in Chromium-based browsers, I switch between tabs using shortcuts like `CMD+1`, `CMD+2`, `CMD+3`, etc. These are habits I’ve trained over many years and would prefer not to change. However, these shortcuts regularly cause frustration in Collabora: - In **Writer** , `CMD+1` formats text as Heading 1. - In **Calc** , the same shortcut opens formatting-related dialogs/panels. As far as I can tell, there is no way to disable or remap these keyboard shortcuts, either in Collabora or via configuration. So my question to the community is: - Is this a known issue? - Are there existing workarounds or solutions? - Is shortcut customization or disabling application shortcuts planned for future versions? I’d appreciate any advice. Thank you. `COOLWSD version: 25.04.9.4 (git hash: 4610258811 )` `LOKit version: Collabora Office 25.04.9.4 (git hash: bbf180856f)` `Served by: unknown` `Server ID: b635b1af` `WOPI host: nextcloud 33.0.3.2 - richdocuments 10.1.3` ---
**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/need-workaround-cmd-number-shortcuts-conflict-with-collabora-online/4689/2 "2026-05-24T14:29:41Z")
Hi @petarmarj and welcome to Collabora Online forum 🙂 Thanks for the detailed report. Keyboard-driven workflows are very common among power users, so your feedback definitely makes sense. What you are seeing is currently a known limitation in Collabora Online. Shortcuts like `CMD`/`CTRL` + number are captured by the editor itself (inherited from LibreOffice shortcuts), which conflicts with browser tab switching on macOS + Chromium browsers. At the moment there is no built-in way to disable or remap those shortcuts. As temporary workarounds, you could try: - `Ctrl+Tab` / `Ctrl+Shift+Tab` for tab switching, - Firefox (behavior may differ slightly), - or browser extensions that remap shortcuts. This would actually be a very nice enhancement for Collabora Online. If possible, could you please help by opening an issue in the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/CollaboraOnline/online/issues/new/choose)? That would help developers track and discuss the feature request. Thanks again and welcome to the community 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/1X/326930fc3c4344f7b3daaa009c34a90206dee4be.png) [@system](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/need-workaround-cmd-number-shortcuts-conflict-with-collabora-online/4689/3 "2026-06-23T14:30:38Z")
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