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Please help with verifying or updating older sections of this article. At least some were last verified for version 2.0.
This article is for the PC version of Stellaris only.
This article is for the PC version of Stellaris only.
User interface
Contents
Main Menu
| N | New Game |
| M | Multiplayer |
| L | Load Game |
| C | Credits |
| S | Settings |
| E | Exit |
| ESC | Close active menu |
Interface Menu
| F1 | Government |
| F2 | Contacts |
| F3 | Situation Log |
| F4 | Technology |
| F5 | Planet and Sectors |
| F6 | Policies and Edicts |
| F7 | Factions |
| F8 | Traditions |
| F9 | Expansion Planner |
| F10 | Ship Designer |
| Z | 1st tab in active menu |
| X | 2nd tab in active menu |
| C | 3rd tab in active menu |
| V | 4th tab in active menu |
| ESC | Close active menu Open main menu |
Government Menu - F1
| Z | Government |
| X | Budget |
| C | Demographics |
| ESC | Close Government menu |
Map Modes Menu
| ^Ctrl + Z | Empire Map Mode |
| ^Ctrl + X | Diplomatic Map Mode |
| ^Ctrl + C | Opinion Map Mode |
| ^Ctrl + V | AI Attitude Map Mode |
Situation Log Menu - F3
| Z | Situation Log |
| X | Victory |
| ESC | Close Situation Log menu |
Technology Menu - F4
| Z | Physics |
| X | Society |
| C | Engineering |
| V | Researched Technologies |
| ESC | Close Technology menu |
Planet Menu
| Z | Planet Summary |
| X | Surface |
| C | Armies |
| V | Spaceport |
| B | Build |
| Q | Go to |
| ESC | Close Planet menu |
Ship Menu
| G | Merge |
| H | Stop |
| B | Return |
| C | Move |
| X | Attack target |
| T | Fleet stance |
| V | Split fleet |
| Q | Go to |
| ESC | Close Ship menu |
| Delete | Disband ship |
| ⇧Shift | Add an action to fleet's action queue |
| ^Ctrl + ⇧Shift | Add an action to the top of a fleet's action queue |
General
| ⇆Tab | cycles through your star-systems |
| ⇧Shift + ⇆Tab | cycles backwards through your star-systems |
| Q | Camera Focus Go To selected |
| E M |
Open/Close Galaxy Map |
| Alt | Details Mapmode |
| 🏠 Home Backspace |
Go to home system |
| F | System search |
| L | Multiplayer Chat |
| O | Outliner Open/Close |
| RMB | Dismiss notification Unassign leader Go To outliner object |
| CTRL + ALT + Left click | "Ping" a location in multiplayer |
| 1, 2, 3... | Select control group |
| ^Ctrl + 1, 2, 3... | Create control group (a quick way to select a world or fleet) |
| ⇧Shift + LMB | Add fleet to selection |
| LMB Double-Click | Focus on double-clicked object |
Camera
| W A S D MMB + drag |
Pan camera |
| RMB + drag | Rotate camera (system/galaxy) Free rotation around Focused object |
| R | Reset camera rotation |
| ^Ctrl + F9 | Hide user interface |
Game speed
| Numpad + | Increase game speed |
| Numpad - | Decrease game speed |
| ␣ Space | Pause Unpause |
Take screenshot
| F11 | Screenshot | PNG (lossless) Stored in ~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/screenshots |
| F12 | Steam overlay screenshot | JPG (lossy) To access files: go to Steam Library, right-click Stellaris, select "View screeenshots" |
References
| Game | Features • Achievements • Game Settings • Ironman • Mods |
| Guides | Beginner's guide • User interface • Hotkeys • Multiplayer • Console commands |
| Development | Patches • Downloadable content • Developer diaries • Modding |
| Community | Communities • Jargon |
