Keyboard Shortcuts

Every core action in PingRoute has a shortcut, so managing flows never interrupts watching the data. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl in place of Cmd.

Flow & Tab Management

Open new flow tabCmd / Ctrl + T
Close active flow tabCmd / Ctrl + W
Switch to flow tab 1 through 9Cmd / Ctrl + 1–9

Probing Controls

Start / Pause active flow probingCmd / Ctrl + R
Open probing parameters & settingsCmd / Ctrl + S

Data & Export

Open telemetry export dialogCmd / Ctrl + E
Open target directory & favoritesCmd / Ctrl + D

System

Open system network diagnosticsCmd / Ctrl + Shift + N

A typical workflow

  1. 1
    Open a flow

    Press Cmd/Ctrl+T, enter a hostname or IP as the target, and set your ping interval.

  2. 2
    Start probing

    Press Cmd/Ctrl+R to start. Hop rows populate as traceroute discovers each hop, and telemetry begins streaming.

  3. 3
    Compare routes

    Switch to 2-Flow Split or 4-Flow Grid view to run more targets side by side, assigning any open tab to any pane.

  4. 4
    Inspect a hop

    Click a hop number to open the Hop Inspector for its full metric breakdown and trend chart.

  5. 5
    Export or save

    Press Cmd/Ctrl+E to export as ASCII, CSV, or JSON, or Cmd/Ctrl+D to save the target to your directory for next time.