diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index ad1a322..7c2e4b6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ fn menu_node(app: &mut SoundApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, n: &MenuNode, extra: &[(&str
     let (enabled, checked) = item_state(app, &n.path, id.as_deref());
     let label = if checked { format!("✔ {}", n.label) } else { n.label.clone() };
     let shortcut = id.as_deref().and_then(soundcraft_engine::find_command).and_then(|c| c.shortcut).unwrap_or("");
-    let btn = egui::Button::new(label).shortcut_text(shortcut);
+    let btn = egui::Button::new(label).shortcut_text(crate::shortcuts::shortcut_label(shortcut, ui.ctx().os().is_mac()));
     if ui.add_enabled(enabled, btn).clicked()
         && let Some(id) = id
     {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/palette.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/palette.rs
index 6291aea..916087b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/palette.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/palette.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut SoundApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
                     let l = ui.selectable_label(sel, &e.label);
                     ui.label(egui::RichText::new(&e.path).small().color(t.text_dim));
                     ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
-                        ui.label(egui::RichText::new(&e.shortcut).font(mono(10.0)).color(t.text_dim));
+                        let sc = crate::shortcuts::shortcut_label(&e.shortcut, ctx.os().is_mac());
+                        ui.label(egui::RichText::new(sc).font(mono(10.0)).color(t.text_dim));
                     });
                     l
                 });
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
index 15141c8..856a45d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
@@ -239,6 +239,41 @@ fn tab_clip(app: &mut SoundApp, back: bool) {
     }
 }
 
+/// Shortcut text for display. The registry stores macOS-style strings ("Cmd+N"); off macOS the Cmd
+/// modifier is the Ctrl key. Mac-only Control chords ("Cmd+Ctrl+S") have no key there, so they show nothing.
+pub fn shortcut_label(s: &str, mac: bool) -> String {
+    if mac || !s.split('+').any(|p| p == "Cmd") {
+        return s.to_string();
+    }
+    if s.split('+').any(|p| p == "Ctrl") {
+        return String::new();
+    }
+    s.split('+').map(|p| if p == "Cmd" { "Ctrl" } else { p }).collect::<Vec<_>>().join("+")
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod label_tests {
+    use super::shortcut_label;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cmd_becomes_ctrl_off_mac() {
+        assert_eq!(shortcut_label("Cmd+N", false), "Ctrl+N");
+        assert_eq!(shortcut_label("Cmd+Shift+W", false), "Ctrl+Shift+W");
+        assert_eq!(shortcut_label("Cmd+Alt+B", false), "Ctrl+Alt+B");
+        assert_eq!(shortcut_label("Cmd+,", false), "Ctrl+,");
+        assert_eq!(shortcut_label("Shift+R", false), "Shift+R");
+        assert_eq!(shortcut_label("Cmd+Ctrl+S", false), "");
+        assert_eq!(shortcut_label("", false), "");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unchanged_on_mac() {
+        for s in ["Cmd+N", "Cmd+Shift+W", "Cmd+Alt+B", "Shift+R", "Cmd+Ctrl+S"] {
+            assert_eq!(shortcut_label(s, true), s);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::{mods_match, parse, search_chord};
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/windows.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/windows.rs
index 332a46f..1a98e79 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/windows.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/windows.rs
@@ -429,11 +429,12 @@ pub fn io_setup(app: &mut SoundApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
 /// Setup › Keyboard Shortcuts.
 pub fn shortcuts_window(app: &mut SoundApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
     let mut open = app.ui.show_shortcuts;
+    let mac = ctx.os().is_mac();
     win(ctx, &mut open, "Keyboard Shortcuts", vec2(520.0, 480.0), |ui| {
         egui::ScrollArea::vertical().show(ui, |ui| {
             egui::Grid::new("sc").num_columns(3).striped(true).show(ui, |ui| {
                 for c in soundcraft_engine::command_specs().iter().filter(|c| c.shortcut.is_some()) {
-                    ui.label(egui::RichText::new(c.shortcut.unwrap_or("")).font(mono(11.0)));
+                    ui.label(egui::RichText::new(crate::shortcuts::shortcut_label(c.shortcut.unwrap_or(""), mac)).font(mono(11.0)));
                     ui.label(c.label);
                     ui.label(egui::RichText::new(c.menu.join(" › ")).small());
                     ui.end_row();