Default Shortcuts

note

You can customize any of the shortcuts as explained in Shortcut Configuration.

Save / cancel conventions

• Escape always cancels changes and closes dialogs instantly without asking questions.
• Enter and Ctrl+Enter save and close the current editor/dialog without asking questions.

Item creation

Key	Action
i	Create an Inbox item
n	Create a New item in the current view
Shift+n	Create a New item in the current view at the top
p	Create a Project
b	Create a Notebook
Ctrl+e	Quick capture dialog.

List navigation and quick editing

Key	Action
j / down	Select next item
k / up	Select previous item
enter	Edit currently selected item
Alt + Enter	Open associated project
Alt + Enter	Edit current project / notebook
:	Trigger the command entry mode
f	Toggle focus for the selected item
space	Complete the selected item
d	Toggle due date for the selected item
x	Move item to trash
[/left	Collapse item description
]/right	Expand item description
Alt+[/Alt+left	Collapse all items in the current view
Alt+]/Alt+right	Expand all items in the current view
Shift+down/Shift+up or Shift+j/Shift+k	Move item down/up

Sidebar navigation

Key	Action
1	Open Inbox
2	Open Next
3	Open Waiting
4	Open Scheduled
5	Open Someday/Maybe
6	Open Focus
7	Open Projects
8	Open Notebooks
9	Open Archive
0	Open Trash
backspace	Navigate back
Alt+j / Alt+down	Select next sidebar item
Alt+k / Alt+up	Select previous sidebar item

Switching between areas

Key	Action
Shift + 0	Select All Areas
Shift + 1	Select area #1
...
Shift + 9	Select area #9
Shift+0	Select Unassigned

Other shortcuts

Key	Action
h	Open help
t	Open tag manager
s or /	Search items (non-archived, non-deleted)
Ctrl+,	Open application settings
F11	Make the window full-screen