Note for mac users: use can use cmd instead of ctrl!
Global
Ctrl + Alt + A – Add item (Windows/Linux desktop app)
Command + Control + A – Add item (macOS desktop app)
Alt – Show menu bar (desktop only)
Space – Quick add task
Shift + T – Quick add task (alias)
Shift + P – Quick add project
Shift + E – Quick add event
Shift + Space – Quick open project/category
Shift + I – Quick open Inbox
Shift + S – Open Task/Project search
Esc – Exit current dialog/overlay/pocket
S – Open Strategies
, – Open settings
? – Open shortcut help
T – Open timers
Shift + F – Go Fullscreen
Alt + D – Mark selected Tasks/Projects done (or not done)
Alt + F – Add filter
Alt + Shift + F – Remove last filter
Ctrl + Z – Undo
Ctrl + Y – Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Y – Redo (alias)
Input bar / title editing
Shift + Enter – Add task to top of list
# – Assign to category/project
#inbox – Send task to inbox
## – Assign to goal
load – Load a saved task
due – Add due date
review – Add review date
starts or | – Add start date
ends or = – Add end date
+ – Schedule task date
& – Plan task for week or month
@ – Add label
~ or ca. – Add time estimate
* – Add priority star, frog, or reward
$ – Add reward points
rp – Add reward points (optional, configure in strategy settings)
-- – Add note to task
, – Start adding subtasks if comma at end of task title
! – Assign task to section
: – Add an emoji to any task
Right – Expand selected category (while completing #)
Left – Go back to parent (while completing #)
p: – Added at start of task on creation (not on edit) turns task into project
Note Editing
Ctrl + S – Quick Save
Ctrl + Esc – Cancel edits since last save
Ctrl + Z – Undo
Ctrl + Y – Redo
Ctrl + C – Copy
Ctrl + V – Paste
Ctrl + X – Cut
Ctrl + B – Boldface
Ctrl + U – Underline
Ctrl + I – Italicize
Ctrl + Shift + X – Strike text (line through)
Ctrl + H – Highlight
Ctrl + K – Make link
Ctrl + Shift + 1 – Toggle big heading
Ctrl + Shift + 2 – Toggle medium heading
Ctrl + Shift + 3 – Toggle small heading
Ctrl + Shift + 7 – Toggle todo list
Ctrl + Shift + 8 – Toggle bulleted list
Ctrl + Shift + 9 – Toggle ordered list
Ctrl + ] – Toggle quote
Ctrl + Shift + \ – toggle code block
Ctrl + _ – Add divider
Ctrl + Shift + D – Insert current date
Ctrl + Shift + T – Insert timestamp
Ctrl + Shift + M – Toggle raw markdown
Keyboard interactions
Tab – Select first Task/Project in list (if nothing selected)
Tab – Focus on Task/Project title (if one item is selected)
Shift + N – Toggle note (if one Task/Project is selected)
Ctrl + A – Select all Tasks/Projects in list
E – Open quick edit (right click) menu for selected task/project
Enter – Open Task/Project dialog
N – Open note (if task is selected)
Up – Select previous Task/Project
Down – Select next Task/Project
Shift + Up – Also select previous Task
Shift + Down – Also select next Task
Ctrl + Click – Select multiple items
Shift + Click – Select everything in between
Shift + Enter – Open selected project in fullscreen view
Shift + D – Clone selected tasks
Alt + T – Add a task below selected task
Alt + Shift + T – Add a task above selected task
Alt + T – Add a task inside a selected project
Daily Tasks
◀ – Go back one day
Shift + ◀ – Go back one week
▶ – Go forward one day
Shift + ▶ – Go forward one week
Alt + (Shift) + ◀/▶ –Go back/forward one day (week) without changing current list
Ctrl + ▼ – Jump to today
M – Open Master List
D – Open dashboard
H – Open help resources
F – Go into focus mode (if turned on)
X – Open 'plan day' sidebar
Shift + M – Open 'plan day' sidebar (alias)
R – Open bulk reschedule
A – Focus task input
N – Toggle day note (if turned on)
Shift + N – Focus day note (if turned on)
O – Toggle chosen themes
C – Open calendar (if turned on)
P – Open planning overlay (if turned on)
W – Open week view (if turned on)
Z – Toggle sidebar (if turned on)
V – Open right panel
L – Toggle agenda/task list (if turned on)
1 – Zoom out on agenda (if agenda turned on)
2 – Zoom in on agenda (if agenda turned on)
Alt + T – Add task to bottom of list (when viewing my day or smart list and no tasks/projects selected)
Alt + Shift + T – Add task to top of list (when viewing my day or smart list and no tasks/projects selected)
Alt + P – Add project to bottom of list (when viewing my day or smart list and no tasks/projects selected)
Alt + Shift + P – Add project to top of list (when viewing my day or smart list and no tasks/projects selected)
Sidebar
/ – Search
Master List
X – Toggle sidebar
Shift + M – Toggle sidebar (alias)
L – Switch to List View
C – Switch to Column View
◀ – Navigate (Column View)
▶ – Navigate (Column View)
▲ – Navigate (Column View)
▼ – Navigate (Column View)
Shift + T – Add Task(s)
A – Add Task(s) (alias)
Shift + C – Add Category
Shift + P – Add Project
D – Mark selected project done (Column View)
Shift + Enter – Open Fullscreen View
Project/Category Fullscreen View
L – Show Task and Project List; press again to view Tasks and Notes
N – Show Notes; press again to view Tasks and Notes
B – Toggle backburner
E – Toggle edit dialog
G – Group items
Shift + T – Add task to project
Shift + P – Add subproject to project
Shift + C – Add subcategory to category
Shift + N – Focus Note
Focus Mode
◀ – Go back
▶ – Skip task
Enter or D – Check task off
P – Pause time tracking
Searchlist & Reschedule Dialog
Ctrl + A – Select all
Planning
X – Toggle master list sidebar
Shift + M – Toggle master list sidebar
V – Toggle week and month view
Week View
X – Toggle master list sidebar
Shift + M – Toggle master list sidebar
Shift + ◀ – Go back one week
◀ – Go back one day
▶ – Go forward one day
Shift + ▶ – Go forward one week
▼ – Go to today
Calendar
X – Toggle master list sidebar
Shift + M – Toggle master list sidebar
1 – Zoom out
2 – Zoom in
C – Toggle Controls sidebar
T – Toggle Time Totals sidebar
D – Open Day view
W – Open Week view, toggle Work Week view
M – Open Month view
◀ – Go back one day/week/month
Shift + ◀ – Go back one week/month/year
▶ – Go forward one day/week/month
Shift + ▶ – Go forward one week/month/year
Shift + drag – Copy timeblock
Ctrl + ▼ – Go to today/this week/this month
Timer Dialog
◀ – Create a Timer
▶ – Create a Tomato Timer
Tab – Select different input fields
Enter – Add Timer
Day Note Archive
◀ – Go to previous month
▶ – Go to next month
Habits
H – Toggle Today/All
A – Add Habit
Alt + F – Filter habits
Alt + G – Group habits
Quick Add
Enter – Add task/project
Shift + Enter – Add task/project and start working on it
▲ – Task mode
▼ – Project mode
Bulk Operations
Ctrl + C - Copy selected (as text) to clipboard
Delete - Delete selected items
Backspace - Delete selected items (alias)