Keyboard Shortcuts

AgenToDo is built for speed. Most actions have keyboard shortcuts, and many work as bare keys — no modifiers needed when you're not editing text. Learn these and you'll rarely touch the mouse.

Navigation

Move around the app without leaving the keyboard.

Shortcut Action
⌘OQuick Open — fuzzy find anything
⌘EFocus Command Bar
⌘FSearch
⌘[Go Back (navigation history)
⌘]Go Forward (navigation history)
⌘⌥SToggle Sidebar
⌘⌥IToggle Inspector
← / →Calendar day navigation
⌘← / ⌘→Calendar week navigation
TReturn to today (calendar view)
⌘RRefresh sync (manual pull)

Tasks

Create, complete, and manage tasks at full speed.

Shortcut Action
⌘NNew Task
SpaceComplete task (or toggle selected checklist items)
FFlag task
DDrop task
TFocus tag field
⌘ReturnEnrich with AI
⌘DDuplicate Task
⌘'Edit Note
⇧⌘RMark Reviewed
⌘⌫Drop Task
↑ / ↓Navigate task selection
Shift+ClickRange select
⌘+ClickToggle select
⌘↑ / ⌘↓Reorder task
Tab / ⇧TabNavigate between fields when editing inline

Tab Navigation

When editing a task inline or in Quick Entry, Tab walks through every editable field. ⇧Tab goes backward. Fields cycle in order:

Shortcut Action
TabNext field: title → tags → people → due date → project → estimate → notes → title
⇧TabPrevious field (reverse order)

Organization

Structure your tasks into projects and hierarchies.

Shortcut Action
⇧⌘!Convert to Project
⇧⌘]Add Inside (nest under selected)
⇧⌘[Add Outside (add at parent level)
⌥⌘]Indent
⌥⌘[Outdent
⌥⌘GGroup into Project
⌥⌘1Convert to Task
⌥⌘2Convert to Idea
⌥⌘3Convert to Note

System

Global shortcuts and housekeeping.

Shortcut Action
⌃⌥SpaceQuick Entry (global, works from any app — configurable in Settings)
⌘ZUndo
⌘⇧ZRedo
⌘KClean Up

Tips for Speed

  • Bare keys are your best friend. When a task is selected (not being edited), single keys like Space, F, D, and T work instantly. No modifier gymnastics needed.
  • Quick Open over clicking. ⌘O lets you jump to any project, tag, or area by typing a few characters. Faster than navigating the sidebar.
  • Keyboard triage workflow: Use ↑/↓ to move through tasks, Space to complete, F to flag, D to drop. You can process an entire inbox in seconds.
  • Reorder without drag. Select a task, then ⌘↑/⌘↓ to move it up or down in the list.
  • Tab through fields. When editing a task, Tab cycles through every field (title, tags, people, due date, project, estimate, notes) so you never need to click between them.