Keyboard Shortcuts
This page lists every keyboard shortcut registered in Hypertask for Windows/Linux and Mac.
App shell surfaces
Section titled “App shell surfaces”| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Inbox | 1 | 1 |
| Board | 2 | 2 |
| Table | 3 | 3 |
| Calendar | 4 | 4 |
| Toggle AI chat | 5 | 5 |
| Search | 6 | 6 |
Global Shortcuts
Section titled “Global Shortcuts”| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcuts | ? | ? |
| Settings | ¥ | ¥ |
| Search | / | / |
| Set priority | P | P |
| Set task size | S | S |
| Add tags | T | T |
| Remove notification | E | E |
| Move focus down | J | J |
| Move focus up | K | K |
| Move focus | ← + ↑ + ↓ + → | ← + ↑ + ↓ + → |
| Open Hypertask Command | Ctrl + K | Cmd + K |
| Use snippet | ; | ; |
| Show or hide archived tasks on board | G then X | G then X |
| Exit (go back) | Esc | Esc |
| Archive task or comment | Ctrl + E | Cmd + E |
| Delete task | # | # |
| Go to task board | G then B | G then B |
| Go to inbox archives | G then R | G then R |
| Go to running timers | G then T | G then T |
| Go to reminders | G then H | G then H |
| Go to trash | G then # | G then # |
| Go to all tasks | G then A | G then A |
| Go to inbox | G then I | G then I |
| Go to snippets | G then ; | G then ; |
| Go to archived tasks | G then E | G then E |
| Go to starred | G then S | G then S |
| Go to pinned | G then P | G then P |
| Go to drafts | G then D | G then D |
| Go to scheduled tasks | G then U | G then U |
| Go to calendar | G then C | G then C |
| Cycle focus forward | Tab | Tab |
| Cycle focus backward | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Switch boards | Alt + 0-9 | Ctrl + 0-9 |
| Switch Kanban boards | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B |
| Set due date | Shift + D | Shift + D |
| Move task to a different board | Shift + M | Shift + M |
| Toggle voice dictation | Ctrl + Shift + N | Cmd + Shift + N |
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Add task | C | C |
| Add sub-task | Ctrl + Shift + + | Cmd + Shift + + |
| Add task at top | Ctrl + Shift + C | Cmd + Shift + C |
| Add task at bottom | Shift + C | Shift + C |
| Open task | Enter | Enter |
| Next view | ] | ] |
| Previous view | [ | [ |
| Move focus to top | gg | gg |
| Move focus to bottom | GG | GG |
| Move task down | Shift + J + ↓ | Shift + J + ↓ |
| Move task up | Shift + K + ↑ | Shift + K + ↑ |
| Move task right | Shift + L + ↓ | Shift + L + ↓ |
| Move task left | Shift + H + ↑ | Shift + H + ↑ |
| Move task to the left | Shift + L + ← | Shift + L + ← |
| Sort Kanban board | Shift + S | Shift + S |
| Toggle table layout | Shift + T | Shift + T |
| Show task options | Ctrl + Shift + + | Cmd + Shift + + |
| Move task to the right | Shift + H + → | Shift + H + → |
| Assign a user | A | A |
Task View
Section titled “Task View”| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Activate description/comment or reply to comment | Enter | Enter |
| Save/edit text entry | Ctrl + Enter | Cmd + Enter |
| Write with AI | Ctrl + J | Cmd + J |
| Assign a user | A | A |
| Add a comment | Ctrl + M | Cmd + M |
| Switch boards | Alt + 0-9 | Ctrl + 0-9 |
| Expand summary | I | I |
| Expand single comment | O | O |
| Expand all comments | Shift + O | Shift + O |
| Toggle history events | Ctrl + Shift + H | Cmd + Shift + H |
| View all links | Ctrl + O | Ctrl + O |
| Write Comment | Ctrl + M | Ctrl + M |
| Edit Description | Ctrl + D | Ctrl + D |
| Edit Title | F2 | F2 |
| Delete comment | Ctrl + Shift + 3 | Cmd + Shift + 3 |
| Paste as plain text | Ctrl + Shift + V | Cmd + Shift + V |
| View all sub-tasks | Ctrl + O | Ctrl + O |
| Share task | Ctrl + S | Cmd + S |
| Show task options | Ctrl + Shift + + | Cmd + Shift + + |
| Private share link (URL only) | Ctrl + Shift + : | Cmd + Shift + : |
| Private share link (Title + URL) | Ctrl + : | Cmd + : |
| Public share link (URL only) | Ctrl + Shift + . | Cmd + Shift + . |
| Public share link (Title + URL) | Ctrl + . | Cmd + . |
| Copy task ID | Ctrl + Shift + I | Cmd + Shift + I |
| Copy task title and ID | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I |
| Star task | Alt + S | Alt + S |
| Star comment | Ctrl + Shift + S | Cmd + Shift + S |
| Pin comment | Ctrl + Shift + P | Cmd + Shift + P |
| Follow task | F | F |
| Unfollow task | Alt + F | Alt + F |
| Speech to text | Ctrl + Shift + D | Cmd + Shift + D |
| Dictate and Improve | Ctrl + Shift + F | Cmd + Shift + F |
| Discard draft | Ctrl + Shift + , | Cmd + Shift + , |
Saving new task
Section titled “Saving new task”| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Save | Ctrl + Enter | Cmd + Enter |
| Save and close | Ctrl + Alt + Enter | Cmd + Option + Enter |
| Save and create new task | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Enter | Cmd + Option + Shift + Enter |
AI Chat
Section titled “AI Chat”| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle AI chat | Ctrl + Shift + ? | Cmd + Shift + ? |
| Reset session | Ctrl + Shift + O | Cmd + Shift + O |
| Focus chat input | Ctrl + Q | Ctrl + Q |
| Send message | Enter | Enter |
Format
Section titled “Format”| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Tiptap menu | / | / |
| Add Video Embed | Ctrl + Y | Cmd + Y |
| Autocomplete sentence | 2xTAB | 2xTAB |
| Add a line break | Shift + Enter | Shift + Enter |
| Italicize | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I |
| Underline | Ctrl + U | Cmd + U |
| Quote | Ctrl + Shift + B | Cmd + Shift + B |
| Highlight | Ctrl + Shift + H | Cmd + Shift + H |
| Code | Ctrl + E | Cmd + E |
| Bullet list | Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Cmd + Shift + 8 |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Cmd + Shift + Z |
| Apply normal text style | Ctrl + Alt + 0 | Cmd + Option + 0 |
| Apply heading style 1 | Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Cmd + Option + 1 |
| Apply heading style 2 | Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Cmd + Option + 2 |
| Apply heading style 3 | Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Cmd + Option + 3 |
| Apply heading style 4 | Ctrl + Alt + 4 | Cmd + Option + 4 |
| Apply heading style 5 | Ctrl + Alt + 5 | Cmd + Option + 5 |
| Apply heading style 6 | Ctrl + Alt + 6 | Cmd + Option + 6 |
| Code block | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C | Cmd + Option + Shift + C |
| Code | Ctrl + Shift + C | Cmd + Shift + C |
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Select ALL | Ctrl + Shift + E | Cmd + Shift + E |
| Select all from current split | Ctrl + A | Cmd + A |
| Select message | X | X |
| Bulk Archive | Shift + E | Shift + E |
| Bulk Reminder | Shift + H | Shift + H |
| Archive notification | E | E |
| Open task | Enter | Enter |
| Move focus down | J | J |
| Move focus up | K | K |
| Archive task | Ctrl + E | Cmd + E |
Calendar
Section titled “Calendar”| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Add task | C | C |
| Update due date | D | D |
| Next month/week | I | I |
| Previous month/week | U | U |
| Month view | M | M |
| Week view | W | W |
| Focus on today | T | T |
| Focus on next day | Tab | Tab |
| Focus on yesterday | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Toggle through project filters | Ctrl + [ + ] | Cmd + [ + ] |
| Select project from filters | Space | Space |
| Filter tasks | Shift + F | Shift + F |
Unarchive View (g -> e)
Section titled “Unarchive View (g -> e)”| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Unarchive task | Ctrl + E | Cmd + E |
| Delete task | # | # |