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Keyboard Shortcuts

Boost your productivity with Taskade's keyboard shortcuts.

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Overview

Unlock your productivity with essential keyboard shortcuts in Taskade.

💡 Note: Press ⌨️ ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + / to show keyboard shortcuts in the app.


Text Formatting Shortcuts

  • ⌘/Ctrl + b = Apply bold to selected text

  • ⌘/Ctrl + i = Apply italics to selected text

  • ⌘/Ctrl + u = Underline selected text

  • ⌘/Ctrl + Enter = s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ text / complete a task

  • ⌘/Ctrl + e = Highlight selected text


General Taskade Shortcuts

  • ⌘/Ctrl+ k = Run a global search inside a Workspace

  • ⌘/Ctrl + f = Search within the currently open Project

  • ⌘/Ctrl + \ = Toggle (show/hide) the Chat box

  • ⌘/Ctrl + / = Open the Add-On menu

  • ⌘/Ctrl + = Open the More menu to edit a Project

  • ⌘/Ctrl + . = open Side Bar


Navigation Shortcuts

  • Shift + ⌘/Ctrl + [ or control + Shift + Tab = Move to previous tab

  • Shift + ⌘/Ctrl + ] or control + Tab = Move to next tab

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 1 = Tab 1

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 2 = Tab 2

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 3 = Tab 3

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 4 = Tab 4

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 5 = Tab 5

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 6 = Tab 6

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 7 = Tab 7

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 8 = Tab 8

  • ⌘/Ctrl + 9 = Last tab


Project Editing Shortcuts

  • Enter = Line break / add a new task

  • Tab = Indent task / move right

  • Shift + Tab = Outdent / move left

  • ⌘/Ctrl + Enter = Check / uncheck a task

  • ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Delete = Delete entire task / line

  • ⌘/Ctrl + Up/Down = Collapse (fold) / expand (unfold) a task

  • @ = “Mention” to notify a Project member or link to a Project

  • # = Add a clickable task for sorting Projects

  • Fn + /= Jump to the top/bottom of a Project

  • ↑ / ↓ = Navigate up or down

  • Shift + ↑ / ↓ = Multi-select several blocks

  • Backspace = delete text or entire task

  • / = Navigate left or right

  • ⌘/Ctrl + d = Duplicate a task / block (including multi-select)

  • ⌘/Ctrl + z = Undo a series of actions

  • ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + z = Redo a series of actions


Project Views Shortcuts

  • (In Mind Map and Org chart views) ⌘/Ctrl + - or + = Zoom out / zoom in

  • ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + > / < = Toggle views forward and backward


Add On Menu Shortcuts

  • ⌘/Ctrl + / = Open Add-On Menu

    • D = Due Date

    • A = Assign

    • C = Comment

    • F = Upload File

    • E = Embed

    • T = Timer

    • R = Reaction


Node Formatting

You can quickly change the type of a node (task) by adding the following characters at the beginning of a line followed by a space:

  • [] to convert a node into Check 1

  • () to convert a node into Check 2

  • <3 to convert a node into Check 3

  • # to convert a node into H1

  • ## to convert a node into H2

  • - to convert a node into Bullet 1

  • <| to convert a node into Bullet 2

  • <> to convert a node into Bullet 3

💡 Note: You can also change node type using /slash commands. Type / + node type (e.g. "/check1") to transform nodes into tasks, bullets, or headings.

Change Quick Add Shortcut

Modify MacOS and Windows Quick Add shortcut to personalize your experience.

MacOS

  1. Open the desktop app.

  2. Select Taskade from the top left corner in the menu bar.

  3. Select Settings.

  4. Click Reset and enter a new key combination for Quick Add.

  5. Click Save to confirm the changes.


Windows

  1. Click the Taskade logo in the top-left corner.

  2. Choose Taskade → Settings from the drop-down list.

  3. Click the gray area and assign a key combination using your keyboard.

  4. Click Save to confirm.


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