Keyboard shortcuts

Written By Julien Quintard

Last updated 4 months ago

Routine is designed for speed. As a result, the app is loaded with keyboard shortcuts to perform redundant operations as quickly as possible.

💡 You will sometimes see CMD/CTRL and ⌘/^ to indicate that the COMMAND key must be used on macOS or CONTROL must be used on Windows. Likewise, OPT/ALT and ⌥/⎇ represent OPTION on macOS or ALT on Windows.

📋 Dashboard

Binding (symbol)

Binding (text)

Action

^ ⎵

CTRL+SPACE

Open the dashboard (when closed)

Hide the dashboard (when opened)

⎋

ESCAPE

Close the dashboard

💻 Console

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`↑`/`↓`	`UP`/`DOWN`	Select a suggestion
`↵`	`ENTER`	Suggestion: validate a selected suggestion General: validate the action (e.g create an object)
`⇥`	`TAB`	Validate a selected suggestion
`↵`	`ENTER`	Submit the command
`⌘/^` `↵`	`CMD/CTRL`+`ENTER`	Submit the command and open the associated object
`⎋`	`ESCAPE`	Escapes a word not to be interpreted as a keyword

🧭 Navigation

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`↓`/`↑`	`DOWN`/`UP`	Select the first/last item in a list (when nothing is selected)
`↓`/`↑`	`DOWN`/`UP`	Select an item in a list
`⌘/^` `[`	`CMD/CTRL`+`[`	Navigate to previous screen (back)
`⌘/^` `]`	`CMD/CTRL`+`]`	Navigate to next screen (forward)
`⌘/^` `⇧` `[`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`[`	Navigate to previous period (day/week/month/etc.)
`⌘/^` `⇧` `]`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`]`	Navigate to next period (day/week/month/etc.)
`⌘/^` `←`	`CMD/CTRL`+`LEFT`	Navigate to previous period (day/week/month/etc.)
`⌘/^` `→`	`CMD/CTRL`+`RIGHT`	Navigate to previous next (day/week/month/etc.)
`⌘/^` `⇧` `\\`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`\\`	Navigate to the current period (day/week/month/etc.)
`⌘/^` `1`/`2`/`3`/`4`	`CMD/CTRL`+`1`/`2`/`3`/`4`	Navigate to Agenda/Calendar/Tasks/Notes
`⌘/^` `,`	`CMD/CTRL`+`,`	Navigate to Settings
`⌘/^` `↓`	`CMD/CTRL`+`DOWN`	Navigate to next screen in menu
`⌘/^` `↑`	`CMD/CTRL`+`UP`	Navigate to previous screen in menu
`⌘/^` `\\`	`CMD/CTRL`+`\\`	Expand/retract menu
`⌘/^` `⇧` `↑`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`UP`	Toggle the top pane
`⌘/^` `⇧` `↓`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`DOWN`	Toggle the bottom pane
`⌘/^` `⇧` `←`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`LEFT`	Toggle the left pane
`⌘/^` `CLICK`	`CMD/CTRL`+`CLICK`	Open link in browser
`⎋`	`ESCAPE`	Close the modal/pop-up
`⌘/^` `F`	`CMD/CTRL`+`F`	Search

📦 Objects

General

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `↵`	`CMD/CTRL`+`ENTER`	Open the selected task, event, page, contact etc.
`⌘/^` `C`	`CMD/CTRL`+`C`	Copy the selected item's title
`↑`/`↓`	`UP`/`DOWN`	Select a template for the object’s notes
`↵`	`ENTER`	Validate a selected template
`⌘/^` `⌫/␡`	`CMD/CTRL`+`BACKSPACE/DELETE`	Delete the selected/opened object

Tasks

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`↵`	`ENTER`	Rename the selected task
`⌘/^` `E`	`CMD/CTRL`+`E`	Complete/uncomplete selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `.`	`CMD/CTRL`+`.`	Complete/uncomplete selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `⇧` `I`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`I`	Won’t do/unwon’t do selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `⇧` `A`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`A`	Restore to undone the selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `L`	`CMD/CTRL`+`L`	Schedule/reschedule selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `⌥` `L`	`CMD/CTRL`+`OPT/ALT`+`L`	Unschedule selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `P`	`CMD/CTRL`+`P`	Postpone selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `⌥` `P`	`CMD/CTRL`+`OPT/ALT`+`P`	Unpostpone selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `⇧` `M`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`M`	Move selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `⇧` `O`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`O`	Open source link associated with the selected/opened task

Events

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `J`	`CMD/CTRL`+`J`	Open the event’s associated conference link
`⌘/^` `⇧` `I`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`I`	Ignore/unignore selected/opened event
`⌘/^` `⌫/␡`	`CMD/CTRL`+`BACKSPACE/DELETE`	Cancel the select/opened/meeting

Pages

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `⇧` `A`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`A`	Archive/unarchive selected/opened page

✍️ Notes

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `A`	`CMD/CTRL`+`A`	Select all blocks (viewing mode) Select all text in current block (edition mode)
`⎋`	`ESCAPE`	Deselect blocks (viewing mode) Select current block (edition mode)
`⇧` `↑`/`↓`	`SHIFT`+`UP/DOWN`	Select blocks above/below selection
`⌘/^` `↵`	`CMD/CTRL`+`ENTER`	Expand/retract toggled heading
`⌘/^` `B`	`CMD/CTRL`+`B`	Apply/remove bold formatting
`⌘/^` `I`	`CMD/CTRL`+`I`	Apply/remove italic formatting
`⌘/^` `C`	`CMD/CTRL`+`C`	Copy selected text/blocks
`⌘/^` `X`	`CMD/CTRL`+`X`	Cut selected text/blocks
`⌘/^` `V`	`CMD/CTRL`+`V`	Paste text/blocks

🔥 All task-related keyboard shortcuts are supported when operating on checkboxes e.g ⌘/^ L to schedule the checkbox's associated task, ⌘/^ ↵ to open it etc.

🎁 Other

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `⇧` `/`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`/`	Display keyboard shortcuts
`⌘/^` `⇧` `,`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`,`	Enable/disable dark mode