Press ⌘K (Mac) or CtrlK (Windows/Linux) to open the Command Palette and access all navigation commands, including search. Press ⌘? to open the quick reference dialog.
Note: On macOS use ⌘, on Windows/Linux use Ctrl
Quick Reference
Shortcut
Action
⌘K / CtrlK
Command Palette / Search
⌘? / Ctrl?
Keyboard Shortcuts Quick Reference
F1
Help Documentation
Global Shortcuts
These work anywhere in MakeTimeFlow.
Navigation
Shortcut
Action
⌘1 / Ctrl1
Focus (start timers)
⌘2 / Ctrl2
Tasks
⌘3 / Ctrl3
Goals
⌘4 / Ctrl4
Voice
⌘0 / Ctrl0
Flow / Focus (jump to active session or start one)
The Outline view provides a hierarchical, keyboard-driven task editor. See Task Outliner Shortcuts for full keyboard shortcuts including:
Creating and nesting tasks
Expanding/collapsing sections
Moving tasks up/down
Setting buckets and priorities
Inline search (⌘F / CtrlF)
Shortcut
Action
⌘F / CtrlF
Find matching tasks within the outliner
Task Outliner Shortcuts
A full reference of every keyboard shortcut in the outliner. If you’d rather click than memorise, the Task Outliner Toolbar surfaces the most common commands as buttons with their shortcuts shown alongside.
Task Creation & Structure
Shortcut
Action
Enter
Create new task (splits at cursor)
⌘Enter / CtrlEnter
Create sibling task (insert after, no split)
⌘ShiftEnter / CtrlShiftEnter
Create child task (subtask)
Tab
Indent task (make subtask)
ShiftTab
Outdent task (un-nest)
Task Movement
Shortcut
Action
⌘↑ / Ctrl↑
Move task up
⌘↓ / Ctrl↓
Move task down
Expand & Collapse
Shortcut
Action
⌘. / Ctrl.
Toggle expand/collapse
⌘Shift. / CtrlShift.
Toggle all nested
⌘→ / Ctrl→
Progressive expand (one level per press), or jump to end of line
⌘Shift→ / CtrlShift→
Expand current and all nested
⌘← / Ctrl←
Cascade collapse (current → parent → root)
⌘Shift← / CtrlShift←
Collapse current and all nested
These shortcuts work at any level of the task hierarchy. When in a parent task, they affect all nested subtasks.
Focus In / Out
Shortcut
Action
⌘⌥→ / CtrlAlt→
Focus into task’s subtree
⌘⌥← / CtrlAlt←
Focus out to parent
Focus In scopes the outliner to show only a task’s descendants, with a breadcrumb trail to navigate back up. Press Focus Out to zoom back to the parent level, or click any breadcrumb link to jump directly.
Scheduling (Buckets)
Shortcut
Action
⌘1 / Ctrl1
Send to @today
⌘2 / Ctrl2
Send to @next
⌘3 / Ctrl3
Send to @later
⌘0 / Ctrl0
Send to @inbox
⌘B / CtrlB
Toggle Today bucket (alternative)
⌘I / CtrlI
Toggle Next bucket (alternative)
Priority
Shortcut
Action
⌘Shift1 / CtrlShift1
High priority (P1)
⌘Shift2 / CtrlShift2
Medium priority (P2)
⌘Shift3 / CtrlShift3
Low priority (P3)
Task Actions
Shortcut
Action
⌘D / CtrlD
Toggle complete (Done)
⌘⌫ / CtrlBackspace
Toggle cancel
⌘E / CtrlE
Edit task
⌘ShiftS / CtrlShiftS
Start timer
⌘A / CtrlA
Select all siblings; press again to select every task in the outline
Search
Shortcut
Action
⌘F / CtrlF
Open search
↓ or →
Next match
↑ or ←
Previous match
Enter
Jump to match (selects text)
Escape
Cancel search and restore position
Search highlights all matches in yellow, with the current match in orange. Collapsed sections automatically expand to show matches. When you press Escape, your original cursor position and collapsed state are restored.
Commands
Shortcut
Action
/
Set parent task (opens parent-picker menu)
@
Set bucket (@today, @next, @later, …)
Help
Shortcut
Action
⌘? / Ctrl?
Show this shortcut reference in a modal, without leaving the outliner
When you start a timer and enter Flow Mode, you’re working on a task with panels for notes, related tasks, and upcoming items. See Flow Mode Shortcuts for full keyboard shortcuts.
Flow Mode Shortcuts
Panel Controls
When in an active Flow Mode session (working with a running timer):
Shortcut
Action
n
Toggle Notes panel
t
Toggle Tasks panel
u
Toggle Upcoming panel
p
Pin open panel
P (Shift+p)
Pin/unpin all panels
Task Actions
Shortcut
Action
d
Complete task
w
Waiting for (adds @waiting_for tag, moves to @next)
> (Shift+.)
Complete + followup (opens followup dialog)
Session Control
Shortcut
Action
s
Stop session
Esc or h
Hide/back
Tasks Panel: Focus In / Out
When the Tasks panel is open, these outliner shortcuts let you zoom into and out of subtrees:
Shortcut
Action
⌘⌥→ / CtrlAlt→
Focus into task’s subtree
⌘⌥← / CtrlAlt←
Focus out to parent
You can also click the breadcrumb links above the outliner to navigate directly to any ancestor level.
When editing a task title (in any view), you can use inline shortcuts that are parsed automatically:
Shortcut
Example
Result
Duration
10m, 1h, 1.5h
Sets expected duration
Bucket
@today, @next, @later
Moves to bucket
Start date
start tomorrow, start monday
Sets start date
Due date
due friday, due in 1 week
Sets deadline
X-factor
2x, 3x
Sets effort multiplier
Example: Review proposal 30m @today due friday creates a 30-minute task in @today due Friday.
Desktop App Only
Shortcut
Action
⌘ShiftM / CtrlShiftM
Quick add (customizable in settings)
Tips
Learn the Flow Home shortcut (⌘0) — it always takes you back to your active flow session, or to Focus if you don’t have one. See Flowing with Your Keyboard for how to stay in the zone with just a few shortcuts.
Use the Command Palette (⌘K) to access all features including rituals, task filters, tools, and settings
Vim-style navigation: Most views support j/k for up/down alongside arrow keys
Quick on-screen reference: Press ⌘? for a quick on-screen shortcuts dialog
Context-sensitive help: Look for keyboard hint bars at the bottom of each view showing the most-used shortcuts
Bulk sorting: In List view, use j/k to navigate and t/n/l to assign buckets — selection auto-advances for fast triage
Quick capture: Press a in List view to add tasks without leaving the keyboard
Focus flow: Start a timer with s or quick-start with number keys (5=5min, 1=10min, 2=25min, 4=45min)