Commands & shortcuts
Takt supports keyboard shortcuts for navigation, capture, search, and editor formatting.
The command palette
Press ⌘ K to open it. Type a few characters of what you want to do, such as "new task", "go to trash", or "switch theme", and pick the command.
Global shortcuts
These shortcuts work outside text fields and editor-specific menus.
| ⌘ K | Open command palette |
| ⌘ ⇧ P | Open command palette (alternate) |
| ⌘ N | Create a new empty note |
| ⌘ ⇧ F | Open search |
| ⌘ ⇧ H | Search & replace (outside the editor) |
| ⌘ ⌫ | Delete: selected rows, focused row, or open note |
| ⌘ Z | Undo (outside editor) |
| ⌘ ⇧ Z / ⌘ Y | Redo |
| a | Open Home (the agenda) |
| n | Create a new empty note |
| k | Open command palette |
| ⌘ [ | Back |
| ⌘ ] | Forward |
| ⌘ , | Open Settings |
| / or ⌘ L | Focus the omnibar |
| ? or ⌘ / | Show shortcuts |
| Esc | Close modal / clear focus |
The single-letter shortcuts (a, n, t, 1–5, e, k, /, ?) only fire when you aren't typing in a field.
Tabs & panes
| ⌘ T | New tab (opens Home beside the current pane) |
| ⌘ W | Close the active pane / open note |
| ⌘ ⇧ T | Reopen closed tab |
| t | New tab |
| ⌘ 1…9 | Jump to tab 1–9 on the strip |
| 1…5 | Jump to tab 1–5 on the strip |
| Ctrl Tab (add ⇧ to reverse) | Step along the tab strip |
| ⌘ PgDn / ⌘ PgUp | Step forward / back along the strip |
Click modifiers
| ⌥ + Click | Peek a note beside the current one |
| ⇧ + Click | Open beside the current pane (new tab, focused) |
| ⌘ + Click / Middle-click | Open in a background tab |
| Middle-click a tab spine | Close that tab |
| Drag a tab spine | Reorder tabs |
List navigation
| ↑ ↓ | Move through the list |
| Space | Complete / uncomplete the focused task |
| ⇧ ↑ / ⇧ ↓ | Extend selection |
| ⌘ A | Select all visible |
| e or Enter | Open the focused note |
| Esc | Exit selection / list focus |
Editor formatting
| ⌘ B | Bold |
| ⌘ I | Italic |
| ⌘ ⇧ X | Strikethrough |
| ⌘ E | Inline code |
| ⌘ ⇧ H | Highlight (in editor) |
| ⌘ F | Find in note |
| ⌘ ⇧ R | Find & replace in note |
| ⌘ ↵ | Create a note from the location bar |
Slash menu
Inside the editor, type / to open the slash menu. It inserts
headings, lists, tables, code blocks, drawings, files, and dates. See
Notes & editor
for the full list.
On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl in place of ⌘.