Keyboard shortcuts

Work faster in Momentum with keyboard shortcuts for your most common actions, from opening apps to managing your tasks and notes. Below is every shortcut available today, organized by area of your dashboard.

💡 Before using any shortcut below, make sure you haven't selected a text field, such as the address bar, search box, or Focus input. Shortcuts only respond when no text field is active.

General keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`,`	Open/close :settings-2: Settings
`l`	Open/close Links
`t`	Open/close Tasks
`w`	Open/close Weather
`/`	Open/close Search
`s`	Open/close Sounds
`c`	Load the Chrome tab (or your browser's new tab page)
`b`	Show/hide Momentum's Bookmarks Bar
`esc`	Close the open app

Tasks keyboard shortcuts

Create a new task

Press cmd ' on macOS or ctrl ' on Windows to start a new task from anywhere on your dashboard.

Add a new task to the top of your list

New tasks go to the bottom of your list by default. To add one to the top instead, type it out, then press cmd enter on macOS or ctrl enter on Windows.

Switch between task lists

While Tasks is open, press ← or → to move between your task lists.

Switch between Tasks integrations

While Tasks is open, hold shift and press ← or → to move between your connected integrations.

Toggle compact view

Press cmd \ on macOS or ctrl \ on Windows to switch Tasks between compact and full view.

Move a task to your Today list

Hover over a task, then press the spacebar to move it to your Today list. Press the spacebar again on a task already in Today to move it back to its original list.

Delete a task

On macOS, hover over a task and press cmd delete to remove it.

Notes keyboard shortcuts

Create a new note

Press cmd ' on macOS or ctrl ' on Windows to start a new note.

Move between notes

While the Note editor is open on macOS, hold cmd and press ] to move to the next note or [ to move to the previous note. A shortcut for this action isn't currently available on Windows.

Toggle the sidebar

Press cmd \ on macOS or ctrl \ on Windows to show or hide the Notes sidebar.

Toggle fullscreen

Press cmd shift f on macOS or ctrl shift f on Windows to expand your note to fullscreen.

Delete a note without confirmation

On macOS, press shift cmd delete to delete the open note immediately, skipping the confirmation prompt. A shortcut for this action isn't currently available on Windows.

FAQs

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Q: Why isn't a keyboard shortcut working for me?

A: Check that you haven't selected a text field, such as the address bar, search box, or Focus input. Shortcuts only respond when no text field is active.

Q: Do keyboard shortcuts work the same way on Mac and Windows?

A: Most shortcuts are available on both, using cmd on macOS and ctrl on Windows. A few are currently macOS only.

Q: Why are some shortcuts only available on macOS?

A: A few shortcuts, like moving between notes and deleting a note without confirmation, use macOS specific key commands. On Windows, you can complete these actions directly within the Notes editor.

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