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Keyboard shortcuts let you move through Flowtask without reaching for the mouse. Once you internalize a handful of keys, common actions — creating a task, setting a date, opening search — become muscle memory rather than multi-step processes. The shortcuts below work across every view in the app, so you don’t need to be in a specific place to use them.
Shortcuts work in any view — Today, Upcoming, Projects, and All Todos.

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Shortcut reference

ShortcutAction
COpen task creation form
DSet due date on selected task
TAdd tags to selected task
XBulk delete selected tasks
Cmd+K / Ctrl+KOpen search modal
EnterSave task / confirm action
EscapeClose modal or cancel

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Notes on individual shortcuts

  • C — Opens the inline task creation form no matter where you are in the app. The cursor lands in the title field so you can start typing immediately.
  • D — With a task selected (highlighted), press D to open the date picker directly. Type a natural language date like next Friday or in 2 days and press Enter to confirm.
  • T — Opens the tag picker on the currently selected task. Start typing a tag name to filter the list, then press Enter to apply.
  • X — Deletes all currently selected tasks after a confirmation prompt. Use this in combination with bulk selection (see below) to remove multiple tasks at once.
  • Cmd+K / Ctrl+K — Opens the search modal from anywhere. Use Cmd on Mac and Ctrl on Windows or Linux.
  • Enter — Saves the active form or confirms the current action, such as adding a task or applying a date.
  • Escape — Closes any open modal, dropdown, or date picker without saving changes.

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Bulk selection and bulk actions

Keyboard shortcuts become even more powerful when combined with bulk task selection.
1

Select your first task

Click any task in a list view to select it. A checkbox appears on the left side of the task.
2

Shift+click to extend the selection

Hold Shift and click another task to select every task between the first and the one you clicked. You can Shift+click again to expand or shrink the selection.
3

Use the floating toolbar

As soon as two or more tasks are selected, a floating toolbar appears at the bottom of the screen with the following bulk actions:
Toolbar actionKeyboard shortcutDescription
Bulk tagTAdd one or more tags to all selected tasks at once
Bulk set dateDAssign the same due date to all selected tasks
Bulk deleteXPermanently delete all selected tasks
4

Deselect

Press Escape or click any empty area in the list to deselect all tasks and dismiss the toolbar.
Bulk delete (X) is permanent and cannot be undone. Review your selection carefully before confirming.