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Keyboard shortcuts in Marvin

List of all keyboard shortcuts in Marvin

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Written by Branko
Updated over a week ago

Table of contents

Note for mac users: use can use cmd instead of ctrl!

Global

Ctrl + Alt + A – Add item (Windows/Linux desktop app)

Command + Control + A – Add item (macOS desktop app)
Alt – Show menu bar (desktop only)
Space – Quick add task
Shift + T – Quick add task (alias)
Shift + P – Quick add project

Shift + E – Quick add event
Shift + Space – Quick open project/category
Shift + I – Quick open Inbox
Shift + S – Open Task/Project search
Esc – Exit current dialog/overlay/pocket
S – Open Strategies

, – Open settings

? – Open shortcut help

T – Open timers
Shift + F – Go Fullscreen

Alt + D – Mark selected Tasks/Projects done (or not done)
Alt + F – Add filter
Alt + Shift + F – Remove last filter

Ctrl + Z – Undo

Ctrl + Y – Redo

Ctrl + Shift + Y – Redo (alias)

Input bar / title editing

Shift + Enter – Add task to top of list
# – Assign to category/project
#inbox – Send task to inbox
## – Assign to goal
load – Load a saved task
due – Add due date

review – Add review date
starts or | – Add start date
ends or = – Add end date
+ – Schedule task date

& – Plan task for week or month

@ – Add label
~ or ca. – Add time estimate
* – Add priority star, frog, or reward

$ – Add reward points

rp – Add reward points (optional, configure in strategy settings)
-- – Add note to task
, – Start adding subtasks if comma at end of task title

! – Assign task to section

: – Add an emoji to any task
Right – Expand selected category (while completing #)
Left – Go back to parent (while completing #)
p: – Added at start of task on creation (not on edit) turns task into project

Note Editing

Ctrl + S – Quick Save
Ctrl + Esc – Cancel edits since last save
Ctrl + Z – Undo
Ctrl + Y – Redo

Ctrl + C – Copy

Ctrl + V – Paste

Ctrl + X – Cut

Ctrl + B – Boldface

Ctrl + U – Underline

Ctrl + I – Italicize

Ctrl + Shift + X – Strike text (line through)

Ctrl + H – Highlight

Ctrl + K – Make link

Ctrl + Shift + 1 – Toggle big heading

Ctrl + Shift + 2 – Toggle medium heading

Ctrl + Shift + 3 – Toggle small heading

Ctrl + Shift + 7 – Toggle todo list

Ctrl + Shift + 8 – Toggle bulleted list

Ctrl + Shift + 9 – Toggle ordered list

Ctrl + ] – Toggle quote

Ctrl + Shift + \ – toggle code block

Ctrl + _ – Add divider

Ctrl + Shift + D – Insert current date

Ctrl + Shift + T – Insert timestamp

Ctrl + Shift + M – Toggle raw markdown

Keyboard interactions

Tab – Select first Task/Project in list (if nothing selected)
Tab – Focus on Task/Project title (if one item is selected)

Shift + N – Toggle note (if one Task/Project is selected)
Ctrl + A – Select all Tasks/Projects in list
E – Open quick edit (right click) menu for selected task/project
Enter – Open Task/Project dialog
N – Open note (if task is selected)
Up – Select previous Task/Project
Down – Select next Task/Project
Shift + Up – Also select previous Task
Shift + Down – Also select next Task
Ctrl + Click – Select multiple items
Shift + Click – Select everything in between
Shift + Enter – Open selected project in fullscreen view
Shift + D – Clone selected tasks
Alt + T – Add a task below selected task
Alt + Shift + T – Add a task above selected task

Alt + T – Add a task inside a selected project

Daily Tasks

– Go back one day

Shift + ◀ – Go back one week

– Go forward one day

Shift + ▶ – Go forward one week

Alt + (Shift) + ◀/▶ –Go back/forward one day (week) without changing current list

Ctrl + ▼ – Jump to today

M – Open Master List

D – Open dashboard

H – Open help resources

F – Go into focus mode (if turned on)

X – Open 'plan day' sidebar

Shift + M – Open 'plan day' sidebar (alias)

R – Open bulk reschedule

A – Focus task input

N – Toggle day note (if turned on)

Shift + N – Focus day note (if turned on)

O – Toggle chosen themes

C – Open calendar (if turned on)

P – Open planning overlay (if turned on)

W – Open week view (if turned on)

Z – Toggle sidebar (if turned on)

V – Open right panel

L – Toggle agenda/task list (if turned on)

1 – Zoom out on agenda (if agenda turned on)

2 – Zoom in on agenda (if agenda turned on)

Alt + T – Add task to bottom of list (when viewing my day or smart list and no tasks/projects selected)

Alt + Shift + T – Add task to top of list (when viewing my day or smart list and no tasks/projects selected)

Alt + P – Add project to bottom of list (when viewing my day or smart list and no tasks/projects selected)

Alt + Shift + P – Add project to top of list (when viewing my day or smart list and no tasks/projects selected)

Sidebar

/ – Search

Master List

X – Toggle sidebar

Shift + M – Toggle sidebar (alias)

L – Switch to List View

C – Switch to Column View

◀ – Navigate (Column View)

▶ – Navigate (Column View)

▲ – Navigate (Column View)

▼ – Navigate (Column View)

Shift + T – Add Task(s)

A – Add Task(s) (alias)

Shift + C – Add Category

Shift + P – Add Project

D – Mark selected project done (Column View)

Shift + Enter – Open Fullscreen View

Project/Category Fullscreen View

L – Show Task and Project List; press again to view Tasks and Notes

N – Show Notes; press again to view Tasks and Notes

B – Toggle backburner

E – Toggle edit dialog

G – Group items

Shift + T – Add task to project

Shift + P – Add subproject to project

Shift + C – Add subcategory to category

Shift + N – Focus Note

Focus Mode

◀ – Go back

▶ – Skip task

Enter or D – Check task off

P – Pause time tracking

Searchlist & Reschedule Dialog

Ctrl + A – Select all

Planning

X – Toggle master list sidebar
Shift + M – Toggle master list sidebar
V – Toggle week and month view

Week View

X – Toggle master list sidebar
Shift + M – Toggle master list sidebar
Shift + ◀ – Go back one week
– Go back one day
– Go forward one day
Shift + ▶ – Go forward one week
▼ – Go to today

Calendar

X – Toggle master list sidebar
Shift + M – Toggle master list sidebar
1 – Zoom out
2 – Zoom in
C – Toggle Controls sidebar
T – Toggle Time Totals sidebar
D – Open Day view
W – Open Week view, toggle Work Week view
M – Open Month view
◀ – Go back one day/week/month
Shift + ◀ – Go back one week/month/year
– Go forward one day/week/month
Shift + ▶ – Go forward one week/month/year
Shift + drag – Copy timeblock
Ctrl + ▼ – Go to today/this week/this month

Timer Dialog

◀ – Create a Timer
▶ – Create a Tomato Timer
Tab – Select different input fields
Enter – Add Timer

Day Note Archive

◀ – Go to previous month
▶ – Go to next month

Habits

H – Toggle Today/All
A – Add Habit
Alt + F – Filter habits
Alt + G – Group habits

Quick Add

Enter – Add task/project
Shift + Enter – Add task/project and start working on it
▲ – Task mode
▼ – Project mode


Bulk Operations

Ctrl + C - Copy selected (as text) to clipboard

Delete - Delete selected items

Backspace - Delete selected items (alias)

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