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Keyboard shortcuts

The full reference of Examply keyboard shortcuts for global navigation, tasks, and switching between project views.

Examply is built for keyboard-first navigation, so you rarely need to reach for the mouse. This article lists every shortcut available in the web app, grouped by what they act on: global navigation, tasks, project views, and moving between projects and teams.

Shortcuts are the same whether you're on the Free plan or Enterprise, and they don't depend on your role - a Guest with access to a single project has the same shortcuts available as an Owner.

Global shortcuts

These work from anywhere in Examply, regardless of which project or view you're in:

Shortcut

Action

⌘K

Open the command palette

C

Create a new task

/

Search across the workspace

Esc

Close the current dialog or panel

G then H

Go to home

Task shortcuts

These apply to the task you currently have selected or open:

Shortcut

Action

⇧D

Set a due date on the selected task

T

Start a timer on the selected task

⌘Enter

Save a comment or note

A

Assign the selected task

View shortcuts

These switch between a project's four views without losing your filters:

Shortcut

Action

1

Switch to Board view

2

Switch to List view

3

Switch to Timeline view

4

Switch to Calendar view

Navigation shortcuts

These move you between projects and teams without touching the sidebar:

Shortcut

Action

G then P

Go to a project

G then T

Go to a team

[ / ]

Collapse or expand the sidebar

Note: Keyboard shortcuts work the same way across Board, List, Timeline, and Calendar views, and across the macOS and Windows desktop apps.


Tips

Press ⌘K and start typing a project or teammate name to jump straight there - it's usually faster than clicking through the sidebar. If you use the same shortcut often, like T to start a timer, it stays consistent whether you're on Board, List, Timeline, or Calendar.

On Windows, use Ctrl in place of for every shortcut in this article. If a shortcut doesn't seem to work, check that focus is on the task list or board and not inside a text field - most shortcuts are disabled while you're typing in a title, description, or comment, so they don't interfere with what you're writing.

Troubleshooting

If shortcuts stop responding entirely, a browser extension may be intercepting the keystroke before it reaches Examply - this is most common with ⌘K, since several other tools use it too. Try the shortcut in a private browsing window with extensions disabled to confirm. If it works there, disable extensions one at a time in your regular window until you find the conflict.

Shortcuts are currently web-app only; the mobile apps for iOS and Android rely on on-screen controls instead.

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