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Keyboard shortcuts

Rymi is keyboard-first. Almost everything you do daily has a shortcut, and once they are in your hands you rarely touch the mouse. These are the macOS shortcuts; iOS is touch-first with a smaller set.

Shortcut Action
⌘N Capture a new task
⇧⌘N New project
⌘K Search
L Focus a lens (Mac; when you have lenses)
⌥L Everything but… - build an inverse lens (Mac; when you have lenses)
⇧⌘P Open the morning planning ritual (Mac)
⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z Undo / redo
⌘, Settings
Cancel or close
⌃⌥C Global Quick Capture (from any app)
Shortcut Action
⌥↑ / ⌥↓ Previous / next section
/ Move the selection
⇧↑ / ⇧↓ Extend the selection

When a task is selected:

Shortcut Action
Open or edit the task
⌘⏎ Complete (or uncomplete)
T Move to Today
B Move to Backlog
A Archive (or unarchive)
S Skip a recurring task
P Set the project
D Set the deadline
Delete the task
Shortcut Action
⌘↑ / ⌘↓ Move the task up / down
Shortcut Action
M Claim an unassigned task for yourself
G Open the assignee picker

During the Plan beat of the morning planning ritual:

Shortcut Action
/ Move through the stream (or Today)
/ Commit the highlighted task (or reaffirm a carried-over row)
Take a Today task back out (to Backlog)
Switch between the stream and Today
B Send an Inbox task to Backlog, or defer a carried-over row
C Complete a carried-over row
⌘⏎ Done - commit the session
Clear the filter, or discard the session

At the Threshold, begins planning, T opens the inbox tidy (when there is something in your Inbox), and skips. In the inbox tidy:

Shortcut Action
T Commit the capture to Today
B Move it to Backlog
A Archive it
Leave it in Inbox
P / D Set a project / a deadline, without moving on
/ ⇧⇥ Walk the card - title, project, deadline, description - opening each
Open the full task panel
⌘Z Undo the last decision
⌘⏎ Continue to planning
Leave the ritual
Shortcut Action
/ ⇧⇥ Next / previous field
⇧⏎ New line in a description
Confirm
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