Using Diurnal
Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in Diurnal, from opening it anywhere to moving, formatting and completing tasks.
You never need the mouse in Diurnal.
Anywhere on your Mac
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| ⇧⌘A | Open or hide Diurnal |
| ⇧⌘L | Voice capture |
Change either in General settings.
Anywhere in Diurnal
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘1 ⌘2 ⌘3 | Write, Plan, Focus |
| ⌥⌘1 to ⌥⌘4 | A section of the current lens |
| ⇧⌘[ ⇧⌘] | Previous or next section |
| ⌘N | New task in Plan's capture bar |
| ⌘F | Search |
| ⌘, | Settings |
| Esc | Close the open card, then hide Diurnal |
On the pad
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| ⏎ ⏎ | Finish a task and start the next |
| ⇧⏎ | New line inside a task |
| ⌘⏎ | Change the task's status |
| ⌘M | Move to… (then s t w n m a d) |
| ⌥⏎ | The task's menu |
| ⌥↑ ⌥↓ | Move the task up or down |
| ⌘⌫ | Delete the task |
| ⌘Z | Undo a delete or move, within 3 seconds |
| ⇥ ⇧⇥ | Step through the task's status, date, reminder and tags |
| ⌘B ⌘I ⌘U | Bold, italic, underline |
| ⌘K ⌘E | Link, code |
In Plan
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ | Move between tasks |
| e | Open or close the task's card |
| ⏎ | Save and close the card |
| ⌥↑ ⌥↓ | Reorder |
| ⌫ | Delete the selected task |
| ⌘Z | Undo a delete or move |
In Focus
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| ⏎ | Start, pause or resume |