Keyboard shortcuts and selecting cards
Zomello works fully with a mouse or touch; these are shortcuts for when your hands are on the keyboard. Press ? in the app to see them anytime (they're also listed at the bottom of Settings).
Anywhere
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl K | Search everything |
| N or Ctrl N | Quick add a task |
| Ctrl Z | Undo |
| Ctrl Shift Z or Ctrl Y | Redo |
| H | Home |
| M | My Tasks |
| [ | Fold or unfold the menu |
| Ctrl + / Ctrl − (or Ctrl and scroll) | Zoom in or out |
| Ctrl 0 | Reset zoom |
| ? | Help and shortcuts |
| Esc | Close a window or menu |
On a board
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | Board, List, Calendar, Timeline, Charts |
| / | Filter cards |
| B | Customize the board |
Pointing at a card
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| Enter or E | Open it |
| C | Complete (or un-complete) |
| T | Start or pause its timer |
| F | Start a focus countdown on it |
| D | Due today (press again: tomorrow) |
| A | Archive |
| Shift D | Duplicate |
| Right-click | Every card option |
In an open card
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
| Alt ← | Back to the card you came from |
| Ctrl Enter | Save the note you typed |
| Ctrl B, Ctrl I, Ctrl E, Ctrl K | Bold, italic, code, link (in the description and notes) |
| Esc | Close |
Move cards without a mouse
- Press Tab until a card (or a bucket) is highlighted.
- Press Shift Space to pick it up.
- Use the arrow keys to move it, Space to drop it, or Esc to cancel.
Select several cards
Ctrl click cards to select them (Ctrl click again to unselect). A bar appears with:
- Copy work order: the selected cards as text (see Copying and pasting cards)
- Hand to AI…: optional, see AI tools
- Complete and Archive: all of them at once
Esc clears the selection.