The secret to being 10x faster

Shortcuts help you maintain the flow throughout the day by enabling you to take actions faster and without taking your hands off the keyboard.

Using Akiflow shortcuts can save up to 15 seconds at a time, and that adds up at the end of the day. This will render time to complete more tasks or better yet free you to do the things you love!

You can find the full Shortcut list in your avatar menu > Shortcuts (at the bottom of the left menu), in Settings > Shortcuts, or by typing "shortcuts" in the Command Bar.

The complete shortcut list

Below we listed all Akiflow shortcuts, be mindful of these elements:

General Navigation

• Go to Inbox: I, or Cmd 1 on Mac / Ctrl 1 on Windows ı Desktop App. Press I again on the Inbox to hide or show the task list.

• Go to Today: T, or Cmd 2 on Mac / Ctrl 2 on Windows ı Desktop App. On Today, T brings you back to today; press it again to hide or show the task list.

• Go to Upcoming: U, or Cmd 3 on Mac / Ctrl 3 on Windows ı Desktop App. Press U again on Upcoming to hide or show the task list.

• Go to feature, view or page: G

• Search for Tasks and Events: /, or Cmd F on Mac / Ctrl F on Windows. On the Search page, press / again to collapse or expand it.

• Open Aki Chat: A

• Record a message to Aki: ⌥ A on Mac / Alt A on Windows ı Desktop App Customizable (off by default, turn it on in Settings → Shortcuts)

• Share Availability: S

• Meet with: @

• Show/hide Tasklist: 0 (on Upcoming, 0 shows or hides the calendar instead)

• Show/Hide Akiflow: Cmd Shift E on Mac / Ctrl Shift E on Windows ı Desktop App Customizable (off by default)

• Settings: Cmd , on Mac / Ctrl , on Windows

• Zoom in: Cmd + on Mac / Ctrl + on Windows ı Desktop App

• Zoom out: Cmd - on Mac / Ctrl - on Windows ı Desktop App

• Reset Zoom: Cmd 0 on Mac / Ctrl 0 on Windows ı Desktop App

• Close notifications: Shift Cmd Backspace on Mac / Shift Ctrl Backspace on Windows ı Desktop App Customizable (off by default)

Task Navigation

• Previous/Next Task: J K, or ↑ ↓

• Move up/down: Cmd ↑ ↓ on Mac / Ctrl ↑ ↓ on Windows

• Focus mode: F

• Focus mode while working on a task: Cmd Shift F on Mac / Ctrl Shift F on Windows

• Open Filters: Shift F

• Open Sorting: Shift S

• Select all: Cmd A on Mac / Ctrl A on Windows

• Move to Inbox: Cmd I on Mac / Ctrl I on Windows

Task

• Create Task: C

• Create Tasks in Calendar: Cmd Click on Mac / Ctrl Click on Windows ı Customizable

• Plan: P

• Plan for Someday: Cmd S on Mac / Ctrl S on Windows

• Duplicate Task: Cmd D or ⌥ Drag on Mac / Ctrl D or Ctrl Drag on Windows

• Change field in task popup: Tab, or Shift Tab

• Open Link: O

• Copy Link: Cmd O on Mac / Ctrl O on Windows

• Copy titles of selected tasks: Cmd C on Mac / Ctrl C on Windows

Edit Task

• Edit: Enter

• Mark as done: E

• Undo action: Cmd Z on Mac / Ctrl Z on Windows

• Assign Project: #

• Assign or remove Tag: *

• Assign a Deadline: <

• Set as priority Goal: H

• Edit Priority: !

• Edit Duration: Cmd = on Mac / Ctrl = on Windows → this may be different in certain keyboard layouts

• Edit Links: L

• Edit time/duration for all instances when moving recurring tasks in calendar: Shift Click

Event

• Create Event: Click ı Customizable

• Delete Event: Backspace

• Duplicate Event: Cmd D or ⌥ Drag on Mac / Ctrl D or Ctrl Drag on Windows

• Change field in event popup: Tab, or Shift Tab

• Open link O

• Focus mode: F

• Edit time/duration for all instances when moving recurring tasks in calendar: Shift Click

Time Slot

• Create Time Slot in Calendar: ⌥ Click on Mac / Alt Click on Windows ı Customizable

• Plan: P

• Duplicate Time Slot: Cmd D or ⌥ Drag on Mac / Ctrl D or Ctrl Drag on Windows

• Assign Project: #

• Delete Time Slot: Backspace

• Focus mode: F

• Open Project Page: O

• Edit time/duration for all instances when moving recurring tasks in calendar: Shift Click

Calendar View

• Day View: 1

• 2 Days View: 2

• 3 Days View: 3

• 4 Days View: 4

• 5 Days View: 5

• 6 Days View: 6

• Week View: W, Alternate: 7

• Month View: M

• Responsive View: R (adapts the number of days to your calendar width; press again to switch back)

• Dynamic View: D (shows the remaining days of your week; press again to switch back)

• Show/hide Weekends: Shift W

• Show/hide Calendar in Upcoming: 0

Calendar Navigation

• Go Back to Today: Cmd T on Mac / Ctrl T on Windows ı Desktop App

• Previous/Next time period: - = or ‘ ì → this may be different in certain keyboard layouts

• Edit Secondary Time Zone: Z

• Join Upcoming Meeting: Cmd J on Mac / Ctrl J on Windows

Project Page

• Create Section: Cmd Shift C on Mac / Ctrl Shift C on Windows

Akiflow Command Bar

• Open Command Bar: Cmd E on Mac / Ctrl E on Windows ı Desktop App Customizable

• Open Command Bar inside Akiflow: Cmd K on Mac / Ctrl K on Windows, or the Open Command Bar shortcut

• Exit command: ESC

Akiflow Menu Bar

• Open Menu Bar: Cmd Y on Mac / Ctrl Y on Windows (opens the Akiflow window from the system tray) ı Desktop App Customizable (off by default)

Customizing your shortcuts

You can personalize your workflow by changing or adding new shortcuts directly from Settings → Shortcuts. This lets you adapt Akiflow to your own habits and make your daily actions even faster.

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