Menus & Keyboard Shortcuts

Right-clicking on a task, project or area exposes a range of options in a context menu, some of which are only available via the menu system and command palette.

Menu Item	Available	Description
Reveal in Finder	All	Opens the file location in your system’s file manager
Open in Default App	All	Opens the markdown file in your default .md app
Open in Obsidian	All	Opens the file in Obsidian (only visible if Obsidian integration is enabled in Preferences)
Copy Path	All	Copies the file’s absolute path
Copy Local URL	All	Copies a taskdn:// URL that can be used to open this item
Copy as Markdown	All	Copies the raw markdown content of the file
Set Scheduled to Today	Tasks	Sets the task’s scheduled date to today
Edit Scheduled Date	Tasks	Opens the scheduled date picker in the detail panel
Edit Due Date	Tasks	Opens the due date picker in the detail panel
Edit Defer Date	Tasks	Opens the defer date picker in the detail panel
Edit Status	Tasks	Opens the status picker in the detail panel
Copy Task Title	Tasks	Copies the task’s title to the clipboard
Duplicate Task	Tasks	Creates a copy of the task
Delete Task	Tasks	Moves the task to trash (or permanently deletes based on your preferences)

Quick Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+1	Toggle left sidebar
Cmd+2	Toggle right sidebar
Cmd+3	Go to Today view
Cmd+4	Go to This Week view
Cmd+5	Go to Inbox
Cmd+6	Go to Calendar
Cmd+[	Go back
Cmd+]	Go forward

Task Operation Keyboard Shortcuts

When a task is selected…

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+N	Create new task
Cmd+T	Set scheduled date to today
Cmd+D	Edit scheduled date
Shift+Cmd+D	Edit due date
Ctrl+Shift+Cmd+D	Edit defer date
Cmd+S	Edit status
Cmd+C	Copy task title
Alt+Cmd+C	Copy file path
Cmd+'	Duplicate task
Cmd+Backspace	Delete task
Cmd+Up	Move task up in list
Cmd+Down	Move task down in list

For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, see the reference:

Keyboard Shortcuts Reference Complete list of all keyboard shortcuts