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Keyboard shortcuts

NowDoing is designed so you rarely need the mouse. Key shortcuts:

ActionShortcut
Open / close popoverLeft-click the icon
Filter activitiesType (focus is in the search field)
Move selection up / down /
Confirm selectionEnter
Close without selectingEsc
Create new activity⌘N
Open timesheet⌘1
Switch between views⌘2 / ⌘3 / ⌘4
ActionShortcut
Settings⌘,
Timesheet⌘1
Quit NowDoing⌘Q
ActionShortcut
Previous day⌘[
Next day⌘]
Today⌘T
Day / week toggle⌘D / ⌘W
Export CSV⌘E

Note: Global hotkeys that also fire when NowDoing isn’t frontmost aren’t configurable yet — it’s a frequently requested feature on the roadmap.