Keyboard Shortcuts

While using keyboard shortcuts is not necessary, some common ones can help you achieve a smooth workflow in Sunsama.

Please watch the video below to see how to find and use keyboard shortcuts:

Walkthrough

? : list of shortcuts · 0:19

Hit the ? key on your keyboard to pull up a searchable list of Sunsama keyboard shortcuts.

A : add a task · 0:58

Hit A to open the add task modal to create a new task. Within the add task modal, you can enrich your task with keys like ~ to set a planned time, or # to assign a channel.

Create the task with enter or CMD/Ctrl enter which will create the task and open it.

A more thorough overview of using shortcuts in the add task modal can be viewed here.

Task navigation · 2:11

Use arrow keys or your mouse to highlight a task in your kanban. While a task is highlighted like this, you can do many things such as:

  • CMD/Ctrl Enter to open it
  • space to start the task timer
  • C to complete it
  • F to enter Focus mode for that task
  • X to auto-schedule it
  • D to snooze it one day
  • Z to move it to the backlog
  • CMD/Ctrl Delete to delete it
  • G to open the linked/integrated task in its underlying tool

Focus Bar · 5:21

The focus bar has a few global shortcuts, such as starting or stopping that task timer with CMD/Ctrl Shift Space. For more info on the focus bar and its shortcuts, check out this page.

Many of the views and rituals can be entered into with keyboard shortcuts, such as:

Task Notes · 6:50

In the task notes, type / to bring up markdown editor options.

Refresh Sunsama

If you're ever having a technical issue with Sunsama loading or otherwise performing, try refreshing Sunsama with CMD/Ctrl R, or a hard refresh with CMD/Ctrl Shift R.

With the desktop app open, you can create a task without needing to return to Sunsama. Just use the global add task shortcut, which is CMD/Ctrl Shift A by default.