Capture GTD’s web application provides keyboard shortcuts for hands-free task engagement and review navigation. Shortcuts are disabled when focus is inside a text input, textarea, or content-editable element, so they never interfere with typing.
Engage screen
The Engage screen presents tasks one at a time in a card-based interface. These global shortcuts control card actions.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Right Arrow | Complete the current task |
Space | Complete the current task |
Left Arrow | Skip the current task |
Escape | Skip the current task |
A keyboard icon button in the Engage header toggles an on-screen hint panel showing these shortcuts.
Review wizard
Reviews (Morning, Nightly, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly) run as a multi-page wizard. These global shortcuts navigate between wizard pages.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Right Arrow | Go to the next page |
Left Arrow | Go to the previous page |
Enter | Advance to the next page, or complete the review on the last page |
Escape | Exit the review |
A keyboard icon button in the wizard header toggles an on-screen hint panel showing these shortcuts.
Description editor
When editing a task description (a multi-line markdown text field), the following shortcuts apply while the editor has focus.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Cmd+Enter (macOS) / Ctrl+Enter (Windows/Linux) | Save the description |
Escape | Cancel editing and discard changes |
Form inputs
Standard Enter key behavior is available in several form inputs throughout the application. These are conventional form submission shortcuts rather than global hotkeys.
| Context | Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Capture dialog | Enter | Submit and clarify the new task |
| Create Context modal | Enter | Create the context |
| Create Area of Focus modal | Enter | Create the area of focus |
| Horizons — add principle | Enter | Add the principle |
| Horizons — edit principle | Enter | Save the principle |
| Horizons — edit principle | Escape | Cancel editing |
Notes
- All global shortcuts (Engage, Review) are only active when no text input has focus.
- Keyboard shortcuts are currently available in the web application only. The iOS and Android apps rely on platform-native navigation gestures.
- The Engage and Review screens both provide a keyboard icon button that displays an overlay listing the available shortcuts for that screen.