Keyboard Shortcuts

FlowBoard can be used entirely from the keyboard. This page lists every shortcut, grouped the same way as in the app. Inside FlowBoard you’ll find the same list under Help (F1) and in Settings → Shortcuts. In the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P), each command shows its shortcut.

Keys are shown as they are on a Mac keyboard. On iPad with a hardware keyboard, use the same keys.

Many shortcuts depend on where the keyboard focus is: in the board list, on a column header, on a card, or inside a card you’re editing. Press Tab to move between the board list and the board, and Escape to step from a card back to its column.

Global

Action	Keys
Open or close help	`F1` or `Cmd`+`?`
Open the command palette	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`P`
Open settings	`Cmd`+`,`
Switch between board panel and main board area	`Tab`
Focus the filter field	`Cmd`+`F`
Clear the current filter (while the filter field is focused)	`Cmd`+`Backspace`
Open Find & Replace	`Cmd`+`Option`+`F`
Save immediately	`Cmd`+`S`
Undo the last change	`Cmd`+`Z`
Redo the last undone change	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Z`
Toggle Read View	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`R`
Open the focused column in Zen Mode	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`E`
Open or leave Story Map	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`M`
Start or stop Play Mode	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Open a new window (Mac)	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`N`
Switch directly to board 1 through 9 and 0	`Cmd`+`1` … `Cmd`+`9`, `Cmd`+`0`
Create a new board	`Cmd`+`B`
Toggle the board panel	`Cmd`+`Option`+`B`
Show or hide the outline	`Cmd`+`Option`+`O`
Create a new column	`Shift`+`N`
Draft (AI Assist)	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`I`
Show/hide AI Assist	`Cmd`+`Option`+`7`

Column widths

Action	Keys
Cycle the board default column width	`Cmd`+`Option`+`0`
Set the focused column to very narrow	`Cmd`+`Option`+`V`
Set the focused column to narrow	`Cmd`+`Option`+`N`
Set the focused column to normal	`Cmd`+`Option`+`M`
Set the focused column to wide	`Cmd`+`Option`+`W`

In the board list

Action	Keys
Move between boards (and open them)	`↑` `↓`
Jump into the first regular column	`→`
Rename the focused board	`Enter` or `F2`

On a column header

Action	Keys
Move focus across columns	`←` `→`
Jump into the first or last visible card	`↓` `↑`
Jump to the first or last visible card	`Home` or `Cmd`+`←`, `End` or `Cmd`+`→`
Open the first visible card, or add one to an empty column	`Enter`
Jump directly to regular column 1–9	`1` … `9`
Jump directly to the Archive column	`0`

On a card

Action	Keys
Move between visible cards in the same column	`↑` `↓`
Scroll through the column	`Page Up` `Page Down`
Move to the previous or next column	`←` `→`
Jump to the first or last visible card	`Home` or `Cmd`+`←`, `End` or `Cmd`+`→`

Boards and columns

Board actions (in the board list)

Action	Keys
Create a board below the focused board	`N`
Create a board above the focused board	`Option`+`N`
Move the focused board up or down	`Option`+`↑` `↓`
Duplicate the focused board above or below	`Shift`+`Option`+`↑` `↓`
Delete the focused board	`Cmd`+`Delete` or `Cmd`+`Backspace`

Column actions (on a column header)

Action	Keys
Rename the focused column	`F2`
Add a card to the bottom of the column	`N`
Add a card to the top of the column	`Option`+`N`
Create a column to the right	`Shift`+`N`
Create a column to the left	`Shift`+`Option`+`N`
Move the focused column left or right	`Option`+`←` `→`
Duplicate the focused column left or right	`Shift`+`Option`+`←` `→`
Delete an empty column	`Cmd`+`Delete` or `Cmd`+`Backspace`

Cards

Card actions (on a card you’re not editing)

Action	Keys
Edit the card, cursor at the end / at the start	`Enter` / `Shift`+`Enter`
Add a card below / above	`N` / `Option`+`N`
Insert an empty card below / above and edit it	`Cmd`+`↓` / `Cmd`+`↑`
Send the card to Done or to the last regular column	`X`
Archive the card	`Delete` or `Backspace`
Delete the card permanently	`Cmd`+`Delete` or `Cmd`+`Backspace`
Cut the card	`Cmd`+`X`
Copy a link to the card	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`C`
Start editing and paste into the card	`Cmd`+`V`
Group or ungroup cards	`Cmd`+`G`
Return focus to the column	`Escape`

Move and duplicate

Action	Keys
Move the card up or down	`Option`+`↑` `↓`
Move the card to the previous or next column	`Option`+`←` `→`
Duplicate the card above or below	`Shift`+`Option`+`↑` `↓`
Duplicate the card into the previous or next column	`Shift`+`Option`+`←` `→`

Several cards

Action	Keys
Extend the selection	`Shift`+`↑` `↓`
Select visible cards	`Cmd`+`A`
Merge selected cards	`Cmd`+`M`
Copy selected cards	`Cmd`+`C`
Move selected cards to another column	`Cmd`+`P`
Delete selected cards	`Cmd`+`Backspace`
Clear the selection	`Escape`

While editing a card

Action	Keys
Save the edit	`Enter`
Insert a new line	`Shift`+`Enter`
Close tag suggestions, or cancel editing	`Escape`
Choose and insert a suggested tag	`↑` `↓` `Enter`
Move selected lines up or down	`Option`+`↑` `↓`
Duplicate selected lines up or down	`Shift`+`Option`+`↑` `↓`
Split the card or extract the selection	`Cmd`+`K`
Bold	`Cmd`+`B`
Italic	`Cmd`+`I`
Underline	`Cmd`+`U`
Strikethrough	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`X`
Inline code	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`C`
Insert a Markdown link	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`K`
Insert the copied card link	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`V`

Outline

While the outline has the keyboard focus:

Action	Keys
Go to the focused entry	`Space`
Rename the focused entry	`Enter` or `F2`
Add the card or column to the selection, or remove it	`Shift`+`Space`
Pick up the entry to move it (then the arrow keys and `Enter`)	`Option`+`M`
Move the entry or the selection one step	`Option`+`↑` `↓` `←` `→`
Duplicate the entry or the selection in that direction	`Shift`+`Option`+`↑` `↓` `←` `→`
Delete the selected cards or columns	`Cmd`+`Backspace`

Global Zen

In global Zen, while you’re not editing text:

Action	Keys
Previous or next included column	`←` / `→`
Select the previous or next card	`↑` / `↓`

Filter field

Action	Keys
Switch to tag mode	`↑`
Switch to text mode	`↓`
Leave the filter (it stays active)	`Escape`

Start screen

Action	Keys
Reopen the most recent file	`Escape`
Move between the start screen buttons	Arrow keys, `Home`, `End`
Open the file actions (Duplicate, Rename) for the selected recent file (Mac)	`Shift`+`F10`

Play Mode

Action	Keys
Go forward	`→`, `Space` or `Enter`
Go back one step	`←`
Jump forward to the next choice or stop	`↑`
Jump back to the last choice, or to the start	`↓`
Move between choice options	`↑` `↓`, or `Tab` / `Shift`+`Tab`
Pick the highlighted option	`Enter` or `Space`

Story Map

Action	Keys
Fit surrounding areas to contents	`Shift`+`F`
Expand canvas to full width	`Cmd`+`Option`+`1`
Expand reading panel to full width	`Cmd`+`Option`+`2`
Show/hide Inspector	`Cmd`+`Option`+`3`
Show/hide Library	`Cmd`+`Option`+`4`
Show/hide Cues	`Cmd`+`Option`+`5`
Show/hide Sets	`Cmd`+`Option`+`6`
Show/hide Canvas	`Cmd`+`Option`+`8`
Show/hide Linear view	`Cmd`+`Option`+`9`
Restore previous layout	`Escape`
Undo layout / Redo layout	`Cmd`+`Option`+`Z` / `Cmd`+`Option`+`Shift`+`Z`
Edit card	`Enter`
Open card actions in Linear view	`Shift`+`F10`
Add card	`N`
Add card in a direction	`Option`+arrow keys
Duplicate in a direction	`Shift`+`Option`+arrow keys