Keyboard shortcuts
Coco Kanban is built to be driven from the keyboard. Once you know half a dozen
of these you'll rarely reach for the mouse.
The two you actually need
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|
| Ctrl / ⌘ + K | Open the command palette — search and run anything |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + / | Open the keyboard shortcuts list |
Everything below is also in the command palette. If you forget a shortcut, hit
Ctrl + K, type what you want, press Enter.
📷 Screenshot: the command palette open, with the search box and grouped commands (Navigate, Create, Contextual).
You can also open the shortcuts list from the Help button at the bottom of
the sidebar → Keyboard shortcuts.
How to read this
- ⌘ = Ctrl on Windows and Linux. Both keys work everywhere.
- Two-letter shortcuts (like
G then H) are sequences — press the keys
one after another, not together. You've got about a second between them.
- Shortcuts don't fire while you're typing in a text box or the editor. The
only exception is Ctrl + K, which always works.
- Some shortcuts only work in context — the work-item ones need a work item
open, the cycle ones need a cycle open, and so on.
- Actions you don't have permission for won't fire.
Global
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|
| Ctrl / ⌘ + K | Open the command palette |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + / | Open keyboard shortcuts |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + B | Toggle the sidebar |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + F | Focus the search box |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + C | Copy the current page URL |
Create
Press N, then the second key.
| Shortcut | Creates |
|---|
| N then I | Work item |
| N then C | Cycle |
| N then M | Module |
| N then V | View |
| N then D | Page |
| N then P | Project |
Go somewhere
Press G, then the second key.
| Shortcut | Goes to |
|---|
| G then H | Home |
| G then X | Inbox |
| G then Y | Your work |
| G then P | Projects list |
| G then A | Analytics |
| G then J | Drafts |
| G then R | Archives |
| G then S | Settings |
Inside a project, these switch to the project's own pages:
| Shortcut | Goes to |
|---|
| G then I | Work items |
| G then C | Cycles |
| G then M | Modules |
| G then V | Views |
| G then D | Pages |
| G then K | Intake |
| G then R | Project archives |
| G then S | Project settings |
Open a specific thing
Press O, then the second key. These open a picker — start typing to filter,
Enter to jump.
| Shortcut | Opens a picker for |
|---|
| O then W | Workspaces |
| O then P | Projects |
| O then C | Cycles |
| O then M | Modules |
| O then V | Views |
| O then S | Settings pages |
When a work item is open
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|
| S | Change state |
| P | Change priority |
| A | Assign to someone |
| I | Assign to me / un-assign me |
| L | Add labels |
| Shift + E | Change estimate |
| Shift + C | Add to a cycle |
| Shift + M | Add to modules |
| Shift + S | Subscribe / unsubscribe from notifications |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + . | Copy work item ID |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + ' | Copy title |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + , | Copy URL |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + Backspace | Delete the work item |
📷 Screenshot: a work item open with the state picker triggered by pressing S.
When a cycle is open
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|
| Shift + F | Add to / remove from favourites |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + , | Copy URL |
When a module is open
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|
| M | Add or remove members |
| S | Change status |
| Shift + F | Add to / remove from favourites |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + , | Copy URL |
When a page is open
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|
| Shift + L | Lock / unlock |
| Shift + A | Make private / make public |
| Shift + R | Archive / restore |
| Shift + F | Add to / remove from favourites |
| Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + , | Copy URL |
Tips
- The sequences are mnemonic.
N = new, G = go to, O = open. Once
that clicks, you can guess most of them.
- Same key, different context.
S changes a work item's state but a
module's status. The app knows which one you're looking at.
- Stuck mid-sequence? Wait a second and it resets — no harm done.
Limits & good to know
- This list is not exhaustive. It covers the shortcuts registered in the
app's own shortcuts list. The editor has its own formatting shortcuts on top
of these (bold, headings, lists — the usual ones), and they aren't listed
here. Press Ctrl + / in the app for the live, authoritative list.
- Shortcuts are not customisable. There's no rebinding UI.
- A couple of the copy shortcuts depend on your keyboard layout. The ones
using
, and ' may not fire on non-US layouts. If one doesn't work, use the
command palette (Ctrl + K) — the same action is in there.
- Context shortcuts are hidden when you don't have edit rights on the item.