Keyboard shortcuts and the calculator field
Move through the app without taking your hands off the keyboard.
Project Budget aims to be fully usable from the keyboard. The shortcuts are grouped by what page they apply on. Most modifier keys are platform-native — Cmd on macOS, Ctrl on Windows / Linux — and the docs write Mod to mean whichever your platform uses.
Global
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Mod + K | Open the command palette |
g then d | Jump to Dashboard |
g then b | Jump to Budget |
g then r | Jump to Register |
g then a | Jump to Accounts |
g then c | Jump to Categories |
g then s | Jump to Scheduled / Recurring |
g then p | Jump to Reports |
? | Show the keyboard cheat sheet |
Esc | Close the topmost modal / drawer |
The g prefix is a two-key chord — press g, release, then the second key within one second. Cancel by pressing anything else.
Register
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
n | New transaction (focuses the entry form) |
/ | Focus the search box |
j / k | Move down / up one row |
e | Edit the focused row |
Enter | Save the row currently in edit mode |
Esc | Cancel edit or clear focus |
c | Toggle cleared on the focused row |
s | Split the focused row |
Delete | Delete the focused row (asks for confirmation) |
Mod + A | Select all visible (for bulk edit) |
Budget
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
j / k | Move down / up one category row |
h / l | Previous / next month |
Enter | Edit the focused Assigned cell |
m | Open Move money… on the focused row |
Mod + Enter | Apply Auto-assign with the last-used strategy |
t | Jump to This month |
Calendar
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 | Day / Week / Month / Year view |
h / l | Previous / next period |
t | Jump to today |
The calculator field
Every amount input in Project Budget is a calculator. You can type:
- A number:
42.50 - An expression:
42.50 + 18 + 7.25 - A division for "split the bill four ways":
89.40 / 4 - A discount:
120 * 0.85 - Parentheses:
(45 + 22) * 1.0875
Press Tab or Enter to evaluate. The field replaces the expression with the result. Press Esc while editing to abandon the calculation.
Supported operators: +, -, *, /, %, parentheses. No variables, no functions. Negative numbers work: -42.50 is a valid outflow amount.
Common patterns
- Adding tax to a pre-tax estimate.
78.00 * 1.0875for 8.75% sales tax. - Subtracting a coupon.
42.99 - 5 - Splitting a tip.
60 * 0.20 - Adding receipt lines.
12.99 + 4.50 + 8.75 + 1.50 - Quick currency conversion.
100 * 1.34if you know the rate.
The calculator runs locally; nothing leaves your browser to evaluate it.
What's not bound (yet)
- Per-report navigation. Use the sidebar or the URL.
- Pagefind search from inside the app — currently only on the marketing site.
If a shortcut you'd expect to exist doesn't, the cheat sheet (?) is the authoritative list.