Search and the command menu
The command menu finds anything in Bloomingo and runs any action, from one box. Press ⌘KCtrl+K, type a few words, and press ↵Enter to open what you found.
Open the command menu
Section titled “Open the command menu”- Click Search at the top of the sidebar.
- Press ⌘KCtrl+K anywhere, even while you type. Press it again to close the menu.
- Press // when you aren’t typing.
- On a Mac, choose Edit › Search in the menu bar.
It opens in the middle of the window, with the field “Type a command or search”.
New tab opens the same menu, with the field “Search to open in a new tab”. What you choose there opens in a new tab. Tabs and windows has more.
Before you type
Section titled “Before you type”With nothing typed, the menu shows two groups.
- Recent: the last five days, boards and notes you opened on this device, the newest first. The braindump and boards opened in the side panel count too. What is showing now is left out.
- Actions: two or three for where you are. On a day: New task and New note there, then Go to Today (on today, Go to the next day). On the braindump: New note, New task list and Go to Today. On any other board: New note, New task list and New board. On Projects: New project and Go to Today. On the other pages: Go to Today and Go to Braindump.
Search for something
Section titled “Search for something”Type a few words. Search looks through:
- boards and sections, by their names;
- notes, by their titles and their text;
- everything else on a board, by its title or its words, and tables by their cells;
- tasks, by their words, their notes and their checklist steps;
- pictures and PDFs, by their names and captions.
Each word you type must start a word in what you’re looking for. Capitals and accents don’t matter, so “pric caf” finds “Pricing at the café”. In Chinese, Japanese, Thai and other languages written without spaces, what you type is found anywhere in the text.
Results come in groups, in this order: Days and boards, Notes and tasks, Files and Actions. Up to ten of each kind show, and a match in a title comes before a match in the text. Each result says where it lives, such as “Launch › Landing page”, or “Project” for a project on no board.
Things in the Trash aren’t found. A task you let go is still found: opening it shows “You let this task go.” with Bring back to today.
When nothing matches, the menu says so: “No matches for “pricing”. Try fewer words, or check the spelling.”
Go to a day by typing it
Section titled “Go to a day by typing it”Type a date, and that day comes first. These all work:
- today, tomorrow or yesterday;
- a weekday: “fri” is the coming Friday, counting today; “next friday” leaves today out; “last friday” is the one before today;
- a day and a month, either way round: “3 oct”, “October 3rd”, “3 October 2026”. Without a year, it is the nearest such date;
- a date written as 2026-10-03.
Three letters are enough for a day’s name (“tom”, “fri”). Month and weekday names also work in your computer’s language. Type “braindump” to find the braindump.
Open what you found
Section titled “Open what you found”| Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
| ↑↑ and ↓↓ | Move through the results |
| ↵Enter, or a click | Open the result |
| ⌘↵Ctrl+Enter | Open a note in the side panel, over what shows |
| ⇧↵Shift+Enter | Open a day, a board or a note in a new tab |
| EscEsc, ⌘KCtrl+K, or a click outside | Close the menu |
A day or a board opens in place. For anything on a board, its board opens and moves to show it, selected. If that board is open in a window of its own, that window comes forward. A note or a file that is on no board opens in the side panel.
Run an action
Section titled “Run an action”Actions start with a verb and say where they act: “New task today”, “New note in Launch”. An action shows only where it can run. Type part of its name to find it. “preferences” also finds Go to Settings, “appearance” the themes, and “help” Show keyboard shortcuts. When your first word starts an action’s name, such as “new” or “zoom”, actions come first.
On a board means on a day, on the braindump, or on any other board.
| Action | Keys | Shows |
|---|---|---|
| New task, New note, New task list, New timer, New board, New text, New shape | NN for New task | On a board |
| Add an image or PDF | On a board | |
| Show the timeline, Hide the timeline | ⌥⌘TCtrl+Alt+T | On a day |
| Pin this day, Unpin this day, Pin this board, Unpin this board | On a day or a board | |
| Pin this note, Unpin this note | While a note is open in the side panel | |
| Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom to 100%, Fit to content | ⌘+Ctrl++, ⌘−Ctrl+−, ⌘0Ctrl+0, ⇧1Shift+1 | On a board |
| Undo, Redo | ⌘ZCtrl+Z, ⇧⌘ZCtrl+Shift+Z | When there is something to undo or redo |
| Select every node | ⌘ACtrl+A | On a board with something on it |
| Duplicate, Copy, Cut | ⌘DCtrl+D, ⌘CCtrl+C, ⌘XCtrl+X | With something selected |
| Wrap in section | ⌥⌘GCtrl+Alt+G | With something selected that isn’t a section |
| Paste | ⌘VCtrl+V | After you copy or cut something on a board |
| Export as PNG, Export as PDF | On a board with something on it | |
| New project | Anywhere | |
| Go back, Go forward | ⌘[Ctrl+[, ⌘]Ctrl+] | When the tab has somewhere to go |
| Go to Today | G then TG then T | Anywhere but today |
| Go to Braindump | G then BG then B | Anywhere but the braindump |
| Go to the previous day, Go to the next day | [[, ]] | Anywhere |
| Go to Notes, Go to Projects, Go to Files, Go to Settings | ⌘,Ctrl+, for Settings | Anywhere but that page |
| Go to Trash | Anywhere | |
| Collapse the sidebar, Expand the sidebar | ⌘\Ctrl+\ | Anywhere |
| Show keyboard shortcuts | ?? | Anywhere |
| Import, Export everything | Anywhere | |
| Use the light theme, Use the dark theme, Use the system theme | The two you aren’t using |
New timer adds a clock. Go to Trash opens the Trash beside the sidebar. Import and Export everything are explained in Export and import, and the other keys in Keyboard shortcuts.