Argon Open Argon

Keyboard-first todo app

Capture the thought before the shortcut leaves your fingers.

Argon is built around selection, search and creation from the keyboard. The core shortcuts are remappable, and an optional Vim mode adds home-row navigation and two-key commands.

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Core defaults

A short path through common work.

These shortcuts come directly from Argon's current keybind settings.

Create an itemSpace
Edit selected todoEnter
Quick Find⌘F
Delete selected todoDelete
Global Quick Add on macOS⌘⇧Space
Dismiss a dialog or menuEsc

Command is shown for macOS. Argon's “Primary” modifier maps to Control on Windows and Linux when those desktop apps become available. System-wide Quick Add currently requires the macOS desktop app.

Optional Vim mode

Home-row navigation without turning the app into a terminal.

Vim mode is off by default. Turn it on if these commands already feel familiar.

Move selection down or upJK
Focus sidebar or detailHL
Open selected todoEnter
Complete selected todoX
Create an itemO
Quick Find/
Jump to the startGG
Jump to the end⇧G
Complete with a sequenceDD
Rename a sectionCW

Remapping

Make the defaults yours.

Core commands

Quick Add, Quick Find, create, edit and delete each have selectable alternatives in Settings.

Vim commands

Every Vim action can be changed, including the two-stroke commands, or individually turned off.

Safe text entry

Plain-key shortcuts are ignored while you are typing into editable fields, so navigation does not eat your notes.

A practical loop

From interruption to organized work.

Capture outside Argon

  1. 1. Press Command + Shift + Space in the macOS app.
  2. 2. Type the todo while the thought is fresh.
  3. 3. Submit it and return to the app you were using.

Process inside Argon

  1. 1. Press Command + F to jump to a view, section or todo.
  2. 2. Use the arrow keys or J and K to select work.
  3. 3. Press Enter to edit, or X in Vim mode to complete.

Use the real shortcuts.

The full app is free on one device and does not require an account.

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Shortcut defaults checked against the Argon keybind settings on 28 July 2026.