Orgmode Cheatsheet

Neovim orgmode cheatsheet

Quick reference for nvim-orgmode as set up in this repo (nvim/lua/config/orgmode.lua, full profile only). For what the config itself binds and the ~/org setup requirement, see nvim/README.md → Org.

The config sets no mappings block, so these are orgmode's defaults — they match upstream's lua/orgmode/config/defaults.lua. The prefix is <Leader>o; every key below is written out in full.

Learn this one first: g?. It opens a popup listing the mappings available in the current context — org buffer, agenda, capture window, or src-block editor. It is context-aware, so it always shows the keys that actually work where you are. If you remember nothing else on this page, g? gets you the rest.

From any buffer

These two are the only global mappings — everything else is buffer-local to org windows.

Key	Action
<leader>oa	Open the agenda
<leader>oc	Capture (then pick a template)

Capture

Templates in this config: t Task → ~/org/inbox.org, p PBI → ~/org/work.org under * PBIs, j Journal → ~/org/journal.org (year → month → day datetree).

Key	Action
<C-c>	Finalise the capture
<leader>ok	Abort the capture
<leader>or	Refile the capture somewhere else
g?	Help popup

Org buffer — everyday

The keys you will actually reach for while working a heading.

Key	Action
cit	Cycle TODO state forward (TODO → NEXT → WAIT → DONE)
ciT	Cycle TODO state backward
<C-Space>	Toggle checkbox
<TAB>	Fold / unfold the heading under the cursor
<S-TAB>	Fold / unfold the whole document
<leader><CR>	New heading / list item / table row (context-dependent)
<leader>oo	Open the link under the cursor
<leader>ona	Add a note to the heading
g?	Help popup

Org buffer — clock

Key	Action
<leader>oxi	Clock in
<leader>oxo	Clock out
<leader>oxq	Cancel the running clock
<leader>oxj	Jump to the currently clocked heading
<leader>oxe	Set effort estimate

Org buffer — dates

Key	Action
<leader>ois	Schedule
<leader>oid	Deadline
<leader>oi.	Insert active timestamp
<leader>oi!	Insert inactive timestamp
cid	Change the date under the cursor
<leader>od!	Toggle timestamp active / inactive
<S-UP> / <S-DOWN>	Date under cursor ± 1 day
<C-a> / <C-x>	Increment / decrement the date part under the cursor

Org buffer — structure

Key	Action
<< / >>	Promote / demote the heading
<s / >s	Promote / demote the whole subtree
<leader>oK / <leader>oJ	Move the subtree up / down
<leader>oih	New heading after this heading's content, same level
<leader>oiT	New TODO heading right after this one, same level
<leader>oit	New TODO heading after this heading's content, same level
<leader>o*	Toggle a line between heading and plain text
} / {	Next / previous visible heading
]] / [[	Next / previous heading at the same level
g{	Up to the parent heading

Org buffer — links

Key	Action
<leader>ols	Store a link to the current location
<leader>oli	Insert a link (offers the stored one)
<leader>oo	Open the link under the cursor

Org buffer — tags, priority, refile, archive

Key	Action
<leader>ot	Set tags
<leader>o,	Set priority
ciR / cir	Priority up / down
<leader>or	Refile the heading
<leader>o$	Archive the subtree
<leader>oA	Toggle the ARCHIVE tag

Org buffer — text objects

Use with any operator, e.g. dih deletes the heading, yar yanks the whole subtree.

Object	Selects
ih / ah	Inner / around heading
ir / ar	Inner / around subtree
Oh / OH	Inner / around heading, from the root
Or / OR	Inner / around subtree, from the root

Agenda

Key	Action
<CR>	Go to the item (switch to its buffer)
<TAB>	Go to the item in a split
K	Preview the item
q	Quit
r	Redo / refresh
f / b	Forward / back one span
.	Jump to today
J	Jump to a date
vd / vw / vm / vy	Day / week / month / year view
/	Filter
t	Cycle TODO state
I / O / X	Clock in / out / cancel
R	Toggle the clock report
+ / -	Priority up / down
<leader>oo	Open the link at point
<leader>oxj	Jump to the clocked heading
<leader>ois / <leader>oid	Schedule / deadline
<leader>ot	Set tags
<leader>or	Refile
<leader>o$	Archive
g?	Help popup

Src blocks

Key	Action
<leader>o'	Edit the block in a dedicated buffer (and save + exit from inside it)
<leader>ow	Save the edit buffer back
<leader>ok	Abort the edit
<leader>obt	Tangle the file

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Source: docs/orgmode-cheatsheet.md in the dotfiles repo.