Control your entire workspace without touching the mouse.
What is keyboard shortcuts?
Power users don't reach for the mouse. Melo is designed keyboard-first, with shortcuts for everything: creating tiles, navigating between them, resizing, triggering AI, and managing boards.
Keyboard Shortcuts for designers
Designers deal with moodboards, references, and project briefs. Melo's keyboard shortcuts is particularly valuable here because it lets you organize this work spatially — seeing everything in context rather than hidden behind tabs and folders.
Melo's spatial canvas mirrors how designers naturally think — visually and spatially. Tile Figma embeds next to client briefs, moodboard images next to copy drafts. Everything stays local on your Mac, so client work stays private.
1.Inspiration images, client briefs, and design specs live in different apps
2.No spatial workspace to arrange references the way your brain works
3.Design tools handle design, but not the thinking and planning around it
4.Sharing sensitive client work through cloud tools raises privacy concerns
Key benefits
1
Flow state preservation
Never break concentration to reach for the mouse. Every action in Melo has a keyboard shortcut — create, navigate, resize, search, and trigger AI.
2
macOS-native shortcuts
Familiar key combinations that follow Apple's conventions. Your existing muscle memory works here.
3
Command palette
Quick-access command palette for actions you don't use often enough to memorize. Search for any command by name.
4
Customizable
Remap shortcuts to match your workflow. If you have strong muscle memory from other tools, bring it with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do designers use Melo differently?
Designers typically create boards organized around their moodboards, references, and project briefs. They tile relevant documents, tasks, web references, and AI chat specific to their workflow. The spatial layout lets them design a workspace that matches how they naturally think about their work.
How does Keyboard Shortcuts work in Melo?
Keyboard Shortcuts is built natively into Melo's spatial canvas. It's not a plugin or add-on — it's a core part of the workspace that integrates with your notes, tasks, AI, and other tiles. See the feature details above for specifics.
What makes Melo better than other tools for designers?
Most tools force you into their structure — linear documents, rigid databases, or text-only editors. Designers need flexibility to arrange moodboards, references, and project briefs in a way that makes sense. Melo's spatial canvas adapts to you, and the AI understands your full context.
How is Melo different from a regular note-taking app?
Melo isn't just a note app — it's a spatial workspace. You can tile notes alongside web pages, AI chat, calendar, todos, and clipboard history on one canvas. It replaces multiple apps with a single visual environment.
Is Melo free?
Melo is a one-time lifetime license ($29.99). There's no free tier and no subscription — you pay once and get full access to everything from day one, no feature gating, all future updates included.