The Project Overview gives you a bird’s-eye view of every Gridshift project stored in iCloud Drive. Projects are grouped by their workflow status and displayed as artwork cards in horizontal carousels, so you can see at a glance what needs attention.
Open it with ⌘P, or from the Command Palette (⌘K) by searching for “Project Overview”.
Status Levels
Each project carries a workflow status that tracks its production stage. The overview groups projects into sections by status:
| Status | Icon | Description |
|---|
| Draft | Pencil | Initial ideas and sketches |
| Flesh Out | Hammer | Building out the arrangement |
| Polish | Sparkles | Mixing and fine-tuning |
| Released | Checkmark | Final, published version |
| Archived | Archive | No longer active |
Features
Artwork Thumbnails
Each project card shows the artwork thumbnail saved in its project bundle. Projects without custom artwork display a placeholder icon.
Quick-Open
Click any project card to open it. If the current project has unsaved changes, Gridshift prompts you to save before switching.
New Project
The New Project button in the top-right corner creates a fresh project (using your default project template if one is set).
iCloud Sync
The overview monitors iCloud Drive with a live metadata query. Projects saved on other devices appear automatically once synced. Only fully downloaded bundles show manifest details (artwork, BPM); evicted bundles are skipped until re-downloaded.
Project Overview vs. Project Inspector Tab
| Project Overview (⌘P) | Project Inspector Tab (⌘5) |
|---|
| Scope | All iCloud projects | Current project only |
| Purpose | Browse, filter, and switch projects | Edit settings, metadata, and versions |
| Layout | Artwork cards grouped by status | Form-based settings panels |
| Opens with | ⌘P | ⌘5 |
Shortcuts
The keys for opening and switching projects. The Global Shortcuts reference has the complete grid — transport, file operations, and inspector tabs.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Open Project Overview | ⌘P |
| Command Palette | ⌘K |
| New project | ⌘N |
| Show Project inspector tab | ⌘5 |
Last modified on June 7, 2026
