# Reordering projects and sections

If you have multiple projects open, you can arrange them in any order in the sidebar. Solo saves the order and restores it between sessions.

## Drag-and-drop

1. Click and hold the project header in the sidebar.
2. Drag it up or down to the desired position.
3. Release to drop it there.

A drop indicator shows where the project will land. Projects snap into place when you release.

Project reordering is disabled while the [sidebar filter](../sidebar/filtering.md) is active.

## Keyboard navigation between projects

You don't need the mouse to switch between projects. Solo provides [default keyboard shortcuts](../keyboard-shortcuts/switching-projects-commands.md) for jumping to visible projects:

| Default shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| `Option/Alt+1` | Jump to first project |
| `Option/Alt+2` | Jump to second project |
| `Option/Alt+3` | Jump to third project |
| ... | |
| `Option/Alt+9` | Jump to ninth project |

"Jumping to" a project selects the project header and moves focus to the sidebar.

## Reordering sections

Inside an expanded project, Solo groups sidebar items into sections: **Todos**, **Agents**, **Terminals**, **Commands**, and **Scratchpads**. You can [drag section headers](../sidebar/reordering-sections.md) to change their order for that project.

Section order is saved per project. If some empty sections are hidden by your [sidebar settings](../settings/sidebar-settings.md), Solo keeps those hidden sections in the stored order so they reappear in a predictable place later.

This changes the section groups, not the rows inside them. To arrange command rows within the Commands section, see [Reordering commands](../commands/reordering.md).

## Collapsing projects and sections

Use the project chevron to collapse or expand the whole project. You can also collapse individual sections inside a project. Both states are stored locally and restored between sessions.

## How order is persisted

Project order is stored locally by Solo. It survives restarts and is independent of your filesystem. If you remove and re-add a project, it loses its old position and is appended as a new primary project after the existing primary projects in that workspace by default.

Project order, section order, and collapsed states are personal — they aren't stored in `solo.yml` and aren't shared with teammates.

Linked checkout projects appear as separate project headers in the normal project list. They are excluded from the primary-project license count.

## Tips

- Organize projects by how frequently you use them — most-used at the top.
- `Option/Alt+1` through `Option/Alt+9` are the defaults and can be customized in `Settings > Hotkeys`.
- Project numbers follow the current visible sidebar order, so filtering can change which project is `1`, `2`, and so on.
- With **Show filter input** enabled, give the sidebar focus, make sure no overlay or text field owns the keypress, and press unmodified `\` to focus the [filter](../sidebar/filtering.md#opening-the-filter). Use it to find a project or command by name without changing the persisted overall order.
- Mark stopped commands as [lesser used](../commands/lesser-used.md) from a command row context menu when you want them hidden behind the **Show lesser used commands** affordance. Running lesser-used commands remain visible.

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Are you a human? Read this doc on the web: https://soloterm.com/docs/projects/reordering-projects