Saved Searches

You can save a search query for future use. You'll definitely appreciate this feature when you end up filtering issues with a query like this:
in: {ReSharper Support}, dotTrace state: Open by:andrew.serebryansky for: oleg.stepanov priority: Critical,Show-stopper sort by: votes, updated asc

You can share saved searches — that is, you can allow a group to view your saved search and/or change its name.

In addition, you can type saved search in the search box, and choose a saved search using query completion.

Filters

Not familiar with search queries yet? Use filters! After executing a search query, YouTrack displays the Filters box where it shows different attributes and values that these attributes have within the set of found issues. When you select several filters, YouTrack calculates how many issues you would get with this combination.

Report With a Single Shortcut

To create a new issue, press Alt+Ins anywhere within YouTrack, or click New Issue.

Set issue attributes; add links to other issues; add other users to the list of watchers; mark issues with tags and attach screenshots. You can also use wiki markup for special text formatting and strengthen the permission to your issue by making it visible to specific user group. Then click Submit, or press Ctrl+Enter to submit it.

Make External Reporters Happy

Get more external bug reports by providing your users with an easy-to-use reporting tool. With OpenID integration, YouTrack enables logging in using a Google, Yahoo, AOL, or Blogger.com account for a more convenient reporting process.

Create Issue from E-mail

Integrate YouTrack with your mailbox (IMAP, POP3) and report issues right from your e-mail client. You can configure issue reporter and even set up any command to be applied to a created issue, or add comments by replying to a notification email you received.

'Create Issue' Bookmarklet

You can also add a 'Create Issue' bookmarklet to the bookmarks toolbar in your browser and post new issues without even opening YouTrack, using the compact New Issue form.

Report Issue via rest API

YouTrack provides powerful RESTful API that allows you perform various actions programmatically, including automated issue submission from third-party applications.

Speed up Issue Modification

YouTrack provides multiple ways to modify issues. You can modify issues right from the list or from the full issue view.

But to speed up your issue modification process, YouTrack introduces a Command window, which is an enormous time-saver. Command window lets you modify attributes of an issue or a set of issues using a set of natural-language-like commands similar to search queries. For example, you can:

• Assign issues to a user.
• Change type, priority or any other attribute of issues.
• Associate issues with tags.
• Set dependencies between issues.

Applying Commands

Select issues from the list and type a command to apply to all of them. The Command window helps you with command completion lists and highlighting. In addition, YouTrack explains all commands that you enter.

For example, enter the following command:
project YouTrack critical for me in progress tag fix it today

As a result, all selected issues are transferred to project YouTrack, elevated to Critical priority, assigned to you, set to In progress and associated with the tag fix it today. 

Keyboard-Driven Navigation

YouTrack provides multiple handy keyboard shortcuts for navigating the issues list, expanding and collapsing issues, as well as inline issue editing.

For example, pressing Right expands issue summary to show more details, and F2 opens an issue in edit mode.

Full attachment preview is available on mouse over the attachment clip.

If you like to dive into details, use the Full Issue View that shows all voters, watchers, and comments; history of changes; any linked issues, tags, and TeamCity builds associated with the issue. 

E-mail/Messenger Notifications

You can receive notifications on various issue events using your e-mail and/or IM account.

For example, you can subscribe to or unsubscribe from notifications on issue updates, resolution, votes, or comments. You can also set up notifications on updates to issues marked with a certain tag or included in a saved search.

YouTrack merges closely related modifications into one e-mail and supports threading.

Linking Issues

You can link issues using various dependency types, including "relates to", "depends on", "duplicates", etc. Any given issue can be linked to multiple other issues in one go.

Duplicates Management

Aggregate data for duplicates, including filtering linked issues with comments and attachments, transfer votes and merge voters and watchers.