All the shortcuts to save you time! Some can be used anywhere in the app, while others only work when adding or editing tasks.

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You can also view keyboard shortcuts within Todoist by opening the command menu.

General

Action	macOS Shortcut	Windows Shortcut
Quick Add	Q	Q
Search	/ or F	/ or F
Dismiss/Cancel	Esc	Esc
Open/close sidebar menu	M	M
Show keyboard shortcuts	?	?
Open command menu	Cmd ⌘ + K	Ctrl + K
Print current view	Cmd ⌘ + P	Ctrl + P
Zoom in	Cmd ⌘ + =	Ctrl + Shift + =
Zoom out	Cmd ⌘ + -	Ctrl + -

Quick Add

Type these shortcuts into the task field to quickly add details like a project, priority level, and assignee.

Action	Shortcut
Set a priority level	p1, p2, p3, p4
Pick a project	#
Pick a section	/
Add an assignee	+
Add a label	@

Navigate

Use these shortcuts to quickly move between views, access your settings and much more.

Action	Shortcut
Open task in its project	Shift ⇧ + G
Open Productivity	O then P
Open help	O then H
Open notifications	O then N
Open profile photo menu	O then U
Move focus up	K or ↑
Move focus down	J or ↓
Move focus to the right	→
Move focus to the left	←
Go to home	H, or G then H
Go to Inbox	G then I
Go to Team Inbox	G then Shift ⇧ + I
Go to Today	G then T
Go to Upcoming	G then U
Go to labels	G then L
Go to projects	G then P
Go to section	G then /
Open settings	O then S
Open theme	O then T
Open activity log	O then A
Open Filters & Labels	G then V

Add tasks

These shortcuts only work when your cursor is in the task. The shortcut actions are different depending on whether you’re creating a brand-new task or editing an existing one.

Action	Shortcut
Add new task to the bottom of list	A
Add new task to the top of list	Shift ⇧ + A
Save a newly created task and create a new one below	Enter
Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below	Shift ⇧ + Enter
Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above	Ctrl + Enter

Edit Tasks

Action	macOS Shortcut	Windows Shortcut
Complete focused task	E	E
Complete and archive recurring task	Shift ⇧ + Click the checkbox	Shift + Click the checkbox
Open task view	Enter	Enter
Edit task	Cmd ⌘ + E	Ctrl + E
Save edits	Cmd ⌘ + Enter	Ctrl + Enter
Set due date	T	T
Remove due date	Shift ⇧ + T	Shift + T
Set priority level	1, 2, 3, 4	1, 2, 3, 4
Change priority level	Y	Y
Comment	C	C
Add label	L	L
Assign/reassign	Shift ⇧ + R	Shift + R
Move to …	V	V
More task actions	.	.
Select focused task	X, or Cmd ⌘ + Click	Ctrl + Click
Select multiple tasks	Cmd ⌘ + Click, or Shift ⇧ + Click	Ctrl + Click, or Shift + Click
Move focus to multi-select toolbar	,	,
Delete selected task	Cmd ⌘ + Delete ⌫	Shift + Delete
Copy link to task	Shift ⇧ + Cmd ⌘ + ,	Shift + Ctrl + ,
Move to the task above the task currently being edited	Cmd ⌘ + ↑	Ctrl + ↑
Move to the task below the task currently being edited	Cmd ⌘ + ↓	Ctrl + ↓

Create and complete sub-tasks

Action	macOS Shortcut	Windows Shortcut
Increase indent of focused task	Cmd ⌘ + ]	Ctrl + ]
Decrease indent of focused task	Cmd ⌘ + [	Ctrl + [
See/Hide sub-tasks	Shift ⇧ + E	Shift + E

The above shortcuts are only available in list view, when a task is focused.

Handle tasks inside a project

These shortcuts only work in projects.

Action	Shortcut
Change to list/board view	Shift ⇧ + V
Add section	S
Share project	Shift ⇧ + S
Sort by due date	D
Sort by priority	P
Sort alphabetically	N
Sort by assignee	R
Open more project actions	W

Actions in the Upcoming view

Action	macOS Shortcut	Windows Shortcut
Go to today in Upcoming	Option ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + Y	Home
Next week in Upcoming	Shift ⇧ + →	Shift + →
Previous week in Upcoming	Shift ⇧ + ←	Shift + ←
Open month picker in Upcoming	O then M	O then M

If you're looking for more keyboard shortcuts, try out the third-party Todoist Shortcuts extension for Chrome or Firefox.

macOS

General

Action	Shortcut
Quick Add	Q
Search	/ or F
Dismiss/Cancel	Esc
Open/close sidebar menu	M
Show keyboard shortcuts	?
Open command menu	Cmd ⌘ + K
Print current view	Cmd ⌘ + P
Zoom in	Cmd ⌘ + =
Zoom out	Cmd ⌘ + -

Global

Global shortcuts can be used when Todoist is minimized.

Action	Shortcut
Show/hide Todoist	Cmd ⌘ + Ctrl ⌃ + T
Open Quick Add	Cmd ⌘ + Ctrl ⌃ + A

Quick Add

Type these shortcuts into the task field to quickly add details like project, priority level, and assignee.

Action	Shortcut
Set a priority level	P1, P2, P3, P4
Pick a project	#
Pick a section	/
Add an assignee	+
Add a label	@

Navigate

Use these shortcuts to quickly move between views, access your settings and much more.

Action	Shortcut
Open task in its project	Shift ⇧ + G
Open Productivity	O then P
Open help	O then H
Open notifications	O then N
Open profile photo menu	O then U
Move focus up	K or ↑
Move focus down	J or ↓
Move focus to the right	→
Move focus to the left	←
Go to home	H, or G then H
Go to Inbox	G then I
Go to Team Inbox	G then Shift ⇧ + I
Go to Today	G then T
Go to Upcoming	G then U
Go to labels	G then L
Go to projects	G then P
Go to section	G then /
Open settings	O then S
Open theme	O then T
Open activity log	G then A
Open Filters & Labels	G then V

Add tasks

These shortcuts only work when your cursor is in the task. The shortcut actions are different depending on whether you’re creating a brand-new task or editing an existing one.

Action	Shortcut
Add new task to the bottom of list	A
Add new task to the top of list	Shift ⇧ + A
Save a newly created task and create a new one below	Enter
Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below	Shift ⇧ + Enter
Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above	Ctrl ⌃ + Enter

Edit Tasks

Action	Shortcut
Complete focused task	E
Complete and archive recurring task	Shift ⇧ + Click the checkbox
Open task view	Enter
Edit task	Cmd ⌘ + E
Save edits	Cmd ⌘ + Enter
Set due date	T
Remove due date	Shift ⇧ + T
Set priority level	1, 2, 3, 4
Change priority level	Y
Comment	C
Add label	L
Assign/reassign	Shift ⇧ + R
Move to …	V
More task actions	.
Select focused task	X or Cmd ⌘ + Click
Select multiple tasks	Cmd ⌘ + Click or Shift ⇧ + Click
Move focus to multi-select toolbar	,
Delete selected task(s)	Cmd ⌘ + Delete ⌫
Copy link to task	Shift ⇧ + Cmd ⌘ + ,
Move to the task above the task currently being edited	Cmd ⌘ + ↑
Move to the task below the task currently being edited	Cmd ⌘ + ↓

Create and complete sub-tasks

Action	Shortcut
Increase indent of focused task	Cmd ⌘ + ]
Decrease indent of focused task	Cmd ⌘ + [
See/Hide sub-tasks	Shift ⇧ + E

The above shortcuts are only available in list view, when a task is focused.

Handle tasks inside a project

These shortcuts only work in projects.

Action	Shortcut
Change to list/board view	Shift ⇧ + V
Add section	S
Share project	Shift ⇧ + S
Sort by due date	D
Sort by priority	P
Sort alphabetically	N
Sort by assignee	R
Open more project actions	W

Actions in the Upcoming view

Action	Shortcut
Go to today in Upcoming	Option ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + Y
Next week in Upcoming	Shift ⇧ + →
Previous week in Upcoming	Shift ⇧ + ←
Open month picker in Upcoming	O then M

Windows

General

Action	Shortcut
Quick Add	Q
Search	/ or F
Dismiss/Cancel	Esc
Show/Hide navigation menu	M
Show keyboard shortcuts	?
Open command menu	Ctrl + K
Print current view	Ctrl + P
Zoom in	Ctrl + Shift ⇧ + =
Zoom out	Ctrl + -

Global

Global shortcuts can be used when Todoist is minimized.

Action	Shortcut
Show/hide Todoist	Win + Alt + S
Open Quick Add	Win + Alt + Q

Quick Add

Type these shortcuts into the task field to quickly add details like project, priority level, and assignee.

Action	Shortcut
Set a priority level	P1, P2, P3, P4
Pick a project	#
Pick a section	/
Add an assignee	+
Add a label	@

Navigate

Use these shortcuts to quickly move between views, access your settings and much more.

Action	Shortcut
Open task in its project	Shift + G
Open Productivity	O then P
Open help	O then H
Open notifications	O then N
Open profile photo menu	O then U
Move focus up	K or ↑
Move focus down	J or ↓
Move focus to the right	→
Move focus to the left	←
Go to home	H, or G then H
Go to Inbox	G then I
Go to Team Inbox	G then Shift + I
Go to Today	G then T
Go to Upcoming	G then U
Go to labels	G then L
Go to projects	G then P
Go to section	G then /
Open settings	O then S
Open theme	O then T
Open activity log	G then A
Open Filters & Labels	G then V

Add tasks

These shortcuts only work when your cursor is in the task. The shortcut actions are different depending on whether you’re creating a brand-new task or editing an existing one.

Action	Shortcut
Add new task to the bottom of list	A
Add new task to the top of list	Shift + A
Save a newly created task and create a new one below	Enter
Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below	Shift + Enter
Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above	Ctrl + Enter

Edit Tasks

Action	Shortcut
Complete focused task	E
Complete and archive recurring task	Shift + Click the checkbox
Open task view	Enter
Edit task	Ctrl + E
Save edits	Ctrl + Enter
Set due date	T
Remove due date	Shift + T
Set priority level	1, 2, 3, 4
Change priority level	Y
Comment	C
Add label	L
Assign/reassign	Shift + R
Move to …	V
More task actions	.
Select focused task	X, or Ctrl + Click
Select multiple tasks	Ctrl + Click, or Shift + Click
Move focus to multi-select toolbar	,
Delete selected task(s)	Shift + Delete
Copy link to task	Shift + Ctrl + ,
Move to the task above the task currently being edited	Ctrl + ↑
Move to the task below the task currently being edited	Ctrl + ↓

Create and complete sub-tasks

Action	Shortcut
Increase indent of focused task	Ctrl + ]
Decrease indent of focused task	Ctrl + [
See/Hide sub-tasks	Shift + E

The above shortcuts are only available in list view, when a task is focused.

Handle tasks inside a project

These shortcuts only work in projects.

Action	Shortcut
Change to list/board view	Shift + V
Add section	S
Share project	Shift + S
Sort by due date	D
Sort by priority	P
Sort alphabetically	N
Sort by assignee	R
Open more project actions	W

Actions in the Upcoming view

Action	Shortcut
Go to today in Upcoming	Home
Next week in Upcoming	Shift + →
Previous week in Upcoming	Shift + ←
Open month picker in Upcoming	O then M

Quick Add

Type these shortcuts into the task field to quickly add details like project, priority level, and assignee.

Action	Shortcut
Add a label	@
Pick a project	#
Pick a section	/
Add an assignee	+
Set a priority level	P1, P2, P3, P4

General

These shortcuts can only be used with a mobile keyboard.

Action	Shortcut
Open Task Quick Add	Ctrl + N
Go to Home view	H
Create a new task at the top of the list (only works inside projects)	Ctrl + Shift + N
Create a new project	Ctrl + Shift + P
Create a new label	Ctrl + Shift + L
Create a new filter	Ctrl + Shift + F
Save a comment	Ctrl + Enter
Open the Inbox	Ctrl + 1
Open the Team Inbox	Ctrl + Shift + 1
Open Today	Ctrl + 2
Open Upcoming	Ctrl + 3
Open the projects list	Ctrl + 4
Open the labels list	Ctrl + 5
Open the filters list	Ctrl + 5
Open Search	Ctrl + F
Open Settings	Ctrl + ,
Manually sync	Ctrl + S

Quick Add

Type these shortcuts into the task field to quickly add details like project, priority level, and assignee.

Action	Shortcut
Add a label	@
Pick a project	#
Pick a section	/
Add an assignee	+
Set a priority level	P1, P2, P3, P4

General

These shortcuts can only be used with a keyboard.

Action	Shortcut
Open Task Quick Add	Cmd ⌘ + N
Go to Home view	H
Create a new project	Shift ⇧ + Cmd ⌘ + P
Create a new label	Shift ⇧ + Cmd ⌘ + L
Create a new filter	Shift ⇧ + Cmd ⌘ + F
Open the Inbox	Cmd ⌘ + 1
Open the Team Inbox	Shift ⇧ + Cmd ⌘ + 1
Open Today	Cmd ⌘ + 2
Open Upcoming	Cmd ⌘ + 3
Expand/collapse the projects list	Cmd ⌘ + 4
Expand/collapse the labels list	Cmd ⌘ + 5
Expand/collapse the filters list	Cmd ⌘ + 5
Open Search	Cmd ⌘ + F
Open Settings	Cmd ⌘ + ,
Manually sync	Cmd ⌘ + S

Sorting tasks inside a project

These shortcuts can only be used with a keyboard.

Action	Shortcut
Sort by date	Option ⌥ + D
Sort by priority	Option ⌥ + P
Sort by name	Option ⌥ + N
Sort by assignee	Option ⌥ + R

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