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

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
Add a quick comment	Ctrl + m

General

Action	Shortcut
Open or close menu	m
Go to start page	h
Select and change multiple tasks at once	Ctrl + left-click (Windows) ⌘ + left-click (macOS) or Shift + left-click on multiple tasks
Add a task (with Quick Add)	q
Add a task at the bottom of the list	a
Add a task at the top of the list	A
Add a section	s
Open search	/ or f
Switch to the Board view	Shift + v

Adding and editing 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
Edit task name	Alt + click (macOS)
Cancel current changes	Esc
Save a newly created task and create a new one below it	Enter
Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below it	Shift + Enter
Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above it	Ctrl + Enter
Move to the task above the task currently being edited	Ctrl + ↑
Move to the task below the task currently being edited	Ctrl + ↓

Creating and completing sub-tasks

Action	Shortcut
Increase task indent (only works inside projects)	Ctrl + →
Decrease task indent (only works inside projects)	Ctrl + ←

Sorting tasks inside a project

These shortcuts only work in projects.

Action	Shortcut
Sort by date	d
Sort by priority	p
Sort by name	n
Sort by assignee	r

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

Global shortcuts

These shortcuts can be used from anywhere on your computer as long as Todoist for macOS is open.

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

You can customize these shortcuts with ⌘ + , (or by going to Todoist → Preferences in the top bar on your macOS device).

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	p4

General

Action	Shortcut
Open or close menu	m
Go to start page	h
Select and change multiple tasks at once	⌘ + left-click or Shift + left-click on multiple tasks
Add a task (with Quick Add)	q
Add a task at the bottom of the list	a
Add a task at the top of the list	A
Add a section	s
Open search	/ or f
Switch to the Board view	Shift + v

Adding and editing 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
Edit task name	⌥ + click
Cancel current changes	Esc
Save a newly created task and create a new one below it	Enter
Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below it	Shift + Enter
Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above it	Ctrl + Enter
Move to the task above the task currently being edited (only works inside projects)	⌘ + ↑
Move to the task below the task currently being edited (only works inside projects)	⌘ + ↓

Creating and completing > sub-tasks

Action	Shortcut
Increase task indent (only works inside projects)	⌘ + →
Decrease task indent (only works inside projects)	⌘ + ←

Sorting tasks inside a project

These shortcuts only work in projects.

Action	Shortcut
Sort by date	d
Sort by priority	p
Sort by name	n
Sort by assignee	r

Global shortcuts

These shortcuts can be used from anywhere on your computer as long as the Todoist for Windows (legacy) app is open.

Action	Shortcut
Open or close menu	m
Show/hide Todoist	Ctrl + Alt + T
Open task Quick Add	Ctrl + Alt + A

You can customize these shortcuts by right-clicking on the Todoist icon in the system tray (bottom-right corner) and selecting Configuration.

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
Add a quick comment	Ctrl + m

General

Action	Shortcut
Go to start page	h
Select and change multiple tasks at once	Shift + left-click on multiple tasks
Add a task (with Quick Add)	q
Add a task at the bottom of the list	a
Add a task at the top of the list	A
Add a section	s
Open search	/ or f
Switch to the Board view	Shift + v

Adding and editing 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
Edit task name	Alt + click
Cancel current changes	Esc
Save a newly created task and create a new one below it	Enter
Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below it	Shift + Enter
Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above it	Ctrl + Enter
Move to the task above the task currently being edited	Ctrl + ↑
Move to the task below the task currently being edited	Ctrl + ↓

Creating and completing > sub-tasks

Action	Shortcut
Increase task indent (only works inside projects)	Ctrl + →
Decrease task indent (only works inside projects)	Ctrl + ←

Sorting tasks inside a project

These shortcuts only work in projects.

Action	Shortcut
Sort by date	d
Sort by priority	p
Sort by name	n
Sort by assignee	r

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
Save and go to comments	Alt + Enter
Open full task editor	Tab

General

Action	Shortcut
Open or close menu	m
Select multiple tasks at once	Shift + left-click on multiple tasks
Enter multi-select mode	m
Add a task (with Quick Add)	q
Add a task at the bottom of the list	a
Add a task at the top of the list	A
Add a section	s
Open search	Ctrl + f
Manually sync	F5
Navigate to default page	Home
Navigate to previous view	Page Up

Adding and editing 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
Edit task name	Alt + click
Cancel current changes	Esc
Save a newly created task and create a new one below it	Enter

Creating and completing > sub-tasks

Action	Shortcut
Increase task indent (only works inside projects)	Alt + Shift + →
Decrease task indent (only works inside projects)	Alt + Shift + ←

Sorting tasks inside a project

These shortcuts only work in projects.

Action	Shortcut
Sort by date	d
Sort by priority	p
Sort by name	n
Sort by assignee	r

Global shortcuts are not supported for the Windows 10 app.

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 start page	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 Next 7 days	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	⌘ + N
Go to start page	h
Create a new project	Shift + ⌘ + P
Create a new label	Shift + ⌘ + L
Create a new filter	Shift + ⌘ + F
Open the Inbox	⌘ + 1
Open the Team Inbox	Shift + ⌘ + 1
Open Today	⌘ + 2
Open Next 7 days	⌘ + 3
Expand/collapse the projects list	⌘ + 4
Expand/collapse the labels list	⌘ + 5
Expand/collapse the filters list	⌘ + 5
Open Search	⌘ + F
Open Settings	⌘ + ,
Manually sync	⌘ + S

Sorting tasks inside a project

These shortcuts can only be used with a keyboard.

Action	Shortcut
Sort by date	⌥ + d
Sort by priority	⌥ + p
Sort by name	⌥ + n
Sort by assignee	⌥ + r

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