Project Management

Todoist Keyboard Shortcuts

We gathered all 123 Todoist shortcuts so you can capture and organize tasks at speed

Todoist keyboard shortcuts

Developed by Doist Inc., Todoist is a widely used project management tool built to help users capture and organize tasks.

Shortcut fluency in Todoist separates casual users from power users. The more shortcuts you commit to muscle memory, the faster your work becomes.

Todoist runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Regardless of your OS, committing its shortcuts to memory will make you noticeably more productive.

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General shortcuts 25 shortcuts

Quick Add
Q Q Q
Search
/ +F / +F / +F
Dismiss/Cancel
Esc Esc Esc
Open/close sidebar
M M M
Show keyboard shortcuts
? ? ?
Open Quick Find
Cmd +K Ctrl +K Ctrl +K
Print current view
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Zoom in/Increase font size
Cmd += Ctrl += Ctrl +Shift +=
Zoom out/Decrease font size
Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Reset zoom level/font size
Cmd +0 Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Open Task Quick Add
Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Go to Home view
H H H
Create a new project
Shift +Cmd +P Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P
Create a new label
Shift +Cmd +L Ctrl +Shift +L Ctrl +Shift +L
Create a new filter
Shift +Cmd +F Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F
Open the Inbox
Cmd +1 Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Open Today
Cmd +2 Ctrl +2 Ctrl +2
Open Upcoming
Cmd +3 Ctrl +3 Ctrl +3
Expand/collapse the projects list
Cmd +4 Ctrl +4 Ctrl +4
Expand/collapse the labels list
Cmd +5 Ctrl +5 Ctrl +5
Open Search
Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Open Settings
Cmd +, Ctrl +, Ctrl +,
Manually sync
Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Save a comment
N/A Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Create a new task at the top of the list (only works inside projects)
N/A Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N

Navigation shortcuts 24 shortcuts

Open task in its project
Shift +G Shift +G Shift +G
Select and move focus to different elements of the task view
Tab Tab Tab
Move focus backwards
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Open Productivity
O +P O +P O +P
Open help
O +H O +H O +H
Open notifications
O +N O +N O +N
Open profile photo menu
O +U O +U O +U
Move focus up
K +Up K +Up K +Up
Move focus down
J +Down J +Down J +Down
Move focus to the right
Right Right Right
Move focus to the left
Left Left Left
Go back to the previous view
Cmd +[ Alt +Left Alt +Left
Go forward to the most recent view
Cmd +] Alt +Right Alt +Right
Go to home
H +G +H H +G +H H +G +H
Go to Inbox
G +I G +I G +I
Go to Today
G +T G +T G +T
Go to Upcoming
G +U G +U G +U
Go to labels
G +L G +L G +L
Go to projects
G +P G +P G +P
Go to section
G +/ G +/ G +/
Open settings
O +S O +S O +S
Open theme
O +T O +T O +T
Open activity log
G +A G +A G +A
Open Filters & Labels
G +V G +V G +V

Global shortcuts 4 shortcuts

Open Quick Add
Opt +Space Ctrl +Space N/A
Quick Ramble (new app downloads)
Opt +Shift +R Alt +Shift +R N/A
Quick Ramble (existing app downloads)
Opt +Shift +Space Alt +Space N/A
Show/hide Todoist
Ctrl +Cmd +T Win +Alt +S N/A

Task shortcuts - Quick Add 7 shortcuts

Set a priority level
p1 +p2 +p3 +p4 P1 +P2 +P3 +P4 P1 +P2 +P3 +P4
Pick a project
# # #
Pick a section
/ / /
Add an assignee
+ + +
Add a label
@ @ @
Add a reminder
! ! !
Add a deadline
{date} {date} {date}
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Task shortcuts - Create tasks 6 shortcuts

Add new task to the bottom of list
A A A
Add new task to the top of list
Shift +A Shift +A Shift +A
Save a newly created task and create a new one below
Enter Enter Enter
Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below
Shift +Enter Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above
Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
In a project, paste a file to create a new task with the file name as the title and the file attached
Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V

Manage tasks 24 shortcuts

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

Sort tasks 8 shortcuts

Sort by date
D D D
Sort by priority
P P P
Sort by name
N N N
Sort by assignee
R R R
Sort by date
Opt +D N/A N/A
Sort by priority
Opt +P N/A N/A
Sort by name
Opt +N N/A N/A
Sort by assignee
Opt +R N/A N/A

Sub-task shortcuts 3 shortcuts

Increase indent of focused task
Ctrl +] Ctrl +] Ctrl +]
Decrease indent of focused task
Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[
See or hide sub-tasks
Shift +E Shift +E Shift +E

Project shortcuts 12 shortcuts

Change to list/board/calendar layout*
Shift +V Shift +V Shift +V
Add section
S S S
Share project
Shift +S Shift +S Shift +S
Sort by date
D D D
Sort by priority
P P P
Sort alphabetically
N N N
Sort by assignee
R R R
Open more project actions
W W W
Scroll all the way to the top of your task list
Cmd +Up N/A N/A
Scroll all the way down to the bottom of your task list
Cmd +Down N/A N/A
Scroll all the way to the top of your task list
N/A Ctrl +Home Ctrl +Home
Scroll all the way to the bottom of your task list
N/A Ctrl +End Ctrl +End

Upcoming view shortcuts 3 shortcuts

Go to today in Upcoming
Opt +Shift +Y Home Home
Next week in Upcoming
Shift +Right Shift +Right Shift +Right
Previous week in Upcoming
Shift +Left Shift +Left Shift +Left

Calendar layout shortcuts 4 shortcuts

Go back to today
T T T
Go back to today
Opt +Shift +Y Alt +Shift +Y N/A
Go to next week
Shift +Right Shift +Right N/A
Go to previous week
Shift +Left Shift +Left N/A

Multi-window shortcuts 3 shortcuts

Open current view in new window
Shift +Cmd +N Ctrl +Shift +N N/A
Open new Home view window
Opt +Shift +Cmd +N Ctrl +Alt +Shift +N N/A
Float window on top
Opt +Cmd +F Ctrl +F11 N/A
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