Keyboard shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow. The main keyboard shortcuts are shown below.

It's important to note that some shortcuts may not work if you’re using a keyboard with a non-English input.

iPad users can hold down the command key to see all the available shortcuts.

Task actions	macOS	Windows
New task	`↵`	`↵`
Delete selected task(s)	`Tab-BKSP`	`Tab-BKSP`
Delete current task (when task name is empty)	`BKSP`	`BKSP`
Complete selected task(s)	`⌘↵`	`Ctrl-↵`
Move up/down	`⌘↑` / `⌘↓`	`Ctrl-↑` / `Ctrl-↓`
Jump up/down to the next section	`⌘⇧↑` / `⌘⇧↓`	`Ctrl-Shift-↑` / `Ctrl-Shift-↓`
Copy selected tasks	`⌘C`	`Ctrl-C`
Paste tasks (one per line)	`⌘V`	`Ctrl-V`
Assign to me	`Tab-M`	`Tab-M`
Access Home tab	`Tab-H`	`Tab-H`
Create a section	`Tab-N`	`Tab-N`
Add to a project	`Tab-P`	`Tab-P`

Navigation	macOS	Windows
Navigate to My tasks	`Tab-Z`	`Tab-Z`
Navigate to Inbox	`Tab-I`	`Tab-I`
Collapse sidebar	`Tab-O`	`Tab-O`
Comment on selected task	`Tab-C`	`Tab-C`
Assign selected task	`Tab-A`	`Tab-A`
Set due date	`Tab-D`	`Tab-D`
Add collaborator	`Tab-F`	`Tab-F`
Add a tag to the task	`Tab-T`	`Tab-T`
Focus subtasks	`Tab-S`	`Tab-S`
Search for a project, tag, person, or task	`Tab-/`	`Tab-/`
Enable list view field navigation	`→→`	`→→`
Show/hide sidebar	`Tab-O`	`Tab-O`
Open task details pane	`Tab-Enter`	`Tab-Enter`

Selection	macOS	Windows
Change selection	`↑` / `↓`	`↑` / `↓`
Select range	`⇧-Click`	`Shift-Click`
Select range	`⇧↑`/ `⇧↓`	`Shift-↑`/ `Shift-↓`
Multi-select individual task	`⌘-Click`	`Ctrl-Click`

Application	macOS	Windows
Show keyboard shortcuts	`⌘/`	`Ctrl-/`
Collapse the right pane	`ESC`	`ESC`
Enter focus mode	`Tab-X`	`Tab-X`
Quick add	`Tab-Q`	`Tab-Q`
Post comment (From comment field)	`Tab-↵`	`Tab-↵`
What it sounds like	`Tab-B`	`Tab-B`

To use the Tab-B keyboard shortcut, you must enable the Tab-B hack from My settings