Complete Jira keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 11 shortcuts across 1 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| C | Create Issue |
| G + D | Dashboard |
| G + B | Board |
| / | Search |
| J | Next Issue |
| K | Previous Issue |
| O | Open Issue |
| A | Assign |
| M | Comment |
| E | Edit Issue |
| ? | Shortcuts List |
The most essential Jira shortcuts are: C (Create Issue), G + D (Dashboard), G + B (Board). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Jira has 11 keyboard shortcuts across 1 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Simply press the key combination while Jira is focused. Most shortcuts work immediately. On Mac, replace Ctrl with Cmd and Alt with Option for most shortcuts.
The Jira shortcut for create issue is C.
Jira includes 11 Issue Management shortcuts, including C (Create Issue) and G + D (Dashboard). See the full list in the Issue Management section above.
Print the Jira cheat sheet and keep it next to your keyboard for the first week, then switch to active recall: open Shortcut Speedrun and practice Jira shortcuts against the clock until they're automatic.
Yes — use My Stack to combine Jira shortcuts with any other platform on this site into one printable reference, which is useful if your daily workflow spans several tools.
Most do not — the underlying key is the same, but Jira (like most software) maps Ctrl on Windows/Linux to Cmd on Mac for standard operations. Where a shortcut is platform-specific, this page notes the Mac variant next to the Windows one.
Open your assistant with this page preloaded as the source — great for follow-up questions like "which of these work in other apps?"