Todoist Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete Todoist keyboard shortcuts reference — 80 shortcuts across 10 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Linux.
General (26)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Q | Quick Add |
| / | Search |
| Escape | Dismiss/Cancel |
| M | Open/close sidebar |
| ? | Show keyboard shortcuts |
| Ctrl + K | Open Quick Find |
| Ctrl + P | Print current view |
| Ctrl + = | Zoom in/Increase font size |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom level/font size |
| Ctrl + Alt + 0 | Collapse or expand all sections and tasks with sub-tasks in a project view, or all folders |
| Ctrl + Shift + = | Zoom in/Increase font size |
| Ctrl + N | Open Task Quick Add |
| H | Go to Home view |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Create a new task at the top of the list (only |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Create a new project |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Create a new label |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Create a new filter |
| Ctrl + Enter | Save a comment |
| Ctrl + 1 | Open the Inbox |
| Ctrl + 2 | Open Today |
| Ctrl + 3 | Open Upcoming |
| Ctrl + 4 | Open the projects list |
| Ctrl + 5 | Open the labels list |
| Ctrl + F | Open Search |
| Ctrl + , | Open Settings |
| Ctrl + S | Manually sync |
Navigation (10)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Shift + G | Open task in its project |
| Tab | Select and move focus to different elements of the task view. Applies in the Todoist app |
| O | Open Productivity |
| K | Move focus up |
| J | Move focus down |
| → | Move focus to the right |
| ← | Move focus to the left |
| G | Go to Inbox |
| Alt + ← | Go back to the previous view |
| Alt + → | Go forward to the most recent view |
Global (3)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Space | Open Quick Add |
| Alt + Shift + R | Quick Ramble (new app downloads) |
| Alt + Space | Quick Ramble (existing app downloads) |
Quick Add (3)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| # | Pick a project |
| @ | Add a label |
| ! | Add a reminder |
Creating Tasks (4)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| A | Add new task to the bottom of list |
| Shift + A | Add new task to the top of list |
| Enter | Save a newly created task and create a new one below |
| Shift + Enter | Save changes to an existing task and create a new |
Managing Tasks (16)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| E | Complete focused task |
| T | Set date |
| Shift + T | Remove date |
| 1 | Set priority level |
| Y | Change priority level |
| C | Comment |
| L | Add label |
| Shift + R | Assign/reassign |
| V | Move to ... |
| . | More task actions |
| , | Move focus to multi-select toolbar |
| Shift + Delete | Delete selected task |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy link to task |
| Ctrl + ↑ | Move to the task above the task currently being edited |
| Ctrl + ↓ | Move to the task below the task currently being edited |
| X | Select focused task |
Sorting (4)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| D | Sort by date |
| P | Sort by priority |
| N | Sort by name |
| R | Sort by assignee |
Sub-tasks (3)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + ] | Increase indent of focused task |
| Ctrl + [ | Decrease indent of focused task |
| Shift + E | See or hide sub-tasks |
Projects (7)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Shift + V | Change to list/board/calendar layout* |
| S | Add section |
| Shift + S | Share project |
| W | Open more project actions |
| I | Open/close Insights |
| Ctrl + Home | Scroll all the way to the top of your task list |
| Ctrl + End | Scroll all the way to the bottom of your task list |
Upcoming View (4)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Home | Go to today in Upcoming |
| Shift + → | Next week in Upcoming |
| Shift + ← | Previous week in Upcoming |
| Shift + Y | Go to today in Upcoming |
📜 Every shortcut on this page is taken from the official Todoist documentation —
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