Keyboard Shortcuts for Things
Things is one of the most loved todo apps on iOS and macOS. With a few learned keyboard shortcuts you can boost your productivity even more.
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Create new items
- Create a new to-do ⌘ N
- Create a new to-do below selection ␣
- Paste plain text to create new to-dos ⌘ V
- Create a checklist in an open to-do ⌘ ⇧ C
- Create a new heading in a project ⌘ ⇧ N
- Create a new project ⌘ ⌥ N
Edit items
- Open a to-do or project ↩
- Save and close ⌘ ↩
- Save and close ⎋
- Duplicate a to-do or project ⌘ D
- Copy a to-do or project ⌘ C
- Paste a to-do or project ⌘ V
- Complete selected items ⌘ .
- Cancel selected items ⌘ ⌥ .
- Delete selected items ⌫
- Move completed to Logbook ⌘ L
Select items
- Select item above ↑
- Select item below ↓
- Extend selection upwards ⇧ ↑
- Extend selection downwards ⇧ ↓
- Extend selection to the top ⌥ ⇧ ↑
- Extend selection to the bottom ⌥ ⇧ ↓
- Select everything ⌘ A
Move items
- Move selection to another list ⌘ ⇧ M
- Move copied to-dos and projects ⌘ ⌥ V
- Move selection up ⌘ ↑
- Move selection down ⌘ ↓
- Move selection to top of list ⌘ ⌥ ↑
- Move selection to bottom of list ⌘ ⌥ ↓
Edit dates
- Show Jump Start ⌘ S
- Start Today ⌘ T
- Start This Evening ⌘ E
- Start Anytime ⌘ R
- Start Someday ⌘ O
- Start date +1 day ⌃ ]
- Start date -1 day ⌃ [
- Start date +1 week ⌃ }
- Start date -1 week ⌃ {
- Direct access to set a Deadline ⌘ ⇧ D
- Deadline +1 day ⌃ .
- Deadline -1 day ⌃ ,
- Deadline +1 week ⌃ ⇧ .
- Deadline -1 week ⌃ ⇧ ,
- Make to-do or project repeating ⌘ ⇧ R
Control windows
- Open new window ⌘ ⌃ N
- Cycle through open windows ⌘ ⇧ <
- Close current window ⌘ W
- Close all windows ⌘ ⌥ W
- Hide or show sidebar ⌘ /
- Hide or show toolbar ⌘ ⌥ T
- Full screen ⌘ ⌃ F
Navigation
- Go to Inbox ⌘ 1
- Go to Today ⌘ 2
- Go to Upcoming ⌘ 3
- Go to Anytime ⌘ 4
- Go to Someday ⌘ 5
- Go to Logbook ⌘ 6
- Show to-do in list ⌘ ⇧ L
- Enter a selected project →
- Return to previous list ←
- Scroll to top ⌥ ↑
- Scroll to bottom ⌥ ↓
- Navigate up in the sidebar ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ↑
- Navigate down in the sidebar ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ↓
Search
- Find ⌘ F
Tags
- Open tag window ⌘ ⌃ T
- Close tag window ⎋
- Direct access to add a tag ⌘ ⇧ T
- Destroy previous filter ⌃ ⎋
Links
- Open a link ⌘ ⌥ ↩
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