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Asana Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Keyboard shortcuts for Asana on Mac. Covers task creation, the Tab-prefixed task actions, navigation, the inbox, and the desktop app on macOS.
Key label style

Inbox

Move up/down
KJ
Jump to Activity tab
A
Jump to Archive tab
D
Join or leave task
F
Archive
IE
Move to inbox
U

Tasks

Quick add task
Tab+Q
Delete selected task(s)
Tab+Fwd Del
Complete selected task(s)
Cmd+Return
Open task details
Tab
or
Return
Close task details
Esc
Set due date
Tab+D
Assign to me
Tab+M
Jump to task description
Tab+R
Like selected task
Tab+K
Comment on task
Tab+C
Add collaborators
Tab+F
Join task
Tab+J
Leave task
Tab+L
Add tag
Tab+T
Add task(s) to project
Tab+P
Add subtask(s)
Tab+S
View full screen
Tab+X

Task actions

Create a new task
Return
Create a new task above the current task
Shift+Return
Create a section
Tab+N
Create a follow-up task
Shift+Tab+F
Change selected task
UpDown
Move selected task(s) up/down
Cmd+UpDown
Move selected task(s) to next/previous section
Cmd+Shift+UpDown
Copy selected tasks
Cmd+C
Paste tasks (one per line)
Cmd+V

Navigation

Navigate to My tasks
Tab+Z
Navigate to Inbox
Tab+I
Navigate to Home
Tab+H
Collapse sidebar
Tab+O
Comment on selected task
Tab+C
Assign selected task
Tab+A
Set due date
Tab+D
Add collaborator
Tab+F
Add a tag to the task
Tab+T
Focus subtasks
Tab+S
Search for a project, tag, person, or task
Tab+/
Enable list view field navigation
Right,Right

Selection

Change selection
UpDown
Select range
Shift+Click
Select range
Shift+UpDown
Multi-select individual task
Cmd+Click

Application

Show keyboard shortcuts
Cmd+/
Collapse the right pane
Esc
Enter focus mode
Tab+X
Quick add
Tab+Q
Post comment (from comment field)
Tab+Return
What it sounds like
Tab+B
with the Tab-B hack enabled in Settings

Desktop

New window
Cmd+N
New tab
Cmd+T
Close tab
Cmd+W
Close window
Cmd+Shift+W
Reopen closed tab
Cmd+Shift+T
Next tab
Cmd+Opt+Right
Prev tab
Cmd+Opt+Left
Move tab right
Ctrl+Shift+Pg Up
Move tab left
Ctrl+Shift+Pg Dn
Minimize the window
Cmd+M
Hide Asana
Cmd+H
Quit Asana
Cmd+Q
Create task
Cmd+Shift+=

Intro

Asana on Mac leans on a Tab-prefix pattern for most task actions (Tab+Q for quick add, Tab+C to comment), Cmd combinations for standard app actions (copy, paste, new window), and single letters for the Inbox.

Mac-specific shortcut notes

The Tab prefix. Most task-level actions are Tab held with a letter, not a leader-key sequence: Tab+D sets a due date, Tab+A assigns the task, Tab+T adds a tag. This is Asana's own convention across the app, not a browser Tab-navigation shortcut.

Where Mac departs from Windows. Switching tabs uses Cmd+Option+Right/Left Arrow on Mac, instead of Windows' Ctrl+Tab, and creating a follow-up task chords Shift with the Tab+F shortcut rather than Windows' Shift+Ctrl+F.

Non-English keyboards. Asana notes that some shortcuts may not behave as expected on a non-English keyboard layout.

The Tab-B shortcut. "What it sounds like" (Tab+B) only works once you turn on the Tab-B hack in Settings, it's not active by default.

Printable PDF

A printable PDF of Asana shortcuts for Mac is available. The Tab-prefixed task shortcuts and the quick add shortcut are the ones worth memorizing first.

FAQ

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