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Todoist Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Todoist on Windows. Add tasks with Quick Add, set priorities and due dates, manage sub-tasks and projects, and move between views.
Key label style

General shortcuts

Quick Add
Q
Search
/
or
F
Dismiss/Cancel
Esc
Show/Hide navigation menu
M
Show keyboard shortcuts
Shift+/
Open Quick Find
Ctrl+K
Print current view
Ctrl+P
Zoom in/Increase font size
Ctrl+=
Zoom out/Decrease font size
Ctrl+-

Navigation shortcuts

Open task in its project
Shift+G
Select and move focus to different elements of the task view
Tab
or
Shift+Tab
Open Productivity
O,P
Open help
O,H
Open notifications
O,N
Open profile photo menu
O,U
Move focus up
K
or
Up
Move focus down
J
or
Down
Move focus to the right
Right
Move focus to the left
Left
Go back to the previous view
Alt+Left
Go forward to the most recent view
Alt+Right
Go to home
H
or
G,H
Go to Inbox
G,I
Go to Today
G,T
Go to Upcoming
G,U
Go to labels
G,L
Go to projects
G,P
Go to section
G,/
Open settings
O,S
Open theme
O,T
Open activity log
G,A
Open Filters & Labels
G,V

Global shortcuts

Open Quick Add
Ctrl+Space
Quick Ramble (new app downloads)
Alt+Shift+R
Quick Ramble (existing app downloads)
Alt+Space
Show or hide Todoist
Win+Alt+S

Quick Add

Set a priority level
P,1
or
P,2
or
P,3
or
P,4
Pick a project
Shift+3
Pick a section
/
Add an assignee
Shift+=
Add a label
Shift+2
Add a reminder
Shift+1
Add a deadline
<date>

Create tasks

Add new task to the bottom of list
A
Add new task to the top of list
Shift+A
Save a newly created task and create a new one below
Enter
Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below
Shift+Enter
Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above
Ctrl+Enter

Manage tasks

Complete focused task
E
Complete and archive recurring task
Shift+Clickthe checkbox
Open task view
Enter
Edit task
Ctrl+E
or
Alt+E
Save edits
Ctrl+Enter
Set date
T
Remove date
Shift+T
Set priority level
1
or
2
or
3
or
4
Change priority level
Y
Comment
C
Add label
L
Assign/reassign
Shift+R
Move to …
V
More task actions
.
Select focused task
X
or
Ctrl+Click
Select multiple tasks
Ctrl+Click
or
Shift+Click
Move focus to multi-select toolbar
,
Delete selected task(s)
Shift+Del
Copy link to task
Ctrl+Shift+C
Move to the task above the task currently being edited
Ctrl+Up
Move to the task below the task currently being edited
Ctrl+Down

Sort tasks

Sort by date
D
Sort by priority
P
Sort by name
N
Sort by assignee
R

Sub-task shortcuts

Increase indent of focused task
Ctrl+]
Decrease indent of focused task
Ctrl+[
See or hide sub-tasks
Shift+E

Project shortcuts

Change to list/board/calendar layout*
Shift+V
Add section
S
Share project
Shift+S
Sort by date
D
Sort by priority
P
Sort alphabetically
N
Sort by assignee
R
Open more project actions
W
Scroll all the way to the top of your task list
Ctrl+Home
Scroll all the way to the bottom of your task list
Ctrl+End

Upcoming view shortcuts

Go to today in Upcoming
Home
Next week in Upcoming
Shift+Right
Previous week in Upcoming
Shift+Left

Calendar layout shortcuts

Go back to today
T
or
Alt+Shift+Y
Go to next week
Shift+Right
Go to previous week
Shift+Left

Multi-window shortcuts

Open current view in new window
Ctrl+Shift+N
Open new Home view window
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
Float window on top
Ctrl+F11

Intro

Todoist on Windows uses Ctrl as its primary modifier. The Windows desktop app includes a global quick-add shortcut, opening a task entry panel from anywhere on the desktop without switching to the Todoist window. The full shortcut set mirrors Mac with Ctrl in place of Command.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

Global quick add. The Windows desktop app has a system-level shortcut to open a task entry panel from anywhere. The exact shortcut is in the table above and configurable in Todoist's preferences.

Task entry. Ctrl-based shortcuts for adding new tasks, opening the task editor, and confirming or canceling entries.

Natural language scheduling. Typing scheduling language directly in the task name, "finish proposal Friday", "review budget every month", works the same on Windows as on Mac. Todoist parses the date and removes it from the task title.

Priority assignment. Typing "p1" through "p4" in the task entry field assigns priority levels, the same inline priority syntax as on Mac.

Project navigation. Keyboard shortcuts for switching between Inbox, Today, Upcoming, and specific projects.

Inbox sweep by keyboard. Working through Todoist's inbox to schedule, prioritize, and file tasks by keyboard is faster than the mouse workflow. The full shortcut set for this is in the table.

Guide and workflow

For a structured Todoist system on the free plan, see the Todoist Free Plan Workflow guide →.

Printable PDF

The Todoist Windows shortcut list is available as a printable PDF.

FAQ

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Visit the Todoist app page for an overview and helpful links.

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