Todoist Quick Dev Reference

A visual cheat-sheet for the 37 keyboard shortcuts found in Todoist.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Task Quick Add

@ — Add a label

# — Pick a project

+ — Add an assignee

p1/p2/p3/p4 — Set a priority level

Ctrl M — Add a comment to a newly created task

Alt Enter — Save and go to comments (Win 10 only)

Tab — Open full task editor (Win 10 only)

General

Ctrl Click — Select and change multiple tasks at once

Q — Add task

A — Add new task at the bottom of the list

Shift A — Add new task at the top of the list

/ — Open search

U — Undo last action

F5 — Manually sync

Home — Navigate to default page

PgUp — Navigate back in 1-pane/2-pane view

PgDown — Navigate forward in 1-pane/2-pane view

Adding or editing tasks

Esc — Cancel current changes

Enter — Save a newly created task and create a new one below it

Shift Enter — Save changes to an existing task and create a new task below it

Ctrl Enter — Save a new task or save changes to an existing one and create a new task above it

Ctrl Up — Move to the task above the task currently being edited

Ctrl Down — Move to the task below the task currently being edited

Creating and completing sub-tasks

Ctrl Alt Right — Increase task indent

Ctrl Alt Left — Decrease task indent

Shift (click) — Complete a sub-task or recurring task and archive it

Sorting tasks inside a project

S — Sort by date

P — Sort by priority

R — Sort by assignee

Navigation

Ctrl 1 — Inbox

Ctrl Shift 1 — Team Inbox (Todoist Business only)

Ctrl 2 — Today

Ctrl 3 — Next 7 days

Ctrl 4 — Projects

Ctrl 5 — Labels

Ctrl 6 — Filters

Ctrl , — Settings