Asana keyboard shortcuts
Asana is a work management app where teams plan projects and assign tasks. From the keyboard you can triage your Inbox, edit task details, add tasks and sections to lists, move around the app, select tasks, and manage windows and tabs in the desktop app.
Windows, macOS · 62 shortcutsInbox
Inbox shortcuts work while the Inbox list has focus and move among messages, tabs, and archive states.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Move up in Inbox | Windows / macOSK |
| Move down in Inbox | Windows / macOSJ |
| Open the Activity tab | Windows / macOSA |
| Open the Archive tab | Windows / macOSD |
| Join or leave the task | Windows / macOSF |
| Archive the Inbox item | Windows / macOSIorE |
| Move the item to Inbox | Windows / macOSU |
Task details
Asana documents product actions such as Tab+Q and Tab+D as Tab-key chords. Return and Escape open or close the selected task's detail view.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Quick-add a task | Windows / macOSTab then Q |
| Delete selected tasks | Windows / macOSTab then Delete |
| Complete selected tasks | WindowsCtrl + Return macOSCmd + Return |
| Open task details | Windows / macOSTab then Return |
| Close task details | Windows / macOSEsc |
| Set the due date | Windows / macOSTab then D |
| Assign the task to yourself | Windows / macOSTab then M |
| Move to the task description | Windows / macOSTab then R |
| Like the selected task | Windows / macOSTab then K |
| Comment on the task | Windows / macOSTab then C |
| Add collaborators | Windows / macOSTab then F |
| Join the task | Windows / macOSTab then J |
| Leave the task | Windows / macOSTab then L |
| Add a tag | Windows / macOSTab then T |
| Add tasks to a project | Windows / macOSTab then P |
| Add subtasks | Windows / macOSTab then S |
| View the task full screen | Windows / macOSTab then X |
Task-list actions
These commands create, select, reorder, copy, and paste tasks in a project list. Arrow pairs preserve their separate up and down alternatives.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a new task | Windows / macOSReturn |
| Create a task above the current task | Windows / macOSShift + Return |
| Create a section | Windows / macOSTab then N |
| Create a follow-up task | WindowsShift + Ctrl + F macOSShift + Tab then F |
| Select the previous or next task | Windows / macOSUporDown |
| Move selected tasks up or down | WindowsCtrl + UporCtrl + Down macOSCmd + UporCmd + Down |
| Move selected tasks to the previous or next section | WindowsCtrl + Shift + UporCtrl + Shift + Down macOSCmd + Shift + UporCmd + Shift + Down |
| Copy selected tasks | WindowsCtrl + C macOSCmd + C |
| Paste tasks, one per line | WindowsCtrl + V macOSCmd + V |
Selection and application
Selection commands move or extend the current task selection. Application commands expose the shortcut overlay and comment submission behavior.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Move selection up | Windows / macOSUp |
| Move selection down | Windows / macOSDown |
| Extend the selection upward | Windows / macOSShift + Up |
| Extend the selection downward | Windows / macOSShift + Down |
| Show the keyboard shortcut list | WindowsCtrl + / macOSCmd + / |
| Collapse the right pane | Windows / macOSEsc |
| Post from the comment field | Windows / macOSTab then Return |
| Trigger the Tab-B hackRequires the Tab-B hack to be enabled in Settings. | Windows / macOSTab then B |
Desktop app windows and tabs
These commands apply to Asana's desktop application rather than the browser-hosted product. Tab switching differs between Windows and macOS.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open a new window | WindowsCtrl + N macOSCmd + N |
| Open a new tab | WindowsCtrl + T macOSCmd + T |
| Close the current tab | WindowsCtrl + W macOSCmd + W |
| Close the current window | WindowsCtrl + Shift + W macOSCmd + Shift + W |
| Reopen the closed tab | WindowsCtrl + Shift + T macOSCmd + Shift + T |
| Move to the next tab | WindowsCtrl + Tab macOSCmd + Option + Right |
| Move to the previous tab | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Tab macOSCmd + Option + Left |
| Move the current tab right | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + Page Up |
| Move the current tab left | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + Page Down |
| Minimize the window | WindowsCtrl + M macOSCmd + M |
| Hide Asana | WindowsCtrl + H macOSCmd + H |
| Quit Asana | WindowsCtrl + Q macOSCmd + Q |
| Create a taskAsana's current English source prints the macOS binding as 'Command-Shif-+', so the malformed macOS row is not reproduced. | WindowsCtrl + Shift + + macOSNot documented |
Source
Asana keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Current defaults from Asana's official Help Center, checked August 31, 2026. Some shortcuts may not work with non-English keyboard input. Desktop-window commands apply to the Asana desktop app. Tab+B requires the Tab-B hack to be enabled in Settings.