Asana keyboard shortcuts
Asana combines Inbox keys, task actions, Tab-key chords, selection controls, and native desktop-window shortcuts. The list-view field-navigation command is different: Asana explicitly documents it as two Right Arrow presses.
Windows, macOS · 62 shortcutsInbox
Inbox shortcuts work while the Inbox list has focus and move among messages, tabs, and archive states.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Move up in Inbox | K | K |
| Move down in Inbox | J | J |
| Open the Activity tab | A | A |
| Open the Archive tab | D | D |
| Join or leave the task | F | F |
| Archive the Inbox item | IorE | IorE |
| Move the item to Inbox | U | U |
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 | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Quick-add a task | TabQ | TabQ |
| Delete selected tasks | TabDelete | TabDelete |
| Complete selected tasks | CtrlReturn | CmdReturn |
| Open task details | TabReturn | TabReturn |
| Close task details | Esc | Esc |
| Set the due date | TabD | TabD |
| Assign the task to yourself | TabM | TabM |
| Move to the task description | TabR | TabR |
| Like the selected task | TabK | TabK |
| Comment on the task | TabC | TabC |
| Add collaborators | TabF | TabF |
| Join the task | TabJ | TabJ |
| Leave the task | TabL | TabL |
| Add a tag | TabT | TabT |
| Add tasks to a project | TabP | TabP |
| Add subtasks | TabS | TabS |
| View the task full screen | TabX | TabX |
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 | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new task | Return | Return |
| Create a task above the current task | ShiftReturn | ShiftReturn |
| Create a section | TabN | TabN |
| Create a follow-up task | ShiftCtrlF | ShiftTabF |
| Select the previous or next task | UporDown | UporDown |
| Move selected tasks up or down | CtrlUporCtrlDown | CmdUporCmdDown |
| Move selected tasks to the previous or next section | CtrlShiftUporCtrlShiftDown | CmdShiftUporCmdShiftDown |
| Copy selected tasks | CtrlC | CmdC |
| Paste tasks, one per line | CtrlV | CmdV |
Selection and application
Selection commands move or extend the current task selection. Application commands expose the shortcut overlay and comment submission behavior.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Move selection up | Up | Up |
| Move selection down | Down | Down |
| Extend the selection upward | ShiftUp | ShiftUp |
| Extend the selection downward | ShiftDown | ShiftDown |
| Show the keyboard shortcut list | Ctrl/ | Cmd/ |
| Collapse the right pane | Esc | Esc |
| Post from the comment field | TabReturn | TabReturn |
| Trigger the Tab-B hackRequires the Tab-B hack to be enabled in Settings. | TabB | TabB |
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 | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Open a new window | CtrlN | CmdN |
| Open a new tab | CtrlT | CmdT |
| Close the current tab | CtrlW | CmdW |
| Close the current window | CtrlShiftW | CmdShiftW |
| Reopen the closed tab | CtrlShiftT | CmdShiftT |
| Move to the next tab | CtrlTab | CmdOptionRight |
| Move to the previous tab | CtrlShiftTab | CmdOptionLeft |
| Move the current tab right | CtrlShiftPage Up | CtrlShiftPage Up |
| Move the current tab left | CtrlShiftPage Down | CtrlShiftPage Down |
| Minimize the window | CtrlM | CmdM |
| Hide Asana | CtrlH | CmdH |
| Quit Asana | CtrlQ | CmdQ |
| Create a taskAsana's current English source prints the macOS binding as 'Command-Shif-+', so the malformed macOS row is not reproduced. | CtrlShift+ | Not documented |