Things 3 keyboard shortcuts

Things 3's official Mac shortcut reference covers task creation, scheduling, navigation, Markdown styling, search, and list organization. iPad and iPhone shortcuts are outside this Mac record.

macOS · 41 shortcuts

Create and edit tasks

Task creation and editing shortcuts add to-dos, projects, notes, repeating tasks, and the common completion or cancellation states.

ActionmacOS
Create a new to-doCmdN
Create a repeating to-doOptionCmdN
Create a new projectShiftCmdN
Create a new to-do below the current itemSpace
Open an item for editingReturn
Commit a note editOptionReturn
Complete the current itemCmd.
Cancel the current itemOptionDelete
Log the current itemCmdL
File the current itemShiftCmdF
Set the item to TodayCmdT
Set the item to SomedayCmdY
Reschedule the itemCmdR
Set a repeating scheduleOptionCmdR

Navigation shortcuts open lists, move through the sidebar, search tasks, and advance through matching results or project items.

ActionmacOS
Open InboxCmd0
Open TodayCmd1
Open NextCmd2
Open ScheduledCmd3
Open SomedayCmd4
Open ProjectsCmd5
Open LogbookCmd6
Find textShiftCmdF
Go to the next search resultCmdG
Go to the previous search resultShiftCmdG

Markdown and formatting

Markdown and formatting shortcuts style task notes, create lists, insert links or code, and change list indentation.

ActionmacOS
Italicize textCmdI
Bold textCmdB
Create a bulleted listShiftCmdL
Create a numbered listOptionCmdL
Create a checklistCtrlCmdL
Complete a checklist itemCmdK
Cancel a checklist itemOptionCmdK
Create a quoteCmd'
Highlight textShiftCmdU
Strikethrough textOptionCmdU
Format as codeShiftCmdJ
Indent a list itemCmd]
Outdent a list itemCmd[

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