It’s the same like playing the piano; the only difference is that you are using a computer keyboard. Your fingers are touching the keys, and you can see on the screen how tasks are created, priorities are changed, passwords are set. It’s impressive
| ⌘ Cmd + N | Create a task |
| Space | Create a task |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + N | Create a project |
| ⌘ Cmd + Alt + N | Create a section |
| ⌘ Cmd + C | Copy |
| ⌘ Cmd + X | Cut |
| ⌘ Cmd + V | Paste |
| ⌘ Cmd + Z | Undo an action |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo |
| ⌘ Cmd + 1 | Assign high priority to the task |
| ⌘ Cmd + 2 | Assign medium priority to the task (no priority) |
| ⌘ Cmd + 3 | Assign low priority to the task |
| ⌘ Cmd + 0 | Pin a task / Unpin |
| Alt + Space | Mark as completed |
| ⌘ Cmd + - | Mark as canceled |
| ⌘ Cmd + . | Complete for today |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + X | Encrypt a task |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + Y | Remove encryption forever |
| ⌘ Cmd + A | Select all |
| Alt + 1 | Go to Inbox |
| Alt + 2 | Go to Today |
| Alt + 3 | Go to Upcoming |
| Alt + 4 | Go to Unallocated |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + T | Go to Tags pane |
| Alt + 5 | Go to Someday |
| Alt + 6 | Go to Archive |
| Alt + 7 | Go to Trash |
| ⌘ Cmd + Alt | Go to tasks with a selected tag |
| ⌘ Cmd + , | Go to Settings |
| Alt + Left | Go to the left pane from the right one |
| ⌘ Cmd + Ctrl + N | Go to a new window |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + M | Move Items box |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + L | Move an item to Favorites |
| — a task | |
| — a project | |
| — a section | |
| — a tag | |
| — a group of projects | |
| ⌘ Cmd + L | Move an item to Archive |
| ⌘ Cmd + I | Import from Things |
| ⌘ Cmd + D | Set a date |
| ⌘ Cmd + P | Restore archived tasks |
| Restore tasks and projects from Trash | |
| Print the plan of the day (on pages, except for Archive and Trash) |
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| ⌘ Cmd + T | Set a date Today |
| ⌘ Cmd + E | Set a date Tonight |
| ⌘ Cmd + 4 | Set a date Someday |
| ⌘ Cmd + Y | Set a date Tomorrow |
| ⌘ Cmd + J | Postpone to the weekend |
| ⌘ Cmd + U | Postpone for a month |
| ⌘ Cmd + R | Clear the date |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + R | Stick a task on repeat |
| Backspace ⌘ Cmd + Backspace |
Delete |
| — a checklist | |
| — a tag | |
| — a date (in the editor task pane) | |
| — a deadline (in the editor task pane) | |
| — a priority (in the editor task pane) | |
| — a task | |
| — a project | |
| — a section | |
| Backspace ⌘ Cmd + Backspace |
Remove from Favorites |
| Alt + Shift + F | Enable / disable focus mode (being in a project) |
| ⌘ Cmd + F | Quick search |
| ⌘ Cmd + Shift + F | Search |
| ⌘ Cmd + Q | Close the application |
You can see the keyboard shortcuts used in the Mac operating system here.