Create #
| Ctrl + N | Create a task |
| Space | Create a task |
| Ctrl + Space | Quick task creation widget |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Create a project |
| Ctrl + Alt + N | Create a section |
Edit #
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo an action |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
| Ctrl + 1 | Assign high priority to the task |
| Ctrl + 2 | Assign medium priority to the task (no priority) |
| Ctrl + 3 | Assign low priority to the task |
| Ctrl + 0 | Pin a task / Unpin |
| Alt + Space | Mark as completed |
| Ctrl + - | Mark as canceled |
| Ctrl + . | Complete for today |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Encrypt a task |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Remove encryption forever |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Alt + any key | Assign a hotkey to the selected tag |
| Alt + hotkey | Assign a tag to a task |
| Alt + any key | Assign a hotkey to the selected tag |
| Alt + hotkey | Assign a tag to a task |
Go to #
| Alt + 1 | Go to Inbox |
| Alt + 2 | Go to Today |
| Alt + 3 | Go to Upcoming |
| Alt + 4 | Go to Unallocated |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Go to Tags pane |
| Alt + 5 | Go to Someday |
| Alt + 6 | Go to Archive |
| Alt + 7 | Go to Trash |
| Ctrl + , | Go to Settings |
| Alt + Left | Go to the left pane from the right one |
Move #
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Move Items box |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Add an item to Favorites |
| — a task | |
| — a project | |
| — a section | |
| — a tag | |
| — a group of projects | |
| Ctrl + ↑ | Move the task up |
| Ctrl + ↓ | Move the task down |
| Ctrl + → | Shift the task in the hierarchy: put in the previous task |
| Ctrl + ← | Shift the task in the hierarchy: return to the top level |
| Ctrl + L | Move a completed task to Archive |
| Ctrl + I | Import from Things |
Schedule #
| Ctrl + D | Set a date |
| Ctrl + P | Print the plan of the day (on pages, except for Archive and Trash) |
| Ctrl + Shift P | Restore tasks from Archive |
| Restore tasks and projects from Trash | |
| Ctrl + T | Set a date Today |
| Ctrl + E | Set a date Tonight |
| Ctrl + O | Set a date Someday |
| Ctrl + K | Set a date Tomorrow |
| Ctrl + J | Postpone to the weekend |
| Ctrl + U | Postpone for a month |
| Ctrl + R | Clear the date |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Stick a task on repeat |
Delete #
| Backspace Ctrl + 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 Ctrl + Backspace |
Remove from Favorites |
Tools #
| Alt + Shift + F | Enable / disable focus mode (being in a project) |
| Ctrl + F | Quick search |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Search |
| Ctrl + Q | Close the application |