Things 3 Keyboard Shortcuts

Cheat sheet guide

Things 3 shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 85 searchable Things 3 keyboard shortcuts across 3 categories. Start with the shortcuts for Create, Edit a to-do, Navigate lists, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

New to-do⌘N
Complete to-do⌘.
Go to Inbox⌘1
New to-do at top of list⌘⌥N
New heading⇧⌘N
Quick Entry (global)⌃Space

Create

9 shortcuts

New to-do

⌘N

Cmd+N

New to-do at top of list

⌘⌥N

Cmd+Opt+N

New heading

⇧⌘N

Shift+Cmd+N

Quick Entry (global)

⌃Space

Ctrl+Space

Quick Entry with autofill

⌃⌥Space

Ctrl+Opt+Space

New to-do below selection

Space

Space

Create to-dos from clipboard lines

⌘V

Cmd+V

Add checklist to open to-do

⇧⌘C

Shift+Cmd+C

Create heading from selection

⌥⇧⌘N

Opt+Shift+Cmd+N

Edit a to-do

54 shortcuts

Complete to-do

⌘.

Cmd+.

Cancel to-do

⌥⌘.

Opt+Cmd+.

Show When (schedule)

⌘S

Cmd+S

Add deadline

⇧⌘D

Shift+Cmd+D

Add tags

⇧⌘T

Shift+Cmd+T

Move to list

⌘⌃M

Cmd+Ctrl+M

Delete to-do

⌘⌫

Cmd+⌫

Open selected item

Return

Return

Save and close item

⌘Return

Cmd+Return

Duplicate item

⌘D

Cmd+D

Copy to-do or project

⌘C

Cmd+C

Log completed items

⇧⌘Y

Shift+Cmd+Y

Select first item

⌥↑

Opt+↑

Select last item

⌥↓

Opt+↓

Extend item selection up

⇧↑

Shift+↑

Extend item selection down

⇧↓

Shift+↓

Select items to list start

⌥⇧↑

Opt+Shift+↑

Select items to list end

⌥⇧↓

Opt+Shift+↓

Select all items

⌘A

Cmd+A

Move copied item here

⌥⌘V

Opt+Cmd+V

Move item up

⌘↑

Cmd+↑

Move item down

⌘↓

Cmd+↓

Move item to list start

⌥⌘↑

Opt+Cmd+↑

Move item to list end

⌥⌘↓

Opt+Cmd+↓

Schedule for Today

⌘T

Cmd+T

Schedule for This Evening

⌘E

Cmd+E

Schedule for Anytime

⌘R

Cmd+R

Schedule for Someday

⌘O

Cmd+O

Postpone start by one day

⌃]

Ctrl+]

Bring start forward one day

⌃[

Ctrl+[

Postpone start by one week

⌃⇧]

Ctrl+Shift+]

Bring start forward one week

⌃⇧[

Ctrl+Shift+[

Postpone deadline by one day

⌃.

Ctrl+.

Bring deadline forward one day

⌃,

Ctrl+,

Postpone deadline by one week

⌃⇧.

Ctrl+Shift+.

Bring deadline forward one week

⌃⇧,

Ctrl+Shift+,

Set repeating schedule

⇧⌘R

Shift+Cmd+R

Open tags window

⌃⌘T

Ctrl+Cmd+T

Open URL at text cursor

⌥⌘Return

Opt+Cmd+Return

Markdown heading 1

⌃⌘1

Ctrl+Cmd+1

Markdown heading 2

⌃⌘2

Ctrl+Cmd+2

Italic text

⌘I

Cmd+I

Bold text

⌘B

Cmd+B

Markdown bullet list

⇧⌘L

Shift+Cmd+L

Markdown numbered list

⌥⌘L

Opt+Cmd+L

Markdown task list

⌃⌘L

Ctrl+Cmd+L

Markdown quote

⌘'

Cmd+'

Highlight text

⇧⌘U

Shift+Cmd+U

Markdown link

⇧⌘K

Shift+Cmd+K

Strikethrough text

⌥⌘U

Opt+Cmd+U

Inline code

⇧⌘J

Shift+Cmd+J

Code block

⌥⇧⌘J

Opt+Shift+Cmd+J

Increase text indent

⌘]

Cmd+]

Decrease text indent

⌘[

Cmd+[

Navigate lists

22 shortcuts

Go to Inbox

⌘1

Cmd+1

Go to Today

⌘2

Cmd+2

Go to Upcoming

⌘3

Cmd+3

Go to Anytime

⌘4

Cmd+4

Go to Someday

⌘5

Cmd+5

Quick Find

⌘F

Cmd+F

Open new window

⌃⌘N

Ctrl+Cmd+N

Find in item text

⇧⌘F

Shift+Cmd+F

Replace in item text

⌥⇧⌘F

Opt+Shift+Cmd+F

Find next text match

⌘G

Cmd+G

Find previous text match

⇧⌘G

Shift+Cmd+G

Go to Logbook

⌘6

Cmd+6

Show parent list

⌘L

Cmd+L

Enter selected project

Return⌘→

Return · Cmd+→

Navigate back

⌘←

Cmd+←

Clear tag filter

⌃Esc

Ctrl+Esc

Toggle later items in project or area

⇧⌘E

Shift+Cmd+E

Documentation check for this addition

67 additional actions were checked against the official documentation on 2026-11-05. Existing actions were retained. These are documentary checks, not tests in installed applications. A dash means this batch does not provide a verified binding for that system. Context such as PDF viewer, text field or address bar is part of the action.

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