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TThings 3 keyboard shortcuts

The essential keyboard shortcuts for Things 3 on Mac: capturing to-dos, scheduling with Today and Someday, and flying through your lists. Updated July 2026.

Capture

  • New to-do⌘+N
  • Quick Entry⌃+space
  • New project⌥+⌘+N
  • Quick Entry with Autofill⌃+⌥+space
  • New heading⇧+⌘+N
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Editing

  • Complete to-do⌘+K
  • Open selected item↵
  • Duplicate item⌘+D
  • Cancel to-do⌥+⌘+K
  • Add checklist to open to-do⇧+⌘+C

Scheduling

  • Start Today⌘+T
  • Show When picker⌘+S
  • Add deadline⇧+⌘+D
  • Start This Evening⌘+E
  • Start Someday⌘+O
  • Start Anytime⌘+R
  • Make item repeating⇧+⌘+R

Organizing

  • Move to another list⇧+⌘+M
  • Edit tags for selection⇧+⌘+T
  • Move completed items to Logbook⇧+⌘+Y

Navigation

  • Go to Today⌘+2
  • Search⌘+F
  • Go to Inbox⌘+1
  • Go to Upcoming⌘+3
  • Show navigation popover⇧+⌘+O
  • Go to Anytime⌘+4
  • Go to Someday⌘+5
  • Go to Logbook⌘+6

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