Things 3 Keyboard Shortcuts

Things 3 keyboard shortcut reference covering 45 bindings for Mac. Commonly searched bindings include New To-Do, New To-Do Below, and New From Clipboard. 45 of 45 shortcuts are verified against official Things 3 documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.

Official Things 3 documentation

Create

Action	Description	Mac	Verified	Source
New To-Do	Create a new to-do	`Cmd+N`	Yes	Source
New To-Do Below	Create a new to-do below selection	`Space`	Yes	Source
New From Clipboard	Create to-dos from clipboard rows	`Cmd+V`	Yes	Source
New Checklist	New checklist in open to-do	`Shift+Cmd+C`	Yes	Source
New Project	Create a new project	`Option+Cmd+N`	Yes	Source
New Heading	Create a new heading	`Shift+Cmd+N`	Yes	Source
Quick Entry	Open Quick Entry	`Ctrl+Space`	Yes	Source
Quick Entry Autofill	Open Quick Entry with Autofill	`Ctrl+Option+Space`	Yes	Source

Dates

Action	Description	Mac	Verified	Source
Show When	Show When date picker	`Cmd+S`	Yes	Source
Start Today	Start Today	`Cmd+T`	Yes	Source
Start This Evening	Start This Evening	`Cmd+E`	Yes	Source
Start Anytime	Start Anytime	`Cmd+R`	Yes	Source
Start Someday	Start Someday	`Cmd+O`	Yes	Source
Add Deadline	Add a deadline	`Shift+Cmd+D`	Yes	Source
Add Repetition	Add repetition schedule	`Shift+Cmd+R`	Yes	Source
Start Date +1 Day	Start date +1 day	`Ctrl+]`	Yes	Source
Start Date -1 Day	Start date -1 day	`Ctrl+[`	Yes	Source

Edit

Action	Description	Mac	Verified	Source
Open Selected Item	Open the selected item	`Enter`	Yes	Source
Save and Close	Save and close item	`Cmd+Enter`	Yes	Source
Duplicate	Duplicate selected item	`Cmd+D`	Yes	Source
Copy Item	Copy to-do or project	`Cmd+C`	Yes	Source
Complete Item	Complete selected item	`Cmd+K`	Yes	Source
Cancel Item	Cancel selected item	`Option+Cmd+K`	Yes	Source
Move to Logbook	Move completed items to Logbook	`Shift+Cmd+Y`	Yes	Source
Move to Another List	Move item to another list	`Shift+Cmd+M`	Yes	Source
Move Item Up	Move item up	`Cmd+Up`	Yes	Source
Move Item Down	Move item down	`Cmd+Down`	Yes	Source

Formatting

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Bold	Bold text		`Cmd+B`	Yes	Source
Italic	Italic text		`Cmd+I`	Yes	Source

Navigation

Action	Description	Mac	Verified	Source
Go to Inbox	Go to Inbox	`Cmd+1`	Yes	Source
Go to Today	Go to Today	`Cmd+2`	Yes	Source
Go to Upcoming	Go to Upcoming	`Cmd+3`	Yes	Source
Go to Anytime	Go to Anytime	`Cmd+4`	Yes	Source
Go to Someday	Go to Someday	`Cmd+5`	Yes	Source
Go to Logbook	Go to Logbook	`Cmd+6`	Yes	Source
Show in Parent List	Show in parent list	`Cmd+L`	Yes	Source
Go Back	Go back	`Cmd+Left`	Yes	Source
Navigation Popover	Show navigation popover	`Shift+Cmd+O`	Yes	Source

Search

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Search	Search the app		`Cmd+F`	Yes	Source
Find in Text	Find in text		`Shift+Cmd+F`	Yes	Source

Selection

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Select All	Select all		`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source

View

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Toggle Sidebar	Show or hide sidebar		`Cmd+/`	Yes	Source

Window

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
New Window	Open a new window		`Ctrl+Cmd+N`	Yes	Source

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Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Open Tag Window	Open tag window		`Ctrl+Cmd+T`	Yes	Source
Edit Tags	Edit tags for selected item		`Shift+Cmd+T`	Yes	Source