Things Shortcuts
General12
| New To-Do | ⌘N |
| New Project | ⇧⌘N |
| Complete To-Do | ⌘. |
| Cancel To-Do | ⌘K |
| Move to Today | ⌘S |
| Move to Evening | ⇧⌘S |
| Move to Someday | ⌥⌘S |
| Show Today | ⌘T |
| Show Inbox | ⌘1 |
| Search | ⌘F |
| Set Deadline | ⌘D |
| Open To-Do | ⌘↩ |
Create new items7
| Create a new to-do below selection | Space |
| Paste plain text to create new to-dos | ⌘V |
| Create a checklist in an open to-do | ⇧⌘C |
| New heading for selected to-dos | ⌥⇧⌘N |
| Create a new project | ⌥⌘N |
| Open Quick Entry | ⌃Space |
| Open Quick Entry with Autofill | ⌃⌥Space |
Edit items6
| Open a to-do or project | ↩ |
| Save and close | Esc |
| Copy a to-do or project | ⌘C |
| Cancel selected items | ⌥⌘K |
| Delete selected items | Delete |
| Move complete to Logbook | ⌘L |
Select items7
| Select item above | ↑ |
| Select item below | ↓ |
| Extend selection upwards | ⇧↑ |
| Extend selection downwards | ⇧↓ |
| Extend selection to the top | ⌥⇧↑ |
| Extend selection to the bottom | ⌥⇧↓ |
| Select everything | ⌘A |
Move items6
| Move selection to another list | ⇧⌘M |
| Move copied to-dos and projects | ⌥⌘V |
| Move selection up | ⌘↑ |
| Move selection down | ⌘↓ |
| Move selections to top of list | ⌥⌘↑ |
| Move selection to bottom of list | ⌥⌘↓ |
Edit dates13
| Start This Evening | ⌘E |
| Start Anytime | ⌘R |
| Start Someday | ⌘Q |
| Start date +1 day | ⌃] |
| Start date -1 day | ⌃[ |
| Start date +1 week | ⌃⇧] |
| Start date -1 week | ⌃⇧[ |
| Add a Deadline | ⇧⌘D |
| Deadline +1 day | ⌃. |
| Deadline -1 day | ⌃, |
| Deadline +1 week | ⌃⇧> |
| Deadline -1 week | ⌃⇧< |
| Make to-do or project repeating | ⇧⌘R |
Control windows7
| Open new window | ⌃⌘N |
| Cycle through open windows | ⌘` |
| Close current window | ⌘W |
| Close all windows | ⌥⌘W |
| Hide or show sidebar | ⌘/ |
| Hide or show toolbar | ⌥⌘T |
| Full screen | ⌃⌘F |
Links1
| Open a link | ⌥⌘↩ |
Access Things shortcuts from your menu bar
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New To-Do⌘N
New Project⇧⌘N
Complete To-Do⌘.