Keyboard Shortcuts

2Do is built for the keyboard. Every shortcut on this page is taken straight from 2Do's main menu — open the relevant menu in the app and you'll see the same key listed beside the command.

Many of the most-used shortcuts are bare keys (no modifier required) that fire when the Task List has focus and one or more tasks are selected. They look minimal but they're the heart of how power users drive the app.

Capture

Shortcut	Action
⌘N	New Task
⌥⌘N	New Project
⌃⌘N	New Checklist
⌃⌥N	New Sub-Task
⇧⌘N	New List
⌘T	New Tag
⇧⌘T	New Tag Group
⇧⌘2	Quick Entry (within 2Do)
⌥⇧⌘N (with selection)	New Project from Selection
⌃⇧⌘N (with selection)	New Checklist from Selection

The system-wide Quick Entry hotkey is user-configurable in 2Do > Settings > General. There is no preset default — pick the chord that suits you.

Focus Lists and Navigation

Shortcut	Action
⌘0	Inbox
⌘1	All
⌘2	Today
⌘3	Starred
⌘4	Scheduled
⌘5	Done
⌘J	Toggle Focus Filter
⌥⌘J	Toggle Project View
⌃⌘F	Toggle Full Screen

Find and Jump

The three "find" surfaces have bare-letter shortcuts when the relevant area has focus. The Cmd-prefixed variants are the menu-driven Find:

Shortcut	Action
⌘F	Find — opens the global search
⌥⇧⌘F	Find Options — configure where Find searches
⌥⌘F	Toggle Search Scope (in the find bar)
F	Task Find Bar — quickly jump to a task by title (focus on the Task List)
J	List Jump Bar — jump to a list by name (focus on the Lists Panel)
/	Tag Search Bar — find a tag by name (focus on the Tags panel)

Editing a Task

These shortcuts open the editor pre-focused on a specific field. Useful for changing one thing across many tasks rapidly:

Shortcut	Action
Return	Edit selected task
Esc	End editing
⌘.	Mark As Completed
⌥⌘.	Mark As Not Completed
⌘D	Duplicate
⌘L	Edit List (move)
⌘'	Edit Alerts
⌘/	Edit Dates
⌘\	Edit Priority
⌘E	Edit Note
⌘R	Edit Tags
⌘B	Edit Action
⌘G	Edit Location
⌘;	Edit Recurrence
⌃⌥R	Remove All Tags

Star

Shortcut	Action
S	Star
⌃S	Unstar

Priority

When the Task List has focus and one or more tasks are selected, bare number keys set the priority directly:

Shortcut	Action
0	Priority None
1	Priority Low
2	Priority Medium
3	Priority High
=	Increase Priority
-	Decrease Priority

(⌘= and ⌘- are reserved for font-size in the View menu.)

Dates and Scheduling

The bare-key shortcuts for adjusting dates target Start Date and Due Date independently:

Shortcut	Action
D	Defer... — pick a relative offset
K	Schedule... — pick a specific date
T	Due Today
Y	Due Tomorrow
⌃T	Start Today
E	Due Time...
X	Duration...
. / ,	Start Date — add / subtract a day
] / [	Due Date — add / subtract a day
⇧. / ⇧,	Start Date — add / subtract a week
⇧] / ⇧[	Due Date — add / subtract a week
⌥,	Remove Start Date
⌥[	Remove Due Date
⇧⌘[	Remove Due Time

Tag, Move, Convert

Shortcut	Action
L	Tag...
⌥L	Untag...
M	Move...
⌥⇧⌘1	Convert To a Task
⌥⇧⌘2	Convert To a Project
⌥⇧⌘3	Convert To a Checklist

Action and Open Links

Shortcut	Action
P	Perform Action (call / message / mail / open URL / etc.)
U	Open Links found in notes

View Toggles

Shortcut	Action
⌘=	Increase Font Size
⌘-	Decrease Font Size
⌘O	Show Completed
⌘K	Show Scheduled
⇧⌘K	Show Scheduled & Paused
⌘U	Show Paused
C	Collapse Project (when a project is selected)

Sync, Print, Export

Shortcut	Action
⌘S	Sync
⌘P	Print
⇧⌘P	Page Setup
⇧⌘E	Export to CSV

Standard Edit

Shortcut	Action
⌘Z	Undo
⇧⌘Z	Redo
⌘X / ⌘C / ⌘V	Cut / Copy / Paste
⌘A	Select All
Spacebar	Quick Look — preview the selected task without entering the editor

Customising Shortcuts

The system-wide Quick Entry hotkey is configurable in 2Do > Settings > General. Standard menu shortcuts can be remapped via System Settings > General > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts like any macOS app.

tip

If you live in 2Do, learn five bare-key shortcuts first: D (Defer), K (Schedule), S (Star), T (Due Today), and 1–3 (Priority). Combined with multi-select, they cover most daily work.