Useful ClickUp Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

ClickUp is an all-in-one workspace tool that combines task management, document creation, chat, and dashboards into a single platform.

It’s so feature-rich that figuring out where everything is can feel overwhelming at first. If you rely entirely on clicking around, you'll actually end up wasting a lot of time just navigating through menus.

Fortunately, ClickUp offers plenty of intuitive, single-key shortcuts. Mastering these will help you speed up your workflow and breeze through your daily tasks.

Global Shortcuts

The first things you absolutely need to master are the global shortcuts, which can be triggered instantly from any view or state.

The most useful ones to learn right away are "T" for a new task, "R" for a reminder, "N" to open or close your notepad, and "M" to assign a task to yourself. As long as you aren't currently typing in a text field, hitting the key once will pop open the creation dialog. Since most of them match the first letter of the action, they are super easy to remember.

It’s also handy to memorize the Command Center (Cmd/Ctrl + K) to instantly jump to any task, doc, or setting in the app, as well as "Q" to open the Quick Menu.

Navigation

Once you get used to ClickUp, you'll notice how often you jump around your workspace. Getting comfortable with navigation shortcuts helps you switch mental contexts without missing a beat, which ultimately saves you a ton of time.

These are also easy to remember since they use the first letters—Home (H), Inbox (I), and Dashboards (D). However, because these keys are scattered across the keyboard, you might want to map them to function keys or left-hand macro keys if you use a programmable keyboard.

Task and Subtask Actions

When working in teams or managing projects, you'll constantly rely on shortcuts to quickly update task statuses and properties.

A great thing about ClickUp's task shortcuts is that they intuitively use "Shift + the first letter of the action":

• Change status: Shift + S (Status)
• Set due date: Shift + D (Due Date)
• Set assignee: Shift + A (Assignee)
• Set priority: Shift + P (Priority)
• Add tag: Shift + L (Label / Tag)
• Apply template: Shift + T (Template)

You can also quickly add subtasks inside a task using Cmd/Ctrl + Enter, jump straight to the comment field with Shift + M, or assign a task to yourself with M. Combining these lets you triage tasks without ever taking your hands off the keyboard.

These might take a little time to get used to, but for mid-sized projects and larger, they are absolutely worth the effort to keep your task assignment and update cycles moving fast.

Navigating Views

These shortcuts let you instantly switch between ClickUp's various layouts, such as List, Board, and Calendar views.

Press L for List view, B for Board view, C for Calendar view, and X for Box (Team) view.

Additionally, pressing M while in a view will filter it to show only your assigned tasks ("Me Mode"), and pressing - (minus) will instantly clear all active filters.

You might not use these constantly, but being able to switch views on the fly really helps organize information visually and keeps you focused without getting distracted.

Text Editor and Docs

These shortcuts are great for rich text editing and formatting when you're writing task descriptions, working in ClickUp Docs, or leaving comments.

The absolute must-know shortcut here is typing / (slash) at the beginning of a line to open the Slash Command menu. From there, you can insert checklists, tables, code blocks, headings, and more, entirely using your keyboard.

Once you're done typing a comment, just hit Cmd/Ctrl + Enter to instantly post or save it.

Make sure to add these two to your muscle memory.

Chat Features

Use these shortcuts when working in ClickUp's Chat view and messaging features.

It's a good idea to learn Cmd/Ctrl + G for a new message, E to edit a selected message, U to mark a message as read/unread, and C to copy a message link.

If you need to search your chat history, use Cmd/Ctrl + F. If you have a backlog of notifications, Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + J is super handy for jumping straight to your first unread message.

With chat apps, it's easy to fall into the habit of clicking around with your mouse and then moving back to the keyboard to type. But those little moments reaching for the mouse add up, so learning these shortcuts is definitely worth it.

Desktop App Exclusives

These are global shortcuts available only if you're using the ClickUp desktop app for Mac or Windows.

Unlike the browser version, you can press Cmd/Ctrl + E even while working in another application to pop up a floating quick-task creation window on your screen.

You can also pull up the desktop-specific Command Center (Cmd/Ctrl + J) to quickly jot down notes or draft tasks without interrupting your flow.