Selecting multiple tasks at the same time is a handy way to quickly reschedule, set priority levels, move, or batch-edit tasks so you can get back to focusing on the more important things.
- Press Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (macOS) and click on tasks to select them. To select a range of tasks, hold the Shift key. Selected tasks will be highlighted.
- From the menu that appears at the top, select the action you want to perform:
- Click Due date to schedule all selected tasks.
- Click Move to project to move all selected tasks to another project and/or another section.
- Click Labels to add labels to (or remove labels from) all selected tasks.
- Click Priority to change the priority of all selected tasks.
- Click More → Assign to someone (only available in shared projects) to assign all selected tasks to a collaborator.
- Click More → Complete to complete all selected tasks.
- Click More → Duplicate to make a copy of all selected tasks.
- Click More → Delete to delete all selected tasks.
- At the top right of a project, label, or filtered view tap the
three dots icon. - Tap on Select tasks.
- Tap on tasks to select them. Selected tasks will be highlighted.
- From the menu that appears at the bottom, select the action you want to perform:
- Tap the
move icon to move all selected tasks to another project. - Tap the
calendar icon to schedule all selected tasks. - Tap the
flag icon to change the priority of all selected tasks. - Tap the assign icon (only available in shared projects) to assign all selected tasks to a collaborator.
- Tap the
three dots icon → Complete to complete all selected tasks. (If you've selected completed tasks, you'll see the option to Uncomplete all selected tasks instead.) - Tap the
three dots icon → Labels to add labels to (or remove labels from) all selected tasks. - Tap the
three dots icon → Duplicate to make a copy of all selected tasks. - Tap the
three dots icon → Delete to delete all selected tasks.
- Tap the
You can also select tasks by swiping over them from left to right. Swiping actions can be customized via Settings → General → Swipe actions.
- At the top right of a project, label, or filtered view tap the
three dots icon. - Tap on Select Tasks.
- Tap on tasks to select them. Selected tasks will be highlighted.
- From the menu that appears at the bottom, select the action you want to perform:
- Tap the
calendar icon to schedule all selected tasks. - Tap the
move icon to move all selected tasks to another project. - Tap the
flag icon to change the priority of all selected tasks. - Tap the
assign icon (only available in shared projects) to assign all selected tasks to a collaborator. - Tap the
three dots icon → Select Labels to add labels to (or remove labels from) all selected tasks. - Tap the
three dots icon → Complete Tasks to complete all selected tasks. - Tap the
three dots icon → Delete Tasks to delete all selected tasks.
- Tap the
You can also select tasks by swiping over them from left to right. Swiping actions can be customized via Settings → General → Swipe actions.
If your iOS device is using version iOS 13 or above, you can also select multiple tasks by using the tasks' context menus.
FAQ
After I've performed an action, my tasks stay selected. Is this a bug?
No. If you're using Todoist on macOS, Windows or web, your tasks will stay selected after performing an action. If you're using Todoist on Android or iOS, your tasks will be deselected after performing an action.