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CMDK (formerly Simplehuman) | Supercharge your Gmail

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Go to Tasks (G then K) opens your Google Tasks list beside your mail. It lets you check what is due without leaving Gmail, so your to-dos and your inbox stay in one window.

CMDK transforms your Gmail into a keyboard first experience, not just transforming existing Gmail keyboard shortcuts but also adding new ones for you to be 2x faster at email. CMDK also adds a command bar, natural language snooze, split inbox with Tabs, one-click email nuke, and easy account switching tools. It reduces your reliance on the mouse, getting you into a state of flow as you use Gmail everyday.

Go to tasks Gmail Shortcut Tutorial

Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to use the Gmail shortcut to Go to tasks:

1. First, log in to your Gmail account.

2. Click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen and select “See all settings” from the drop-down menu.

3. In the settings menu, click on the “Advanced” tab.

4. Scroll down to the “Keyboard shortcuts” section and make sure the option is set to “Keyboard shortcuts on.”

5. Click on “Save changes” at the bottom of the page to enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail.

6. Now, go back to your Gmail inbox.

7. To use the shortcut to Go to tasks, simply press the “g” key followed by the “k” key on your keyboard. This will take you directly to the tasks section in Gmail.

If you would rather not flip the setting yourself, the CMDK extension enables shortcuts like Go to Tasks for you and brings more than 80 others to Gmail.

One shortcut down, 80 to go

Go to Tasks saves you a few clicks today. CMDK gives you more than 80 shortcuts, a command bar that finds any Gmail action as you type, natural-language snooze, split inbox tabs, and one-click nuke for noisy senders. It is free to try and works the moment you install it.

Related Gmail keyboard shortcuts

CMDK adds these and 80+ more shortcuts to Gmail, along with a command bar and natural-language snooze. See how CMDK works or check CMDK pricing.