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    Shortcuts for Everything, Cloning, Bulk Add and Backups

    Full Shortcuts actions for tasks and projects, cloning, then Bulk Add, .tasks backups and keyboard shortcuts in 4.3.2.

    The Shortcuts app on Mac with a Create task action from Tasks, showing Status, Tags, Priority, Task Type, Collaborator, Photos, Files, Date and Recurring.

    4.3 changed a lot under the hood to make automation, collaboration and everyday use smoother. Thank you to everyone who sent feedback for it.

    What’s new

    • Shortcuts for everything. Create, edit and delete tasks, comments, tags, statuses, priorities, types and collaborators from Shortcuts, set repeats when you create or edit a task, and search tasks, with IDs for advanced workflows. Every action is translated. Siri and Shortcuts guide.
    • Clone tasks, subtasks and projects. Cloned subtasks keep their structure.
    • Liquid Glass polish, and one Settings layout on Mac and iOS.
    • Your projects first. The template picker shows your own projects before the built-in templates.
    • Clearer drag to reorder. When a list can’t be reordered, Tasks tells you why.

    Fixes

    • PDF and image downloads and previews work again.
    • Priority sorts in the right order.
    • Restore Purchases works.
    • Folder sync and the sidebar filter are fixed, along with an iOS crash.

    Also in 4.3.1 to 4.3.3

    • 4.3.1 (March 17, 2026) fixed Sign in with Apple getting stuck before the next step, and the order of tasks in columns.
    • 4.3.2 (July 14, 2026) brought Bulk Add: type several tasks, or paste a plain text or Markdown list, then review them before saving. It also added backing up and restoring with .tasks files, a keyboard shortcut list on iPad and Mac with a customizable Add Anywhere shortcut on Mac, more reliable filters, sorting, Smart Lists, boards, search, widgets, Shortcuts and Apple Watch, a PDF export fix on Mac and a fix for tasks that took a long time to sync. Paste a whole list or save a backup.
    Two iPhone screens: the More menu in Create Task with Paste a Task List and Add Multiple Tasks; and the Add Multiple Tasks screen for Work with Prepare Client Presentation and Review Project Deliverables on their own lines, an Add button and a checkmark at the top.Open full size in a new tab
    Each line becomes its own task. Fix any line before you tap the checkmark to add them to Work.
    Two iPhone screens: Tasks Settings showing Data and Integrations with Apple Reminders, AI Assistants, Export Data to save your projects and tasks to a .tasks file, and Import Data to add or update data from a .tasks file, then Help and About; and the file picker On My iPhone with a Tasks folder and a Tasks Backup 2026 .tasks file of 200 KB.Open full size in a new tab
    Export Data and Import Data sit together in Settings. Import Data opens the file picker, where you choose your Tasks Backup file.
    • 4.3.3 (July 15, 2026) fixed the pending count on the Home Screen, made the app smaller, stopped tasks with subtasks from disappearing and fixed a hang on monthly repeating tasks.

    Give the list room to grow.

    Capture the next task in seconds. Add the workflow only when you need it.

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