Feature list

Every Tasks feature, in one place.

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201 features. Find what you need and open a walkthrough to get started.

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Capture

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Bulk Add

Paste plain text or Markdown and review several tasks before saving.

Project-aware creation

Shows the fields and statuses that belong to the selected project.

Add Anywhere on Mac

Use a configurable shortcut to capture from anywhere.

Mac Services capture

Create a task from selected text through the macOS Services menu.

Create Task control

Open task creation from Control Center on supported systems.

Tag and date suggestions

Surfaces useful choices while a task is being created.

Menu bar on Mac

Add a task, open projects and filters, and stop a timer from the Mac menu bar.

Typing and voice

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Natural language

Spots dates, repeats, priorities, places and tags while you type the title.

Dates and times in words

Understands phrases such as tomorrow at 5pm, next Friday or in 3 days.

Repeats in words

Turns phrases such as every other Friday or monthly on the 15th into a repeat rule.

Priority in words

Recognises p1 to p4, !!! and phrases such as high priority.

Places in words

Suggests an arrive or leave reminder from phrases such as when I arrive at the gym.

Title commands

Type / for a project, @ for anything, ! for priority, + for a person and ^ for a date.

Voice in Create Task

Say the task and Apple Intelligence fills in the title and fields.

Edit by voice

Keep talking to change the draft, such as add the tag Work or move it to Friday.

Tasks, projects and folders

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Custom ordering

Drag tasks, statuses and project elements into a useful order.

Project PDF export

Export a project as a PDF when a portable view is needed.

Guided project setup

Name the project, choose its statuses, then pick its fields.

Edit menu for projects

Change a project's details, fields or statuses from one Edit menu.

Use an existing project

Copy the statuses and fields of a project you already have.

Reorder subtasks

Drag subtasks into order, or use Move Previous and Move Next.

Task details and custom fields

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Multiple date fields

Use more than one date field when a workflow needs it.

Custom completion status

Choose which project status means the task is complete.

Field placement controls

Choose where supported fields appear during creation and in lists.

Markdown notes

Format notes with headings, lists, checklists, quotes and code.

Dates, recurrence and reminders

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Completion-based recurrence

Repeat a set time after the task is actually completed.

Advanced calendar rules

Use more specific recurrence selectors when a simple interval is not enough.

Time Sensitive alerts

Use Apple's Time Sensitive notification level where appropriate.

Upcoming repeat alerts

Schedules upcoming reminders for recurring work instead of waiting on one completion.

Views, filters and search

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Flexible board grouping

Group supported boards by tags, priorities, task types or collaborators.

Week and month filters

Use this week, this weekend, next week, this month and next month views.

Smart Lists

Save a useful cross-project filter and let it update automatically.

Smart List grouping

Group results by status, tag, priority, type, project or date.

Entity search

Search projects, Smart Lists, tags, statuses and people through supported system features.

Date, priority and custom sorting

Order work by date, then priority, or arrange it yourself.

Sidebar shortcuts

Open common dates, tags, statuses, priorities, types and collaborators quickly.

Collaboration

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Free collaborator access

Only the person sharing a project needs Tasks Plus.

Shared workflow structure

Everyone in a project works with the same statuses and fields.

Time tracking and focus

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Timer Live Activity

Monitor and stop a running timer from the Lock Screen.

Timer in the Watch Smart Stack

See a running timer on a paired Apple Watch.

Menu bar timer on Mac

See the elapsed time in the Mac menu bar and stop it from there.

Siri, Shortcuts and links

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More than 50 App Intents

Build detailed automations around Tasks entities and actions.

Create actions

Create tasks, subtasks, projects, folders, Smart Lists, tags, statuses, priorities, task types, comments and collaborators.

Delete actions

Delete supported tasks, projects, folders, Smart Lists and workflow entities.

Read actions

Get projects, Smart Lists, tags, statuses, priorities, task types, comments and collaborators.

Open actions

Open a task, project, Smart List, filter or task-creation screen.

Returned entities

Pass created or found Tasks items into later Shortcut actions.

Deep links

Link directly to tasks, projects, folders, Smart Lists, comments, settings and more.

Widgets and Apple devices

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Interactive widgets

Complete supported tasks without first opening the app.

Home Screen widgets

Use small, medium, large and supported extra-large layouts.

Cross-device CloudKit sync

Keep work in sync across signed-in Apple devices.

Keyboard, pointer and navigation

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Arrow key navigation

Move through the sidebar, columns and tasks with the arrow keys.

Data, import and privacy

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.tasks backups

Save supported Tasks data in a .tasks backup. Live Reminders lists are excluded.

.tasks restore

Merge supported saved data from a .tasks backup. Some deleted items may remain deleted.

Open Tasks files

Open supported Tasks documents from the system file browser.

Apple Reminders sync

Bring selected Reminders lists into Tasks and keep them in sync both ways.

Apple Reminders sync

Connect Apple Reminders lists and keep them in sync both ways.

Optional Tasks Cloud

Use the optional Tasks service for supported sync and collaboration workflows.

Support ID

Copy an identifier that helps support investigate account-specific issues.

Personalisation and accessibility

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Accessibility display settings

Respect supported system display preferences.

Localised interface

Use Tasks in English and the additional languages listed on the App Store.

Task settings

Choose how many lines of title and text each task shows, with a live preview.

Countdown dates

Show dates as tomorrow or in 3 days instead of a calendar date.

Link style

Show links as plain text, a simple site name or a rich preview.

AI assistants

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AI Assistants

Connect ChatGPT, Claude or another assistant to your Tasks account.

Assistants as collaborators

Add a connected assistant to a project as an Editor or Admin.

Assign work to an assistant

Give an assistant a task and read its comments beside the work.

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