# Create a project

> Start a project from a name, add an area, a type and an icon only when you need them, or begin from a ready-made template.

Source: https://priortasks.com/docs/projects/create-a-project/
Last updated: 2026-11-05

A project needs a name and nothing else. The area, the type and the icon wait behind one click each.

1. Open **Projects** and press **New project**. You can also use **+ Project** on an area, or search **New project** in the [command palette](https://priortasks.com/docs/getting-started/command-palette/).
2. Type a name, up to 80 characters.
3. Press **Create project**.

The new project opens at once. On a computer, the cursor is already in the **Add a task…** line: type a task and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>, then the next one.

## Choose more

Press **More options** before you create the project to set:

- **Area**: where the project sits on the Projects page. If you opened the dialog from an area, it is already chosen.
- **Project type**: **Standard**, **Agile · Kanban**, **Agile · Scrum** or **Agile · Scrumban**. Each choice shows a one-line description under the field.
- **Icon**: pick one from the list, or upload a square PNG or JPEG.

The type decides which tabs the project has. A **Standard** project has a board with Todo, In progress, Waiting and Done, a list, notes and an optional budget. An **Agile** project adds an Overview, milestones, cycles and an activity grid. See [Agile projects](https://priortasks.com/docs/agile/agile-projects/) and [Kanban, Scrum or Scrumban](https://priortasks.com/docs/agile/kanban-scrum-scrumban/).

> [!pro] Scrum and Scrumban need Pro
> **Agile · Scrum** and **Agile · Scrumban** show a lock without Pro. Standard and **Agile · Kanban** are free. See [plans and pricing](https://priortasks.com/docs/account/plans-and-pricing/).

## Start from a template

Press **Start from a template** under the name to build a project with its first tasks, due dates and checklists already in place. See [Start a project from a template](https://priortasks.com/docs/projects/project-templates/).

## Change a project later

Open the project and press **Edit project**, or use the **•••** menu of its card. You can change the name, the area, the type, the icon, the description, the health and the dates. Changing the type keeps every task.

Projects you create while signed out stay on your device. They sync to your account once you sign in.