Tasks
Capture, sort, repeat and get them done.
- Create a taskAdd a task by typing it the way you would say it. Prior reads the date, time, priority, project and repeat from your words and fills the fields for you.
- Capture a task from anywhereThe quick-add field, the N key, the palette, the desktop shortcut that works from any app, and the Android widget and launcher shortcut: add a task in one gesture.
- View and edit a taskOpen a task to change its title, description, status, priority, dates, project, repeat, reminder and checklist, from the side panel or the full edit sheet.
- Set a task's priorityGive a task P1 to P4 to say how much it matters. Priority decides what Today shows first, where a task sits in the matrix and how the planner orders work.
- Set due dates and timesGive a task a due date and an optional time by typing it or picking it, then reschedule in one step. How overdue works and what a due date drives in Prior.
- Get a reminder for a taskSet a reminder on a task to get a notification at the time you choose. How it works on Android, desktop and the web, with quiet hours and the limits.
- Add a checklist to a taskBreak a task into up to 100 steps you can tick off, reorder and edit from the keyboard, and see the progress on the task row.
- Add sub-tasks and dependenciesSplit work into sub-tasks, mark which tasks block others and tie tasks to milestones inside a project. How they show up and what they do not do.
- Create recurring tasksMake a task repeat every day, week, month or year, or on set weekdays. Completing it creates the next one, counted from the due date or the day you finish.
- Use statuses and the InboxEvery task has a status from Inbox to Done. What each means, where new tasks land, how Today treats them, and how to triage the Inbox and follow up.
- See your tasks in different viewsToday, All tasks, My tasks, the Priority lens and Waiting, what each shows, plus the List and Kanban layouts, grouping, filters and sorting of All tasks.
- Act on tasks without opening themUse the task menu, the keyboard and multi-select to reschedule, prioritize, move, duplicate, complete or delete one task or many at once, with Undo every time.
- Sort tasks with the Eisenhower matrixThe Priority lens sorts open tasks into Do now, Schedule, Delegate and Later from their priority and due date. See how tasks land there and how to move them.
- Undo and delete tasksEvery change and delete in Prior can be undone for a few seconds. How the Undo toast and shortcut work, what a delete does, and what you cannot get back.
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