Tips & tricks

Get the most out of DueTask.

Five minutes here and you will add, plan and finish tasks faster than you can open any other app.

Quick start

  1. Type and press Enter. The add bar is always there: at the bottom on your phone, at the top on a computer. Press N to jump to it.
  2. Tap the circle to finish. Enjoy the pop. Changed your mind? Tap Undo.
  3. Tap a task to edit it. Add notes, a date, a time, reminders, a repeat, or move it to another list.
Tip: Today shows what is due today, what is overdue and everything you pinned. Upcoming shows the days ahead. All tasks shows everything.

Smart typing

DueTask reads dates, times, lists and pins straight from what you type, and removes them from the title. Coloured chips under the add bar show what it understood before you press Enter.

Dates and times

today, tomorrow, fri, next week, 12.11, in 3 days and 18:00, kl 9, 3pm, at 10. Norwegian works too: i dag, i morgen, fredag, overmorgen.

  • Call mom tomorrow 18:00
  • Pay invoice fri
  • Dentist 12.11 14:30
  • Report in 3 days
  • Ring tannlegen i morgen kl 9
  • Lunch today 12:30

Lists and pins

#name puts the task in that list. A new name creates the list for you. ! pins it to the top.

  • Buy milk #groceries
  • Send the invoice #work !
  • Plan the trip #travel
Tip: Inside a list, new tasks land in that list automatically. On Today, new tasks are due today.

Repeat anything

Add a repeat and DueTask schedules the next one the moment you tick it off. The finished one stays in Completed, so you keep your history.

  • Water plants every monday
  • Standup every weekday 9:15
  • Gym every mon, wed and fri 7am
  • Pay rent every 1st
  • Bins every other week thu
  • Hver fredag kl 16 ring mamma
Patterns: daily, weekdays, every monday, every mon and thu, weekly, every 2 weeks, every other week, every 1st, monthly on the 15th, yearly. Norwegian: hver dag, hverdager, hver fredag, annenhver uke, hver måned, årlig.
Fell behind? If a repeating task was overdue for a while, the next one is set from today, so you never get a pile of old copies.

Reminders that fit the task

Every task can have up to five reminders: on time, 15 or 30 minutes, 1 or 2 hours, 1, 2 or 3 days, or a week before. Pick them in the task editor, or type them.

  • Flight 15.11 06:30 remind me 3 days before remind on time
  • Call bank 14:00 remind 30 min before
  • Dentist fri 10:00 ^1d ^1h
  • Rent every 1st ^3d
Shorthand: ^0 on time, ^30m, ^1h, ^2d, ^1w.
Only a date? Reminders count from 09:00 on the due day.
Where they show up: by email, and as a pop-up with Done and Snooze when DueTask is open or installed. Set your default and the morning email under Menu › Reminders.
One tap from email: every task in a reminder email has a Done button. No login needed.

Lists and sharing

Organise

  • Create a list with + next to Categories, or just type #newname.
  • Drag lists in the menu to reorder them. Press 1 to 9 to jump to one.
  • Move a task: drag it by its dots onto a list (in the menu on a computer, onto a chip on your phone), or tap it and pick another list.
  • Search finds tasks in every list and shows which list each one is in.

Share a list

  • Open a list and tap Share. Invite by email, or copy the link and send it on WhatsApp or SMS.
  • Everyone on the list can add, tick and edit tasks. You see who added what and who ticked it, live.
  • The owner can rename the list, remove people and reset the link. Members can leave at any time.
  • Great for groceries, family chores, a trip, or a small team.

Just say it

Tap the mic next to the add bar (or press V) and talk normally. DueTask fills in the details and adds the task after two seconds. Tap Edit to tweak it first.

“Remind me to buy milk tomorrow at 9 a.m. every Friday in my groceries list”

Languages: English, Norsk and Urdu. Tap the language badge in the voice window, or set a default under Menu › Reminders. Voice works in Chrome, Edge and Safari.

Gestures and shortcuts

On your phone

  • Swipe right on a task to finish it.
  • Swipe left to delete it (Undo is right there).
  • Hold the dots and drag to reorder. Drop into Pinned to pin.
  • Swipe down on any panel to close it.
  • Tap or swipe a message away.

On your keyboard

N
New task
V
Add by voice
/
Search
J K
Move up and down
X
Complete
P
Pin
E
Edit
Alt ↑↓
Reorder
T U A D
Today, Upcoming, All, Completed
Z
Undo
?
All shortcuts

Put it on your home screen

DueTask installs like an app: full screen, its own icon, and notifications.

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open duetask.com in Safari.
  2. Tap the Share button.
  3. Tap Add to Home Screen.
  4. Open DueTask from the icon and turn on notifications under Menu › Reminders.

Android

  1. Open duetask.com in Chrome.
  2. Tap the ⋮ menu.
  3. Tap Install app or Add to Home screen.

Computer

  1. In Chrome or Edge, click the install icon at the right of the address bar.
  2. Or just pin the tab.

Questions

Where do finished tasks go?

Into Completed, grouped by day. Inside each list you can also open the Completed section at the bottom. Clear them any time from the Completed view.

I did not get a verification or reminder email.

Check your spam folder and mark DueTask as safe. Reminder emails are on by default; check Menu › Reminders.

Why did a reminder not pop up on my phone?

Pop-ups need DueTask to be installed (on iPhone, added to the home screen) and notifications allowed. Email reminders work even when the app is closed.

Can people on a shared list see my other lists?

No. They only see the list you shared. Tasks without a list are always private.

I deleted something by mistake.

Tap Undo in the message, or press Z, within a few seconds.

Does it cost anything?

No. DueTask is free for your own lists and for sharing.

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