Add a Todoist widget on an Apple device

Add tasks, check your goals, and see what’s on your list for today, by using widgets on an Apple device.

Use Todoist Home Screen widgets on the iPhone

If your device is running iOS 14 or above, you'll be able to add widgets to your Home Screen.

Add a Home Screen widget

1. Touch and hold anywhere on your Home Screen until your apps start to wiggle.
2. Tap the Add button on the top-left.
3. Scroll down and tap the Todoist icon.
4. A menu will open where you can swipe to choose the widget you want to add — Tasks, Productivity, or Add Task:
   1. Tasks widget: Available as a small, medium, or large widget. This widget gives you a compact overview of all tasks in a certain view, like Today or Upcoming, or a project, filter, or label.
      On iOS 17, you can complete tasks directly from the medium and large Tasks widget!
   2. Once you’ve added the Tasks widget to your screen, long-press the widget. A context menu will pop up.
   3. Tap Edit Widget.
   4. Tap View.
   5. Select the view you want from the menu that pops up. If you select Project, Label, or Filter, you’ll be asked to specify which project, label, or filter you want as your view.
   6. Once you’re done customizing the widget, tap the screen outside the widget to save.
5. Productivity widget: Available as a medium widget. This widget gives you an overview of your current productivity stats, like how close you are to reaching your daily or weekly goals, as well as your current Karma score.
6. Add Task widget: Available as a small widget. This widget lets you open Quick Add from your iOS Home Screen, so you can quickly add a new task to Todoist.
   1. Once you’ve added the Add Task widget to your screen, long-press the widget. A context menu will pop up.
   2. Tap Edit Widget.
   3. You can now set the task name, project and section, due date, priority level, and/or label for any task you create with the widget.
   4. Once you’re done customizing the widget, tap the screen outside the widget to save.

Remove a Home Screen widget

1. Touch and hold the widget to open the context menu.
2. Tap Remove Widget.
3. Tap Remove to confirm.

Use Todoist Lock Screen widgets on the iPhone

If your device is running iOS 16 or above, you'll be able to add widgets to your Lock Screen.

Add a Lock Screen widget

1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen.
2. Tap Customize.
3. Tap Lock Screen.
4. Tap Add Widgets.
5. Scroll down and select Todoist.
6. Tap or drag the widget you want to add:
   • Tasks: View tasks from your task list of choice.
   • Today's Progress: Check in on today's progress.
   • Next Task: View the next upcoming task from your Today view.
   • Add Task: Add tasks quickly to Todoist.
   • Task Goal: View your daily or weekly task goals.
   • Productivity: View your productivity stats.
7. Tap the Close button.
8. Tap Done in the top-right.

If this is your first time customizing a Lock Screen on your device, you will now need to pick a wallpaper for your Lock Screen. If you've added a customized Lock Screen before, you can edit an existing Lock Screen.

Remove a Lock Screen widget

1. Unlock your screen using Face ID or Touch ID.
2. Long-press the screen.
3. Tap Customize.
4. Tap Lock Screen.
5. Tap the widget you want to remove.
6. Tap the - icon that appears in the top-left corner of the widget.
7. Tap Done on the top-right side to confirm.

Use Todoist widgets on the iPad

On the iPad, you can add Todoist widgets to your Home Screen. Then, you can view these widgets on your Lock Screen or Today view.

Add a widget

If the Todoist widget doesn't appear when you swipe right on your Lock Screen, learn how to view widgets when your iPad is locked. 

1. Touch and hold the Home Screen until your apps begin to jiggle.
2. Tap the + Add button at the top-right.
3. Scroll down and select Todoist.
4. A menu will open where you can swipe to choose the widget you want to add — Tasks, Productivity, or Add Task:
   • Tasks: View tasks from your task list of choice.
     On iPadOS 17, you can complete tasks directly from the Tasks widget!
   • Add Task: Add tasks quickly to Todoist.
   • Productivity: View your productivity stats.
5. Tap Add Widget.
6. Move the widget to where you want on the Home Screen.
7. Tap Done on the top-right.

Remove a widget

1. Touch and hold the widget to open the context menu.
2. Tap Remove Widget.
3. Tap Remove.

Use Todoist widgets on the Mac

Add Todoist widgets to the Notification Center of the Mac:

1. Click the date and time in the menu bar, or swipe left with two fingers from the right edge of the trackpad to open the Notification Center.
2. Click Edit Widgets. The widget browser will appear.
3. Scroll and select Todoist from the list. The Today widget will appear in three sizes.
4. Select the widget size you prefer to add it to the Notification Center.

Remove a widget

To remove the Todoist widget from the Notification Center, follow the steps in the Apple support article.

Get help

• If you've used Todoist on another device, the Todoist widget may take up to 15 minutes to finish syncing data. To sync data right away, open the Todoist app.
• If you're still having trouble with the Todoist widget, get in touch with us.