Boards are a powerful way to organize and visualize Todoist projects.
From weekly meal plans to five-year business strategies, boards provide a bird's-eye view of your progress and help you get work done.
With the board layout, you can:
- Add and rearrange sections.
- Use sections to represent phases of the project.
- Drag tasks to relevant sections.
- Sort or filter tasks across the board for better visibility.
In the project, tasks are displayed as cards. Each section is displayed as a column. Tasks that don’t belong to any section appear in the default “No Section” column.
When the board layout is turned on, it syncs across devices:
| Todoist for iOS | Todoist for Android |
|---|---|
Select the board layout
When creating a new project, select Board in the View menu.
To turn the board layout on for an existing project or view:
- Open Today, Upcoming, or any project, label, or filter from the sidebar.
- Click the Display icon at the top-right.
- Select Board.
Printing isn't supported while a project uses the board layout. If you use Print mode in the board layout, your project is automatically displayed as a list.
When creating or editing a project, select Board in the View menu to turn on the board layout.
If you're turning on the board layout for an existing project or view:
- Open Today, or any project, label, or filter.
- Tap the Display icon at the top-right.
- Select Board.
- Tap the red check button to confirm.
When creating or editing a project, turn on the board layout right away by selecting Board under the View option.
If you're turning on the board layout for an existing project or view:
- Open Today, or any project, label, or filter.
- Tap the Display icon at the top-right.
- Select Board.
- Tap Save.
Switch from the board layout
As you're working on a project, you may need to view tasks as a list, or plot them in a calendar. Here's how to switch from the board layout:
- Open Today, Upcoming, or any project, label, or filter from the sidebar.
- Click the Display icon at the top-right.
- Select List or Calendar (Pro or Business customers only).
- Open Today, or any project, label, or filter.
- Tap the Display icon at the top-right.
- Tap View.
- Select List or Calendar (Pro or Business customers only).
- Tap the red check button to confirm.
- Open Today, or any project, label, or filter.
- Tap the Display icon at the top-right.
- Select List or Calendar (Pro or Business customers only).
- Tap Save.
Create a new section in the board layout
- Scroll through your existing sections to the far right and click the Add Section button, or press the
Shotkey to add a new section to the end. Alternatively, hover between existing sections and click the Add Section button to add a new section in that spot. - Type your section name.
- Click Add Section or press Enter to save.
- Swipe through your existing sections to the far right.
- Tap the Add Section button at the top. Alternatively, tap the three dots icon at the top right-hand and select Add Section.
- Type your section name.
- Tap the submit button to save.
- Swipe through your existing sections to the far right.
- Tap the Add Section button at the top. Alternatively, tap the three dots icon at the top right-hand and select Add section.
- Type your section name.
- Tap the submit button to save.
Reorder sections in the board layout
- Hover over a section name.
- Drag and drop your section to a new position in a project.
- Long press a section name to activate the Reorder Section menu. Alternatively, tap the three dots icon next to a section name and select Reorder Section.
- Drag and drop sections in the order you need.
- Tap the Save button in the top right-hand corner to apply the change.
- Long press a section name to activate the Reorder Section menu. Alternatively, tap the three dots icon next to a section name and select Reorder Section.
- Drag and drop sections in the order you need. It will be applied right away.
Create tasks in the board layout
- Click the Add task button in a section where you would like your task to be, or use Quick Add. Alternatively, you can press the
Ahotkey to add a new task to the first available column. - Type your task name and apply any parameters (for example: a due date, priority, label etc.). You can also use the
/shortcut to add a task to a specific section from anywhere. - Click the Add Task button to save your new task.
- Tap the Add task button in a section where you would like your task to be. Alternatively, drag the Dynamic Add button to any position between your existing tasks to insert a new task there.
- Type your task name and apply any parameters (for example: a due date, priority, label etc.). You can also use the
/shortcut to add a task to a specific section from anywhere. - Tap the submit button to save your new task.
- Tap the Add Task button in a section where you would like your task to be. Alternatively, drag the Dynamic Add button to any position between your existing tasks to insert a new task there.
- Type your task name and apply any parameters (for example: a due date, priority, label etc.). You can also use the
/shortcut to add a task to a specific section from anywhere. - Tap the submit button to save your new task.
Reorder tasks in the board layout
Rearrange tasks by dragging them within the section, or from one section to another. If you need to rearrange two or more tasks, select multiple tasks and drag them to their new position in the project.
If you're rearranging tasks in a shared project, these changes are synced for everyone in the project.
View sub-tasks in the board layout
In the Todoist web or desktop app, sub-tasks appear inside the parent task card by default.
You can complete sub-tasks directly in the card. To hide or show the sub-tasks in every card at once, press ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + 0 (macOS) or Control + Alt + 0 (Windows). You can't drag sub-tasks on the board, so to reorder them, open the parent task in the task view.
Get in touch
If you're having trouble applying the board layout, or using it for any of your projects in Todoist, get in touch with us.