Experimental Features

📅 Calendar layout in projects: Nov 22

Experimentalists can now use a calendar layout for projects!

It's the first major step on our journey toward robust calendars in Todoist.

They're coming, and we're definitely eager to work on them with you.
But first we need to solidify this important foundational step — that's where your experimental testing comes in. 🙏

Please use our Experimentalist support channel to log any bugs you encounter.

Our beta feedback form is the place to suggest any improvements and to share any details about your specific workflows that might help inform our development. The more you can tell us about how it fits — or how you’d like it to fit — into your real life, the better.

To get testing:

First, be sure you’re updated to the latest version (instructions), and that your Experimental features are toggled on. 

To make the most out of calendar layout in projects: 

• Find a project that has a lot of tasks with due dates. 
• In the top right of the project interface, find the `View` option on web/desktop or tap the 3-dot menu and View on mobile, and select Calendar. 
• Once selected, all your tasks will be displayed in the new calendar layout. You can drag and drop tasks to change their due date, or assign due dates for tasks in the `No date` panel. 

Our product manager Hugo has a super-quick walkthrough video here: Unveiling Calendar in Projects

⭐️The calendar layout for projects is only available on the Pro and Business plans. If you’ve been on the fence about upgrading your Todoist, now might be the time to finally make the investment in your productivity and peace of mind. 

 

Reclaim your schedule with task durations: Aug 9

Your to-do list can be infinite. Your time… not so much. By popular demand, we’re bringing task durations to Todoist to help you take back control over your schedule and craft a realistic plan for each day. 

As one Todoister put it when she requested this feature:

“I am an intern at a law firm, a social activist, a student and, of course, I have many other duties in my life. To manage all that, I need to be able to control how much time I spend on each of my tasks in Todoist.”

By setting the time you’ll start a task and how long it will take, you’ll know exactly what will fit in your schedule — and what will just have to wait for another day. 

Then, see your plan neatly blocked out in your calendar app of choice alongside your other commitments. 

Here’s the nitty gritty on how to use task durations:

• When you click or tap on Time, you can now set the start time and assign a duration to your task.
• You can also add a task’s duration via Todoist’s signature smart Quick Add by typing “for” (e.g., “Team meeting today 4pm for 45min” or “Write first draft 9am for 2 hours 30 minutes”).
• If you’ve connected your Todoist to a calendar app, the task duration will sync to your calendar automatically (and, on Google Calendar, vice versa with 2-way sync so you can update your tasks from your calendar). More about using Todoist with your calendar

A big thank you to everyone who wrote in to explain what you were missing in Todoist and what you wanted these features to help you accomplish. This update is a first step towards bringing more powerful planning tools to your Todoist… 👀

Take task durations for a spin and let us know what you think.

Multi-task drag & drop: June 28

Latest Experiment 🧪

Re-organizing your tasks just got a lot faster with revamped drag & drop on web and desktop. You can now:

• Select and reorder multiple tasks within a project or section at the same time.
• Create sub-tasks in bulk by dragging them from left to right to adjust their indent level (or drop sub-tasks on top of their current parent task to turn them into regular tasks).
• Move multiple tasks to a different project by dragging them to the left sidebar.
• Know where you drop. We’ve added better visual indicators, so you know where exactly your tasks will land when dragging and dropping.
• Click and hold anywhere on a task to drag it. No need to find the little grey “handle” to the left of the task.
• Plus, reordering projects in the sidebar is now faster and smoother.

These subtle improvements will make keeping your Todoist organized that much faster and more intuitive. So you can focus on actually getting things done.

Want to see the new drag & drop in action? Take a look at this quick demo from Craig, our frontend developer from Vancouver, Canada who single-handedly developed this feature:

Go ahead, drag till you drop and don’t forget to share your feedback when you’re done! 🙏

[Update] Add reminders at hyper-speed: June 2

Thanks to your feedback, we've made some changes to the supported formats for the reminders shortcut. The article below (dated May 10th) has been updated to reflect these changes.

To make things even easier, you will now also see a couple of reminder suggestions appear when you type “!” when creating a task (on web and desktop).

Updated behavior for the "!" reminders shortcut

Set a reminder for a period from the current time (time when added to task):

Shortcut	Example	What it does
!30m	Work meeting today 10.30 !30m	Reminder set for 30 minutes from current time (time when added to task)

Set a reminder for an X amount of time before your task is due:

Shortcut	Example	What it does
!0mb or !0min before	Lunch at restaurant 1pm !0mb	Reminder set at due time (0 minutes before)
!2db or !2days before	Hand in report fri 5pm !2db	Reminder set two days before the due time
!1hb or !1h before	Prepare meeting agenda 11am !1h before	Reminder set 1 hour before due time

Note: When you add the "!x before" shortcut to a task without a due time, this will set a reminder for an X amount of time from the current time (time when added to task).

Scroll down to the May 10th article to see a full list of supported formats and examples.

 

Filtering made easy: June 1

Latest Experiment 🧪

Spend less time fiddling with filters with Filter Assist (web/desktop and Android)

If you’ve always dreamed of an easier way to create advanced filters in Todoist, then you’re in for a treat. Introducing ✨ Filter Assist — a new AI-powered feature designed to simplify and improve your filter experience!

Filter Assist will make it easier than ever to organize and manage your tasks in Todoist with custom filter views. No more wrestling with complex queries — let AI handle the heavy lifting and effortlessly create the filters you've always dreamed of.

Simply use natural language to describe your filter (e.g., “all tasks for this month in the Work project that are assigned to me”), and Filter Assist will generate the filter query for you that you can add directly to your Todoist. Want to see it in action? Here is Amir’s short demo that he shared on Twitter:

 

How to use Filter Assist

1. In the navigation menu, select Filters & Labels.
2. Next to Filters, click the + symbol.
3. Click the Try it button in the Filter Assist banner at the top.
4. Describe your filter in the Filter request field and click on Send.
5. Wait for AI to do its magic. Your filter request will appear in the next window when it's done.
6. You can change the filter's name, assign a different color, or add the filter to your favorites.
7. Give a thumbs up or down to let Filter Assist know how it’s doing (this will help make it even smarter).
8. Click on Add filter to add it to your Todoist.
9. As always, we’d love to hear your feedback.

 

Filter Assist has been rolled out on web/desktop and Android, and is planned for release to iOS very soon. We’re excited for you to experience this new efficient and more enjoyable way to create filters. Give it a spin and let us know what you think of Filter Assist.

Happy filtering! ✨

Add reminders at hyper-speed: May 10

Latest Experiment 🧪

Introducing the “!” shortcut for reminders (web/desktop and iOS)

Add reminders as fast as you can think of them, with our new shortcut support for reminders in Quick Add.

We’ve rolled out this new time-saving feature to all Experimentalists on the Pro plan (available on web/desktop and iOS). Now, the “!” shortcut will have you adding reminders to any task without breaking a sweat. Simply type “!” in the task name field, directly followed by the desired time for the reminder (or — on web and desktop — just select one of the useful suggestions that appear).

You can set a reminder for a specific time (like “!3pm”), for after a certain amount of time has passed (e.g. “!2h”), or to make sure you get notified an X amount of time before your task is due (e.g. “!30mb” or "!30min before"). Todoist will even understand when you add a reminder for “!later” (i.e. 4 hours later) or “!tomorrow” (i.e. the next day at 9:00 AM).

If you create a task at 8 AM, typing "!1h" and "!later" will create reminders for 9 AM (1 hour later) and 12 PM (4 hours later).

To make things even easier, a couple of reminder suggestions will appear when you type “!” when creating a task (on web and desktop).

Currently, the following formats are supported:

• Exact time: e.g. “!4pm”, “!2.30pm”, “!7:45am”
• Period from now: e.g. “!30m”, “!2h”, “!1d”
• Time before due time: e.g. “!45mb”, “!2db”, “!4hb”
• In 4 hours: “!later”
• The next day at 9:00 AM: “!tomorrow”

 

As we continue to fine-tune the reminders feature, we’ll be rolling out more supported formats for the “!” shortcut. It has been released on desktop, web, and iOS, and will soon become available on Android too. The reminders shortcut doesn't work on global Quick Add on desktop yet, but this will also be added once we release the feature to everyone.

Let us know what you think and if you encounter any issues when using this feature.

Here is a list of examples to try out:

Shortcut	Example	What it does
!30m	Work meeting today 10.30 !30m	Reminder set for 30 minutes from current time (time when added to task)
!0mb or !0min before	Lunch at restaurant 1pm !0mb	Reminder set at due time (0 minutes before)
!later	Clear the trash !later	Reminder set for around 4 hours later from current time (rounded down to the closest hour)
!1hb or !1h before	Prepare meeting agenda 11am !1h before	Reminder set 1 hour before due time Note: When added to tasks without a due time, this will create a reminder set 1 hour from the current time.
!11am !1hb !2db	Dentist appointment Thu 2pm !11am !1hb !2db	Multiple reminders set for: the next instance of 11 AM, 1 hour before the due time, and 2 days before the due date at 9 AM
!6pm	Get groceries after work !6pm	Reminder set for the next instance of 6 PM
!30mb or !30m before	Take vitamins every day at 9am !30mb	For each instance of the task, reminder is set for 30 minutes before 9 AM
!tmr 3pm	Hand in report before EOD !tmr 3pm	Reminder set for tomorrow at 3 PM
!every 5pm	End of day review every day !every 5pm	Reminder set for every day at 5 PM

P.S. ICYMI: Todoist for teamwork is under construction 🚧

We’re completely rethinking the way teams collaborate in Todoist from the bottom up, and are currently testing out new features in a smaller, invite-only beta.

Are you interested in bringing the simple-yet-powerful task management you know and love to your team? Join the waitlist.

Celebrate your “to-done” list: April 18

Latest Experiment 🧪

Persistent Completed Tasks (desktop and web)

Experimentalists can now choose to permanently display completed tasks in projects. The new Show completed feature is available on web and desktop and can be turned on for individual projects.

It’s a great way to visualize your “to-done” list — to make sure you’re spending your time on the right things and to give yourself credit for all your hard work! 🤗

This feature is not yet available in filtered views, but we hope to add that in the future (and on other platforms).

To admire your progress:

1. Open the project you want to view completed tasks for.
2. Click View in the top-right corner of the project.
3. Turn the Show completed toggle on to always show completed tasks in this project.

Take a moment to pat yourself on the back, and remember to share your feedback!

Tailor your Quick Add to your workflow: Jan 12

Customize Quick Add (desktop and web) 

After rolling out this feature on iOS & Android, all Experimentalists will now also have access to the brand new Quick Add tab on the web and desktop where you can choose which task actions you want to display and in what order. Your settings will automatically sync across all platforms. Think of this feature as a way to simplify and tailor your Quick Add to your personal workflow. 

This feature is not yet available on the global Quick Add on desktop, though we hope to add it there in the future.

To activate this experiment:

1. Go to Settings > Quick Add. Alternatively, open Quick Add > click on the three dots icon. Select Edit Task Actions. 
2. Show or hide task actions labels according to your preferences.
3. To reorder your task actions, use the drag handles on the right side of the task action to move actions up or down the list.
4. Don’t forget to send us your feedback.

Boost your productivity with 6 brand-new UI Extensions: Nov 22

Latest Experiments 🧪

We are very excited to introduce six new extensions, designed to amplify Todoist with powerful functionalities that help boost your productivity! Start tracking your habits, create your very own templates, or enjoy the magic of AI to help you reach your goals.

→ Browse all of the new UI extensions here.

 

AI Task Creator (desktop and web only) → Install extension

Start reaching those goals with our new AI Task Creator extension, designed to help you break up tasks into smaller chunks. 

To use the AI Task Creator extension:

1. In any Todoist project, click on the three dots icon in the top right to open the project menu.
2. Select Integrations > Suggest tasks from AI.
3. In the modal that opens, use the text field to enter a task that you want to break up into smaller chunks. 
4. Don’t forget to share your feedback!

 

Habit Tracker (desktop and web only) → Install extension

With the new Habit Tracker extension, all Experimentalists can finally start tracking (and celebrating!) their recurring tasks’ completion streak (in the task description) and completion history (in the comments). 

To use the Habit Tracker extension:

1. Click on any task to open the task view, and click on the three dots icon in the top right corner to open the task menu.
2. Select Integrations > Track Habit.
3. Don’t forget to share your feedback!

Make sure to complete your recurring task each day. As any recurring task that becomes overdue at the end of the day, will cause your streak to reset.

 

Export to Google Sheets (desktop and web only) → Install extension

Documenting and reporting on work in progress just became a whole lot easier with the new Export to Google Sheets extension, now available to test for all Experimentalists.

To use the Export to Google Sheets extension:

1. In any Todoist project, click on the three dots icon in the top right to open the project menu.
2. Select Integrations > Export to Google Sheets. 
3. Use the checkboxes to select which task fields (including due date, priority, creation date, description, section, assignee) you want to export > Click on Export.
4. Don’t forget to share your feedback!

 

Templates (desktop and web only) → Install extension

All Experimentalists now have access to a new Templates extension that allows you to browse, search, and import templates directly from within Todoist. On top of that, you can use the Templates extension to import one of your existing projects as a template for a new project. 

To use the Templates extension to import from a template:

1. In any Todoist project, click on the three dots icon in the top right to open the project menu.
2. Select Integrations > Import from template. 
3. In the modal that opens, use the search bar to search for a specific template or scroll down to browse the list of templates. Select the template you want to import > Click on Add Template.
4. Don’t forget to share your feedback!

To use the Templates extension to import from a project:

1. In any Todoist project, click on the three dots icon in the top right to open the project menu.
2. Select Integrations > Import from project. 
3. In the modal that opens, select the project you want to import > Click on Import Project as Template.
4. Don’t forget to share your feedback!

 

Task Helper (desktop and web only) → Install extension

All Experimentalists now have access to a collection of 3 Task Helper extensions, all designed to speed up your work and save you from having to perform some of the following tedious manual actions over and over again.

• Turn a task into an uncompletable task
• Apply parent task’s attributes to all sub-tasks
• Create a follow up task on task completion 

To use the Task Helper extension:

1. Click the three dots icon that appears on the right side of your task when you hover over it. Or alternatively, click on any task to open the task view, and click on the three dots icon in the top right corner to open the task menu. 
2. Select Integrations > Select one of the Task Helper extensions.
3. Don’t forget to share your feedback!

 

Conversation Starters (desktop and web only) → Install the Conversation Starter extension

With the new Conversation Starters extension awkward silences during your 1-on-1s will become a thing of the past. Simply trigger the extension and 5 conversation starters to help structure your meeting agenda will automatically be added to your Todoist project.

To use the Conversation Starters extension:

1. In any Todoist project, click on the three dots icon in the top right to open the project menu.
2. Select Integrations > Add conversation starters. 
3. Don’t forget to share your feedback!

 

Get on top of weekly schedules and daily routines: October 26

Latest Experiments  

Boards in Upcoming view (Desktop & web only) 

After introducing Boards in Today in September, we are now also offering Boards in the Upcoming view for all Experimentalists across all platforms. The perfect way to get a quick visual overview of what’s in store for you for the next 7 days. 

To change your view to Boards in Upcoming view:

1. Open your Upcoming view.
2. Click the view icon in the top-right corner.
3. Click View as > Select Boards.
4. Don’t forget to send us your feedback.

Resetting sub-tasks upon parent task completion (All platforms)

We’ve now rolled out new default behavior when completing a recurring task to automatically reset your sub-tasks (up to 30) for all Experimentalists. 

For those who prefer their sub-tasks to remain untouched upon completing a recurring task we will continue to provide the option to complete your main recurring task only.

To only complete the main recurring task on the web and desktop apps:

1. Click on the recurring task you want to complete.
2. In the task view, click on the three dots icon in the top right to open the More actions menu.
3. Select Complete task only.

To only complete the main recurring task on mobile:

1. Long press on the recurring task you want to complete.
2. Select Complete Task Only.

Don’t forget to share your thoughts with our team about your experience on the web, iOS, or Android.

 

WYSIWYG Editor (Desktop and web only)

After launching our WYSIWYG text editor for task descriptions and comments in July, we’ve now enabled the editor for task names as well. 🎉   

To use the WYSIWYG text editor on the web:

1. Add a new task (or edit an existing task) via the task field.
2. Select the task you want to format. 
3. Select which formatting you want to apply using the editor. 
4. Don’t forget to send us your feedback. 

Formatting text with the new editor will only be available on the web, but any formatted text will appear as such across the other apps. 

 

Experiment with a more personalized Todoist: September 20

Latest Experiments

Boards in Today view (All platforms)

Exciting news for those who have been waiting for an option to "Kanban" their day. Our team has been listening to your feedback, and we’re happy to announce that Boards are now available in the Today view now available for all Experimentalists across all platforms.

To change your view to Boards in Today view:

1. Open your Today view.
2. Click the view icon in the top-right corner.
3. Click View as > Select Boards.
4. Don’t forget to send us your feedback.

 

Personalize your Quick Add (iOS & Android)

All Experimentalists will now have access to a new Quick Add tab on iOS & Android where you can choose which task actions you want to display and in what order. Think of this feature as a way to simplify and tailor your Quick Add to the way you work best.

To activate this experiment:

1. Go to Settings > Quick Add. Alternatively, open Quick Add > click on the three dots icon. Select Edit Task Actions. 
2. Show or hide task actions labels according to your preferences.
3. To reorder your task actions, use the drag handles on the right-side of the task action to move actions up or down the list.
4. Don’t forget to send us your feedback.

 

A sleeker sidebar (web only)

Keep your Todoist looking clean and tidy by choosing which views you want to display in the sidebar and whether you want to see the task count for projects. Exciting: bonus, you can also add a Completed Tasks view to your sidebar for faster and easier access to all that you’ve accomplished.

To activate this experiment:

1. Go to Settings > Sidebar.
2. Use the checkboxes next to the views you want to show. 
3. Use the toggle to turn the task count on or off.
4. Don’t forget to send us your feedback.

 

User Research

Our Designer Alex is looking for Experimentalists who have experience with using Todoist to collaborate with others and are willing to participate in a user testing session to test a few of his prototypes. Interested? Book an interview slot with Alex here.

 

A new view on all devices: May 12

Latest Experiments

New task view: … now on Android!

We’ve rolled out the new task view to all Experimentalists for testing on Android, and we’d love your thoughts. Update your app to version 9684 to  get testing! You can send feedback via this Android survey.

We will be rolling out the new task view changes to all users by the end of May. Thanks for your continued support while we built this new feature. Feel free to share how you’ve been using the new task view in the Twitter community.

 

Todoist for Wear: May 11

Latest Experiments

A New Way to Wear ⌚

Fresh off the Google I/O announcements keynote: a redesigned Todoist for Wear is now available to test for all Experimentalists! For the past few months, our team has been working in tandem with Google to bring an improved Todoist for WearOS app to life. 

We can’t wait for you to start testing, and don’t forget to share your thoughts with our team.

 

Spring Experiments: April 21

Latest Experiments

New Task view: Now on iOS!

We’ve rolled out the new task view to all Experimentalists for testing on iOS, and we’d love your thoughts. Update your app to version 22.4.9 to get testing! You can send feedback from task view’s three dot menu, or here: iOS survey

 

Testing, Testing...: April 11

Latest Experiments

New Task View: Available for all Experimentalists on Web!

No more need to toggle on the new task view! Our team has been hard at work tweaking the task view based on your feedback, and we’re happy to announce that this feature is now available for all Experimentalists!

Already have the Experimental features toggled on? Great! Simply sit back and enjoy your sub-tasks, comments, due dates, labels, and more – all in one place.

Your feedback makes a difference! Keep sharing issues and improvement requests via the task view survey. The team review replies weekly.

Reminders Research ⏰

Do you use reminders in Todoist? Our Designer Alex put together a survey to gather information on how you use reminders in your day-to-day. Share your thoughts directly with Alex by booking an interview slot (limited slots available), or by taking this short survey.

 

Welcome to the Lab: Feb 8

Latest Experiments

Our team has enabled a closed experiment to test a new task view in Todoist. While it’s still very early, we would love some feedback.

To activate this experiment:

1. Go to Settings > Advanced
2. Under Experimental Features, enable New task view
3. Start testing and send your feedback

Individual versus Collaborative task management

We’re looking to interview Experimentalists who use Todoist individually, but use a separate tool for task and project collaboration at work. Is that you? Fill out this short survey →

Search on Android

Clicking search on Android will open in a bottom sheet, same as navigation or notifications. More consistency, less scavenger hunts.

Join the Lab

Do you want to connect with other Todoist Experimentalists (and maybe win some swag while you’re at it)? Then, join our exclusive Experimentalist Twitter Community. Simply drop your Twitter handle here and we’ll take care of the rest.