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Smart parsing

Smart parsing lets you set a task’s project, deadline, and recurrence in the same breath as its title. You write naturally; Rymi recognises the structure and highlights it as you go.

It runs in the capture overlay, Global Quick Capture, and the detail panel title — anywhere you edit a task’s title.

Type # followed by a project name to assign the task:

Draft the proposal #Acme

Matching is fuzzy, so #acme finds Acme. Multi-word names work too — just keep typing: #side pro finds Side Projects. If nothing matches, Rymi offers to create a project with that name on the spot. Project tokens are highlighted in blue.

Write a date in almost any natural form and Rymi sets it as the deadline:

  • words: today, tomorrow, a weekday like friday
  • months: 15 Jan, Jan 15
  • numeric: 15/01, 15.01, 15-01
  • ISO: 2026-01-15

Date tokens are highlighted in orange. Numeric dates like 03/11 are read using your date format setting (day-first or month-first); ISO dates are always unambiguous.

Describe a repeat and the task becomes recurring:

  • every day, every 3 days
  • every monday
  • every month on the 15th

Recurrence tokens are highlighted in teal. See recurring tasks for how repeats behave once set.

Everything combines in one line:

Send the invoice #Acme friday every month

That captures a task titled “Send the invoice”, in the Acme project, due Friday, repeating monthly. The highlighting shows you what Rymi understood before you commit.