Editing tasks
A task starts as a line of text and grows only as much as it needs to. A single click in the list just selects a task; to edit it, open its detail panel.
The detail panel
Section titled “The detail panel”Press ⏎ on a selected task, or double-click it, to open the detail panel.
This is where you edit a task — including its name, which you rename right at the
top of the panel:
- Title (required) — editable in place; the panel’s loudest element
- Description (optional, supports Markdown)
- Project
- Deadline
- Recurrence
The panel has two tabs — Details (everything above) and History (the task’s timeline).
On macOS and iPad the panel docks to the right of the window, so the rest of
your list stays in view — you keep your place instead of dropping into a
full-screen editor. While it’s open, the keyboard works inside the panel; click
(or tap) another task to point the panel at that one instead, and press ⎋
to close it. Switch to another section and the panel follows your selection
there — or closes if that section is empty — so it never lingers on a task you’ve
navigated away from. On iPhone the editor opens as its own screen.
A subtle accent follows the task: warm plum when it’s in Today, teal everywhere else.
Renaming a task
Section titled “Renaming a task”Open the panel (⏎ or double-click) and edit the title at the top. It saves
when you press ⏎ or click away; ⎋ cancels. Typing a #project, a
date, or a recurrence word in the title still runs
smart parsing here, just like capture.
A single click on a task in the list selects it — it doesn’t start a rename.
What you can edit where
Section titled “What you can edit where”Everything — including the title — lives in the detail panel. Archived tasks open in a read-only version, so you can look back without changing the record.