Add Tasks
Create the things you want to do or need to do as tasks one by one and assign them to TickTick to reduce the pressure of remembering everything in your brain.
Quick task addition
Click the "+" icon that is visible everywhere, enter the task, and click the icon to easily create the task.
You can also set the "date", "priority", "tag" for the task, and move the task to the "list".
You can customize the order of the bottom toolbar when adding tasks. Just click on the "..." and select "Settings" to quickly configure your frequently used features.
Enter the content in the "task addition bar" at the top of the task list page, and press the Enter key to create it.
When adding a task, you can also press the shortcut 'Shift + Enter' to quickly add a task description. After entering the description, press 'Command + Enter' to create the task successfully.
Click the dropdown option on the right side of the input box to quickly set the priority, add attachments, or select from templates. You can also click 'Input Box Settings' to switch the input box style.
Regular lists and Smart lists
Lists are a common way to organize tasks.
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Regular lists: Lists created by you.
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Smart lists: Lists that intelligently filter and display tasks based on certain conditions, such as All, Today, Tomorrow, and Next 7 Days.
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Smart Recognition
TickTick supports recognizing dates and times in tasks. You only need to add dates and time in the task content, and we will automatically set the reminder time for you, greatly simplifying the operation steps.
For example, input "Meeting at 9 tomorrow"
When you don't need to recognize the time, simply press the "Delete" key on the keyboard or click on the "recognized time" to cancel recognition.
How to turn off Smart Recognition?
Open the app - "Settings" - "General" - "Smart Recognition" - "Smart Date Parsing" to turn off smart recognition.
Voice Adding Tasks
When it's inconvenient to type, try voice input.
Long Press Mode
Long press the "+" button to start voice input. When you see the prompt "Speaking now" on the screen, speak to create a task, and release to complete the voice input.
- When new users use the voice input function for the first time, holding down the "+" may trigger a system permission request. Select "Allow" to proceed.
- When using voice input, content that includes special information such as time will be intelligently recognized as the deadline and reminder time for a task. For example: "Meeting at 10 AM tomorrow morning."
- iOS users can experience the real-time transcription feature, but this is not supported on Android for now.
Recording Mode
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Long press the “+” button and drag left/right to switch to recording mode.
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Once in recording mode, you can release the button and continue typing without holding the plus button.
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After finishing input, click the stop button to end the recording and save the text content.
- The recording duration limit is 30 minutes. Once the limit is reached, it will automatically save.
- To save both the recording and the text, you need to upgrade to a Pro membership.
- iOS requires iOS 17 or later to use, and some Android models do not support recording mode.
Adding Tasks with Widgets
TickTick also supports adding tasks through "widgets". You can click on the "+" on the widget to directly enter the task adding interface and quickly add tasks.
Find the "+" button on the widget and click on it to enter the task adding interface where you can directly type in the task.
How to add a TickTick widget?
On the home screen, press and hold for about 2 seconds on a blank space, then click on "Add Widget" that appears at the bottom of the screen. In the new window, find "TickTick" and select the desired widget. Click "Add Widget" to add it successfully.
On the widget, find the "+" sign and click it to quickly open the app's "Task Add Bar" and enter the task you want to create.
How to add a TickTick widget?
On the home screen, press and hold for about 2 seconds to enter screen editing mode. Click on the " +" sign in the upper left corner and search for "TickTick". Click on the desired widget to add it successfully.
Click on the input box to enter the task title, and press enter to create it.
How to add a TickTick widget?
Right-click on the TickTick icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of the screen, and select the widget you want to add.
Global Shortcut Keys for Desktop
TickTick provides Windows and Mac users with a "global add" shortcut (Shift + Alt + A). Whether you're replying to work messages or browsing courses, simply press the shortcut key to bring up the "task add bar" with just one click.
More ways to add tasks
Add tasks via email
Do you use email for collaboration in your work? If you don't have time to deal with an email, you can turn it into a task to ensure that you don't forget about it.
To create a task via email, log in to the web version of TickTick, click "Avatar" > "Settings" > "Integrations & Import", and find "Add tasks via email."
- The first one: todo@mail.ticktick.com
- The second one: your personalized email link (each person's personalized email link is different)
What is the difference between these two email addresses?
- The first one: todo@mail.ticktick.com. You need to send an email from your registered email address with TickTick to this email address to save the email as a task.
- The second one: your personalized email link. When you send an email from "any email account" to the second email address, it will be saved as a task in TickTick.
Therefore, if you only have one commonly used work email and this email is also your TickTick account email, it is recommended that you save the first email address to your contacts. If you use multiple email accounts at the same time, it is recommended that you save the second email address to your contacts.
In the future, when you come across emails that you don't have time to deal with immediately, you can forward them to this email address, and they will be saved to TickTick.
Adding Tasks with iOS Siri
TickTick users on iOS can enable the "Siri" feature in the app to directly add tasks using Siri.
Open the app - "Settings" - "Import & Integration" - find "Siri" and select to enable it.
After enabling "Add Tasks via Siri", you can tell Siri:
- Add "Go to library tomorrow" to TickTick.
- After opening TickTick, you can see the task you just added.
You can use simpler sentence structures by enabling "Auto-import from Reminders" Then you can tell Siri, "Remind me to go to library tomorrow."
- Once enabled, TickTick will automatically import tasks from the "Reminders" default list every time it is opened.
To avoid tasks being reminded in both applications at the same time, the original task in "Reminders" will be deleted after each import.
Adding a Single Task to the Clipboard
If the content you copied contains special information such as time, you can quickly add it as a task using TickTick's "Clipboard Add Task" feature.
- Enable "Recognize information in clipboard" in "Settings" - "General" - "Task Quick Add". After enabling the option, if the content in the clipboard contains "time information," the app will prompt "you may want to add a task" when opened, and clicking "add" will create the task successfully.
If there is no content in the clipboard or no identifiable information in the content, no prompt will be given.
Copy and add multiple tasks
Copy multiple lines of text and the app will prompt "Batch Add Tasks" when opened. Select "OK" to create multiple tasks.
