Hi!

The 1.3.2 update changelog is for the mobile only on iOS & Android.

The Mac app is always being updated as it is a wrapper around our web app. Any time we push updates to our web app at www.taskade.com, you will load the latest release on your Mac app. .

satis wrote:

taskcade wrote:
v1.3.2 is LIVE!

Is that on all platforms? I have v.1 of the Mac app and when I clicked
'Check For Updates' I got a pop-up window saying "Current version is
up-to-date." I then went to taskade.com, manually downloaded the Mac
app... and saw it was the same v1.0 app.

If anyone has template and workflow ideas and suggestions for https://taskade.com/templates please let us know at support@taskade.com!

(1)

A good start for templates.

Depending on what you want Taskade to do, you might be able to add template for a mood journal or one-line-a-day journal, a la Moodnotes, DayGram, 5_Minute Journal, or Grid Diary.

https://itunes.apple.com/IT/app/id977949232?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/IT/app/id1019230398?mt=8
https://www.intelligentchange.com/pages/five-minute-journal-app
http://griddiaryapp.com/en/

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(2)

Some sort of sync/import option with Mac/iOS Reminders could be useful. I know that apps like GoodTask and Due have this option, which gives the benefit of being able to add a task in Siri (into Reminders) which then syncs to the task app.

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(3)

It would be nice to be able to enter a timestamp, like when I'm making contemporaneous notes inside a day's task notes, or for a timeline journal. In other apps I was using a free 3rd-part extension action for Popclip for that (although I think a recent update killed that particular extension).

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(4)

One thing I've found that I keep stumbling over in Taskade involves creating a blank subtask I want to return to later on. When entering a subtask, you *must* type something - even if it's just a space - or when you hit Enter to create a sister task it acts like you typed Shift-Tab and unindenting the subtask you're in and leaving you there (that is, not creating a new sister subtask underneath). Gets annoying. Ideally, Enter would act normally and send you to a new subtask as the same level.

Also, I'd love to see a keyboard command for 'Make New Subtask' (instead of having to [1] create a new sister-task and then [2] hitting Tab.) I know that this is common in many task managers like Todoist but if you outline a lot you will want to easily and more quickly be able to create daughter/aunt tasks. For example:

- In OmniOutliner there is a one-step 'Add Inside' keyboard command (and optional toolbar icon/text) - and a 'Create Outside' outdent command as well.
- The Opal outliner lets you CMD-D 'Create New Daughter' or CMD-A 'Creat New Aunt' topic.
- Cloud Outliner Pro lets you 'Create Child' with Shift-Enter or 'Add Aunt' with CMD-Shift-Enter.
- OutlineEdit has 'New Subitem' with Option-CMD-Enter (but oddly no ability to create a new Aunt).

Thanks, we will review all the suggestions and try to incorporate them soon as we expand https://www.taskade.com/templates and let users create / customize their own workflows.

1- These are great.
2- We do get requests for "Import from _____" often. Will work on this when we have more bandwidth.
3- Can you elaborate on this? A time stamp on each task, or each task list / document on Taskade?
4- Noted. We will look into this!
5- Keyboard shortcuts will be improved soon, with more flexibility. Thanks for these!



satis wrote:

(1)

A good start for templates.

Depending on what you want Taskade to do, you might be able to add
template for a mood journal or one-line-a-day journal, a la Moodnotes,
DayGram, 5_Minute Journal, or Grid Diary.

https://itunes.apple.com/IT/app/id977949232?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/IT/app/id1019230398?mt=8
https://www.intelligentchange.com/pages/five-minute-journal-app
http://griddiaryapp.com/en/

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(2)

Some sort of sync/import option with Mac/iOS Reminders could be useful.
I know that apps like GoodTask and Due have this option, which gives the
benefit of being able to add a task in Siri (into Reminders) which then
syncs to the task app.

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(3)

It would be nice to be able to enter a timestamp, like when I'm making
contemporaneous notes inside a day's task notes, or for a timeline
journal. In other apps I was using a free 3rd-part extension action for
Popclip for that (although I think a recent update killed that
particular extension).

---

(4)

One thing I've found that I keep stumbling over in Taskade involves
creating a blank subtask I want to return to later on. When entering a
subtask, you *must* type something - even if it's just a space - or when
you hit Enter to create a sister task it acts like you typed Shift-Tab
and unindenting the subtask you're in and leaving you there (that is,
not creating a new sister subtask underneath). Gets annoying. Ideally,
Enter would act normally and send you to a new subtask as the same
level.

Also, I'd love to see a keyboard command for 'Make New Subtask' (instead
of having to [1] create a new sister-task and then [2] hitting Tab.) I
know that this is common in many task managers like Todoist but if you
outline a lot you will want to easily and more quickly be able to create
daughter/aunt tasks. For example:

- In OmniOutliner there is a one-step 'Add Inside' keyboard command
(and optional toolbar icon/text) - and a 'Create Outside' outdent
command as well.
- The Opal outliner lets you CMD-D 'Create New Daughter' or CMD-A
'Creat New Aunt' topic.
- Cloud Outliner Pro lets you 'Create Child' with Shift-Enter or 'Add
Aunt' with CMD-Shift-Enter.
- OutlineEdit has 'New Subitem' with Option-CMD-Enter (but oddly no
ability to create a new Aunt).

By timestamp I simply mean being able to paste in some user-preconfigured date/time info.

Here's what my PopClip extension (yea, it's working again!) just pasted:

2018-11-05 16:39:30

Nothing really special, but something like that's useful for me when taking contemporaneous notes on something in a text editor, or in a notes field.

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To me the expected behavior for 'hit Enter on blank task' was just to create an empty sub/task then move down to the next level.
What actually happened - unindenting the subtask I was in (so it becomes a higher level task) - just seemed weird.

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I understand why Taskade didn't initially include Add new subtask/child/daughter (or Add Aunt) - it's not common in task managers. But it's very common in outliners, and when I sit down to brainstorm tasks it makes the most sense to me.

Example: I need to go run errands at the mall, so I make MALL SHOPPING a task then immediately want to jump down a level to make a subtask-checklist for each store I ant to visit Let's say the first is 'Petco'. Currently in Todoist or Taskade I need to make a new sister-topic (though it doesn't belong there), then indent it, then create *another* sister-topic, and then indent *it* to start the shopping list. (But a single keyboard command to make a daughter/child/subtask is cleaner, and faster.) And then, from inside my last Petco checklist item, in order to create and start a list for the next store - say 'Target' - I'd need to create a new sister-checklist item and *unindent*... then create a sister item to it and *indent again* to start the new line of checklist items.

In an outliner it's TASK (Mall), then Daughter-subtask command (Petco), then Daughter command again (checklist level with as many item/Enter as necessary), and then for the next store;s list (Target) it's New-Aunt, then New Daughter for the checklist level. Faster. Cleaner.

I wouldn't say Taskade should scrap any current commands, just that adding Daughters and Aunts as keyboard commands would make things zippier. :)

Got it. This is very helpful. We will spend some time soon to improve and add keyboard shortcuts. Open to any other keyboard shortcut suggestions too.

You can follow our progress here https://www.taskade.com/v/B1Q8lMxIfG

We've just released a new web update for Taskade. It introduces the all-new action view and is now 50% faster!

Hi everyone,

We just launched a brand new landing page for Taskade.

Open to any feedback!

https://www.taskade.com

1st few images are generic illustrations (is the first an illustration plus a screenshot? It's confusing) and don't show the app, and the seconds tier of generic illustrations (list, board, action views) are pretty vague depictions, and I was surprised I couldn't click on them to see what a real version looked like. You have a good-looking app and should be showing it off at every instance.

The image on the bottom of the page - of the same list on different devices - is what people would want to see. That's the most powerful visual selling point on the page, and visitors might not scroll down that far if their appetite isn't whetted... :(

You're not the only ones who do that - so do the landing pages of OmniFocus, Todoist (which I use), Things, and TickTick. I think visitors get a much better idea of what the product is on sites like firetask.com and 2doapp.com where you see immediately what the app looks like.

Thanks! We will work on improving the landing page. Just made a few more optimizations to www.taskade.com


satis wrote:

1st few images are generic illustrations (is the first an illustration
plus a screenshot? It's confusing) and don't show the app, and the
seconds tier of generic illustrations (list, board, action views) are
pretty vague depictions, and I was surprised I couldn't click on them to
see what a real version looked like. You have a good-looking app and
should be showing it off at every instance.

The image on the bottom of the page - of the same list on different
devices - is what people would want to see. That's the most powerful
visual selling point on the page, and visitors might not scroll down
that far if their appetite isn't whetted... :(

You're not the only ones who do that - so do the landing pages of
OmniFocus, Todoist (which I use), Things, and TickTick. I think visitors
get a much better idea of what the product is on sites like firetask.com
and 2doapp.com where you see immediately what the app looks like.

Happy New Year everyone! Here is a new review of Taskade, check it out.

First Impressions: Taskade ߎ¯
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uKSr4Zp2bM

Could I suggest that developers who post here use their real names? I respect anonymity and the use of pseudonyms in this forum, but if someone is posting to promote their product, then perhaps we should know who that person is?

Thanks, will add my name to future replies.

This is John from Taskade. You can learn more about our team on www.taskade.com/about

Paul Korm wrote:

Could I suggest that developers who post here use their real names? I
respect anonymity and the use of pseudonyms in this forum, but if
someone is posting to promote their product, then perhaps we should know
who that person is?

We just released a small update with performance improvements. Give it a try!

For what it is worth, Taskade looks like a fine management tool. At the moment I am committed to some other services, so I won't be switching, but I will consider it in the future.

Steve Z.

taskcade wrote:

We just released a small update with performance improvements. Give it a
try!

Thanks Steve. With Taskade you can create task lists, edit and collaborate together in real-time, and communicate all-in-one app. Hope you will give it a try. We are open to any product feedback and suggestions.

John X.


Stephen Zeoli wrote:

For what it is worth, Taskade looks like a fine management tool. At the
moment I am committed to some other services, so I won't be switching,
but I will consider it in the future.

Steve Z.

taskcade wrote:
We just released a small update with performance improvements. Give it a
>try!

Taskade Pro is live! https://www.taskade.com/pricing

If anyone would like a free upgrade to Pro, please email us at support@taskade.com

Hi everyone,

Here is a 50% off coupon code for Taskade Pro: teamtaskade50

Feel free to share this discount offer with your friends, colleagues and community.

To use the coupon, simply apply the coupon on checkout: www.taskade.com/pricing

— John from Taskade

Tags are live on Taskade! Give it a try.

Full guide here: https://help.taskade.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020679434-Tags

Hi folks,

Sorry, haven't had much time to examine Taskade in detail since its most recent revisions. I had a look at one of the early versions and found it attractive, but slightly less functional than was useful to me at the time. I'll have another look just as soon as my current burst of work allows me to!

Keep up the good work in the meantime!

Cheers,
Bill

Thank you! You can now transform task lists into different views: https://blog.taskade.com/2019/02/19/transform-your-task-lists/

We've also made the editor more flexible with multi-select to copy and delete.

- John

MadaboutDana wrote:

Hi folks,

Sorry, haven't had much time to examine Taskade in detail since its most
recent revisions. I had a look at one of the early versions and found it
attractive, but slightly less functional than was useful to me at the
time. I'll have another look just as soon as my current burst of work
allows me to!

Keep up the good work in the meantime!

Cheers,
Bill

I check out Taskade regularly, but while there is a lot to like it still falls short compared with the tools I currently use: 2Do, Dynalist, and Todoist. Especially:

- Lack of a dedicated notes field that isn't lost in the comments. Dynalist does this well, including the ability to change whether you see the full note or just the first line.

- No way to elegantly save links. Todoist does this well - especially saving to specific projects their Chrome and iOS extensions. Both Todoist and Dynalist hide long mess URLs with markdown formatting

- Lack of separate start and due dates. 2Do does this well, including the ability to set start dates dynamically based on a "duration."

- No "zoom" like Dynalist or Workflowy, allowing you to "hoist" a sub-node to the top for better focus on a part of the outline.

Thanks for your feedback! Some of the features you mentioned are on our roadmap for Taskade. You can check it out and join the discussion here: https://www.taskade.com/v/B1Q8lMxIfG

2 questions for you if you don't mind:

- What did you think is missing or poorly executed in 2Do, Dynalist, Todoist, Workflowy that Taskade can do better at?

- What are some features or product changes you think Taskade can do differently from the above?

Best,
John from Taskade

Luhmann wrote:

I check out Taskade regularly, but while there is a lot to like it still
falls short compared with the tools I currently use: 2Do, Dynalist, and
Todoist. Especially:

- Lack of a dedicated notes field that isn't lost in the comments.
Dynalist does this well, including the ability to change whether you see
the full note or just the first line.

- No way to elegantly save links. Todoist does this well - especially
saving to specific projects their Chrome and iOS extensions. Both
Todoist and Dynalist hide long mess URLs with markdown formatting

- Lack of separate start and due dates. 2Do does this well, including
the ability to set start dates dynamically based on a "duration."

- No "zoom" like Dynalist or Workflowy, allowing you to "hoist" a
sub-node to the top for better focus on a part of the outline.

Hi John,

I have always been very active in discussing features and giving feedback on software that I use regularly; however, since Taskade does not yet meet my needs I will refrain from getting involved in your user community for now. But I'm happy to answer your questions as best I can.

It seems to me that there is a holy grail out there of a product that can both be an outliner and a task manager, and nobody has yet managed it. Todoist is a great task manager, but a lousy outliner. Dynalist is a great outliner, but still very basic as a task manager. 2Do is an even better task manager than Todoist, but doesn't support shared projects. I mentioned those four features because it seemed to me that if Taskade had all of them it would be one of the few products out there that can genuinely be used as both a task manager and an outliner. With any 3 of those features it might reach a threshold where I consider giving up using my dedicated apps for the convenience of having everything in a single app.

Forgot to add: Taskade also has a much nicer iOS interface than Dynalist. I don't think they will ever fully support iOS as they seem to be a web-first company.