Stay organized and productive by breaking your tasks into smaller, actionable items. This guide covers how to create, edit, and manage personal tasks and subtasks in Any.do.

🔍 Who Can Use This Feature?

✅ Free: Full access to personal tasks and subtasks
✅ Premium: Full access, plus advanced features like advanced recurring reminders and custom-tags
✅ Family: Full access within personal space along with all Premium features
✅ Workspace: Full access within personal space along with all Premium features

This feature is available on:

✅ Mobile (Android & iOS)
✅ Desktop (Mac & Windows)
✅ Web App

🔧 How to Add Personal Tasks

You can easily add tasks on any platform by simply using our quick-add bar:

📱 On Mobile (Android & iOS)

Tap the Quick Add bar or the + icon in any list or time category.
Type your task title.
Optionally, add due date, tag with our Smart Type options.
Tap Save or pull the task menu down to save.

💡 You can also use voice-input or widgets to create tasks quickly.

💻 On Web/Desktop

Type your task in the input bar at the bottom of any list.
Click the icons above the input to add tags, list, or due date.
Press Enter to save.

💡 Note: The task title has a limit of a 1000 characters.

✏️ Editing Task Details

To edit a task on any platform:

Tap or click the task to open the Task Menu.
From there, you can change:
- Title
- Due date and reminder
- Assigned list
- Tags and notes
- Subtasks and attachments

💡 Note: The task title has a limit of a 1000 characters.

🔄 Moving Tasks Between Lists

You can move any personal task to a different list from the task menu:

Tap the List dropdown
Select the new list

You can also drag and drop tasks between lists in the All Tasks View (sort by 'List' and drag and drop). You can use the same drag and drop functionality to reorder tasks within any specific list.

💡 Note: In the desktop platform, you can also drag and drop the task to a different list from the left navigation menu.

🧩 Managing Subtasks

Break down big tasks into smaller steps using subtasks.

➕ Add a Subtask

Mobile: Open a task → Scroll to Subtasks → Tap + New Subtask
Web/Desktop: Open a task → Click Click here under "Subtasks" to begin typing

✅ Complete a Subtask

Mobile: Swipe left to right on the subtask
Web/Desktop: Check the circle next to the subtask

✏️ Edit or Reorder Subtasks

Tap/click a subtask to rename
Drag & drop to reorder

💡 Remember to pull down or tap Save on mobile to apply changes.

❌ Delete a Subtask

Mobile: Swipe the subtask, tap the gray X, then Save
Web/Desktop: Hover, click the X icon next to the subtask

⚠️ Deleted subtasks cannot be restored.

📚 Additional Task Management Options

There are more actions you can take when managing your personal tasks. Check out our dedicated articles for more details:

✅ Mark a task as done or archive it – Learn how to complete, restore, archive, or permanently delete tasks here: Completing & Archiving Personal Tasks
✅ Import a list of tasks all at once – See how to paste or upload multiple tasks from external sources: Importing Tasks
✅ Convert personal tasks into shared board-tasks – Perfect when moving into Family or Workspace plans: Converting Personal Tasks to Boards