Inline New Tasks
- Adding a new task no longer opens up a sheet in most cases
- You can drag the "+" to where you want to add a new task
Apple Reminders
- Can now be dragged into lists and sections to import them directly
- Can be selected in the inbox, to quickly import multiple
- Can now be viewed in the editor view, so they can be quickly imported with changes
Other Changes
- Added options to configure which icons are always available when editing a task inline
- Tapping a notification now shows and highlights the task in the list
- Added option to add notes to section headers
Fixed
- Fixed copying device ID in settings > about
- Fixed the "Next Month" label in date menu on the first of the month
- Single tap selection if the inspector is visible [iOS]
- Fixed calendar and reminder permission request
Changes
- Improved search and filter list logic
- Option to remember the tag filter per view
- Added CMD+I shortcut plus menubar entry to open tasks in edit view
- Easier switch between list/kanban/calendar mode
Fixed
- Widgets should unlock faster after subscribing to Pro
- Fixed an issue with possible missing tags in the sidebar
- Selection works a bit faster now
Calendar View
- Replaced "Calendar" with "Planned" in the sidebar
- You can now view any area, project, tag or location as Calendar
- When viewing tasks as calendar, you now keep the tag filter list
- The "Day" view has a new agenda style design
Trash Bin
- Instead of deleting immediately task are now moved to the trash bin
- The Trash can be emptied manually, or optionally tasks can be automatically removed after a configurable number of months
- The app now supports undo/redo for all modifications to tasks
Start Times and Durations
- You can now optionally add a start time to tasks
- You can now optionally add a duration to tasks
- You sort any list now by task duration too
Fixed
- Fixed the app name in a couple of places
- Improved performance with multiple tabs/windows
- Fixed selecting all items with cmd+a
Changes
- Changed the default to archiving done tasks immediately
- Week View now shows primarily the date instead of week number
Fixed
- Fixed updating calendar events while the app is running
- "Two Weeks" button when multiple tasks are selected
- Header color in widgets in dark mode
- Fixed priority and date keyboard shortcuts in lists
- Fixed priority and date keyboard shortcuts when editing multiple tasks
- Fixed calendar events in day view in calendar
Changes
- Section Menu for "Inbox" now also has a "New Task" button
- Added support for markdown, and links to subtasks
Fixed
- Tags assigned to sections are now respected when filtering for specific tags
- Deleting a tag now also correctly deletes its subtags
Changes
- Shows empty checklist in expanded states
- Tasks assigned to an area, but not a project no longer show in the "No Project" filter
- Added a button to dismiss the keyboard while editing the project/area notes
- Added "Clean Up" to area context menus
Fixed
- Fixed bottom toolbar being to large
- Fixed background in edit area/group/project views
- Fixed Editing Project/Area notes if there are no tasks yet
- Fixed cancel button in Add Tag, Add Location
- Now also hides projects with no area, if focusing on a specific area
- Fixed not removing tasks from the calendar, when changing the schedule to next or later in the edit view
- Context Menu > Planned > 2 Weeks
- Fixed a possible crash
Changes
- Now supports drag and drop from Apple Mail
- Checklists are now always visible when editing a task
- Added a "Clean Up" action to section context menus in Today
- Improved Markdown support in note previews in list
- Added "New Task" to "This Evening" section context menu
- Project Picker in edit view now shows "Inbox" instead of "No Project" if approriate
- Improved section menus in kanban view
- "This Evening" now also works in kanban view (can be disabled in settings)
- Kanban View can now be individually enabled/disabled per list
- New option to defer all tasks by a specific amount
- Now supports right side inspectors on iPadOS too
Fixes
- Fixed issue where changes to the checklist would not be saved
- When using "Clean Up" while focusing on one area, only tasks in that area are cleaned up
- Fixed "This Evening" option in "No Project" section context menu
- Calendars no longer disappear from the "Enabled Calendars" list in settings
- Fixed dragging tasks to the "Planned" column in kanban mode
- Improved link detection in notes
- Fixed crash on opening settings [watchOS]
- Fixed applying filtering tags to new task when using a section menu
- Fixed list layout on iPhone 13 Mini
- Fixed onboarding flow on iOS 18
Changes
- Added a separate "After completion" option to task repetitions
- Added a "Today" option in the ... menu in the "This Evening" section
- Added sidebar mode (projects/tags/locations) to menubar and keyboard shortcuts
Fixes
- Repetitions properly copy subtasks, alerts and locations as well
- No longer shows the next/later/today icons on tasks in Kanban view
- Calendars in settings are now sorted alphabetically
- Fixed potential hang when filtering by tags
- Fixed tag list layout in sidebar
- Properly clears the search field when selecting something in the sidebar
- Fixed calendar update after marking task as minor
- Updated button selection colors to be more visible in edit view
- Fixed checked/unchecked state not updating after syncing, until reopening the view
Apple Watch App
- Shows your today's tasks and calendar entries
- Simplified new tasks functionality
- View your tags, areas, and projects
- Edit existing tasks
Kanban View
- Optionally view projects, areas, and other lists as kanban boards instead
- Move tasks with drag and drop between columns
Locations
- You can create locations and name them
- Assign each task an optional location
- Get notified on arrival/departure
- Hide unavailable (i.e. not at that location) tasks in the today view
Reminders Import
- Shows reminders from selected lists in Inbox
- Import individual or all reminders
- Delete reminders directly in TaskFocus
- Automatically import from specific lists
Calendar Events
- You can display today's events next to your tasks in the today view
- See your events in the calendar view
Updated Design
- Updated for the new operating systems
- Updated single page edit task view
- Use an optional sidebar to edit one or multiple tasks directly [macOS, iPad]
- You can now search for individual settings
- Updated compact sidebar look
Improved Lists
- Added toggle for selection mode
- Swipe on an item to start selection
- Swipe through selection indicators to select multiple
- Improved context menu when multiple tasks are selected
- Tags can now be set to be displayed inline/extra line/hidden for today and other lists separately
- Title and note preview line number can now be set for today and other lists separately
- Checklists can now be enabled for today and other lists separately
Improved Notifications
- Dropped global "Daily Notification" setting
- You can now set specific times you want to be reminded for each task
- Option to set a default alert time for notifications
Other Changes
- The tag filter in list view now groups tasks, based on their hierarchy
- When creating a new task from a section menu, while filtering the list by tag, the selected tags are now auto-applied
- When creating new tasks while focus on an area is active, the new task will have the area pre-selected
- Added "Go to Area" and "Go to Project" context menu options for those section menus
- Added date suggestions in a menu when changing the date using the bottom bar
- Added this evening/today options to the context menu if multiple items are selected
- Added "edit task" option to context menu
- Shows areas without projects in project picker
- Shows areas in the compact sidebar view too
- "Clean Up" no longer moves minor tasks - since they don't count towards the limit anyway
- Today's progress now counts overdue tasks correctly
- All-around performance improvements
- Month view now shows the next month by default, if today still falls into the first week of the next months view
- Ability to swipe left/right after opening a day from the calendar view
- Option to automatically open the full editor instead of inline expanding tasks
- Option to show or hide the dates in today or other lists
- Workday limit no longer apply to newly created repetitions of minor tasks
- Multi selection now also works in calendar views
- Added "Subtask Size" option, to enable bigger touch targets for subtasks
- Note Preview line number can now be correctly be set to zero
Changes
- Schedule type is now a segmented control
- Date icon on tasks now opens a date picker instead of a menu
- You can enable/disable displaying all checklists per list
Fixed
- Fix defer > two weeks button
- Deleting a project also deletes the contained tasks and sections
- Fixed the new app name in titles and app icons
- Minor improvements to the task context menu
Changes
- Changed the app name from "Focused" to just "Focus"
- Section headers in list now show the projects progress, if its also showing project progress in the sidebar
Fixed
- Multiline titles while editing a task
- Adjusted main section background color in sidebar, while in dark mode on iPad
- Fixed reordering projects in the sidebar
New
- Configurable list and calendar text sizes
- Added an All Tasks view, that shows all unfinished tasks
- Added options to show/hide Inbox/Next/Later/All in sidebar
- Added option to open the app to a specific view
- Option for more visible counts in the sidebar
Changes
- Added Show Full Note to context menu in today tasks
- Tagged tasks stay in the inbox, until they're scheduled or assigned a project or area
- Added Two Weeks button to task context menu date picker
- Added Select Tasks to list section menus
Fixed
- Fixed date picker selection while Next Free Day is selected in main edit view
- The ... menu for overdue sections in projects now actually shows a menu
- Defer in context menu is now disabled, if no deferrable task is selected
- Completing a tasks no longer adds an empty checklist, if the task had none
- Improved keyboard handling when editing subtasks
- Fixed reordering subtasks
Changes
- Remove selection on escape key press
- Now shows a partially done check icon for tasks with partially completed checklists
- The small quick access widget now also shows the days progress
- Improved task context menu
- Improved tag picker view
Fixed
- Showing new projects after creation, while focusing on an area
- Missing view mode button in calendar [iPhone]
- Fixed possible crashes
Changes
- Subtags in sidebar are now sorted by number of tasks
- Option to sort completed tasks to the bottom of sections
Fixed
- Fixed ctrl+1/2/3 priority shortcuts in edit view
- Fixed ctrl shortcuts in edit view, while there are also tasks selected in a list
- Improved performance when dragging tasks to other sections
- Improved assigning projects/areas/groups logic
Changes
- Custom sections are now shown above Next Tasks when sorting by date
- Shows entry for parent items in tags and project menus again everywhere
- Option to disable delete selected tasks confirmation
- Added tooltips to buttons in the bottom toolbar
- Adjusted keyboard shortcuts for selected tasks
- Removes empty subtasks on save
Multi Selection
- Select one or more tasks to modify
- Drag multiple tasks to other sections
- Context Menu applies to multiple tasks
- Bottom action bar during selection
Inline Editing
- Tapping an item now expands it instead of opening the edit view directly
- See notes, checklists and more directly in lists (other than today)
- Quickly edit title, note, checklists and basic attributes without opening the edit view
Minor Tasks
- Replaced Anytime tasks with Minor tasks
- Minor tasks is now a toggle on tasks, not a separate schedule
Checklists
- You can drag & drop reorder items
- Automatically removes item if text is deleted
- Automatically adds new items on enter
Changes
- Date picker now shows past and today differently
- Share Extension now defaults to Next schedule (i.e Inbox)
- Shows date label in custom sections, even when sorted by date
- Improved area selections in menus
Changes
- Deferring tasks now respects the Can Defer property
- Button to clear older tasks from the archive
- Option to automatically clear the archive
- Changed sort order of custom sections in task lists
Fixes
- Respect the focused area when calculating the overdue count in the sidebar
- Only the expand/collapse button in list sections expands/collapses the section
- Fixed editing project/area notes while the project/area was open in the list view
- Fixed showing project/area notes in list view while the project/area had no tasks
- Now counts unfinished overdue tasks also towards today’s progress in the sidebar
Changes
- Changed CMD+Shift+N to new window
- Swapped the filter list and search tasks shortcuts
- Weekday header in month view [iPhone]
- You can see a list of the unlocked features in the subscription status view
- Shows project and priority icons on tasks, if in a custom section
Fixes
- Immediately show update task note in today view
- Task goals on tags are now correctly applied to task in projects or areas that have this tag assigned
- When creating a new task in a custom section in today, the sections project or area is correctly assigned
- No longer removes a task from its custom section, if dropping on another section while custom sections are hidden
- Fixed dropping tasks on lists in other windows (including empty lists)
- Fixed filtering for focus area after switching lists
- Fixed day name translations
Changes
- Added This Evening to section menu in today
- You can now set the focus to different areas in different windows
Fixed
- Recurring tasks were sometimes scheduled one day too far in the future
- Fixed reordering areas in sidebar and corresponding task order in today
- No longer asks for confirmation when completing a section without unfinished tasks
- When viewing a tag, task from projects, areas, groups with this tag are now also shown
- Fixed moving sections to other areas/projects
- Fixed moving sections to No Project
- Improved tag filtering in lists
Custom Sections
- You can now group tasks within projects and areas
- Sorting by custom sections can be enabled or disabled in the the sort menu
Edit View Shortcuts
- Esc/CMD+. to close the edit view
- CTRL+1/2/3/4 to set priority from high to low
- CTRL+T to set the date to Today
- CTRL+N to set to Next
- CTRL+A to set to Anytime
- CTRL+L to set to Later
- CTRL+P to set to Planned
- CTRL++/- to move the task one day forward or back
- CMD+Option+1/2/3/4 to change the list order
- CMD+Option+5 to toggle custom sections
Changes
- You can now add notes to projects, areas and tags
- You can now assign tags to projects and areas
- Projects can now be completed and archived
- Added haptic feedback when moving tasks in a list
- Enter in the title field now saves the task on iOS too
- Adjusted section headers in lists
- Updated sidebar layout
Fixed
- Fixed tag deletion confirmation dialog
- Counts anytime tasks in today widget
- Anytime tasks can now be toggled on/off in the day view too
- Archived tasks toggle works in the day view too
- Improved drop highlights in lists
- New Task in inbox no longer has a default date
Changes
- Compact sidebar hides collapsed areas
- Anytime Tasks toggle for calendar directly in the view menu
- Added Open Area and Open Tag intents
Fixed
- Increased font size for the smaller fonts
- Fixed overdue count in sidebar and widget
Changes
- Added CMD+F shortcut to search tasks
- Added CMD+Shift+F shortcut the filter the current list
- Improved drop indicator in lists
- Support for reordering in compact sidebar
Fixed
- Properly applies tag, when dropping text in list
- Correctly highlights tasks when dropping a tag or project on it
- Nicer empty state in tag picker, when there are no tags added yet
- Show projects in area in correct order in compact sidebar
- Fixed updating the number of tasks and progress in the quick access widget
Changes
- Add setting for the maximum number of title lines in today view
- When filtering for a tag, it now also shows task with subtags of this tag assigned
- Improved week layout on large devices
- Section headers now also use relative dates
- Month view highlights workdays now
- Minor list view layout refinements
- Added options to hide the task icons in lists
- Added option to control the number of tags shown in lists
- Now using a custom date picker when editing tasks
- The calendar is now highlighting the selected workdays
Fixed
- Improved drop targets for moving tasks in lists
- When selecting a tag to filter, and there's no overlap with already filtering tags, keep the newly selected tag filter selected
- Focusing on an area now filters the calendar view as well
- Fixed Defer Evening Tasks not appearing in defer menu
- Improved layout when using coloured task backgrounds
- Fixed an issue where the set workdays were not respected when cleaning up
Changes
- Improved "Next Available Date" handling in edit task view
- Moved global search to sidebar and filter fields for lists [macOS]
Fixed
- Deferring an overdue task now moves it to the next workday after today
- Defer task now defers to the next workday after today, not the next workday after the task date
- You can now drop text on calendar days to create a new task [macOS]
- Next available date now respects workday limits
- Fixed changing months in calendar
- Fixed calendar layout on iPad