Hey Experimentalists,

We've got an exciting update for you today! Those of you on paid plans can now set deadlines for tasks, giving you the flexibility to schedule your work while keeping an eye on when things are actually due.

Add deadlines to your tasks 🎯

Deadlines make it easier to keep track of commitments and plan what you should focus on when.

Here's Rain from the Deadlines squad to show you how it works. 👇

Changes to terminology

As part of this update we’ve renamed the Due Date field to Date. For most people, this field represents the date you plan to do a task and its new name better reflects that. We have deliberately chosen an agnostic term to suit as many workflows as possible. 🌈

How the feature works

To set a deadline when adding a new task, click on the Deadline chip and select a deadline.

If this chip is not visible, click on the three dots icon and select Edit Task Actions. Move Deadlines under the Show task actions section and reorder it according to your preference.

If you prefer setting up a task’s details while you type, use the {} shortcut. E.g. {tomorrow} sets the task’s deadline as tomorrow.

To add or edit deadlines for existing tasks, click on the task to open the task details view. You should see the Deadline field. Open the deadline scheduler and select your desired deadline.

Deadlines are present in-app alongside other task attributes. When your deadline is approaching (within 7 days), we will start a countdown to remind you that it is nearing.

In the Calendar view, deadlines are highlighted in the All day section so you can’t miss them. You can also navigate to the task details easily from there to make sure you’ve accounted for it in your schedule.

Quick tip   Deadlines should be viewed as an informative attribute for you to schedule a suitable date and time to work on your tasks. To get the most out of the feature, we recommend that you only set deadlines for tasks in which missing the deadline has external consequences.

Teams

Deadlines are a great way to ensure everyone on your team is clear about when a task needs to be done, while still giving the assignee flexibility in terms of planning when they want to work on the task.

To enjoy the benefits of Deadlines right now, everyone on the team would need to enable Experimental features.

Try it out!

The Deadlines feature is available now to all Experimentalists on paid plans from v6706 on web and desktop, 24.9.22 on iOS, and v11536 on Android. Make sure your app is updated to the latest version to start using it today.

We know filter support for Deadlines is high on a lot of your wishlists. Work on this is underway and we'll be back with an update on that front in the coming weeks!

If you experience any bugs, please report them in our Experimentalist support channel. General feedback or feature improvements can be submitted using the feedback form within the deadline scheduler.

Happy testing! 🧪