> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.sonto.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Repeating Tasks

> Tasks that come back on a schedule or when you complete them

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  See repeating tasks set up from start to finish.
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A repeating task comes back automatically, so you only set it up once. Sonto supports two repeat styles
and can optionally add each occurrence to your calendar.

## Make a task repeat

Open a task and choose **Edit Repetition** — on Mac you can also right-click the task and pick it from
the menu. From there you set how the task should recur.

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## Two ways to repeat

* **On a fixed schedule** — the task reappears on set dates (for example, every Monday, or the first of
  the month), regardless of whether you finished the previous one.
* **On completion** — the next occurrence is created only once you complete the current one. This suits
  tasks where the interval matters from when you *actually* did it, like "water the plants every 5 days".

## Add repeating tasks to your calendar

A repeating task can also create a calendar event for each occurrence. You can have Sonto place the
event at a **fixed time**, or let it **find an opening** in your schedule that respects your working
hours and existing commitments — see [Auto-schedule](/reference/auto-schedule).

## Availability

Repeating tasks can be created and completed on both **Mac** and **iPhone**. Finding an opening for a
calendar event uses [auto-scheduling](/reference/auto-schedule), which is a Mac feature.

## Related

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  <Card title="Auto-schedule" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/reference/auto-schedule">
    Let Sonto find a free slot on your calendar.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Calendar" icon="calendar" href="/reference/calendar">
    How events and time blocks work in Sonto.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
