Tasks

A task is the atomic unit of work in Sonto. Everything you do flows through tasks — capturing them, scheduling them, and checking them off.

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Adding tasks

Click or tap the purple + button to add a task. On Mac you can also press Cmd + N.

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Type tasks naturally

You can set a task up as you name it. Type a date, a time, a project or area, and tags right into the name, and Sonto files them for you — Prepare deck #Work @urgent tomorrow 3pm schedules the task for tomorrow at 3 pm, files it in Work, and tags it urgent, leaving the name as Prepare deck. See Natural language input for everything it understands.

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Editing tasks

To begin editing a task, double-click it (or tap it on iPhone), or select it with the arrow keys and press Return. The buttons at the bottom-right let you take quick action — move it, schedule it, or reach many more actions through the … menu.

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What a task can hold

A single task can carry all of the following:

• Important flag — mark a task important so it stands out and surfaces on your day (Cmd + T).
• Scheduling — assign a task to a day or a week, or place it on the calendar as a time block.
• Notes & checklist — context, links, formatting, and sub-tasks. See Notes & Checklists.
• Project or area — file a task in a project or area, or leave it in the inbox.
• Tags — label a task so it shows up across tag filters (Cmd + Shift + T).
• Deadline — a task inherits the deadline of its project, which Sonto surfaces as the date approaches.

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Task states

A task moves through three states:

• Open — not started.
• In progress — currently being worked on. Toggle with Cmd + R, or long-press the checkbox.
• Complete — done. Toggle by clicking the checkbox or pressing Cmd + E.

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Repeating tasks

Any task can repeat — on a fixed schedule or when you complete it — and optionally add itself to your calendar. See Repeating tasks.

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Focus

To work on a task distraction-free, open it in Focus — full screen, with everything else out of the way (Cmd + . on Mac).

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