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Manage Tasks and Projects

Create a task

  • From the notes list: click the New Task button at the top of the notes list pane
  • From a project window: use the create button in the project view
  • From menu: File → New Task (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+T)
  • From CLI: notecove task create "Title" --project MYPROJ

Each task has a title, optional rich-text description, folder, project, state, priority (P0–P4), and type.

Configure a project

Projects live in the Projects section of the sidebar.

  • Create: click the + button
  • Edit: three-dot menu (⋮) → Edit — change name, slug prefix, workflow states, and task types
  • Archive: three-dot menu → Delete (reversible)
  • Purge: on an archived project, three-dot menu → Purge Forever (permanently deletes all tasks)

Define workflow states

Each project has custom states. In the project editor, configure:

  • Name: display name (e.g., “In Progress”)
  • Color: visual indicator
  • Terminal: whether this is a completion state
  • Order: position in the workflow

Define task types

Add types (e.g., Bug, Feature, Chore) in the project editor. Types support name, color, and sort order.

Use the Kanban board

Click a project in the sidebar to open its project window. The Kanban view shows one column per state.

  • Drag cards between columns to change state
  • Click a card to open the detail panel on the right
  • Search tasks using the search box in the header
  • Switch to list view using the toggle in the header

Custom boards

Create multiple boards per project with different state and type filters — useful for separating sprint views from backlog views. Switch between boards using the dropdown in the header.

Set up task relationships

Parent-child tasks

Break down a large task by creating child tasks. The parent shows a child count badge. Navigate between parent and children in the detail panel.

Blockers

Mark task A as blocking task B. Blocked tasks show a warning badge. Complete the blocker to unblock the dependent task.

Discovered-from

When working on task A reveals the need for task B, mark B as “discovered from” A to preserve context.

Type [[T: in a note to autocomplete task links. Task link chips show the slug, title, and current state — and update in real time when the task changes.

Move tasks between projects

Right-click a task → Move to Project…. NoteCove maps states and types by name; you choose manually if there’s no match. Subtasks move with the parent. The slug changes but links continue working (they reference by ID).

Pin tasks

Right-click → Pin to keep a task at the top of any list or Kanban column. Pin state syncs across devices.

Duplicate a task

Right-click → Duplicate. The copy is placed as a sibling with "Copy of …" prepended to the title. Description, state, priority, and type are all copied; blockers and pin state are not.

Use task templates

Name any task with the TEMPLATE: prefix (e.g. TEMPLATE: Sprint Planning). When you duplicate it, the prefix is stripped — the copy is named Sprint Planning, ready to use immediately. The original template stays in place for the next time.

Multiselect (desktop)

  • Cmd/Ctrl+Click to toggle individual tasks into the selection
  • Shift+Click to select a range
  • Right-click the selection for batch operations: duplicate, delete, or move to folder
  • Drag any selected task to a folder to move all selected tasks