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A complete Getting Things Done system — every view you need, one login

Most productivity stacks are really sync problems in disguise. Tasks in one app, habits in another, projects in a doc, and a calendar that knows nothing about any of them. You spend more time maintaining the system than doing the work.

MenaTask Tasks runs a full GTD flow — inbox, today, this week, kanban, list, time blocks, timeline, calendar, Eisenhower — all on the same task record. No duplicate entry. No “which app had the real due date?”

Capture fast and execute with context.

Tasks time blocks and scheduling

The problem with most task apps

A task without context is just a word on a list. You capture it, feel briefly organised, and then open the list on Monday morning to find fifty items with no indication of what matters, what’s time-sensitive, what belongs to which project, or what you were actually thinking when you wrote it.

The other failure mode is the opposite: a system so complex you spend your evenings maintaining it instead of resting. Five apps, three integrations, one export that broke last Tuesday.

Inbox — capture first, decide later

The single landing zone for anything that still needs a decision.

The GTD inbox exists for one reason: to separate capture from clarification. When an idea or commitment lands in your head, the last thing you need is to decide where it goes before you’ve even finished thinking it.

Dump it. Decide later. Nothing disappears into a forgotten list — the inbox count stays visible until you clear it.

  • Drop tasks in seconds with no forced fields
  • Process to Today, This Week, Next Week, a project, or delete — on your schedule
  • Pairs with Quick Capture so you never break flow mid-work
  • Inbox zero becomes a weekly ritual, not a daily anxiety
MenaTask task inbox and lists

Views — every mental model, same data

Triage, plan, protect, and execute — without re-entering a single task.

Different moments in your week require different lenses on the same work. MenaTask gives you all of them, powered by the same underlying task record.

Today, This Week & Next Week

Open the app and know exactly what deserves your attention right now — today’s lane, this week’s plan, next week’s buffer. Drag tasks forward when plans shift. Same tasks, zero re-entry.

Objectives

See your daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly objectives beside your task list — so execution stays tied to what you actually committed to, not just what landed on the calendar.

List view

Sort and scan a familiar to-do list — by priority, due date, or project — when you need speed over structure.

Kanban board

Day columns for scheduling, or a status board (Backlog → To do → In progress → Done) when you think in pipelines. Drag to reschedule or to move work forward.

Custom boards

Create custom task boards by adding different areas and projects to them — one surface for the mix of work you actually juggle, not just a single project or inbox dump.

Time blocks

Put tasks on the clock — hour grid plus an unscheduled tray. Drag blocks to reschedule. Protect deep work instead of hoping it happens.

Timeline

Multi-day work that isn’t big enough for a project — start and end dates as a bar across your week so commitments are visible at a glance.

Calendar

Month, week, or agenda — plus overdue and upcoming counts so nothing slips quietly. Click an empty day to add a task with the date already set.

Eisenhower Matrix

Four quadrants so loud-but-unimportant work stops stealing deep-work oxygen — using the same importance and urgency you set once on the task.

Reminders

Get nudged before a task is due — 1 hour, 15 minutes, or right at start. Snooze, complete, or dismiss without digging through the full list.

MenaTask Today view — list, board, and planning views
Today, This Week & Next Week — same tasks, different lenses.
MenaTask custom task boards
Custom boards — create custom task boards by adding different areas and projects to them.
MenaTask tasks time blocks view
Time blocks — protect deep work on the hour grid.
MenaTask tasks timeline view
Timeline — multi-day work visible at a glance.

Quick capture — one line, everything set

Type your task and drop ! tokens inline to set every detail without touching the mouse.

Familiar to Todoist and TickTick power users — with more depth.

Buy milk !due:15.4. !st9:00 !ee:25 !pr:Home !i4 !hl
  • !due:15.4.2026 — due date
  • !st9:00 !et10:00 — scheduled start and end time
  • !sd:1.1. !ed:2.1.26 — multi-day span for Timeline
  • !ee:25 !ae:20 — estimated and actual effort in minutes
  • !pr:Work — assign to a project
  • @phone #errand — context and tag
  • !i4 !u2 !d1 !p2 — importance, urgency, difficulty, priority
  • !c:pink or !c#D6E5FA — color by name or hex
  • !hl — highlight, pins to top of dashboard

One line. Zero clicks. Everything set.

Hit the ? button in the title field any time for the full token reference.

Task fields — what each one does

Every attribute has a purpose. None of them are decoration.

Title
The actionable outcome. Everything else hangs off this line.
Due date
Hard deadline. Drives calendar placement, overdue styling, and Today cohorts.
Start & end time
When the task occupies real clock time. Feeds time blocks and day agenda.
Timeline span
Start day and end day for multi-day work arcs.
Estimated & actual effort
Minutes you expect versus what you logged. Keeps planning honest over time.
Project
Roll-up to a project container with milestones, KPIs, and notes.
Contexts
Batch by tool, place, or mode. @home, @calls, @computer. Filter across every view.
Tags
Cross-cutting themes independent of project. #waiting, #deepwork, #client.
Importance
How much outcomes suffer if this slips. The “important” axis in Eisenhower.
Urgency
Time sensitivity. The “urgent” axis in Eisenhower.
Difficulty
Energy and friction estimate. Helps avoid stacking four brutal tasks in one morning.
Priority
Explicit ordering within a day or list when dates tie.
Color
Visual channel by role, client, or energy type. Preset names or hex.
Highlight
Pins to the top of dashboard views so nothing critical hides in the middle of a long list.
Recurring
Rule-based repeat. Creates the next instance on completion or on schedule.
Subtasks
Checklist breakdown under one parent. One commitment, ordered steps.
Notes
Longer context, links, meeting notes that travel with the task across every view.
Goal/habit-linked task
Opens data entry for a linked goal or habit. Same GTD flow, different completion mechanic.
Reminders
Notification before due or start. Separate from the deadline itself.

Organize — contexts, tags, and filters

Slice the same list every way you need without creating duplicate tasks.

Task filters and saved views

Contexts answer: where or with what am I doing this?

@phone, @computer, @errands, @home — batch by tool, energy, or location so you’re not context-switching between a call and a deep work session because your list didn’t know the difference.

Tags answer: what theme does this belong to?

#waiting, #deepwork, #tax, #client — cross-cutting themes that run across projects. Stack tags with contexts for surgical filtering.

Saved filters answer: how do I get back to this exact slice in one click?

Combine context, tag, project, due window, highlight, and goal-linked criteria into a reusable filter. “This week + @calls”. “Deep work + not scheduled”. “Client X + high importance”. One click on review day. No rebuilding the mental model from scratch.

Areas answer: how do I see only Work — or only one side project?

Group projects under life areas in the sidebar. Filter Today or This Week to one area when you need focus, without maintaining separate apps for work and personal.

Bulk edit — when plans change fast

Select multiple tasks and reschedule, retag, reprioritize, or complete them in one pass. Monday morning after a chaotic week shouldn’t mean clicking fifty times.

Focus mode

One task. Full attention. No tab switching.

When it’s time to execute — not plan, not triage, not organize — Focus Mode gives you a single task overlay that removes everything else from view. The work you chose is the only thing on screen.

Linked notes sit beside the task so you don’t tab away for context. Bump actual time (+5m, +15m, +30m) as you go — your effort log stays honest without opening the full editor.

  • One task, full screen — no competing list noise
  • Notes preview pane — specs and meeting context where you need them
  • Quick duration bumps — log how long it actually took

How it fits your system

Tasks don’t live in isolation. They’re the execution layer for everything else.

  • Projects — tasks carry project context and roll up to milestones and KPIs
  • Goals & habits — goal-type tasks log directly to your habit and goal entries
  • People — link tasks to a person for relationship-aware execution
  • Objectives — daily through quarterly goals visible while you plan and execute
  • Notes — longer context travels with the task; open linked notes from Focus Mode
  • Contracts — pressure on the habits and goals your tasks feed into

Plan limits

Start free. Expand when your workload does.

Free

Up to 50 tasks, core list and kanban workflows, due dates

Pro

Up to 2,000 active tasks, advanced filtering, saved filters, improved review workflows

Ultimate

Unlimited active tasks, maximum workflow flexibility

Active means incomplete. Complete or delete tasks to free up slots on any plan. Your completed history is always preserved.

Vs. other task apps

The differentiator isn’t raw task count. It’s what tasks connect to.

TickTick

Strong task surface with a decent habits layer. But habits and strategy stay shallow unless you duct-tape more apps together. No unified project KPIs, no integrity coin system, no contracts — execution and accountability still live in separate tools.

Todoist

Excellent capture and a clean interface. Goals and deeper accountability live somewhere else. Karma gamifies volume more than the integrity of the commitments you actually care about. Budget, relationships, and project narrative still fragmented.

MenaTask

Tasks beside habits, projects, notes, and people — one login. Full GTD views plus Eisenhower plus power typing. Integrity Coins and contracts align stakes with the outcomes you chose. The list isn’t a graveyard. It’s connected to everything that matters.

FAQ

What’s the difference between Inbox and All Tasks?

Inbox shows incomplete tasks with no context assigned — it’s the pure capture lane for things that still need a decision. All Tasks shows everything active regardless of context assignment.

What if I have ideas I’m not ready to act on yet?

Put them on the status board in Backlog. They stay out of Today until you promote them — so your daily list stays honest and your someday/maybe list still exists when you’re ready to review it.

Is the syntax the same as Todoist or TickTick?

Similar idea, more attributes exposed. The ! token system covers everything from dates and times to importance, urgency, difficulty, color, and highlight. Hit the ? button in the quick add title field for the full reference.

Can I use Tasks without the rest of MenaTask?

Yes. Start with Tasks alone. Add Goals & Habits, Projects, or Notes when your work outgrows a list.

What counts as an “active” task for plan limits?

Any incomplete task. Completing or deleting tasks frees up slots. Your completed history is always preserved regardless of plan.

Your task list should be connected to your outcomes — not just a longer list of things you haven’t done yet.

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