Customizable Columns - Column mode is now available in today and planned as well - Group into columns by Kanban, Area, Project, Date, Priority, Location, Duration - Added column size option: Small, Regular, Large, Extra Large Intelligence - Added an assistant to search - type a request and select "Assistant" - Can find tasks and open the results as a list - Can create and edit tasks, projects, areas, tags, sections and locations - Changes are only saved after reviewing them and choosing "Apply" - Supports Apple Intelligence on compatible devices, or OpenAI and Claude with your own API key - Added provider settings for API keys, models and usage Changes - Improved location handling - Dragging the "+" button no longer requires a delay - Improved groupings in settings view - Fixed changing the notes font size on changing list font size - Updated all icons to proper liquid glass Fixes - Keeps tasks with empty title, but a note or subtasks on cancel - Fixed creating new task by dragging the plus button onto subtasks of an existing task - Fixed some missing pre-filled values when creating contextual new tasks - Fixed issue updating the tasks checkmark after a sync

Changes - Custom sections now work in Kanban mode too Fixes - Properly removes empty task on cancel - Improved onboarding for new users - No longer hides the list selection title when the sidebar is hidden - Tab bar no longer clips the search view - Fixed reloading lists after importing a reminder - Fixed new task not disappearing from today even if a date was set

Changes - Added a "Two Days" entry to the date picker menu when rescheduling tasks - Added a button to show archived tasks in lists (can be hidden with a secret setting - its searchable) - Creating a task in "Overdue" now creates a new task for Today instead - Shows the day of the week in calendar day mode (iPhone) Fixes - Performance fixes with lots of tasks in lists - Fixed rescheduling tasks with "Pick Date" not always updating the task list - No longer moves a task in lists while editing it - Fixed layout issue with notes in expanded tasks - Fixed an issue with missing tasks when sorting by duration

Fixes - Fixed an issue preventing future tasks from appearing in "Planned" view - The option to include or exclude tasks with only inherited tags in the "No Tags" filter now works correctly - The "Next Month" entry in planned menu now works correctly, even in the first week of the month - Fixed handling completion sound while other music is playing - Improved performance when moving multiple tasks - Improved drag and drop of subtasks

Changes - Allows reordering of subtasks in lists - Option to hide completed subtasks - Added "Duplicate Task" to context menus - Improved markdown headers in notes and general notes handlin - Added weekly and monthly options to automatic clean up Fixed - Fixed undo when updating a task using the "Pick Date" context menu entry - Fixed an issue scrolling to a newly added task automatically - Improved location handling

Changes - Added restore entry to context menu for tasks in trash - Added Planned, Defer, and Clean Up entries to section menus in Kanban - Added a "dismiss keyboard" button while text in an expanded task is focused [iOS] - "New Task" from section menus now also adds the task inline - Adding new custom sections now also works inline Fixes - Fixed scrolling in expanded tasks - Dragging a task from the trash view now properly restores it - Fixed updates to columns in kanban mode

Changes - Added explanations to the "Task Goal" settings page - Added "Repeat" to task context menu - Improved date picker layout Fixes - Completion sound now respects the silent switch - Improved clickable area in bottom bar - Properly animates dismissal of permissions row - Notes in custom sections are properly saved - Properly animates dismissal of permissions row

New Search Interface - CMD+F or tapping the search button now shows an overlay - Can be used to navigate between views - Can be used to quickly toggle focus areas - Added new filter to show all repeating tasks - Added new filter to show all minor tasks - Added new filter to show all tasks with alerts set - Added new filter to show all in progress tasks (with at least one already done subtask) Custom Tag Shortcuts - Assign custom shortcuts to each tag - CTRL + Key assigns the tag in edit view or lists Changes - Hashtags in task titles (#tag) are now automatically converted into tags - Added "New Section" to menu bar - Selected tasks no longer hide their checkmark - Tons of other minor usability fixes - Switches view automatically after deleting the open project/area/tag - Option in Area wether or not to limit tasks to workdays - Option to show archived tasks in areas/projects/tags/... - "Next" view now says "Next" when empty - Added "Clean Up" in all section menus - List performance improvements - Cleaner sidebar layout Fixes - Fixed selection gesture - Fixed dynamic type support for notes and subtasks

Fixes - Reordered main items in sidebar - Fixed layout issue with main items in sidebar - Fixed layout issue in popover descriptions - Fixed ctrl+1/2/3/t/+/- shortcuts in share extensions - Fixed dragging tags to the root level in the sidebar - Removed non-working email button from settings [watchOS] - Fixed possible crash when deferring tasks Changes - Added an optional chime when completing a task - Added options to have the title or nothing in the project color - If a time is set for a task and "Show Time" is enabled, the time is displayed too - The quick date picker view now also allows to set the tasks time

Inline New Tasks - Adding a new task no longer opens up a sheet in most cases - You can drag the "+" to where you want to add a new task Apple Reminders - Can now be dragged into lists and sections to import them directly - Can be selected in the inbox, to quickly import multiple - Can now be viewed in the editor view, so they can be quickly imported with changes Other Changes - Added options to configure which icons are always available when editing a task inline - Tapping a notification now shows and highlights the task in the list - Added option to add notes to section headers Fixed - Fixed copying device ID in settings > about - Fixed the "Next Month" label in date menu on the first of the month - Single tap selection if the inspector is visible [iOS] - Fixed calendar and reminder permission request

Changes - Shows the navigation menu in the title bar if the sidebar is set to tags or locations - Added an option wether to ignore or include inherited tags in the "No Tags" filter - The ellipsis on expanded tasks now opens the edit view directly - Done tasks now stay in the Inbox until they are archived (like in other projects) Fixed - Pasting multiple lines into a subtask now correctly splits it into multiple subtasks - Archiving tasks can now also be undone - Sometimes not correctly updating - Fixed global search for tasks - Fixed CMD+D for date picker

Changes - Improved search and filter list logic - Option to remember the tag filter per view - Added CMD+I shortcut plus menubar entry to open tasks in edit view - Easier switch between list/kanban/calendar mode Fixed - Widgets should unlock faster after subscribing to Pro - Fixed an issue with possible missing tags in the sidebar - Selection works a bit faster now

Calendar View - Replaced "Calendar" with "Planned" in the sidebar - You can now view any area, project, tag or location as Calendar - When viewing tasks as calendar, you now keep the tag filter list - The "Day" view has a new agenda style design Trash Bin - Instead of deleting immediately task are now moved to the trash bin - The Trash can be emptied manually, or optionally tasks can be automatically removed after a configurable number of months - The app now supports undo/redo for all modifications to tasks Start Times and Durations - You can now optionally add a start time to tasks - You can now optionally add a duration to tasks - You sort any list now by task duration too Fixed - Fixed the app name in a couple of places - Improved performance with multiple tabs/windows - Fixed selecting all items with cmd+a

Changes - Changed the default to archiving done tasks immediately - Week View now shows primarily the date instead of week number Fixed - Fixed updating calendar events while the app is running - "Two Weeks" button when multiple tasks are selected - Header color in widgets in dark mode - Fixed priority and date keyboard shortcuts in lists - Fixed priority and date keyboard shortcuts when editing multiple tasks - Fixed calendar events in day view in calendar

Changes - Section Menu for "Inbox" now also has a "New Task" button - Added support for markdown, and links to subtasks Fixed - Tags assigned to sections are now respected when filtering for specific tags - Deleting a tag now also correctly deletes its subtags

Changes - Shows empty checklist in expanded states - Tasks assigned to an area, but not a project no longer show in the "No Project" filter - Added a button to dismiss the keyboard while editing the project/area notes - Added "Clean Up" to area context menus Fixed - Fixed bottom toolbar being to large - Fixed background in edit area/group/project views - Fixed Editing Project/Area notes if there are no tasks yet - Fixed cancel button in Add Tag, Add Location - Now also hides projects with no area, if focusing on a specific area - Fixed not removing tasks from the calendar, when changing the schedule to next or later in the edit view - Context Menu > Planned > 2 Weeks - Fixed a possible crash

Changes - Now supports drag and drop from Apple Mail - Checklists are now always visible when editing a task - Added a "Clean Up" action to section context menus in Today - Improved Markdown support in note previews in list - Added "New Task" to "This Evening" section context menu - Project Picker in edit view now shows "Inbox" instead of "No Project" if approriate - Improved section menus in kanban view - "This Evening" now also works in kanban view (can be disabled in settings) - Kanban View can now be individually enabled/disabled per list - New option to defer all tasks by a specific amount - Now supports right side inspectors on iPadOS too Fixes - Fixed issue where changes to the checklist would not be saved - When using "Clean Up" while focusing on one area, only tasks in that area are cleaned up - Fixed "This Evening" option in "No Project" section context menu - Calendars no longer disappear from the "Enabled Calendars" list in settings - Fixed dragging tasks to the "Planned" column in kanban mode - Improved link detection in notes - Fixed crash on opening settings [watchOS] - Fixed applying filtering tags to new task when using a section menu - Fixed list layout on iPhone 13 Mini - Fixed onboarding flow on iOS 18

Changes - Added a separate "After completion" option to task repetitions - Added a "Today" option in the ... menu in the "This Evening" section - Added sidebar mode (projects/tags/locations) to menubar and keyboard shortcuts Fixes - Repetitions properly copy subtasks, alerts and locations as well - No longer shows the next/later/today icons on tasks in Kanban view - Calendars in settings are now sorted alphabetically - Fixed potential hang when filtering by tags - Fixed tag list layout in sidebar - Properly clears the search field when selecting something in the sidebar - Fixed calendar update after marking task as minor - Updated button selection colors to be more visible in edit view - Fixed checked/unchecked state not updating after syncing, until reopening the view

Apple Watch App - Shows your today's tasks and calendar entries - Simplified new tasks functionality - View your tags, areas, and projects - Edit existing tasks Kanban View - Optionally view projects, areas, and other lists as kanban boards instead - Move tasks with drag and drop between columns Locations - You can create locations and name them - Assign each task an optional location - Get notified on arrival/departure - Hide unavailable (i.e. not at that location) tasks in the today view Reminders Import - Shows reminders from selected lists in Inbox - Import individual or all reminders - Delete reminders directly in TaskFocus - Automatically import from specific lists Calendar Events - You can display today's events next to your tasks in the today view - See your events in the calendar view Updated Design - Updated for the new operating systems - Updated single page edit task view - Use an optional sidebar to edit one or multiple tasks directly [macOS, iPad] - You can now search for individual settings - Updated compact sidebar look Improved Lists - Added toggle for selection mode - Swipe on an item to start selection - Swipe through selection indicators to select multiple - Improved context menu when multiple tasks are selected - Tags can now be set to be displayed inline/extra line/hidden for today and other lists separately - Title and note preview line number can now be set for today and other lists separately - Checklists can now be enabled for today and other lists separately Improved Notifications - Dropped global "Daily Notification" setting - You can now set specific times you want to be reminded for each task - Option to set a default alert time for notifications Other Changes - The tag filter in list view now groups tasks, based on their hierarchy - When creating a new task from a section menu, while filtering the list by tag, the selected tags are now auto-applied - When creating new tasks while focus on an area is active, the new task will have the area pre-selected - Added "Go to Area" and "Go to Project" context menu options for those section menus - Added date suggestions in a menu when changing the date using the bottom bar - Added this evening/today options to the context menu if multiple items are selected - Added "edit task" option to context menu - Shows areas without projects in project picker - Shows areas in the compact sidebar view too - "Clean Up" no longer moves minor tasks - since they don't count towards the limit anyway - Today's progress now counts overdue tasks correctly - All-around performance improvements - Month view now shows the next month by default, if today still falls into the first week of the next months view - Ability to swipe left/right after opening a day from the calendar view - Option to automatically open the full editor instead of inline expanding tasks - Option to show or hide the dates in today or other lists - Workday limit no longer apply to newly created repetitions of minor tasks - Multi selection now also works in calendar views - Added "Subtask Size" option, to enable bigger touch targets for subtasks - Note Preview line number can now be correctly be set to zero

Changes - Schedule type is now a segmented control - Date icon on tasks now opens a date picker instead of a menu - You can enable/disable displaying all checklists per list Fixed - Fix defer > two weeks button - Deleting a project also deletes the contained tasks and sections - Fixed the new app name in titles and app icons - Minor improvements to the task context menu

Changes - Changed the app name from "Focused" to just "Focus" - Section headers in list now show the projects progress, if its also showing project progress in the sidebar Fixed - Multiline titles while editing a task - Adjusted main section background color in sidebar, while in dark mode on iPad - Fixed reordering projects in the sidebar

New - Configurable list and calendar text sizes - Added an All Tasks view, that shows all unfinished tasks - Added options to show/hide Inbox/Next/Later/All in sidebar - Added option to open the app to a specific view - Option for more visible counts in the sidebar Changes - Added Show Full Note to context menu in today tasks - Tagged tasks stay in the inbox, until they're scheduled or assigned a project or area - Added Two Weeks button to task context menu date picker - Added Select Tasks to list section menus Fixed - Fixed date picker selection while Next Free Day is selected in main edit view - The ... menu for overdue sections in projects now actually shows a menu - Defer in context menu is now disabled, if no deferrable task is selected - Completing a tasks no longer adds an empty checklist, if the task had none - Improved keyboard handling when editing subtasks - Fixed reordering subtasks

Changes - Remove selection on escape key press - Now shows a partially done check icon for tasks with partially completed checklists - The small quick access widget now also shows the days progress - Improved task context menu - Improved tag picker view Fixed - Showing new projects after creation, while focusing on an area - Missing view mode button in calendar [iPhone] - Fixed possible crashes

Changes - Subtags in sidebar are now sorted by number of tasks - Option to sort completed tasks to the bottom of sections Fixed - Fixed ctrl+1/2/3 priority shortcuts in edit view - Fixed ctrl shortcuts in edit view, while there are also tasks selected in a list - Improved performance when dragging tasks to other sections - Improved assigning projects/areas/groups logic

Changes - Custom sections are now shown above Next Tasks when sorting by date - Shows entry for parent items in tags and project menus again everywhere - Option to disable delete selected tasks confirmation - Added tooltips to buttons in the bottom toolbar - Adjusted keyboard shortcuts for selected tasks - Removes empty subtasks on save