⏰ Timer

The most important feature

What is this?

Every task gets a timer, because a task without a time box has a way of eating the whole day.

How does it work?

There are two ways to set a timer:

1. While adding the task

End the task name with a number in Quick Add, like “Email Sam 15”, and the timer is set in minutes.

2. From Task Details

Open a task’s details and edit the Timer minutes directly.

During focus

If the task you’re focusing on has no timer, quick picks let you grab 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes on the spot.

When you hit your target, you can extend with +5, +15, +30, or a custom amount, or let the Overtime setting keep counting up past zero.

We recommend keeping timers at 30 minutes or less. Long tasks work better split into subtasks with timers of their own.