Actions Feature Requests

I desperately need this. The archive feature is working okay as a substitute, but it isn't good enough for larger and more complex projects. Things 3 handles this perfectly. I can create a project within a list and set start dates and deadlines on the project as well as individual tasks. This is the one thing holding me back from completely moving to Actions.

NEED: Ability to link or establish a heirarchy for tasks within a list that are contingent upon completion of other tasks. Heirarchy must have relational flexibility to accommodate addition of unforeseen tasks into hierarchy SCENARIO: User needs to have their basement painted. They have several individual tasks that need to be done in order to complete this overall project. Additional tasks arise mid-project. Many tasks can not be started until one or more of the other tasks have been completed. EXAMPLE LIST: 1- hire & schedule painters 2- clear out entire basement 3- Notify trash service there will be large items and additional bags to pick up next collection day 4- take usable items to Goodwill 5- place all trash items curbside the night before scheduled pick up 6- make some space in garage to temporarily store the items I'm keeping from in the basement When the user wants to begin creating a to-do list for a project they can select from 2 different list types: “Simple List” or “Project List”. The new “Project List” option would allow the user to set a start date for the project and begin adding individual tasks to their list. Each task would have the option to link to other tasks on the list if they are contingent upon completion of other tasks, establishing a hierarchy. (I.e. #5 must be completed before #2 can be started and #4 can't be started until #2 has been completed.) Beginning on the established project start date, all individual unlinked tasks would appear daily on “Today’s schedule” until marked as complete. Linked tasks would only show the top tier task on “Today’s Schedule”, and subsequent linked tasks would only appear when the prerequisite task had been marked as complete. The user would also be able to add and link tasks as they arise throughout the project and the hierarchy would adjust if the new task took precedent. SCENARIO: When user is notifying their trash service of large items for pick up (task # 3) they are informed that the large items must be wrapped and sealed in plastic furniture bags which user will now need to purchase. User adds two new tasks to list *purchase furniture bags *wrap and seal large items and then links them to the other related tasks allowing the user to insert the new tasks appropriately into the hierarchy automatically establishing that those 2 new tasks must be completed before any of the tasks that occur below the chosen insertion point. If user adds a new task to the project list and does not link it to any other related tasks, the new task will automatically appear on “Today’s Schedule” until marked as complete.

Right now, each bubble is a task and they can be broken down into subtasks. Can we add "projects" and tasks to go inside them and then subtasks after that?

I would use the heck out of a MacOS widget for Actions. Also for Timepage. I work on my MacBook all day, sometimes with a second monitor, sometimes not. Either way, I do use the Actions desktop app. And while it's great and I depend on it once in the AM and once in the PM, throughout the day I'd love to be able to take a glance and remember what else I have planned, see what's coming next. I'm very particular about where I spend my attention, and opening up the app to just get a quick look simply isn't efficient. A widget that always sits on the desktop with today's tasks would be better. As it is, to accomplish this with my calendar events I have to use the Apple and Outlook (my employer uses Outlook so I do, too) calendar widgets because there is no Timepage widget, either. I never even open those calendars, I just use them to provide a widget summary on my desktop. And while this isn't my favorite solution, at least I have one. In the case of Actions, however, there is no such solution. I simply have to open the full app and look at everything all at once, which is visually noisy and overwhelming for a moment that's supposed to be brief and focused, and it uses more of my attention than I'd like for that quick check-in with myself. So please, a desktop widget for MacOS, OR at least an integration with Apple Reminders so I can use their widget would be wonderful. Thank you!

It would be great to be able to create a template action that has a pre-made checklist. For example I regularly create an action for a packing list for a trip, but am populating the same checklist of items every time.

A native macOS version of Actions. A web version of Actions has been released at https://actions.moleskinestudio.com

Actions would be even more useful in managing my projects if we had the option of writing notes in a rich text field below list titles. Markdown support would be preferable.

Apple recently added this feature in Apple reminders and it is something that is holding me back from completely jumping over to “Actions”. That and the fact that “Actions” still does not sync with Apple reminders.