Quick Add Widget

Updated 2026-04-07·3 min read

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What Is Quick Add?

The Quick Add widget is a powerful companion tool that lives in your OS Tray/Menu bar. The widget is part of Taskade desktop apps and lets you quickly add tasks to Projects without opening them in the app. You can even select a target Block for each task.

Use Quick Add

Here's how the add tasks using the Quick Add widget:

🔴 (macOS) Click the Taskade icon in the Menu Bar, or
🔵 (Windows) Click the Taskade icon in the System Tray.

Type a text/task ➡ choose target Workspace/Folder and Project.
- (optional) Pick the Block where you want to add the task.
Click Add to Project or use the ⌨️ ⌘ + Enter / Ctrl + Enter shortcut to confirm.

💡 Note: You can use the ⌨️ Ctrl + Space shortcut to open the Quick Add menu.

Change Shortcut Settings

🔴 (macOS):
Click Taskade in the menu bar (next to the Apple logo).
Choose Settings from the drop-down list.
Click the gray area and assign a key combination using your keyboard.
Click Save to confirm.
🔵 (Windows):
Click the Taskade logo in the top-left corner.
Choose Taskade ➤ Settings from the drop-down list.
Click the gray area and assign a key combination using your keyboard.
Click Save to confirm.

Tips

Capture ideas instantly — Quick Add is designed for speed. Open it with Ctrl + Space, type your task, and press ⌘ + Enter (Mac) or Ctrl + Enter (Windows) to add it without leaving your current app.
Target specific blocks — You can pick not just a project but also a specific Block inside that project, so tasks land exactly where they belong.
Use alongside Desktop Widgets — Pair Quick Add with Desktop Widgets for a seamless workflow — add tasks from the menu bar and see them appear on your desktop widget instantly.
Customize the shortcut — If the default Ctrl + Space conflicts with another app, reassign it in Settings to any key combination that works for you.