Overview
Taskade is your AI-powered second brain — a platform that helps you manage tasks, build apps, organize thoughts, and collaborate with AI agents. With Taskade, you can keep track of multiple projects, outline plans, automate workflows, and build fully functional apps using natural language. This guide will help you get started.
Second Brain Features in Taskade
| 🛠️ Feature | 🔤 Description |
|---|---|
| Genesis App Builder | Build full-stack apps with AI using natural language — powered by Workspace DNA. |
| Custom AI Agents | Create intelligent agents that reason, use tools, and connect to 100+ integrations. |
| Automations | Build If-This-Then-That workflows across 100+ services including Slack, Sheets, and more. |
| Multi-Level Organization | Organize your work using workspaces, folders, projects, and hashtags. |
| Mixed Formatting | Create high-level documents with bullets, headings, and much more. |
| Dynamic Workflows | Switch between six unique project views without losing context. |
| AI Assistant | Write and edit faster with smart insights powered by frontier AI models. |
| Attachments Support | Upload documents, spreadsheets, images, and other attachments. |
| Version History | Keep track of and revert to previous versions of your documents. |
| Chat with Projects | Ask AI questions about the contents of your project. |
| Web Clipper | Save and import web content directly into your projects. |
| Backlinks | Connect related notes with bidirectional links to navigate your second brain. |
Organize Your Second Brain
Building a second brain in Taskade is super intuitive.
There are three levels of organization:
- Workspace: This is the top level of your second brain. A workspace can contain many folders, each with its own projects and templates. You can dedicate a single workspace to organize your entire life, or use two or three workspaces to separate work from personal stuff.
- Folder: Just like your brain dedicates certain areas to specific thoughts or topics, a folder in Taskade is where you hone in on a particular aspect of life.
- Project: Think of a project as a blank canvas for all your notes, ideas, plans, schedules, tasks, and even mind maps.
Watch the video below for a high-level overview of Taskade's structure:
Create Your Second Brain
You can organize your second brain in many ways. But first, let's deal with the basics:
- Open Taskade and click ➕ in the sidebar on the left.
Name your workspace and choose an accent color.
Pick an emoji or upload your own icon.
Inside your workspace, click the ➕ New Folder button.
Name your folder and choose an accent color.
Pick an emoji or upload your own icon.
Add a New Note
Starting a new note is like opening a new page in your mind's notebook.
- Open your workspace/folder.
- Click ➕ New Project (top-right corner).
- Open your new note and start typing!
💡 Note: Taskade allows you to transform your notes in many different ways without losing context. Visit What Are Project Views? to learn how to toggle views.
Add Backlinks to Your Notes
Adding backlinks to your notes makes it easier to see how ideas relate and flow together.
Choose a paragraph or task where you want to add a backlink.
Type @ followed by the title of the target note.
Select the target note to create a backlink.
Chat with Your Notes
Engage in interactive conversations with your notes to extract valuable insights or develop your thoughts and ideas.
Open the AI Chat in your project.
Select Ask Project from the drop-down list at the top.
Start asking questions!