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Mobile Quick Add Widget

Mobile Quick Add Widget

Updated 2026-03-04ยท2 min read
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What Is Quick Add?

The Quick Add widget is a powerful companion tool that lives on the home screen of your device. It lets you add tasks and look up projects without opening the app.

๐Ÿ’ก Note: Visit Mobile Widgets to learn about other mobile widgets.


Enable Quick Add

  • ๐ŸŽ (iOS)
  1. From the Home Screen, touch and hold until the apps jiggle.
  • Tap the Add button in the upper-left corner.

  • Select Taskade โžก Quick Add widget.

  • Tap "Add Widget" and "Done" to confirm.

  • ๐Ÿค– (Android)

  • On a Home Screen, touch & hold an empty space.

  • Tap Widgets and hold the Taskade Quick Add widget.

  • Slide the widget to where you want it and lift your finger.


Use Quick Add

  1. Tap the โž• Create New button on your home screen then Tap on Task to open the Quick Add widget.
  2. Type a note/task โžก choose the target workspace/folder and project.
  3. (optional) Pick the block where you want to add the note/task.
  4. Tap Add to Project to finish editing.

Use Date Suggestions (NLP)

Taskade uses natural language procession (NLP) to speed up date entry.

Here's how it works:

  1. Tap the โž• icon on your home screen to open the Quick Add widget.
  2. Type the due date/time for the entry using one of the following formats:
today / tomorrow May 1st May 1st 5 pm
yesterday 1st May May 1st 2023 at 5 pm
next week 1st May 2023 5 pm May 1st
last / next Monday May 4th 2023 1st May 2023 5 pm