TL;DR: Tasks are the atomic unit of a Taskade project — a single line that can have subtasks, assignees, due dates, tags, custom fields, comments, files, and reactions. Everything else (projects, blocks, views) is scaffolding around tasks.
Overview
Tasks and subtasks are the building blocks of every Taskade project. Use them to break down work, delegate to team members, and track progress across any of the 7 project views — List, Board, Mind Map, and more.
Add Tasks
To add a task, click on any empty line in your project and start typing.
- Press Enter to create a new task below the current one.
- Click the + button at the bottom of the task list to append a new task.
- Use / to open the slash command menu for quick formatting and AI actions.
Add Subtasks
Subtasks let you nest related items under a parent task to create a hierarchy. You can nest subtasks multiple levels deep to model complex work breakdowns — each level indents further to show the relationship visually.
- Click a task and press Enter to create a new line.
- Press Tab to indent it — this converts it into a subtask.
- Press Shift + Tab to outdent a subtask back to the parent level.
💡 Tip: Subtasks inherit due dates and assignees from their parent task unless you override them individually.
Tips
- Drag and drop tasks to reorder them or move them between sections.
- Bulk-select multiple tasks to assign, move, or delete them at once.
- Add due dates, custom fields, and comments to any task for richer context.
- Switch to Board view to manage tasks as Kanban cards.
- Use AI Agents to automatically generate subtasks from a high-level task description.
- Convert tasks to Mind Map nodes to visually brainstorm before organizing into a list.
Related
- Manage Tasks & Multi-Select Toolbar
- Assign Tasks
- Due Dates & Reminders
- Project Views
- Slash Commands
- Custom Fields