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TaskNotes for Obsidian, on Every Device

TaskForge adds widgets, reminders, and fast native apps to your TaskNotes, so tasks leave your notes and reach you at the right moment.

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Keeps Markdown & YAML
Works with your vault
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Why TaskForge is the Perfect Companion for TaskNotes

TaskNotes gives you powerful file-based task management. TaskForge makes those tasks timely, actionable, and accessible everywhere.

Be reminded, not surprised

Smart reminders and due/recurrence notifications that work even when Obsidian isn't open. Never miss a TaskNote deadline again.

See and act instantly

Home and Lock Screen widgets to complete, snooze, and schedule TaskNotes without opening the app. Act on tasks in seconds.

Capture anywhere

Quick add on iPhone, Android, and Mac when an idea hits. Your TaskNotes are created instantly in your vault, ready when you return to Obsidian.

Views that move work forward

Today, Calendar, Kanban, and Smart Lists across all your TaskNotes. See your work from every angle, on every device.

Works with what you already have

No migration. No new format. TaskForge reads and writes your existing TaskNotes files.

Keep everything in Markdown with YAML frontmatter. Your data stays yours.

Use TaskNotes in Obsidian; act on them anywhere with TaskForge.

How TaskForge Works with TaskNotes

TaskForge reads and writes standard TaskNotes fields. Your Markdown body remains your notes, TaskForge updates the fields you change.

Example TaskNote File 

---
title: Review quarterly report
status: open
priority: high
due: 2024-12-31
dueAt: 14:30
scheduled: 2024-12-28
tags: [work, Q4, review]
recurrence: every month
project: "[[Projects/Q4 Planning]]"
context: office
---

## Task Description
Review the Q4 report and prepare feedback for the team.

### Key Points to Cover:
- Revenue analysis
- Performance metrics
- Team achievements
- Areas for improvement

Supported Properties at a Glance

Core Fields

  • • title (required)
  • • status
  • • priority

Date & Time

  • • due
  • • dueAt
  • • scheduled
  • • start

Organization

  • • tags
  • • project
  • • context

Recurrence

  • • recurrence (RRule)
  • • Completion-based
  • • Due-based

Auto-Added

  • • completedDate
  • • cancelledDate
  • • createdDate

Customization

  • • Custom statuses
  • • Custom priorities
  • • Body templates

What You Can Do from TaskForge

Create & Edit

  • Create new TaskNotes with custom templates
  • Edit all properties and body content
  • Set custom filename formats

Manage & Organize

  • Complete, cancel, or change status
  • Update dates, priorities, and tags
  • Organize by project and context

View & Filter

  • Calendar view with all date types
  • Kanban boards by status or property
  • Smart Lists with advanced filtering

Stay Notified

  • Due date and overdue notifications
  • Custom reminder times throughout day
  • Recurring task notifications

Configure It Your Way

Identification

Choose how TaskForge identifies TaskNotes files:

  • • By tag (e.g., #tasknote)
  • • By property (e.g., type: task)
  • • Set default folder for new TaskNotes

Customization

Make TaskNotes work your way:

  • • Custom filename patterns
  • • Body templates for new tasks
  • • Custom status and priority names
  • • Completion-based recurrence
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Do more with TaskNotes than ever

TaskForge turns TaskNotes from files in your vault into an always-on task system that follows you through the day.

Complete from your Lock Screen

Check off TaskNotes straight from the Lock Screen. Widgets update instantly in your vault.

Snooze reminders with one tap

Not ready? Snooze a TaskNote to tonight, tomorrow, or next week. The reminder comes back when you need it.

Quick-capture from your phone

Idea strikes while you're out? Create a TaskNote from your phone and it's in your vault when you get back.

Smart recurring TaskNotes

Create the next recurring TaskNote from completion date, not just due date. Perfect for flexible workflows.

See today's TaskNotes at a glance

Filter today's TaskNotes across projects and contexts with Smart Lists. Focus on what matters now.

Kanban boards for TaskNotes

Visualize your TaskNotes workflow. Drag and drop between statuses on mobile, tablet, or desktop.

How it works

Get started with TaskNotes in TaskForge in three simple steps.

  1. Enable TaskNotes in Settings

    Open Settings → Task Types and toggle 'Task Files' on.

  2. Point to your vault

    Choose how to identify TaskNotes (by tag like #tasknote or by property like type: task). Set your default folder.

  3. Optional: Customize your workflow

    Set filename formats, body templates, and custom status names. Start creating TaskNotes that work your way.

Recently Added

New TaskNotes Enhancements

TaskForge keeps getting better. We've recently added powerful new features to make TaskNotes even more flexible and customizable.

Custom Properties on Tasks

Add, edit, and remove your own YAML properties directly from the task details screen. Set defaults at the app level and per custom list, so new TaskNotes start with the keys your workflow needs (effort, energy, client, sprint, anything you use). Inline tasks are unaffected, and complex YAML lists or maps round-trip safely.

Completion History for Recurring Tasks

Every recurring TaskNotes task now tracks the full list of dates you completed it. View the history on the task details screen, and filter any custom list by Completed Date, the operator checks every date in the history so a recurring task surfaces in 'completed today' the moment you tick it off.

Last Modified Date for TaskNotes

TaskForge writes a dateModified timestamp to each TaskNotes file the moment you save a real change. Sort lists by most-recently-changed, build a 'what did I touch this week' filter with Date Modified, and see the timestamp in the task details footer. The frontmatter key is remappable, and importing your TaskNotes plugin field mapping is one tap.

Customizable Filename Formats

Define custom filename patterns using variables like title, date, priority, and status. Keep your vault organized your way.

Body Templates

Create reusable templates for TaskNotes body content. Define default sections, checklists, and structure for new tasks.

Completion-Based Recurrence

Choose whether recurring TaskNotes create new instances from due date or completion date.

Projects & Contexts

Organize tasks by project using wikilinks and categorize by context. Full support in TaskNotes YAML frontmatter.

Enhanced Status & Priority

Nine task statuses with customizable names. Custom priority labels. Make TaskNotes match your workflow.

YAML Error Detection

Automatic detection and reporting of broken YAML properties. Quickly identify and fix formatting issues.

Read About All New Features

TaskNotes + TaskForge = Complete System

Your notes stay the source of truth. TaskForge makes them timely, actionable, and everywhere. Together, they create the most powerful task management system for Obsidian users.

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TaskNotes FAQ

What is the TaskNotes plugin for Obsidian?

TaskNotes is an Obsidian plugin that stores each task as its own Markdown note with YAML frontmatter. Instead of inline checkboxes, fields such as status, priority, due date, and recurrence live in the note's properties, which makes every task a first-class note you can link, template, and query across your vault. It's a popular choice for people who want their tasks and their notes to be the same thing.

Does TaskForge change my TaskNotes files or require migration?

No. TaskForge reads and writes the exact TaskNotes format, plain Markdown with YAML frontmatter, directly in your existing vault. There is no new format, no import or export step, and no migration. Your notes stay plain text and remain the source of truth; TaskForge simply adds a fast native interface, home screen widgets, and reminders on top of the files you already have.

Which TaskNotes properties does TaskForge support?

TaskForge maps the standard TaskNotes fields: core fields like title, status, and priority; date and time fields including due and scheduled dates with a time of day; organization fields such as projects, contexts, and tags; and recurrence. It also detects custom property names you have configured in TaskNotes, so your existing field setup carries over without you having to rename or reconfigure anything.

How do TaskNotes reminders work when Obsidian isn't open?

Because TaskForge is a native app rather than a plugin, its smart reminders and due and recurrence notifications fire even when Obsidian is closed, including on your phone's Lock Screen. You can complete, snooze, or reschedule a TaskNote straight from the notification or from a home screen widget, so time-sensitive tasks surface at the right moment instead of waiting until you next open your vault.

Can I use TaskNotes and the inline Obsidian Tasks format together?

Yes. TaskForge works with both the TaskNotes one-task-per-file format and the inline Obsidian Tasks checkbox format in the same vault, at the same time. That lets you keep substantial project tasks as structured notes while still jotting quick to-dos as inline checkboxes, and manage either kind from the same Today, Calendar, Kanban, and Smart List views.

Which platforms can I use TaskNotes on with TaskForge?

TaskForge brings your TaskNotes to native apps on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android. Across those platforms you get home screen and Lock Screen widgets, quick capture for adding tasks the moment an idea hits, and Today, Calendar, Kanban, and Smart List views, all synced through your vault so the TaskNote you edit on desktop is the same one you act on from your phone.

Make your TaskNotes impossible to miss TaskNotes

Download TaskForge today and take your TaskNotes from files in a folder to an always-on task system on every device you use.

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