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Defaults & Templates Settings

These settings control the default properties for new tasks, such as the default status, priority, and folder location. You can also configure templates for new tasks.

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Basic Defaults

  • Default status: The default status for new tasks.
  • Default priority: The default priority for new tasks.
  • Default contexts: A comma-separated list of default contexts (e.g., @home, @work).
  • Default tags: A comma-separated list of default tags (without #).
  • Default projects: Default project links for new tasks.
  • Use parent note as project during instant conversion: Automatically link the parent note as a project when using instant task conversion.
  • Default time estimate: Default time estimate in minutes (0 = no default).
  • Default recurrence: Default recurrence pattern for new tasks.

Date Defaults

  • Default due date: Default due date for new tasks.
  • Default scheduled date: Default scheduled date for new tasks.

Default reminders

  • Add default reminder: Create a new default reminder that will be added to all new tasks.

Body Template

  • Use body template: Use a template file for task body content.
  • Body template file: Path to template file for task body content. Supports template variables like {{title}}, {{date}}, {{time}}, {{priority}}, {{status}}, etc.

Instant Task Conversion

  • Use task defaults on instant convert: Apply default task settings when converting text to tasks instantly.