Release notes

Version history for TaskTackler, dating back to 2013.

2026

November 2026

  • New: Setup wizard. New accounts are guided through creating Temperaments, Themes, a first Target and a first Task, with optional steps for Territories, Tools, Task Types, a Routine, a Recurrence, a Thought, a List and the time zone.

  • New: Review wizard. Shows what needs attention and offers a quick review or a full review of every Theme and Target.

  • New: Tackled page. A log of completed Tasks and Targets, grouped by month. Replaces the Completed Tasks page.

  • New: Per-account time zone, chosen in Settings or set to follow the device.

  • New: Routines can repeat on a schedule and can be hidden until a set time of day.

  • New: Tackle Tasks results and Routines can be worked in random order, with a “Next up” box.

  • New: Tasks can have a URL.

  • Improved: Redesigned interface to match tasktackler.com, with a revised layout for phones.

  • Improved: Search now includes Recurrences.

  • Improved: The app now states the reason when a Task cannot be skipped, snoozed, marked @WaitingOn or moved to Later Today.

  • Fixed: Double-clicking Complete no longer creates duplicate recurring Tasks.

  • Fixed: Task counts on Targets and Themes are corrected and now show open Tasks.

January 2026

  • New: Later Today. Keeps a Task on the Dashboard but out of Random and Tackle Tasks until it can be done.

  • New: Calendar schedules for Recurrences: the first of the month, every weekday, and every day except Sunday.

  • New: Targets can be filtered by category.

  • Improved: Dashboard sections can be collapsed. Random Three resets at midnight.

  • Improved: Renaming or removing a Temperament, Territory, Tool or Task Type updates the Tasks and Targets that use it.

  • Fixed: Completed Tasks can no longer be edited by accident, and impossible dates are rejected.

2025

December 2025

  • New: Lists, with a daily pick from a List shown on the Dashboard.

  • Improved: Add Multiple Tasks redesigned, with shared settings for a batch of Tasks.

  • Improved: Tackle Tasks matches Tasks to the Tools on hand more accurately.

  • Improved: Faster dropdowns and improved date pickers.

  • Improved: Performance: pages load faster.

  • Maintenance: A full automated test suite and an upgrade to current platform versions, completed over the course of 2025.

2023

June 2023

  • New: A Routine’s page can select a random Task.

  • Fixed: Target counts corrected.

2022

December 2022

  • Improved: Routines are listed alphabetically on the Dashboard, and completing a Routine returns to the Dashboard.

July 2022

  • New: Leisure Mode. A separate Dashboard for Leisure Targets.

2020

December 2020

  • New: Additional Random options on the Dashboard: any Task, an overdue Task, or a Task due within the next week.

  • Improved: Dashboard sections show counts.

November 2020

  • New: Target categories, also available as a filter in Tackle Tasks.

May 2020

  • Improved: New logo, simplified sidebar, and a help link.

April 2020

  • New: Snooze is available on a Task’s own page.

2019

October 2019

  • Improved: The Dashboard shows Tasks due within the next 7 days.

September 2019

  • New: Add Multiple Tasks. Enter several Tasks on one form.

January 2019

  • New: Tackle Tasks. Select a Temperament and see the Tasks that fit.

  • New: Random Task buttons on Tackle Tasks results, on each Target, and on the Dashboard.

  • New: Tackle Tasks can be limited to work time or leisure time.

  • New: Help page.

  • Improved: Search results include Thoughts.

2018

December 2018

  • New: Targets can be marked Work or Leisure.

  • Improved: Recurrences no longer require a due date.

May 2018

  • Improved: Security: the app is served only over a secure (HTTPS) connection.

2017

April and May 2017

  • Improved: First full redesign, with a simpler layout on every page.

2016

January 2016

  • New: Routines. Group Tasks, set their order, and complete the Routine as a whole.

  • New: Routines appear on the Dashboard and can be hidden until a date.

  • New: Random overdue Task link on the Dashboard.

2015

October 2015

  • New: Snooze and @WaitingOn buttons on the Dashboard.

  • New: Search bar on every page.

  • New: Layout for phones.

  • Improved: The Dashboard is now the home page.

January 2015

  • New: Dashboard. A daily view of what to do today.

  • New: Recurrences. Tasks that return a set time after they were last completed.

  • New: Hide Until. Hide a Task until a chosen date.

2014

December 2014

  • Improved: New layout with a collapsible menu.

July 2014

  • New: Search and filter Tasks, including by Temperament.

  • New: @WaitingOn, for Tasks that are waiting on someone else.

  • New: Tasks can carry a cost.

March 2014

  • New: Custom Temperaments, Territories, Tools and Task Types, defined in account settings.

February 2014

  • New: Thoughts, which can be converted into a Task or a Target.

  • New: Thoughts can be added by text message.

2013

October 2013

  • New: Task dependencies. A Task can depend on other Tasks.

September 2013

  • Initial release: Themes, Targets with Tiers, and Tasks with a Temperament, Task Type and Territory.

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