Quick Add
The floating round add button at the bottom-right of the Tasks screen is multi-purpose. Tap it for a normal new task. Hold it down for Quick Add — for those moments when ideas are floating around faster than your thumbs can catch them.
Opening Quick Add
- Long-press the floating add button on the Tasks screen.
- The keyboard pops up with a single-line input pre-focused.
- Type a title and tap Send (or press Return).
- The task is captured and Quick Add stays open for the next one.
Lightning-Bolt Rapid Capture
Inside the full task editor, look for the lightning-bolt icon. Tapping it saves the current task and immediately opens a fresh editor for the next one — without a roundtrip through the task list. It's the equivalent of Quick Add for moments when you want to keep capturing structured tasks (with dates, tags, priorities) one after another.
Where Tasks Land
Quick Add normally uses the current editable list. If you have a Default Collection List configured, and Always Use in Quick Add is enabled, Quick Add uses that destination instead — commonly your Inbox.
Use the destination button in Quick Add when you want to pick a different list, project, or checklist before saving.
Quick Date Shortcuts
Quick Add includes due-date shortcuts for common choices such as None, Today, Tomorrow, and 2 Days. Tap one before saving when the task already has an obvious due date.
When you need tags, priority, action, Alerts, recurrence, or notes while creating a task, tap the floating add button normally and use the full editor.
Capture from Outside the App
Quick Add isn't the only capture surface:
- Share extension — share text, URLs, or images from any app to 2Do and they become a task with attached link or note.
- Email-to-2Do — an iOS add-on that connects to your IMAP email account and converts matching messages into tasks. Available as an in-app purchase. See Email-to-2Do.
- Siri and Shortcuts — add, find, or complete tasks through 2Do's built-in Siri and Shortcuts support. See Siri and Shortcuts.
Tips
For brain-dumping during meetings or commutes, hold the FAB once, then capture each thought as a separate task. Quick Add stays open between captures so you don't lose momentum.
Triage your Inbox daily. Anything in the Inbox is something you haven't yet decided about — keep it short.