Today View

Your Daily Timeline

The Today view is where Set truly shines. It’s your personalized timeline that shows exactly when you’ll finish all your starred tasks for the day.

As you complete tasks, adjust time estimates, or reorder items, your completion time updates in real-time. This helps you make informed decisions about what you can realistically accomplish today.

Header Controls

  • Tap the weekday: Cycle between color modes (Project, Priority, or Accent)
  • Tap the date/time: Toggle between showing the current time or the date

Overview Section

The overview section shows your daily statistics at a glance. Tap it to toggle between two views:

  • Normal view: Shows task count, duration, remaining time, and finish time
  • Focus view: Shows only the finish time in large text for quick reference

Recalculate to Now

The 🔄 Recalculate button in the top left corner reschedules all incomplete tasks and breaks to start from the current time (rounded to the next 5-minute interval). This is useful when:

  • You’ve fallen behind schedule
  • You took a longer break than planned
  • You want to reset your day’s timeline to the present moment

When you tap it, Set automatically:

  • Moves the first incomplete task to start at the next 5-minute slot
  • Recalculates all subsequent task and break start times
  • Updates all scheduled notifications
  • Plays a subtle recalculate sound to confirm the action

Adding Tasks to Today

⭐ Star Method

Tap the star icon on any task in your Inbox or Projects to instantly add it to Today.

➕ Direct Creation

Create tasks directly in the Today view by tapping the ”+” button. They’re automatically starred.

📅 Auto-Starring Due Tasks

Tasks with due dates automatically appear in your Today view when they’re due. This includes:

  • Tasks with today’s date as the due date
  • Overdue tasks that haven’t been completed
  • Repeating tasks that are scheduled for today

You never have to manually star tasks with due dates—Set handles it for you automatically.

Toolbar Actions

Tap the ⋯ (ellipsis) button in the top right to access these options:

➕ Add Task

Create a new task that’s automatically starred and added to Today.

Free vs Pro

Free users can have up to 8 tasks in Today view. Pro users have unlimited tasks.

☕ Add Break

Toggle break mode to insert breaks between tasks. When active, + Add break buttons appear after each task. You can choose from:

  • 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, or 45 minutes
  • 1 hour, 1.5 hours, or 2 hours

To edit a break’s duration, swipe right on it. Breaks can also be timed and completed within the Timer view.

✏️ Edit Mode

Adjust task name, project, priority, and duration inline. You can also tap any task to open the full Task Detail sheet with all editing options.

🎮 Select Mode

Select multiple tasks to perform bulk actions. Tap the selection button on the right side of each task card, or swipe across multiple buttons to quickly select several tasks at once.

📦 Log Completed Tasks

Archive completed tasks while preserving them for statistics. Choose from:

  • Today Only: Log completed tasks from Today view
  • All Completed: Log all completed tasks across all projects

👁️ Show/Hide Completed

Toggle visibility of completed tasks in your Today view.

📤 Export (Pro)

Export your entire day’s timeline as a PDF document. Perfect for sharing or printing your schedule.

How to Export:

  1. Tap the ⋯ (ellipsis) button in the top right
  2. Select “Export”
  3. Save or share the PDF via the share sheet

The PDF includes all task times, durations, and your complete timeline for the day.

Reordering Tasks

Drag and drop tasks to reorder them. This changes the sequence in which you’ll work on them, updating your completion times accordingly.

Real-Time Updates

When you reorder tasks, Set instantly updates scheduled start times AND reschedules all notifications automatically. No need to manually update anything!

Logging Completed Tasks

Completed tasks can be logged to remove them from your active lists while preserving them in Statistics. Logged tasks can be reviewed or restored from the Statistics view.

The logging options vary by view:

In Today View:

  • Today Only: Log completed tasks from Today
  • All Completed: Log all completed tasks across all projects

In Other Views:

  • Inbox Only: Log completed tasks from Inbox (available in project list view)
  • This Project Only: Log completed tasks from the current project (available in project detail view)

Auto-logging can be enabled in Settings to automatically log completed tasks:

  • At midnight
  • On app launch