[7.0] GoodTask Shortcuts update

Tips & How-To
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Updated with GoodTask 7.0

Next update will bring better Shortcuts app support on GoodTask. Existing shortcuts will be deprecated. It can be used for now but could go away in the future. New ones will be supported in both iOS and Mac. Also the app's minimum supported versions will be iOS 14, macOS 10.15 and watchOS 7.

Using new shortcuts actions will let you do powerful things without opening the app. Key feature is supporting Quick Actions within shortcut action.

New Actions

Open List: Opens GoodTask app with selected list and view

  • You can choose a list directly
  • You can optionally select specific view.

Get Task: You can get tasks to use with other actions

  • You can get all tasks or tasks inside a list by choosing one or get one by title
  • You can optionally filter them with (is completed / is not completed) option and (has subtasks / has completed subtasks / has incomplete subtasks) option

Create Task: You can create a new task

  • You can optionally select list, set title, start date, due date, alert, priority, location, notes and subtasks

Edit Task: Edit selected task fetched from 'Get Task' shortcut.

  • Is completed, title, start date, due date, alert, priority, location, notes and subtasks can be edited.
  • Notes and subtasks can be replaced or appended.

TIP: Long tap to select task as 'Magic Variable' from 'Get Task' action if needed
TIP: Use 'Repeat with each' script action to run actions on multiple tasks fetched from 'Get Task' action

Delete Task: Delete selected task fetched from 'Get Task' shortcut.

Run Quick Action: Run Quick Action on selected task fetched from 'Get Task' shortcut.

  • You can select Quick Action
  • Prompt selection or text will be shown accordingly

TIP: Prompt text can be number or text. Use it accordingly per Quick Action

Use case examples

Change tag

  • Select a task from 'Today' list and select a tag from 'Prompt:Tag (title:Tags)' quick action
    : Smart list with title 'Today' is needed

: Quick Action 'Tags' needed ---- Tap to add

  • Select your Quick Action accordingly

--->>> Shortcuts Link

Log

  • Add a log with timestamp on a task with 'Log' quick action
    : Task title is today's date. If task does not exist, new one will be made
    : Quick Action 'Log' needed ---- Tap to add

  • Select your Quick Action accordingly

--->>> Shortcuts Link

Alarm After N Minutes

  • Make a task with an alert after N minutes. List is selected for auto-snooze
    : Reminders List named 'AutoSnooze' is needed
    : 'Settings - General - Notifications - Auto-snooze: Lists Filter' selected to 'Specific: AutoSnooze'
    : Quick Action 'after' needed ---- Tap to add
  • Select your Quick Action accordingly

--->>> Shortcuts Link

Proceed To Tomorrow

  • Proceed tasks inside 'Today' list that has completed subtasks to tomorrow
    : Using subtasks as things done in tasks due today. Tasks with completed subtasks will be completed for today and will be duplicated with subtasks left to tomorrow (Proceed action).
    : Quick Action 'Proceed' needed ---- Tap to add
  • Select your Quick Action accordingly

--->>> Shortcuts Link

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I am a subscriber and would like to know how I can get access to the beta version of the app? Thanks!

#3

Hi @vcbrewers, thanks for subscribing. Send me an email to contact@hahaint.com I’ll send you an invitation. Thanks!

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