Our customers made these suggestions for improving Amplenote. Suggestions for improving Amplenote.
Preserve task hierarchy in Tasks view
Currently task hierarchy is not preserved in the Tasks view, that is tasks are not visually indented under their parent task.
I think this would make a good voting ...
"Tasks Done" page with global task score graph (completed task stats)
In the tasks area, I'd like a "done" page with all the ticked-off item grouped by day so I can see how much I did each day + a global task score graph to analyse dips ...
Add a task with a due date without requiring a specific due time.
I would like to be able to add a task with a due date without having to add a specific due time. Perhaps you could add a “none” option to the due time drop down list.
Kanban view
It would be great if you could check your tasks in Kanban view based on their statuses. Every status could be a column in the Kanban view. You could change the tasks ...
Due date for tasks (separate from start date)
When Start Date is useful:
- Scheduling a task on the calendar
When Due Date is useful:
- Calculating task score
- Automatically assigning urgent (if task is ...
Global Default for "Keep Completed tasks inline"
I love that I can turn on “Keep Completed tasks inline” for an individual note. Is there an option to set that as the default? For me, hiding completed tasks is the ...
Allow custom reminders, or reminders longer than 1 day
I would like to be able to set reminders for a week in advance or possibly longer, especially for really important tasks.
Move past events to "Completed" tab in Notes
I've started using Events, and they're great. However when an event has passed, it remains in the main section of the note it was created in. I use the same note for ...
Consolidate subtasks and goal tasks
Hello,
Amplenote added goal tasks feature, which is awesome. It is very similar to sub-tasks though, that's why I'd suggest some improvements in UX:
- sub-tasks ...
Allow to set several reminders for a single task
Currently, a task can have one reminder. It could be relevant to be able to set up more than one. Use cases are many, but here is a simple example: have a reminder a ...
Task Mirroring
In Jots or anywhere else, it would be nice to be able to mirror a task located in a project or other note. This way, the task is visible on other pages and can be ...
Grey out crossed-out bullet list items
https://www.amplenote.com/help/using_checklists
Under the above link, it is suggested that we can cross out bullet list items and use it as a checklist.
However, ...
Built-in Spaced Repetition System
To facilitate learning through our notes, we often use the Spaced Repetition System. Amplenote has some preliminary example to do this by setting the question as a ...
Bulk editing of tasks
1. User should be able to via shift click or other mechanism select a number of tasks.
2. User should then be able to alter attributes of collection of tasks in ...
More control over recurrence interval
Allow different intervals (every hour, every quarter, every year, every other Monday, the third Monday of the month, the last day of the month, etc) and allow ...
add an action to "Complete and move" a task at same time
reviewing the inbox/jots still have a friction when i want to mark a task completed AND move it to its final note (projet, shore, etc..). If i complete the task it ...
Remove completed tasks from external synced calendar
Hi. Recent subscriber having moved from Todoist + Tascaly for timeblocking but really enjoying Amplenote.
I'm using Amplenote pretty heavily for time-blocking now ...
make hide until evening
there is option to hide untill afternoon. it would be very good to have same quick button "to hide untill evening" (may be 6 p.m. ir 7 p.m)
More task sorting inside notes view
It would be very useful to add more sorting options in notes, start date sorting would be a must for some of us but maybe some others like A-Z or Z-A too.
Intuitive Task Prioritization through Drag-and-Drop Reordering
Adding drag-and-drop functionality to the task view when sorted by task score would allow users to intuitively adjust task priorities by simply rearranging tasks. ...
Display Task Duration in Task View
Displaying the estimated "duration" of tasks in the task view would help users select tasks based on their available time, especially when time is limited or for ...
Setting Dates: Remember previous selection
When setting due or hide dates it would be great if one of the options to select from would be the previously selected date.
This is the same as how it works with ...
Make the default start time for tasks configurable
When I use natural language (i.e. "today", "tomorrow") to add a start time to a task, the time always defaults to 9:00 am. I would like this to be configurable ...
On-time Reminder
The ability to set a reminder at the exact start time of a task does not exist. If my task is set to start at 9AM this morning, I cannot get a reminder at 9AM. The ...
Recreate children tasks for new instance of parent recurring tasks
I have a task that has quite a few subtasks. The task is a daily repeating task that I would like for the subtasks to follow once it's checked as done. I would like ...
Customize default hide times
Currently, hiding a task has a default of 9am. I'd rather be able to set this default to 6am so the tasks are unhidden automatically when I'm prepping for my day. ...
Dismiss single instance of recurring task without changing the others
I want to dismiss recurring task for particular dates, say I have a recurring task of "workout", but it conflicts with another event on a particular day in the ...
Hide Until should always include "until Start Date" as an option
- Shouldn't Hide Until always include "until Start Date" as an option? Sometimes it is there, sometimes it is not. (The attached screen shot is from a task that has a ...
Make recurring linked tasks recur in linked notes
Per your help file:
Each instance of a recurring task has a unique identifier, so when you link to a recurring task, you are only linking to the current version of ...
Add the 'quick to-do' box to the peek viewer (so we can add tasks anywhere)
As you can see in the picture, the 'quick to-do' box appears in the Calendar view. In order to add a task anywhere in the app, this box should also be available in ...
Task's own visited notes history
I find it useful for tasks to remember which notes they've been moved from into their current note (like an itinerary or history). It would be nice to be able to ...
Text field (description) for each task
The length of task name is compact in my usage. Would be useful if there is a text field for each task to allow users put some additional notes or a URL link for ...
Satisfying completion sounds
Add the option to have various chimes play when you check off big important tasks for a little extra dopamine hit to feel good.
Give overdue tasks a higher Task Score
I'm new to Amplenote and noticed a weird feature of the Task Score: I had a task that was due yesterday and I forgot to do it. Today, I was surprised to find it ...
Collapse / Expand notes containing tasks when grouping them by note
I have notes with 10-15 tasks. Usually only 1-2 are next actions, so the rest are someday actions.
When filtering by someday, the list is really long and it would be ...
Quick add reminder or Natural language input for reminders/notifications
I would be able to type ‘remind me in 45 minutes to hang out the laundry’ in the quick add box to create a task ‘hangout the laundry’ that has a start time 45 minutes ...
Efficient Task Completion through Priority Grouping and Duration Sorting
Grouping tasks by priority color (indicating task scores) and then sorting them by estimated duration would enable users to quickly identify and efficiently complete ...
Display a timeline alongside each task showing due date
The calendar icon when clicked could show a slideout timeline (see example image mockup screenshot) A bonus would be to make it interactive - so moving the slider ...
A tool for optimizing task sets within time constraints by task scores and duration(s)
Creating a tool that efficiently selects sets of tasks to fit within a user's limited time—optimizing for task duration's and scores—would be highly beneficial. This ...
Sort or group tasks based on duration
For those moments during the day when you have maybe 15-30 minutes to spare, but can't figure out what to do next, it would help to be able to quickly filter or sort ...
Customizable Task Score Colors
Allowing users to customize the colors associated with task scores—currently red, yellow, blue, and none for high to low scores—would enhance the task view by letting ...
Have option "for this occurrence" and "for series" for recurring tasks
Allow users the option to edit recurring tasks for:
1) the one task only out of a recurring series, and
2) edit for the entire recurring series
Example: have ...
Remember note sorting selection per tag
Currently, Amplenote remembers the selection for sorting notes across all tags.
It would be beneficial if Amplenote remembered the sort selection per tag, rather ...
Warn user when completing a parent task with incomplete subtasks
Either have a popup warning that some steps aren't done or disallow the parent task to be completed until the children are checked off.
Preserve task position when marking a completed task as uncompleted
If you complete a task, then from the "Completed" tab mark that same task uncomplete (by unchecking the task), the task will be placed at the bottom of the note. ...
Add “enjoyable” to task scoring
Based on the passage below from “How to Take Smart Notes,” consider adding an ‘enjoyable’ flag to tasks that factors into the score (like important/urgent). I’m much ...
Add a task command for setting task recurrence rules (both fixed and flexible)
Right now, we have the !every command to set a task to recur a set of time after it was completed (1 day after completion, a week, month, etc), but there currently is ...
Scheduling - don't schedule in past
When it is for example 13:00 and I try scheduling something for today, it will find the earliest gap in the calendar, though anything under 13:00 is not relevant ...
Add “today” to list of keywords that automatically bring up the start or hide menu in tasks
I brought up a question at the office hours of if it would be possible to use “today” as a natural language detection word same as “tomorrow”, “this Friday” etc. ...
Show hidden tasks greyed out within the note instead of in the bottom tab
Hidden tasks being invisible in the note I think undermines one of Amplenotes key benefits of gathering tasks from across different notes into a single list.
I'd ...