Obsidian Tasks
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Pros
- Tasks is great for project management alongside the kanban plugin. The task plug-in does have a learning curve but once you figure it out it's very powerful.
- I'm trying to create something similar in Obsidian and have been using the Tasks plugin (rather than TaskNotes) as I like being able to add tasks inside any note.
- You can filter using multiple criteria with the tasks plugin. Be it some text, tag, folder, etc.
- If so, try **Tasks** plugin ( [https://publish.obsidian.md/tasks/Introduction](https://publish.obsidian.md/tasks/Introduction) ) . You can then query your tasks (checkboxes) and sort/filter/group them by various fields.
- I’ve done this for the Tasks plugin and added Chinese translations. It works, but the whole process is pretty heavy.
Cons
- While I love the Tasks plugin, unfortunately it does not support nested sub-tasks in this way.
- I tried using the Tasks plugin to replace OmniFocus but the workflow kind of sucked for me; tasks weren't visible enough throughout my day and I wound up giving it up
- I'm actually not using anything more than the tasks plugin right now.
- Since tasknotes uses yaml properties to store task meta data and a tag to identify tasks it improves portability and uses less 'workarounds' then the tasks plugin
- People might use the TaskNotes plugin for larger projects and the Tasks plugin for one-offs, etc.
Sentiment
23 positive (66%) · 9 mixed (26%) · 3 negative (9%)
Trust + time weighted score: +53% · raw score 57%
What redditors said (10 of 35)
While I love the Tasks plugin, unfortunately it does not support nested sub-tasks in this way.
Tasks is great for project management alongside the kanban plugin. The task plug-in does have a learning curve but once you figure it out it's very powerful.
I tried using the Tasks plugin to replace OmniFocus but the workflow kind of sucked for me; tasks weren't visible enough throughout my day and I wound up giving it up
I'm trying to create something similar in Obsidian and have been using the Tasks plugin (rather than TaskNotes) as I like being able to add tasks inside any note.
You can filter using multiple criteria with the tasks plugin. Be it some text, tag, folder, etc.
I'm actually not using anything more than the tasks plugin right now.
If so, try **Tasks** plugin ( [https://publish.obsidian.md/tasks/Introduction](https://publish.obsidian.md/tasks/Introduction) ) . You can then query your tasks (checkboxes) and sort/filter/group them by various fields.
I’ve done this for the Tasks plugin and added Chinese translations. It works, but the whole process is pretty heavy.
Since tasknotes uses yaml properties to store task meta data and a tag to identify tasks it improves portability and uses less 'workarounds' then the tasks plugin
People might use the TaskNotes plugin for larger projects and the Tasks plugin for one-offs, etc.
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