Projects List

In Astrid, you usually mange projects as “Project Name / Next Action”, which automatically ensures that each project has a live next step at all times (orphan protection). However, if you have some large projects that you manage with special Lists, you...

Large Projects in TRO

If a project is huge and typical TRO project support can’t handle it, use this method. It is only for your biggest projects. Use Special Lists to Manage Large Projects. Assign these project tasks to lists that belong to those specific projects. Each list name...

Collecting Tasks

Quickly adding tasks in Astrid is easy. Click My Tasks (left of screen). Enter the task name in the Add a new task… field. Press Enter or click the Add a Task button. Add task notes by clicking on the task. Click Add a description… then type in a brief...

About Notes

In Astrid, add notes on a task: By adding a Description: Click the task. Click the Add a description… field. Type in future next steps, in rough order. You might also enter notes about the task (but see Comments, below). Click Save. Others assigned to the task...

Choose a Task Manager

Acquired by Yahoo! Astrid was acquired by Yahoo! in May of 2013, apparently to obtain the development team for other projects. They are no longer fixing problems with it, so we had no choice but to un-recommend it. We’re sorry to see Astrid go, because it was a good,...