Subtasks & Recurrence
Nest tasks under parents, and schedule repeating tasks.
Subtasks
Tasks can have multiple levels of subtasks. Each parent shows a progress bar and a small badge with the completion ratio (e.g. 3 / 7).
Adding Subtasks
| How | Where |
|---|---|
| Inline + on a parent row | List or kanban view |
| Indent during quick-add | Quick-add input |
| Drag a task onto a parent | List or kanban (re-parent) |
Drag-Drop Re-Parenting
Drag a subtask onto another parent to move it. Drag to the top level to promote it to a parent task.
Independence
Subtasks have their own:
- Title
- Status
- Priority
- Due date
- Tags
They don't inherit anything from the parent. This is intentional — many real workflows have subtasks that finish before or after their parent's due date.
Completion Rules
Marking a parent done does not auto-complete subtasks. You decide; memrynote doesn't.
If you want strict cascade behavior, use bulk-complete from Bulk Actions.
Recurrence
Schedule a task to repeat on a fixed cadence.
Recurrence Patterns
- Daily — every N days
- Weekly — chosen weekdays (e.g. Mon / Wed / Fri)
- Monthly — same date every month, or "first Monday"
- Custom — any cron-like rule
Set a repeat count to cap the number of occurrences (e.g. "weekly for 6 weeks").
How Completion Works
When you mark a recurring task done, memrynote generates the next occurrence based on the rule and the current date.
The completed instance moves to the Completed view; the next instance appears in the active list.
Editing the Series vs One Occurrence
Editing a recurring task:
- Edit the series — affects all future occurrences
- Edit just this occurrence — overrides for that single instance only
The picker asks which mode you want when you make a change to a recurring task.
Skipping an Occurrence
Right-click → "Skip this occurrence" advances the recurrence without creating a completed instance.
Combining Subtasks and Recurrence
Recurring parent tasks regenerate clean subtask lists each cycle (using the parent's subtask template). This is great for routines like a weekly review with the same five subtasks.
Recurring subtasks of a non-recurring parent are unusual but supported.