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🏆 Taskade is #1 Product of the Month! 🥳

By John Xie November 12, 2020 2 Min Read

We have another exciting update for Taskade this week. Enjoy! 🎉 🥇 Taskade is #1 Taskade has been awarded the #1 Product of the Month on Product Hunt!  On behalf of the entire Taskade team, thank you so much. We could not have done this without your support, and we promise to do even better in 2021!  ⚡️ Mobile Update: New Interface & Design Taskade’s iOS & Android apps have…

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Multiselect Tasks, Reorder Shortcut, Project Activity

By John Xie October 28, 2020 2 Min Read

We have another exciting update for Taskade this week. Enjoy! 🎉 ⚡️ Multiselect Tasks: Style & Format You can now highlight, bold, italicize, underline, and complete multiple tasks. In addition, you can change the format (✅ ⏺ 📝) of multiple blocks.  ⚡️ Reorder Tasks with Keyboard Shortcuts Press Ctrl or ⌘ + Shift + ↑ ↓ on your keyboard to reorder tasks and blocks. ⚡️ Project Activity in Chat Your completed…

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Undo, Redo, Project Changelog

By John Xie September 23, 2020 4 Min Read

Exciting news! 🎉 Taskade now supports Undo and Redo! Revert your changes safely while editing a project or collaborating with others on the same page. Undo: Ctrl or ⌘ + Z                Redo: Ctrl or ⌘ + Shift + Z ⚡️ Undo Deleted Tasks You can now have peace of mind when deleting tasks and blocks. ⚡️ Undo Collaboratively Undo changes in real-time while collaborating with others on the same page….

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Taskade is now free for individuals and teams! 🎉

By John Xie August 25, 2020 3 Min Read

The world is evolving, and so are we. With the pivot to remote work and the rising demand for an all-in-one collaboration platform, Taskade has become an essential tool for thousands of teams across the globe. Each day, we’ve been helping you and fellow Taskaders get work done remotely, and we love it! Now is the time for us to take the next step in our journey, together. Starting today,…

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Recurring Tasks, Duplicate Nodes, Desktop Widget

By John Xie August 17, 2020 3 Min Read

Hi Taskaders 👋 Tired of repeating tasks manually? Then this update is for you! ⚡️ ⚡️ Recurring Tasks You can now set tasks to repeat daily, weekly, or monthly to automate your workflow. Psst, use this simple weekly tasks template to help you get started on organizing weekly tasks! ⚡️ Duplicate Nodes Simply ⌘ + D (Mac) or CTRL + D (Win) to duplicate a task or note. ⚡️ Desktop Widget Here is a…

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Crosslink, Hyperlink, Mobile Share Widget

By John Xie August 1, 2020 2 Min Read

Hi Taskaders 👋 We have a big update for you this week! 🎉 🧠 Crosslink Projects You can now link to projects using @mention and establish connections between projects in your workspace. 🔗 Hyperlink Text Simplify long links with hyperlinks and keep your projects organized. You can also paste a link over text selection to create a hyperlink. ⚡️ Mobile Share Widget Instantly save links and text to Taskade from…

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Multi-Select Enhancements, Streamlined Workspace Filtering

By John Xie July 16, 2020 2 Min Read

Hi Taskaders 👋 We have many exciting improvements for Taskade this week! ⚡️ Drag to Reorder Multiple Tasks You can now select and drag multiple tasks at once to move them around. ⚡️ Tab to Indent Multiple Tasks Organize faster with TAB to indent or SHIFT + TAB to outdent multiple tasks. ⚡️ New Workspace Filtering It’s now faster and simpler to filter assignees and tags in your workspace. Thanks…

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Real-Time Multiplayer Indicators for Typing, Chat, Local Time

By John Xie June 30, 2020 3 Min Read

Hi Taskaders 👋 We have a multiplayer update this week focused on remote collaboration! ⚡️ ✍️ Real-Time Typing Indicator You can now work in real-time with your team! When multiple people are editing a project, you will see their profile avatars and where they are typing. 💬 Real-Time Online Indicator When chatting in a project, you can now see who else is online in the chatbox. People online will have a “🟢” presence icon next to their profile avatars. ⏰ Local…

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Quick Search, Project Search, Notification Control

By John Xie June 18, 2020 2 Min Read

Hi Taskaders 👋 We have an amazing update this week focused on speed! ⚡️ ⚡️ Quick Search You can now ⌘ K (Mac) or CTRL K (Win) to instantly browse and jump between projects, anywhere in the Taskade web and desktop apps. ⚡️ Project Search When editing a project, simply ⌘ F (Mac) or CTRL F (Win) to search and filter your project by text, @mention, and #tag. ⚡️ Notification Control The notification control for projects and workspaces is now faster and simpler. We hope you are staying safe in these difficult…

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Reorder Tasks and Workspaces in Mobile, Import into Taskade

By John Xie June 9, 2020 3 Min Read

Hi Taskaders 👋 We have an exciting update for iOS and Android mobile users this week! ⚡️ Reorder Tasks on Mobile You can now drag and drop to reorder tasks in any project. Give our new mobile app a try for iOS and Android. ⚡️ Reorder Workspaces on Mobile Easily drag and drop to reorder your workspaces and subspaces in Taskade. ⚡️ Import into Taskade You can now import into Taskade, starting with Trello. Simply head to your workspace dashboard and select the…

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Add to Block via Extension and Set Default Project View

By John Xie June 2, 2020 2 Min Read

Hi Taskaders 👋 We have more exciting updates for you this week!   ⚡️ Add to Block via Browser Extension You can now save links and text into a specific block within your Taskade project. Give our new browser extension a try for Chrome and Firefox. ⚡️ Select a Default View for Each Project You can now set a default view for any project, so team members will open into the selected view by default. Learn more about…

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How to Overcome Poor Communication in a Distributed Team?

By John Xie May 12, 2020 15 Min Read

How many times have you sent an email that caused a stir in your distributed team? Maybe you used the wrong emoji, misspelled a word or didn’t articulate your thoughts correctly. 🤷🏻‍♂️ These minor hiccups are some of the reasons people misunderstand each other in written communication. Find your email particularly hilarious? Crafted a witty chat comeback? Think twice before hitting “send” because your co-workers may have a different idea…

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