Ever walked out of a meeting with notes scattered across three different apps, or snapped a quick photo of a whiteboard before someone erases it? Todoist can take all that unstructured content and turn it into actual tasks – pulling out due dates, priorities, and more so you don’t have to.
Whether it’s bullet points from your meeting notes or that grocery list your partner scribbled on a napkin, just paste or upload it into Quick Add and Todoist handles the rest.
How it works
- Open Quick Add.
- Look for the new text and image icons next to the Ramble icon.
Drop in your content.
- Text: Paste notes from meetings, emails, or other apps.
- Image: Upload screenshots or photos of handwritten lists, like whiteboards and sticky notes.
- Click Process Text or Choose Image to process your content.
- Click Add task.
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What you can capture
📝 Text input
Paste anything – formatted text, bullet points, content from emails, or notes from other apps. Up to 25,000 characters at once.
📸 Images
Upload JPEG, PNG, or WebP files up to 7MB and 4000×4000px. Photos of typed text or clear handwriting work best.
What gets extracted
See the table below for a list of supported and unsupported attributes:
| Supported attributes | Unsupported attributes |
| Task name | Sub-task |
| Description | Custom reminder |
| Date and time | |
| Project | |
| Priority | |
| Section | |
| Label | |
| Deadline (paid feature) | |
| Duration (paid feature) | |
| Assignee |
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Who can use this
This feature is available on the Pro and Business plans (if you have enabled Experimental features in your account settings).
Mobile support is coming once we’ve refined the experience based on your feedback.
How to get access
- Make sure you’re on a Pro or Business plan.
- Turn on Experimental features in your Todoist settings.
- Look for the new text and image icons in Quick Add.
Privacy and security
Your data stays secure: Text and images are processed securely and aren’t stored or used for training. Only the resulting tasks and their details are saved in Todoist.
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Comparison with other capture methods
Text/Image capture vs. Ramble
Ramble captures your spoken thoughts in real-time – you talk, it transcribes, and creates tasks as you go. Text and image capture works with content you’ve already gathered. Both help you dump unstructured information into Todoist quickly, just in different ways.
Use Ramble when you’re brainstorming or want to talk through your thoughts. Use text and image capture when you’ve got existing notes, photos, or content from other sources.
Troubleshooting
Feature not showing up?
Double-check that you:
- Have a Pro or Business plan.
- Have Experimental features enabled in settings.
Tasks not being recognized properly?
- For text: Try using bullet points or numbered lists for better recognition
- For images: Make sure your file is under 7MB and the text is clear and legible
- For handwriting: Results may vary depending on clarity – typed text generally works better
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Share your feedback
This is an experiment, which means your input directly shapes how we refine and improve it.
For general feedback on how the feature works (what you like, what’s frustrating, what’s missing), use the feedback link in the app when using text or image capture.
For bugs (something’s broken, crashes, or behaving weirdly), click here to get in touch with us. We – Dermot, Diane, Keita, and any of our other teammates – are more than happy to help!
Don’t hold back – both types of feedback help us make this better for everyone.