24 Todoist Filters to Keep You Super Organized

Learn how your fellow Todoisters use filters to save time and get more done every day

How do you use filters? A quick primer

Create a filter for your Top Work Priorities using a filter query.

A view of the Top Work Priorities filter

A view of tasks in the No Due Date filter

The view of tasks for a Today or Overdue filter

App callout note: 💡 Tip: To keep your filters easily...

💡 Tip: To keep your filters easily accessible, add them as Favorites, and they’ll be at the top of your sidebar, underneath Upcoming view, whenever you need them.

Filters based on time

1. Keep track of the next week’s deadlines

App callout note: ❓Deadline filter query: 7 days & (@deadline)...

❓Deadline filter query: 7 days & (@deadline) 🔍 Shows you: All tasks due in the next 7 days that are also labelled @deadline

A view of the tasks in the Deadlines filter

2. Focus on high priority tasks due today

App callout note: ❓Daytime filter query: (p1 | p2 |...

❓Daytime filter query: (p1 | p2 | p3) & (overdue | today) & (!assigned to: others) 🔍 Shows you: All tasks that are Priority 1, Priority 2, or Priority 3 that are either overdue or due today and not assigned to others

App callout note: 💡 Tip: If you use Todoist to...

💡 Tip: If you use Todoist to share projects and assign tasks, adding “!assigned to: others”, which can be read as “not assigned to others,” to your query will ensure that no one else’s tasks show up in your filter.

3. Plan for tomorrow

App callout note: ❓Tomorrow filter query: tomorrow 🔍 Shows you:...

❓Tomorrow filter query: tomorrow 🔍 Shows you: All tasks due tomorrow

4. Unplug on vacation

App callout note: ❓Holiday filter query: @ holiday l @...

❓Holiday filter query: @ holiday l @ idle 🔍 Shows you: All tasks labeled @holiday or @idle

5. Get a handle on your recurring tasks

App callout note: ❓Repeat Tasks filter query: recurring 🔍 Shows...

❓Repeat Tasks filter query: recurring 🔍 Shows you: All tasks with recurring due dates

6. Dust off super old tasks

App callout note: ❓Super old 😬 filter query: created before:...

❓Super old 😬 filter query: created before: -200 days & !recurring & no due date 🔍Shows you: All tasks created more than 200 days ago that aren’t recurring and don’t have a due date

A view of the tasks in the Super Old filter

Filters for work

7. Staying productive and focused at work

App callout note: ❓Today at Work filter query: today &...

❓Today at Work filter query: today & @work 🔍Shows you: All tasks due today labeled @work

App callout note: ❓Tomorrow at Work filter query: tomorrow &...

❓Tomorrow at Work filter query: tomorrow & @work 🔍Shows you: All tasks scheduled tomorrow labeled @work

8. Worktime filter

App callout note: ❓Worktime filter query: !p4 & !recurring &...

❓Worktime filter query: !p4 & !recurring & !assigned to: others & !@goal & (##work | @office) & !@home 🔍Shows you: All tasks that are Priority 1, Priority 2, or Priority 3 in the Work project or labeled @office, excluding tasks that are recurring, assigned to others, or labeled @goal or @home

9. Focusing on specific sub-projects

App callout note: ❓Work filter query: (today | overdue) &...

❓Work filter query: (today | overdue) & (##🐙Doist | ##🙋Volunteer) & !assigned to: other 🔍Shows you: All tasks overdue or due today in the sub-projects Doist and Volunteer that aren’t assigned to others

10. Using filters instead of “false” due dates

App callout note: ❓Work filter query: (today|overdue) & #MyWork &...

❓Work filter query: (today|overdue) & #MyWork & !p4 🔍Shows you: Tasks that are overdue or due today in the MyWork project, excluding those that are Priority 4.

11. Keep track of upcoming meetings

App callout note: ❓Meetings filter query: Next 10 days &...

❓Meetings filter query: Next 10 days & (@calls | @meetings) 🔍Shows you: Tasks with the label @calls or @meetings occurring over the next 10 days

12. Take a break from work

App callout note: ❓Non-work Today query: (!##Techsmith & Today), (!##Techsmith...

❓Non-work Today query: (!##Techsmith & Today), (!##Techsmith & overdue) 🔍Shows you: All tasks due today or overdue, excluding those in the Techsmith project

Filters based on location

13. Never miss an errand

App callout note: ❓On the Road Today filter query: (overdue...

❓On the Road Today filter query: (overdue | today) & @road 🔍Shows you: All tasks overdue or due today labeled @road

A view of tasks in the On the Road filter

14. See all tasks you can do at your computer

App callout note: ❓Computer filter query: 30 days & @computer...

❓Computer filter query: 30 days & @computer 🔍Shows you: All tasks due in the next 30 days labeled @computer

App callout note: 💡 Tip: Heidiv mentions she adds “x...

💡 Tip: Heidiv mentions she adds “x days” to the start of her filters so they display in date format, which is her preferred view. Give it a shot yourself if you like to see tasks by date instead of the standard task list format.

15. Use a filter for each location

App callout note: ❓Focus filter query: (#computer & #phone &...

❓Focus filter query: (#computer & #phone & #office & today) 🔍Shows you: All tasks in the projects computer, phone, or office that are due today

Filters based on productivity system

16. Time blocking

App callout note: ❓Time blocking filter query: today & @writing...

❓Time blocking filter query: today & @writing (or today & @email, today & @programming, today & @editing — you get the idea 😀) 🔍Shows you: All tasks due today labeled @writing (or @email, @programming, @editing )

A view of tasks in a writing time block filter

A view of tasks in an email time block filter

17. Energy levels

App callout note: ❓ Energy filter query: next 7 days...

❓ Energy filter query: next 7 days & @intense (or next 7 days & @medium, next 7 days & @low) 🔍Shows you: All tasks due in the next 7 days labeled @intense (or labeled @medium or @low)

18. Eat the Frog

App callout note: ❓Today’s Frog filter query: today & p1...

❓Today’s Frog filter query: today & p1 &! assigned to: others 🔍Shows you: All tasks due today marked Priority 1 that aren’t assigned to others

App callout note: ❓Finance filter query: (overdue | today) &...

❓Finance filter query: (overdue | today) & (@bank | @bills) 🔍Shows you: All tasks that are overdue or due today that are labeled @bank or @bills

19. Deep work

App callout note: ❓Deep Work filter query: ##Work & !...

❓Deep Work filter query: ##Work & ! #Routine & !#Appointments 🔍Shows you: All tasks in the Work project excluding tasks in the Routine or Appointments sub-projects

20. Eisenhower Matrix

App callout note: ❓Eisenhower Matrix filter query: p1 & overdue...

❓Eisenhower Matrix filter query: p1 & overdue & (assigned to: me | !shared), p1 & today & (assigned to: me | !shared) (Use p1 for Urgent & Important, p2 for Not Urgent & Important, p3 for Urgent and Not Important, or p4 for Not Urgent & Not Important) 🔍Shows you: All tasks marked Priority 1 (or Priority 2, Priority 3, or Priority 4) that are overdue or due today and assigned to you

A view of tasks in filters that follow the Eisenhower Matrix productivity method

21. Quick wins

App callout note: ❓Quick Work Wins filter query: @first, (@quick...

❓Quick Work Wins filter query: @first, (@quick | @5minutes | @15minutes) & ##work 🔍Shows you: All tasks in the @Work project labeled @first and @quick, @5 minutes, or @15 minutes

App callout note: ❓Today filter query: today & @under10min 🔍Shows...

❓Today filter query: today & @under10min 🔍Shows you: All tasks due today that are labeled @under10min

Filter based on the people involved

22. Prep for 1:1s

App callout note: ❓1:1 Filter query: next 7 days &...

❓1:1 Filter query: next 7 days & @boss 🔍Shows you: All tasks due in the next 7 days labeled @boss

A view of tasks in the filter for 1:1 Meetings

23. Keep track of what you’re waiting on from others

App callout note: ❓ Waiting Work filter query: #Work &...

❓ Waiting Work filter query: #Work & @waiting 🔍Shows you: All tasks in the Work project labeled @waiting

24. Delegated tasks

App callout note: ❓Delegated Tasks query: p1 & @delegated &...

❓Delegated Tasks query: p1 & @delegated & #Work 🔍Shows you: All Priority 1 tasks with the label @delegated in the Work project

App callout note: Learn more about working with filters in...

Learn more about working with filters in Todoist from Carl Pullein, productivity expert and Todoist Ambassador. In this insightful video, he walks us through how to maximize your daily workflow using filters.

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