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Tasks List: Allow adding estimated duration

Feature Request

When i add a Task to a List, it would like to add an (estimated) time it will take.

That way i can organize in advance and simply drag the prepared task into my timeplan whenever i wanna get it done.

Posted by Rene ·
Status: Completed3 comments

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  • Luke M

    Team•

    Mar 20, 2025

    This feature is now available in today’s release, v8.7.1 🎉

    Thanks for all your feedback and support!

    -Luke

  • Luke M

    Team•

    Mar 10, 2025

    @L C wrote:

    Hi everyone, Thank you for all your work thus far !

    I was wondering if it might be possible to add a feature where we can add how much time we think a task may take when we add it to the list, so that we may kind of see how big of a task it will look like in the calendar view and dragging and dropping then where we see space.

    The reason behind that request is that it’s sometimes hard for me to decide when should I start something to put on the calendar view and plan ahead, and I believe reinforcing the « blocks pieces » visually may be a level up. I know it’s possible to just do that in the calendar view and then move it around, but it takes me mental gymnastics and frustration that I’d love to get rid of, and I imagine being able to piece the day like a puzzle with the tasks already « at the right estimated size » may be tremendously helpful for my planning-averse adhd brains.

    Please and thank you 🙏

    Thanks for sharing your request! This exact feature happens to be in-progress and coming soon. I’ve merged your request and comments into the existing one. Thank you very much for your feedback and support! -Luke

    • L C

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      Mar 10, 2025

      Amazing, thank you so much! I really appreciate you listening so actively to feedback! I just subbed to the yearly premium ; thank you for it being really accessible, I’d love for it to remain that way if I’m being honest ; that being said, I read that money is tight, is there another way for us to support you but on a one-time basis ? Something like Koffi, Patreon, or another form of crowdfunding maybe ?

      • Luke M

        Team•

        Mar 10, 2025

        Sure thing, thank you for sharing your feedback and for the support!

        And I appreciate your interest in contributing more financially, it means a lot! Long ago, I used to have a tip jar mechanism in the app, but I removed that to keep the focus on the value that TimeFinder provides, rather than my own financial needs. Just as well, my biggest goal right now is to help more users find TimeFinder and to grow the app’s financial success that way, rather than ask more of gracious users like yourself whose feedback has helped me make the app better.

        I may bring back the tip jar or something similar someday, but for now, your subscription is more than enough, and I hope that you continue to see value in the app for years to come! ❤️

        -Luke

  • Luke M

    Team•

    Jul 28, 2024

    Thanks for the suggestion Rene! For what it’s worth, I’ve wanted to build this into the app for ages—in a way that would integrate with the future Focus Mode —just haven’t had the resources to make it happen just yet. Hopefully someday soon!

    Here was a screenshot of an early concept, along with the“Scheduled” indicator for tasks that have been scheduled feature I have planned.