When you’re looking at a view in Todoist, like Today or a filter, you may wonder how the tasks are ordered. Learn how tasks are sorted in each view.
Note
Overdue tasks can't be manually sorted. 🙅♀️
| View | Criteria | Sorting |
|---|---|---|
| Today and Upcoming |
In these views, tasks are Smart sorted by default: Date and time (or deadline, if the task doesn't have a date) → Priority → Deadline → Manual ordering → Task creation date and time They can be rearranged if they have the same due time and priority. You can turn on Manual sorting to freely reorder your tasks. | |
| Labels | Priority → Date and time → Deadline → Project order → Task order within their project | |
| Projects |
In projects, tasks are shown in the order in which they were added. Moreover, tasks are sorted within each section, rather than across sections. To change the task order, apply a sorting option to the project or manually drag your tasks. |
Quick tip
Use a variety of sorting options to customize your views in Todoist, so it better fits your workflow.
Default sorting order in filters
The order in which tasks are sorted in a filter depends on whether it includes date queries:
| Criteria | Sorting |
|---|---|
| Without due date queries | Priority → Date and time → Deadline → Project order → Task order within their project |
| With due date queries | Date and time (or deadline, if the task doesn't have a date) → Priority → Deadline → Manual ordering → Task creation date and time |
About ascending or descending order
When a sorting or grouping option is turned on in your view, tasks are sorted by your selected criteria in ascending order by default.
This excludes sorting by Priority. If tasks are sorted by Priority, the order will be descending, from P1 to P4.
Reversing the order will only affect the primary sorting criteria, all secondary criteria will be sorted by default.
Get help
If you notice something's not right with how tasks are ordered in Todoist, get in touch with us. We—Rachel, Carol, Marco, or any of our other teammates—are happy to help!
