Create Task with Drafts Notes shortcut
Use Apple Shortcuts to automatically create a Things to-do and a Drafts note with links back to each other.
This shortcut creates both a task in Things and a note in Drafts with backlinks in each to jump between them. This allows you to collect more extensive notes for a project in the Drafts note without cluttering up Things. You can optionally save the task as a project in Things instead of a to-do.
You’ll be asked if you want to continue adding more details in Things or Drafts, or save it as-is.
Inspired by the conversation between Federico Viticci and John Voorhees about digital organization and contextual tasks on AppStories episode 359.
See It in Action
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Run This Shortcut
You can run this shortcut from its URL (such as from within a note, calendar event, or to-do item):
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Create%20Task%20with%20Drafts%20Notes
Latest Release Notes
Version 1.0 - Released 2023-11-13
- Introducing ‘Create Task with Drafts Notes’
- Download version 1.0
Version History
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