Star Lists
Star Lists are named buckets that group related tasks by project or life area — think "Work", "Personal", or "Health". A task belongs to one list at a time, making it easy to focus on a single area without noise from the rest.
Creating a Star List
Open the Tasks view and go to the Lists section. Tap New List, enter a name, and save. The list appears immediately and is ready to accept tasks.
Adding a Task to a List
When creating or editing a task, tap the Star List field and select the list you want. The task is now grouped under that list. To move a task to a different list, open the task and change the field — it leaves the old list and joins the new one.
A task can belong to only one Star List at a time. For cross-cutting labels across lists, use Star Tags instead.
Star Lists vs. Star Tags
They're easy to mix up. The quick distinction:
| Star Lists | Star Tags | |
|---|---|---|
| Applies to | Tasks only | Cards and tasks |
| How many per item | One list per task | Many tags per item |
| Best for | Projects or life areas | Cross-cutting labels |
| The card equivalent | Decks (for cards) | Same tags, on Point 3 (Related) |
Viewing Tasks by List
Tasks can be filtered by list in two places:
- Tasks view — use the list filter to narrow the Kanban board to a single Star List. Only tasks belonging to that list appear in the Do, Doing, and Did columns.
- Dashboard — shows a summary count per Star List, giving you a quick read on where work is piling up.
Keeping Lists Organized
There's no limit on the number of Star Lists you can create. A few tips:
- Keep list names short and stable — they're used for filtering, so consistency matters.
- For temporary or one-off groupings, tags are often a better fit than a new list.
- Empty lists can be deleted; tasks in a deleted list lose their list assignment but are not removed.
See Also
- Managing Tasks — create and move tasks across the board.
- Tags & Due Dates — layer cross-cutting labels on top of your lists.