Create tasks to manage work items you or your team must complete. Save time by creating and using task templates for repeated work!

If you have ClickUp AI in your Workspace, AI can create the task for you!

What you'll need

• Tasks are available on every ClickUp plan.
• Everyone except guests without full permissions can quick-create tasks.

Create a task with ClickUp AI

You can quickly create AI-generated tasks from task and Inbox comments and Chats! You can also create a task or subtask using the ClickUp AI tool Create task or subtask. 

Create tasks from comments

You can create new tasks using the text toolbar from task comments, comments in your Inbox, and Doc comments. This is a helpful way to quickly organize your work so you can return to it later.

Create a task from the toolbar

You can create a task from anywhere in your Workspace with the toolbar.

1. From the toolbar:
   1. In ClickUp 4.0, click Create task.
   2. In ClickUp 3.0, click New.
2. Name the task. You can also add optional task details.
3. Click Create Task.

Create a task from the AI Command Bar

You can create a task from anywhere in your Workspace with the AI Command Bar.

1. Open the AI Command Bar.
2. Type Create and select Create New Task.
3. Name the task. You can also add optional task details.
4. Click Create Task.

Create a task from Chat

If the Chat ClickApp is enabled in your Workspace, you can create a task from a Chat message:

1. When drafting a message, click the New Task button.
   
2. Name the task and add additional details.
3. Click Create Task.

Create a task from the sidebar in ClickUp 4.0

In ClickUp 4.0, you can create tasks from the create button in your Home, Spaces, and Planner sidebars.

To create a task:

1. In your Global Navigation, select Home, Spaces, or Planner.
2. In the upper-right corner of the sidebar, click the plus icon.
3. Select Task.

Create a task from the Sidebar in ClickUp 3.0

To create a task from the Sidebar:

1. From the Sidebar, hover over a List.
2. Click the ellipsis ... menu.
3. Click Create new.

4. Click Task. If the default task type for the List is something else, that will display instead of task. To create a task from a template, click From template.

   If you regularly apply the same task template to all tasks you create in a List, you can set a default task template for Lists. All tasks created in the List will have the template applied.

5. Name the task and select a location. You can also add optional task details.
6. Once you've finished drafting, hover over the caret icon next to Create Task to see task creation options:
   • Create and open: Create the task and open it.
   • Create and start another: Create the task, then populate a new blank task.
   • Create and duplicate:  Create the task, then populate another task with the same information.
7. Click Create task.

Create a task from views

You can create tasks from views.

Create a task from the text toolbar

You can create a task using the text toolbar.

To create a task from a Doc:

1. Highlight some text.
2. From the text toolbar, click Create task.
3. Click Select List, and choose the List from the dropdown.
4. Add additional tasks details and click Create. 

From a task description:

1. Highlight some text.
2. From the text toolbar, click Create task.
3. Customize your new task, including the List, title, and task fields.
4. Click Create.

You can use the arrow icon next to the Create task button to create a subtask from the task description.

Optional task details

Task name and location are the only details required to create a task.

The following information can be added to your task from the task creation modal: