Show Custom Field data in your tasks and views.

After you've created a Custom Field and added it to the locations you want to use it, you can choose how it is displayed in tasks and views.

What you'll need

• 60 Custom Field uses are available on the Free Forever Plan.
• Unlimited uses are available on paid plans.
• Individual Custom Fields can be hidden from all guests.
• Guests can display Custom Fields in views, but not save changes to views they haven't created.

Show Custom Fields in tasks

Open a task to see all available Custom Fields below its description. If you don't see the Custom Field you want displayed, ensure it is added to your current location.

By default, only pinned, required, and Custom Fields with data in them are displayed in tasks. To see all Custom Fields, hover over the section and click Show more below the table.

Custom Fields are displayed in alphabetical order unless a Workspace owner or admin has selected to sort Custom Fields manually.

Show or hide Custom Fields in views

Custom Fields can be displayed or hidden in List, Table, Board, and Calendar views. 

List and Table view

You can show Custom Fields in List or Table view by adding them as columns. If you don't see the Custom Field you want displayed, ensure it is added to your current location.

To add or hide a Custom Field column in List or Table view:

1. Open the view.
2. In the upper-right corner above the task table, click the plus icon.
3. At the bottom, click Add existing fields.
4. Click the toggle next to each Custom Field to show or hide it.
5. Changes are automatically saved.

You can also calculate Custom Field columns in List and Table views!

Board view

To show or hide Custom Fields in Board view:

1. Open the Board view.
2. In the upper-right corner of the view, click Customize.
3. From the Customize Board modal, select Fields.
4. Click the toggle to the right of each Custom Field to show or hide it.

Not all Custom Fields can be displayed in Board view.

Calendar view

To show or hide Custom Fields in Calendar view:

1. Open the Calendar view.
2. In the upper-right corner of the view, click Customize.
3. Select Fields.
4. Click the toggle to the right of each Custom Field to show or hide it.

Not all Custom Fields can be displayed in Calendar view.

Custom Field permissions

If you want make a Custom Field private or customize who can access it, you can update its permissions.

Hide Custom Fields from guests and limited members

You can show or hide individual Custom Fields from all guests and limited members in your Workspace.

Add Custom Fields to new locations

Learn how to add Custom Fields to additional Spaces, Folders, and Lists.