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Use recurring tasks on mobile

Create, view, and edit recurring tasks on the ClickUp mobile app.

What you'll need

Create a new recurring task

To create a new recurring task:

  1. When creating a new task, tap Add Dates.
  2. Select a start date and/or due date.

    Tap Add Time at the bottom when selecting a start or due date to get more detailed.

  3. Tap Add recurring at the bottom.
  4. Select your recurring options the modal.
  5. At the bottom, tap Save.
  6. Fill out any additional task information in the task creation modal.
  7. In the lower-right corner, tap Create.

Recurring options

Customize when and how tasks recur.

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Recur

Set how frequently the task should recur. Options include:

Frequency Description
Daily Recur every day with the option to skip weekends.
Weekly Recurs once a week on the day you choose.
Monthly

Recur on:

• The same day each month.

• A select weekday of the month, such as the first Friday.

• The 1st of the month.

• The last calendar date in the month, such as September 30th, followed by October 31st.
Yearly Recurs once a year on the day you choose.
Days after Recur a certain number of days after the task is completed.
Custom Recur using a custom number of days, weeks, months, or years. For example, your task can recur every 90 days, or every three months.

Status

You can trigger the recurrence when the task is in a particular status. Options include:

  • When closed: When the task is set to a closed status.
  • When done: When the task is set to a Done status.
  • On schedule: When the selected date arrives, regardless of the task's status.

Tasks set to recur On schedule that are marked as Done or Closed before their due date will create the next occurrence immediately.

Other options

There are a few additional customization options for your recurring task:

Additional option Description
Skip weekends If your task recurs daily or uses days in a custom frequency, you can toggle on Skip weekends so that the task will not recur on weekends.
Recur forever

By default, tasks will recur forever. To set an expiration:

  • Tap the toggle to disable Recur forever.
  • Choose your Repeat by preference:
    • Repeat: Set a specific number of times the task should recur.
    • End by: Set a specific date to end the recurrence.
  • Tap Update to save your task's recurring settings.
Create tasks

Choose whether or not to create new tasks.

  • If you don't create a new task, the original task will be updated with new start and due dates each time it recurs.
  • The create task option duplicates the recurring task as a brand new task. You can then customize what you would like to bring over to the next instance of the recurring task using the Task create options. Options include:

    • Everything

    • Description

    • Attachments

    • Comment Attachments

    • Subtasks

    • Remap Subtask Dates

    • Assignees

    • Subtasks Assignees

    • Watchers

    • Tags

    • Checklists

    • Custom Fields

    • Comments

    • Activity

    • Only Assigned Comments

Update status to

 Select the status you would like your recurring task to start with. This option is only displayed if you previously selected On schedule under Status.

Add recurring options to an existing task

You can add recurring options to existing tasks.

To make an existing task recur:

  1. Open the task.
  2. At the bottom, tap Add recurring. This option is only displayed after a start or due date is selected.

    Tap Add Time at the bottom when selecting a start or due date to get more granular.

  3. Choose recurring options from the modal.
  4. At the bottom, tap Save. 
  5. In the lower-right corner, tap Done.

Edit a recurring task

To edit recurring settings for a task on mobile:

  1. Open the task.
  2. Tap the start date or due date.
  3. Tap the recurring frequency at the bottom.
  4. Edit the recurring options.
  5. At the bottom, tap Save.
  6. In the lower-right corner, tap Done.

Stop a task from recurring

You can turn off recurring options for each task. The last instance of the task will be the final recurrence.

To stop a task from recurring on mobile:

  1. Open the task.
  2. Tap the start date or due date.
  3. Tap the recurring frequency at the bottom.
  4. In the lower-left corner, tap End Recurrence.
  5. In the lower-right, tap Done.

See future recurring tasks in Calendar view

You can view future recurring tasks in Calendar view on your mobile device.

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