TaskNotes

Appearance & UI Settings

These settings control the visual appearance of the plugin, including the calendar, task cards, and other UI elements.

Appearance Settings

Task Cards

Use Default visible properties to decide what metadata appears on task cards without opening each task. This is the primary control for card density.

Checklist progress is available as a visible property in task cards. In Bases view order arrays, the corresponding source property is file.tasks (shown as tasks in Bases property pickers once present in the view order list).

Display Formatting

Use Time format to switch between 12-hour and 24-hour display across all TaskNotes surfaces.

Calendar View

Calendar view settings determine the default landing mode, day/week framing, and timeline affordances. You can choose the default view, custom day span, first day of week, weekend visibility, week numbers, and whether today/current-time markers are shown. Selection mirror controls whether drag selections show a visual preview before committing.

Use Calendar locale for region-specific formatting and calendar systems (for example en, de, or fa). Leave it empty to use automatic detection.

Default Event Visibility

This section controls which event layers are enabled when a calendar view opens. You can independently toggle scheduled tasks, due dates, due dates for already-scheduled tasks, time entries, recurring tasks, and ICS events.

Time Settings

Time settings define the structure of timeline views: slot duration, earliest visible time, latest visible time, and initial scroll position. Use these together to match your workday shape.

UI Elements

These toggles control auxiliary surfaces and layout options throughout the plugin.

Setting Default Description
Show tracked tasks in status bar Off Displays the currently time-tracked task in the Obsidian status bar. Useful for timer visibility without opening a view.
Relationships widget On Shows an inline widget in task notes surfacing subtasks, parent project links, and blocking/blocked-by relationships.
Subtask chevron position Right Controls chevron placement for expandable subtasks. Set to Left to match Obsidian's group chevron style.
Saved views button position Right Controls where the Saved Views button appears in view headers (Task List, Agenda, Kanban, Calendar).
ℹ Relationships widget details

When enabled, the widget appears at the top of task notes and shows:

  • Subtasks linked to this task
  • Parent project links (via the projects property)
  • Blocking / blocked-by relationships

Disable this if you prefer a clean note body or use a different plugin for relationship tracking.

Some appearance-related settings are configured elsewhere: