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Quire keeps you informed about important activity—such as task updates, comments, approvals, and deadlines—so you never miss what matters. Notifications can appear directly in your workspace or be sent to your email, depending on your settings.

How Notifications Work

Notification Channels

You can receive notifications in the following places:

Triggers

You’ll receive notifications and reminder emails in these situations:

  • When tasks approach their start date or due date
  • When tasks become overdue
  • When someone:

Note:

  • If someone comments on a task you follow or assigns a task to you, an orange dot will appear next to the task name.
  • You can right-click the task and choose Mark as read or Mark as unread to manage this indicator.

By Role

Your notifications depend on how you’re connected to a task or project:

Activity Project Member Project Follower Task Assignee Task Follower
Activities in project   v    
Activities in task assigned to you v v v v
Activities in task assigned to other   v   v
Activities in task not assigned   v   v

Organize Notifications

Expanding the Panel

You can expand the Notifications panel to get a larger view. Click the Expand icon in the upper-right corner of the panel, or press G then N.

Expanded notification panel in Quire

Switching Scopes

You can quickly change what notifications you’re viewing.

  1. Open the Notifications panel.
  2. Click the Notifications dropdown menu.
  3. Choose a scope such as All, Unread, Read, or Approval.

Tip: In the expanded Notifications panel, scopes appear as tabs at the top instead of a dropdown menu.

Notification scopes in the Quire notification panel

Filtering and Grouping

Filtering and grouping help you focus on what needs attention.

  1. Open the Notifications panel.
  2. Click the Filter or Group icon in the upper-right corner.
  3. Apply the desired view.

Tip: In the expanded Notifications panel, filter and group options appear in the filter bar below the tabs.

Filter and group options in the Quire notification panel

Showing Project Names

Showing project names helps when you manage multiple projects.

  1. Open the Notifications panel.
  2. Click the More Options icon.
  3. Enable Display workspace info.

Display project or workspace name in notifications

Manage Notifications

Selecting Multiple Notifications

In the expanded Notifications panel, you can select multiple notifications and act on them at once.

  1. Open the expanded panel by pressing G then N, or clicking the Expand icon.
  2. Select the notifications you want to manage.
  3. Use the bottom menu bar to Mark as read, Mark as unread, or Delete.

Select multiple notifications in Quire expanded panel and use bottom menu bar

Marking as Read

  1. Open the Notifications panel.
  2. Click the More Options icon.
  3. Select Mark all as read.

Mark all notifications as read in Quire

Deleting Notifications

You can remove individual notifications or clear them all at once.

Delete a single notification:

  1. Click the More Options icon on the notification.
  2. Select Delete.

Delete a single notification from the notification panel

Delete all notifications:

  1. Click the More Options icon in the Notifications panel.
  2. Select Delete all.

Delete all notifications in the Quire notification panel

Customize Notifications

Notification Settings

You can control which activities trigger notifications for your account.

  1. Click the dropdown menu icon next to the project name.

  2. Select Options. Project options dropdown menu in Quire

  3. Adjust your notification preferences. Project notification settings in Quire

Note: These settings apply only to your account, not to other project members.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I choose between in-app and email notifications in Quire?

Notifications appear in the Notifications panel (bell icon, upper-right) and via email alerts. You can control which channels are active in your notification settings.

When does Quire send me notifications?

You’ll be notified when a task’s start or due date is approaching, when a task becomes overdue, when someone comments on a task you follow, assigns a task to you, or adds a task to a project you follow.

Do notification setting changes in Quire affect my whole team?

No. Notification preferences apply only to your account and don’t affect other project members.

How do I filter or group notifications in Quire?

Open the Notifications panel and click the Filter or Group icon in the upper-right corner. Use the Notifications dropdown to switch between scopes: All, Unread, Read, or Approval.

How do I mark all notifications as read in Quire?

Open the Notifications panel, click the More Options icon, and select Mark all as read.

How do I manage multiple notifications at once in Quire?

In the expanded Notifications panel, select multiple notifications and use the bottom menu bar to Mark as read, Mark as unread, or Delete.

How do I tell which project a notification belongs to in Quire?

Open the Notifications panel, click the More Options icon, and enable Display workspace info.

Is there a keyboard shortcut to open the Notifications panel in Quire?

Press G then N to toggle the expanded Notifications panel.

Does Quire notify me about tasks that aren’t assigned to me?

It depends on your role. Project Followers get notified about all project activity. Task Followers get notified about specific tasks they follow. Project Members and Task Assignees only see activity on tasks connected to them.

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