Set Task Dates & Recurring Tasks in Quire Permalink

Setting dates, times, and recurrence for tasks in Quire helps teams stay on schedule, track progress, and manage deadlines effectively. You can also get reminders and visualize tasks in Timeline or Calendar views for a clear project overview.

Set Dates & Times

How do I set a due date for a task?

1. Click the date icon to assign a due date, or press < when the task is selected.

2. Then click Today, Tomorrow, or Next Week to quickly add a date.

Tip: Type < while editing a task to assign a due date inline.

How do I set a start date?

Setting start date is only available in the Professional, Premium, Enterprise plans. More information can be found on our pricing page.

1. Click the date icon, then Show more options.

2. Toggle Set start date and select or type your start date.

How do I remove a date?

1. Click the date icon to open the date picker menu.

2. Click Clear date.

How do I set start or due times?

Setting start time is only available in the Professional, Premium, Enterprise plans. More information can be found on our pricing page.

1. Click the date icon to open the date picker menu.

2. Click Show more options, toggle Set time, and choose the hour and minute.

3. Use arrow keys to select the time or type manually.

Note: Tasks with start and due dates can show durations when synced with Google Calendar or other apps.

Tip: Enable 24-hour time in Account Settings.

Recurring Tasks

How do I set tasks as recurring?

Setting tasks to repeat daily, monthly, or yearly is only available in the Professional, Premium, Enterprise plans. More information can be found on our pricing page.

Set tasks in Quire to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly, and have new instances automatically created when completed.

1. Click the date icon, toggle Set to repeat.

2. Then choose frequency and day.

How do I set recurrence since the latest completion?

For daily tasks, choose Since latest completion to base the next due date on the completion of the previous task.

Here’s an example: Set the task to repeat every 1 day.

• Default setting (Since latest completion not selected): When the task is completed today, the next task’s due date will be tomorrow. If the new task is completed again the following day, the next generated task’s due date will be two days later.

• Option selected (Since latest completion enabled): When the task is completed today, the first new task’s due date will be tomorrow. If the new task is completed again on the same day, the next task’s due date will still be tomorrow.

How do I duplicate subtasks for recurring tasks?

If a parent task is recurring, its subtasks will recur automatically unless disabled in the date picker.

How do I view comments from previous recurring tasks?

Newly generated recurring tasks start without previous comments.

1. Click the option in the detail panel to view past comments.

2. Or navigate directly via task ID or Go to task in the More Options dropdown.

Read more on our blog about setting recurring tasks.