Easy Task for Amazon Alexa

View tasks for today, tomorrow, this week, overdue, or recurring lists, and keep shopping and to-do lists accessible.
Create and manage tasks or lists, and search by due dates or specific lists hands-free.
Reset task lists to undo all completions, copy entire lists.
Support for Recurring Tasks & Reminders.

Why Easy Task

Easy Task for Alexa makes task management more powerful with streamlined voice commands and advanced routines for quicker access.

Easy Task extends Google Tasks with priority levels, recurring tasks and reminders, and hands-free Alexa integration, making it ideal for routines like family chore lists and recurring appointments.

* Stay organized: View tasks for today, tomorrow, this week, overdue, or recurring lists, and keep shopping and to-do lists accessible.

* Add & Manage Tasks: Create tasks or lists, complete items, change due dates, and search by due dates or specific lists hands-free.

* Manage tasks hands-free with voice commands or view lists on Echo Show for quick access.

* Advanced Task Options (PRO): Reset task lists to undo all completions, copy entire lists, and search for specific tasks by name.

* Recurring Tasks & Reminders (PRO): Set tasks to repeat based on completion dates—perfect for ongoing routines. Create Alexa reminders, making it easier to manage important tasks like medication schedules for family members.


How To use Easy Task

* IMPORTANT: Easy Task leverages "notes" for task meta-data, such as priorities, recurring patterns, and custom reminders.

- Priority Levels: * (lowest priority), ***** (highest priority)

- Recurring Tasks: @day@, @monday@, etc.

- Alexa Reminders: #2025-11-05T14:30#, #T14:30#


Examples of commands:


* Create a task list:

Alexa, ask Easy Task to create list_tittle list

Alexa, ask Easy Task to make list_tittle list


* Create a task:

Alexa, ask Easy Task to add task_title

Alexa, ask Easy Task to create task_title


* Complete task:

Alexa, ask Easy Task to complete task_title

Alexa, ask Easy Task to finish task


* Change task due date:

Alexa, ask Easy Task to change due date for task_title

Alexa, ask Easy Task to set due for task_title


* Open task list:

Alexa, ask Easy Task to open task_list_name

Alexa, ask Easy Task to show task_list_name list


* Open tasks by due date:

Alexa, ask Easy Task what is due today

Alexa, ask Easy Task what is planned for next Sunday


* Open overdue tasks:

Alexa, ask Easy Task to open overdue tasks

Alexa, ask Easy Task what is overdue


* Reset task list (PRO) - undo all completed tasks:

Alexa, ask Easy Task to undo complete in list_title

Alexa, ask Easy Task to reset list_title


* Copy task list (PRO):

Alexa, ask Easy Task to copy list_title list

Alexa, ask Easy Task to clone list_title list


* Search incomplete tasks by name (PRO):

Alexa, ask Easy Task to find task_title

Alexa, ask Easy Task to check if task_title is on my list

Alexa, ask Easy Task to find whose turn to do task_title


* Recurring Tasks and Reminders (PRO):

Recurring tasks will be created based on a DATE OF COMPLETION.

Set recurring tasks that repeat daily, weekly, or at custom intervals.

Recurring tasks support recurring subtasks.

Create Alexa reminders for tasks, perfect for managing important routines like medication schedules for elderly family members.

To turn off recurring tasks remove the @...@ from the task's notes.

To turn off Alexa reminders remove the #...# from the task's notes.


Examples:

@day@#T07:30# - every day with reminder at 7:30am

@weekday@#T08:30# - on Monday - Friday with reminder at 8:30am

@weekend@#T14:00# - on Saturdays and Sundays with reminder at 2pm

@monday,wednesday,friday@ - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays without reminders


@monday@ - once completed, a new task (including subtasks) will be created for the next Monday

@weekend@#T07:30# - if completed on a Saturday, a new task (including subtasks) will be created for Sunday with an Alexa reminder at 7:30am

@weekend@#T07:30# - if completed on a Sunday, a new task (including subtasks) will be created for the following Saturday with an Alexa reminder at 7:30am

@month@#T08:00# - once completed, new task will be created on a next month based from a DATE OF COMPLETION

@year@#T08:00# - once completed, new task will be created on a next year based from a DATE OF COMPLETION


@hourly-4-3@#T07:00# - recurring reminders every 4 hours, starting from 7am, repeated 3 times

@hourly-4-5@#T07:00# - INCORRECT reminder: 4x5 + 7 = 27 hours is greater than 24 hours


#2025-06-23T09:00# - an absolute date reminder for June 23, 2025 at 9am

Note: #yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm# doesn't support recurring, e.g. @year@#2025-06-23T09:00# is INCORRECT

* Quick Commands with Routines: Use custom Alexa routines for even shorter commands, allowing you to:

- Show or announce all tasks in a list

- Reset all tasks in a list to active

- Automatically create reminders for tasks marked with #...#, even without a set due date


Help and FAQ

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Link to the Medium blog:

https://voiceactivity.medium.com/google-tasks-alexa-easy-task-501931b98d8a