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Fast Edit

Fast Edit is a compact inline panel that lets you update a todo's core fields without opening the full detail view. It is designed for quick corrections — changing a due date, reassigning a todo, or bumping the priority — without breaking your flow.

At a glance

  • ✓Update title, dates, status, priority, or assignee without opening the full form
  • ✓Available on desktop and mobile
  • ✓Changes save immediately — no explicit save button
  • ✓Skip editing closes the panel without making changes

Opening Fast Edit

There are two ways to open Fast Edit on desktop:

  • Hover and click the pencil icon — hover a todo row to reveal the action icons on the right. Click the pencil (✏) icon.
  • Keyboard shortcut — navigate to a todo with the keyboard and press E. The Fast Edit panel opens for the focused todo.

On mobile, tap the three-dot menu (…) on a todo row and select Fast Edit from the action sheet.

What you can edit

  1. 1

    Title

    Click the title field and type a new name. The current title is pre-filled for easy editing.

  2. 2

    Due date

    Click the due date field to open a compact date picker. Clear the field to remove the due date entirely.

  3. 3

    Start date

    Same as due date — set or clear the start date in one click.

  4. 4

    Status

    Use the status dropdown to move the todo between To Do, In Progress, Done, or Canceled. Completing from Fast Edit runs the full completion flow.

  5. 5

    Priority

    Pick Low, Medium, High, or Urgent from the priority selector.

  6. 6

    Assignee

    Click the assignee picker to search project members and reassign the todo.

💡 Tip

Fast Edit is ideal for daily triage. Open it on each overdue todo in sequence, shift the due date, and move on — all without leaving the todo list view.

Saving and closing

Changes in Fast Edit save immediately as you make them. There is no explicit save button. Close the panel by:

  • Clicking the ✕ button in the panel header
  • Pressing Escape
  • Clicking outside the panel
  • Clicking Skip editing (which closes without applying any pending field changes)

ℹ️ Note

Fields that require more context — like subtasks, dependencies, comments, and watchers — are not available in Fast Edit. Open the full detail view (click the todo title) for those.