How to get started with Workdue in 5 minutes

Why Workdue is built this way

Most task tools assume you work on one product with one team. If you handle work for several clients, that model breaks quickly. Tasks get scattered across email, chat and spreadsheets, and deadlines slip because nothing shows you the whole week at once.

Workdue is calendar first. Every task with a date lands on a calendar, every client gets its own space, and reminders nudge you before anything is due. This guide gets you from zero to a planned week in about five minutes.

Step 1: Create your account

1. Go to workdueapp.com/login and choose Create account.
2. Pick a username. It can use lowercase letters, numbers, dots and underscores, between 3 and 24 characters. Workdue checks if it is available as you type.
3. Choose a password with at least 8 characters and continue.

That is it. There is no email confirmation step. Your workspace is created instantly with a few starter tasks so the app is never empty.

Step 2: Add your first client space

A space is a home for one client or area of work. Inside each space you can create lists such as Technical SEO, Content or Reporting.

1. In the sidebar, click the + next to Spaces.
2. Type the client name, for example Helios MF.
3. Add the client website, for example heliosmf.in. Workdue fetches the brand logo automatically. If it cannot find one, upload a logo or pick a colour.
4. Save, then add a list inside the space with the small + next to it.

Logos make a big difference when you scan a busy week. You recognise a client in a fraction of a second instead of reading names.

Step 3: Capture tasks fast

Speed matters. If adding a task takes more than a few seconds, you will stop doing it. Workdue gives you three quick ways:

• Press N anywhere to create a new task and start typing the title.
• Press Ctrl K (or Cmd K on Mac), type the task, and press Enter to create it in the current list.
• Click any empty slot in the Week or Day view to create a task at that exact time.

Open any task to add a due date, due time, duration, priority, tags, subtasks, a description and comments. Changes save automatically.

Step 4: Plan your week

Switch to the Week view with the tab at the top or press 1. You will see:

• Time blocks for tasks with a due time, sized by their duration.
• A Due row at the top for tasks that are due on a day but have no time.
• A red now line on today so you always know where you are.
• An Up next panel with overdue tasks and what is coming.

Drag any block to another day or time to reschedule it. Drop it on the Due row to remove the time but keep the date.

Step 5: Turn on reminders

Click the bell icon at the top of the app. Switch on pop up notifications and allow them when your browser asks. Then set a daily summary time and how early you want to be reminded before each due time.

For the best experience, install Workdue as an app. In Chrome or Edge, click the install icon in the address bar. On iPhone, open Workdue in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.

What to do next

You now have an account, a client space, a few tasks and a planned week. From here, these guides will help you go further:

• How to organise client work with spaces and lists
• How to plan your week with time blocks
• Every keyboard shortcut in Workdue

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