To-Do

Written By Dearflow Team

Last updated 5 months ago

Dearflow's To-Do feature empowers you to manage your tasks efficiently, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. It's designed to be a central hub for all your actionable items, helping you prioritize, track progress, and ultimately, achieve your goals. With flexible creation methods and highly customizable attributes, you're always in complete control of your priorities and workflow.Creating To-Dos: Seamless Integration into Your Workflow

You have two primary, intuitive ways to create and manage your tasks within Dearflow, catering to different aspects of your daily work and personal life:

1. AI-Powered Email to To-Do Conversion: Transforming Communication into Action


One of the most innovative and time-saving features of Dearflow is the AI-powered conversion of emails into actionable to-do items. Flora, your intelligent AI assistant, actively monitors your incoming emails and proactively identifies those that likely require a response, follow-up, or a specific action. This revolutionary approach streamlines your workflow by seamlessly transforming actionable emails into trackable tasks, eliminating the need for manual transcription or remembering important email details.

  • How it Works: Flora intelligently analyzes the content of your incoming emails, looking for specific keywords, phrases, and contextual cues that indicate a task or action item. This includes common requests, explicit follow-up instructions, embedded deadlines, or even questions that require a detailed response. For instance, if an email contains phrases like "Please get back to me by Friday," "Can you finalize this document?", or "We need to discuss this next week," Flora will recognize these as potential to-do items.

  • Proactive Suggestions: When Flora detects such an email, a subtle yet clear prompt will appear, typically within your email interface or a dedicated notification area in Dearflow, suggesting you convert it into a to-do. This is not an automatic conversion, ensuring you always have the final say.

  • Effortless Approval Process: You maintain full control and oversight. Simply review Flora's suggestion, which will often include a pre-populated description drawn directly from the email's content. If it aligns with your needs, a single click on "Approve" is all it takes to instantly create the to-do item. The new task will be intelligently pre-populated with relevant information extracted from the email, such as the sender, subject line, a brief summary of the email's core request, and even potential due dates if identified. This eliminates manual data entry and ensures accuracy.

2. Manual To-Do Creation: Your Direct Path to Task Management

For tasks that don't originate from an email, or for those instances when you prefer a direct, hands-on approach to task creation, Dearflow offers robust manual to-do creation options. This ensures that every task, no matter its origin, can be captured and managed within your Dearflow system.

  • Direct Manual Entry: The most straightforward method allows you to easily type in new to-do items directly into your To-Do list. This is perfect for capturing spontaneous ideas, personal reminders, or tasks discussed verbally. The user-friendly interface makes adding a new task as simple as typing a note.

  • Ask Flora for Voice or Text Input: Leveraging Flora's conversational AI capabilities, you can create to-dos using natural language, eitFlora by typing or by speaking. This provides an incredibly flexible and efficient way to add tasks without navigating through menus.

    • Through Typing: Engage with Flora through the dedicated AI chat interface within Dearflow. Simply type your request in plain English, for example, "Add 'prepare presentation for Monday' to my to-do list," or "Create a reminder to call Sarah tomorrow at 10 AM." Flora will parse your request and intelligently add the task for you, often recognizing implied due dates or times.

    • Through Voice Commands (Join Beta Tester!): For even greater convenience, Dearflow allows you to speak your to-do requests directly to Flora. This hands-free option is ideal when you're busy, on the go, or simply prefer verbal interaction. Just activate Flora's listening mode and articulate your task, similar to the typed examples above. Flora will convert your speech into text and create the corresponding to-do.

Customizable To-Do Attributes: Tailoring Tasks to Your Needs

Once a to-do is created, whetFlora through AI conversion or manual entry, Dearflow provides comprehensive options to modify and enhance its details. These customizable attributes allow you to tailor each task to suit your specific needs, ensuring clarity, timely reminders, and accurate progress tracking.

  • Description: Detail Your Task with Precision
    The "Description" field is crucial for providing context and clarity for each task. You can easily edit the task description to add more detail, break down complex tasks into smaller sub-items, clarify specific requirements, or include any necessary notes, links, or attachments that are relevant to completing the task. A well-defined description ensures that when you return to a task, you immediately understand what needs to be done.

  • Date / Time Reminders: Never Miss a Deadline Again
    One of the most powerful features for staying organized is the ability to set precise dates and times for your tasks. Flora will leverage this critical information to send you timely reminders, ensuring you stay on schedule and never miss a deadline or an important appointment.

    • Flexible Scheduling: You can set a simple due date, a specific time for a reminder, or even recurring reminders for tasks that happen regularly (e.g., "every Monday," "first of the month").

    • Smart Notifications: Flora's reminders are intelligent. They can be delivered through various channels, including in-app notifications, email alerts, or even desktop pop-ups, depending on your preferences. You can also customize how far in advance you wish to be reminded.

    • Calendar Integration: Your to-dos with set dates and times can often be seamlessly integrated with your external calendar applications, providing a unified view of your commitments.

  • Status: Track Your Progress and Celebrate Completion
    The "Status" attribute is fundamental for tracking the progress of your tasks and maintaining an organized overview of your achievements.

    • "Completed" Status: The most satisfying action is to mark tasks as "Completed" once they are finished. This provides a clear visual indication of your accomplishments and removes the task from your active list, contributing to a sense of closure and productivity.

By combining AI-driven efficiency with intuitive manual controls and comprehensive customization, Dearflow's To-Do feature stands as a robust solution for managing all your tasks, from the simplest reminder to the most complex project component.