# How do tasks work?

Any line you write as - [ ] in any note becomes a task, and the Tasks view in the sidebar collects them all in one place. Checking a task off there updates the note it lives in, and opening a task jumps to that note. There is no separate task database to maintain: tasks are just lines in your notes, encrypted like everything else.

The quick-add box at the top of Tasks appends to a note called Quick Tasks (created for you on first use), so capturing a stray to-do takes one keystroke, not a filing decision. The same view offers three layouts (Hybrid, Aggregated, List), a completed-tasks toggle, and task search, and the New button on the All view can start a task note directly.

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Source: https://privacynotes.app/help/tasks