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How to create a To-Do list

A To-Do list is one of the core elements in Freelo. It contains tasks that are related to the same activity or project, or belong to one client.

Add a new To-Do list

Go to the Tasks page in a project and click on the green Add a To-Do list button.

First go to a particular project and then create a new To-Do list on the <em>Tasks</em> page.
First go to a particular project and then create a new To-Do list on the Tasks page.

Then, a modal window will appear where you can choose a name for your new To-Do list. You can also set its budget, default assignee, users who will have access to this To-Do list, a time fund, and pin a note to it.

Creating a new To-Do list including setting its budget and time fund.
Creating a new To-Do list including setting its budget and time fund.
What is a Budget in a To-Do list?

All time reports are deducted from the To-Do list budget. You can check how much money you have left.

Add multiple To-Do lists or sub/tasks

Do you know that your To-Do list will include certain sub/tasks? You can enter all of these directly when creating a To-Do list.

Click the arrow next to the green button Add To-Do list and select Add more items…

How to create multiple To-Do lists, tasks and subtasks.
How to create multiple To-Do lists and sub/tasks.

Then you need to keep the text structure so the items are created correctly. Take a look at how to create multiple items from text templates. You can keep text templates in Google docs and share them with your team.

= Name of a To-Do list
Name of a task
– Name of a subtask

Confirm via Save button.

The correct structure when adding more items.
Correct structure when adding more items.

Add To-Do lists from a template

In case you have some project templates, you can add just a part of them such as one To-Do list. Click the arrow button next to the title To-Do lists and choose Add from template…

Add To-Do lists from a template via Add from template.
Add To-Do lists from a template via Add from template…
How to create a To-Do list from a template.
How to create a To-Do list from a template.

Then choose a To-Do list with tasks that you want to add and confirm via Paste Selected Tasks.

Edit a To-Do list

When editing a To-Do list you can set a default assigned user and due date for all the tasks in bulk. Edit a To-Do list via a pencil icon on the right from To-Do list name.

How to edit a To-Do list.
How to edit a To-Do list.

Set an assignee or due date in bulk

How to assign a user and set the due date.
How to assign a user and set the due date.
Animation of multiple changes in To-Do list.
Animation of multiple changes in To-Do list.

When editing a To-Do list you can select one user and assign all the sub/tasks to him/her in the section Assign all tasks. You can also set the same due date for all the tasks at once in the section below. Confirm via Save.

Updated on 14.10.2025

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