Peter Akkies

I help executives and business owners install a productivity system to stay on top of things. Also into skydiving, scuba, Lindy Hop, history, and F1. Vegan.

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

Super handy “papercut fix”!

I just recorded a video the other day for my Todoist course to demonstrate this feature.

Speaking of my Todoist course…

New Todoist features come out so often that I’m re-recording the entire course from scratch to show everything that’s new!

[Todoist @todoist]

Now, Todoist can turn photos, copy-pasted text, and files into tasks for you automatically!

With Task Capture, attach a photo, paste in text, or upload a document in "Quick Add." Todoist pulls action items for you and your teammates.

Give Task Capture a try, now in public beta!

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@thsottiaux If this means you’re merging the ChatGPT and Codex apps on macOS but based on the current Codex app, I’m all for it because the Codex app is awesome.

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

It’s awesome that @todoist now officially connects with @claudeai.

Made a quick video to demo it:

https://t.co/BOndgFypBt

[Todoist @todoist]

You asked, and it’s finally here: Todoist’s Claude connector is live! ✨

Less tab-switching, copy-pasting your tasks between Todoist and @claudeai, and losing your train of thought, more actually getting things done.

Your team (and your 47 open tabs) will thank you.
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[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

Kinda like Ramble but text-based. Nice!

[Amir Salihefendić @amix3k]

I’m very excited about our vision for Quick Add 2.0, probably the most loved feature in Todoist.

What if we leaned into subtraction rather than addition? What if the system were smart enough to detect things like pasted text? What if it were truly multi-modal, working seamlessly with voice, files, and more?

I think the team is on to something. Sneak-leak (this is still WIP!)🫣

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

Very fun to try out!

[Amir Salihefendić @amix3k]

Todoist is now an approved app in Claude ✴️, so you can manage your Todoist tasks directly with Claude.

We also fixed a nasty reconnection issue. Lots more coming soon (including official ChatGPT support)!

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@amix3k John Maynard Keynes from 100 years ago would like to have a word with you!

https://t.co/HEsQ9yZwgF

😉

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

The @Todoist team is fixing papercuts in your daily workflows

[Amir Salihefendić @amix3k]

Imagine sharing any file or image with Todoist and having tasks automatically extracted from it.

We are still cooking, but you can already try an early version on the web, iOS, and Android. Keep an eye on this space ✨

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@amix3k I wonder whether, sooner or later, AI chat interfaces will become somewhat commoditized.

e.g. it won’t matter (much) whether I’ll be interacting with Todoist through Claude, ChatGPT, Siri / Apple Intelligence, etc. as long as they all have access to my full Todoist database.

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

First thing that comes to mind:

Meeting notes (e.g. from @meetgranola) automatically become tasks in @todoist, with the correct deadline assigned.

And dozens of other ways to remove small pieces of friction from your workflows.

[Amir Salihefendić @amix3k]

Just write what you want to automate, and Todoist Automations takes care of the rest.

A small preview of how we’re turning Todoist into something that does more of the heavy lifting for you (across all of your productivity apps). It may look simple on the surface, but there’s a lot of innovation and hard tech behind it. I’m very excited about where this is going!

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

Spot on

[David Allen @gtdguy]

Think your issue is "project managment"? Think again.
https://t.co/paIR9SvB8T

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@humantransit They should take a look at Deutsche Bahn’s ICE information screens, which are the most gorgeous I’ve seen https://t.co/ZeW6ZujFlD

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

This would be very handy as a standalone feature in Todoist.

It’s like Ramble on steroids because it thinks with you.

Although you can already do this to some degree with all-purpose AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT (and Gemini?) with their Todoist integrations.

[Amir Salihefendić @amix3k]

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live launched a few days ago, and it's a pretty incredible real-time model. We're getting very close to everyone having their own JARVIS assistant.

A small demo of a Todoist voice assistant built with the new model.

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@amix3k Fantastic news man. Really happy the surgery was so successful

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@amix3k This isn’t live yet, right?

It would feel more intuitive to be able to scan a paper document for tasks without having to first create a new task and press attachment.

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@domjost @amix3k Like team workspaces? Not necessarily. Areas can be personal or for a team. Things 3 does this well.

E.g. I have areas like Admin, Business, Health, Home, Relationships, etc.

“Health” isn’t a “project” but rather an ongoing area of responsibility.

Does that make sense?

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@domjost @amix3k So Todoist’s “projects” are really just lists.

I’d prefer:

Areas (of responsibility)
- are ongoing
- contain to-dos
- contain projects

Projects
- are completable
- contain to-dos
- can have a deadline

Then you could add goals, but they’d add less value once areas exist.

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

@domjost @amix3k Ah no, I mean set it up so that you can (optionally) assign a task or a project to a goal. Goals would usually not be empty of course.

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

Can’t decide which is more exciting:

Todoist getting automations (= AI agents?) or support for tracking goals (not just tasks & projects).

Either way, I’d better plan to update my Todoist course as soon as this comes out!

[Amir Salihefendić @amix3k]

🎯🤔

[Peter Akkies @peterakkies]

I love how @todoist is reducing friction by thoughtfully adding AI-powered features.

Plus, as the AI models powering this on the back end inevitably improve, the reliability and accuracy of these features will increase almost automatically too.

[Amir Salihefendić @amix3k]

We’re making it much easier to attach files in Todoist, and we’re adding AI to the experience as well. One example is Image Scan, which can analyze an image, such as handwritten notes or a whiteboard, and turn it into actionable tasks.

It’s a bit like Ramble, but for images. We’ll have something similar for text, too! Leak time 😄