Your first day in Ensō

By the end of this walkthrough you’ll have an Ensō account, a todo list with a few dated tasks and a subtask, a task and a note captured without leaving the keyboard, and a look at today’s Agenda. About 15 minutes.

What you’ll need

• A browser open at https://app.ensoapp.io (the desktop app works identically — see Install)
• An email address you can check, to verify your account

1. Register

1. On the sign-in screen, type your Email and a Password (min 8 chars).
2. Click Register. (The same form has a Log in button for next time.)
3. Ensō opens with a banner: Verify your email to start syncing. Click the link in the email we sent, then click I’ve verified in the banner (or just wait — it re-checks on its own). If the email doesn’t arrive, click Resend email and check spam.

You can use Ensō before verifying; your data stays on this device until you do. New accounts start a free Premium trial — see Billing.

2. Create a todo list

Ensō opens in Todo, with a ready-made list called Inbox.

1. At the bottom of the left sidebar, click the field that reads New list….
2. Type a name, for example Errands, and press Enter.

The list appears in the sidebar and is selected.

Tip

The two small buttons under that field switch between List and Group. A group is a folder for lists — handy later, skip it for now.

3. Add a few tasks

1. At the bottom of the task pane, click Add a task and press Enter….
2. Type Return library books and press Enter. The field clears, ready for the next one.
3. Add two more: Buy birthday card and Book dentist.

The header shows the count, e.g. 3 open · 3 total.

4. Give them due dates

1. Double-click Return library books. The Details panel opens on the right.
2. Under Due date, pick a date from the date picker. It saves as soon as you choose.
3. Do the same for the other two tasks — make one of them today.

Each task row now shows a date chip: Today, Tomorrow, or the date. Overdue dates turn red.

Tip

With a due date set, the Repeat field in the same panel lets a task recur (Every day, Every week, Monthly on day… and so on). Completing a repeating task spawns the next occurrence.

5. Nest a subtask

1. Double-click Buy birthday card to open its Details.
2. In the Subtasks block, click Add a subtask, type Find out her favourite colour, and press Enter.
3. Close the panel. The parent row now has a chevron; the subtask sits indented beneath it, and the panel shows progress like 0 of 1.

You can also rearrange existing tasks: with a row focused, Tab indents it under the task above and Shift+Tab outdents; or right-click a task and choose Indent / Outdent under Nesting. Completing a parent completes its open subtasks too.

6. Capture a task from anywhere

Say you’re in another module and remember something.

1. Press Ctrl+Space. The command palette opens with Type a command….
2. Type t n — the row New todo in Inbox is highlighted. Press Enter.
3. Type a title in Todo title… and press Enter.

The task lands in your Inbox list; you stay where you were. Esc backs out at any point.

Tip

Type ? in the palette to list every command. Single letters jump between modules: a Agenda, t Todo, n Notes, and so on — see Command palette.

7. Jot a quick note

1. Press Ctrl+Space again and type n c — Capture to Inbox note. Press Enter.
2. Type a line in Note text… and press Enter.

The line is appended to a Notes page called Inbox (created the first time you capture). Open Notes later to find it and refile.

8. Look at today’s Agenda

1. Press Ctrl+Space, type a, press Enter — or open the app switcher at the top of the left rail and choose Agenda.
2. Today’s date is the heading. Scan the sections: Events from your calendars, Overdue (only on today, only if there is something), Due — including the task you dated for today — and Added for tasks created today.
3. Want one more? Type into Add a task for this day… under Due; it goes into Inbox with today’s date.
4. Scroll down to Daily Note and click Add notes for this day to start a journal page for today.

Use the ‹ and › arrows, the Today / Yesterday / Tomorrow links, or the date picker in the sidebar to look at other days.

Where next

• Todo — sections, archiving, notifications, and more
• Agenda — how note checklists with @dates show up here
• Command palette and the Keyboard reference
• Use Ensō on two devices