iOS Shortcut to create a TaskNotes Task File

obsidianuser8 · October 13, 2025, 6:44am

Hi,

I just wanted to share simple iOS shortcut to create a task file that is compatible with TaskNotes.

Here’s the iCloud Link: Shortcuts

Here’s the screenshot (in German):

minh · October 14, 2025, 12:08am

Thanks for this! I was able to add due date and priority inputs to make it more complete: Shortcuts

This also opens Obsidian to ensure it gets synced.

obsidianuser8 · October 14, 2025, 6:33am

Thank you for your additions. Looks great now.

obsidianuser8 · October 14, 2025, 7:13am

It might become a problem using the task title as filename though. It might be a good idea to clean the input beforehand somehow. That’s why I used the date as filename as a workaround.

obsidianuser8 · October 30, 2025, 8:25am

For the Apple Watch with watchOS I had to modify the shortcut due to the problems encountered as described here, but I managed to get it running with the third party app Quick Capture for Obsidian.