Obsidian Google Tasks

Manage your Google Tasks from inside Obsidian

Please make sure to install the latest version of this plugin (at least 1.5.0) to prevent a potential corruption of your attachments (Sorry 🙇‍♂️) Thank you to @carlosrusso.

Features

• List tasks
• Create tasks
• Edit tasks (Will create a new task and delete the old one)
• Mark as done / todo
• Delete done tasks

Working with specific time is not supported by the Google API :(

Installation

• Download google-tasks from the latest release
• Extract zip into .obsidian/plugins folder
• Restart Obsidian
• Activate inside the obsidian settings page
• Create Google Cloud Project
• Activate Google Tasks API
• Configure OAUTH screen
  • Select Extern
  • Fill necessary inputs
  • Add your email as tester if using "@gmail" add gmail and googlemail
• Add API Token
• Add OAUTH client
  • select Webclient
  • add http://127.0.0.1:42813 as Javascript origin
  • add http://127.0.0.1:42813/callback as redirect URI
• add the keys into the fields under the plugin settings
• Press Login

Using the plugin on Mobile (work around)

• Login on a desktop device
• Use the Copy Google Refresh Token to Clipboard command on that device
• Install the plugin on the phone
• Instead of Login paste the token from the desktop device into the Refresh token field on the phone

Usage

Google Task View

• Open view by pressing the checkmark icon in the left sidebar
• View will open and list your tasks
  • Complete them by clicking the checkbox
  • Edit them by long clicking the task
  • Show and hide the todo and done list by pressing the title texts
  • Force update the list by pressing on Google Tasks
  • The list will check for changes in a set interval (changeable in settings)
  • Press the plus button to create a new task
  • Use the dropdown to switch between lists

Commands

List Google Tasks

Shows a list of all undone tasks selecting one will complete the task

Create Google Tasks

Will open a popup to create a new task

Insert Google Tasks

Will insert a lost of all undone tasks into the current file. Checking the task inside the File will complete / incomplete it.