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The Hit List is a simple, yet sophisticated application to manage the daily chaos of your modern life. Based on the simple concept of making lists, The Hit List lets you plan, forget, then act when the time is right.
Examples of repeating tasks
Type | Examples |
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Daily |
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Every n days |
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On days of the week |
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Every n days of the week |
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Every n months |
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On specific days of the month |
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On nth day of the week of the month |
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Yearly |
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Last day of the month |
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Preference | Explanation |
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Play sounds | Play sound effects when completing a task or hiding tasks |
Predict tags when editing task title | The Hit List learns how you tag tasks and can suggest a tag when you create new tasks. |
Complete parent task when all-subtasks are completed | When you complete the last subtask, mark the parent task as completed. |
Timer window stays on top of other windows | Make the timer window always stay on top of other windows. |
Enable card animations | When you're in the card view mode, certain actions trigger an animation. You can enable or disable those animations with this preference. |
Enable Spotlight indexing | On Mac OS X 10.6 or higher, you can enable Spotlight indexing. |
Dock action count | Show number of incomplete tasks in the Inbox, the Today list, or both, in the Dock icon badge. |
Reset... | Reset all preferences back to the initial defaults. |
The following buttons are available when you sign into your sync account.
Preference | Explanation |
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Manage Account... | Open The Hit List Sync Service account in your web browser. |
Perform Full Sync... | Send all tasks and download all existing tasks from sync service. |
Sign Out | After signing out of your sync account, you will have to sign back in to sync again. |
Purchase or Extend Subscription... | Purchase a subscription if you have not purchased yet, or extend your subscription if you already have an active subscription. |
Preference | Explanation |
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Sync with system reminders | Enable or disable syncing with system reminders. |
Reminders lists | Select a Reminders list to choose which tags or lists should be synced there. You can temporarily disable syncing on the Reminders list by ticking off the checkbox in front of it. A task cannot be synced to more than one Reminders list. Thus, if more than one Reminders list matches a task, it will be synced to the one higher in the list. You can rearrange the order of the Reminders lists through drag and drop. |
Sync with | Choose which tags or lists should be synced with the selected Reminders list. |
Preference | Explanation |
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Quick Entry window | Click to choose a keyboard shortcut for the Quick Entry window. |
Quick Entry with context | When the Quick Entry window is opened via the shortcut set here, the information from the foreground application is used to create the task. |
Configure System Service… | Opens the Keyboard System Preferences window where you can enable or disable the system service and change its global keyboard shortcut. Once the window is open, you might have to click on "Keyboard Shortcuts" then "Services" to be able to configure the system service. |
Close tab | Choose the keyboard shortcut that closes the current tab. |
Preference | Explanation |
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Check for updates at startup | Enable or disable checking for updates at startup. |
Check Now | Check immediately if there are any updates available. |
Send anonymous system profile information | The system profile information includes details such your CPU type, operating system version, type of Mac, amount of RAM installed, and more. This information is sent at most once per week. |
Preference | Explanation |
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Name | Name the person to whom the license is registered |
License Key | If you don't know what your license key is, you can find it in the order receipt that was emailed to you at the time of purchase. |
Purchase License... | Click to purchase a license using the in-app store. |
Find My License Key... | If you have lost your license key, click to visit our web store where you can tell us your email address to have your order receipt emailed to you again. |
You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly accomplish many tasks in The Hit List. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the The Hit List menus, or use the table below as a reference. Many items in The Hit List (for example, tasks and column headings) also have contextual menus. To see a contextual menu, press the Control key and click the item. To perform an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below.
Action | Shortcut | |
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The Hit List menu shortcuts | ||
Preferences… | Command-Comma | ⌘, |
Hide The Hit List | Command-H | ⌘H |
Hide Others | Command-Option-H | ⌥⌘H |
Quit The Hit List | Command-Q | ⌘Q |
File menu shortcuts | ||
New Task | Command-N | ⌘N |
New Task Below | Return | ↩ |
New Sub-Task | Shift-Return | ⇧↩ |
New List | Command-Shift-N | ⇧⌘N |
New Folder | Command-Control-N | ⌃⌘N |
New Smart Folder… | Command-Option-N | ⌥⌘N |
New Tab | Command-T | ⌘T |
Close Window | Command-W | ⌘W |
Close All | Command-Option-W | ⌥⌘W |
Archive List | Command-K | ⌘K |
Sync | Command-Option-S | ⌥⌘S |
Page Setup… | Command-Shift-P | ⇧⌘P |
Print… | Command-P | ⌘P |
Edit menu shortcuts | ||
Undo | Command-Z | ⌘Z |
Redo | Command-Shift-Z | ⇧⌘Z |
Cut | Command-X | ⌘X |
Copy | Command-C | ⌘C |
Copy with Notes | Command-Option-C | ⌥⌘C |
Copy as Link | Command-Shift-Option-C | ⌥⇧⌘C |
Paste | Command-V | ⌘V |
Paste and Match Style | Command-Shift-Option-V | ⌥⇧⌘V |
Select All | Command-A | ⌘A |
Select None | Command-Shift-A | ⇧⌘A |
Select menu shortcuts | ||
Up | K | K |
Down | J | J |
Left | H | H |
Right | L | L |
Font menu shortcuts | ||
Show Fonts | Command-Shift-T | ⇧⌘T |
Bold | Command-B | ⌘B |
Italic | Command-I | ⌘I |
Underline | Command-U | ⌘U |
Bigger | Command-Plus | ⌘+ |
Smaller | Command-Minus | ⌘- |
Show Colors | Command-Shift-C | ⇧⌘C |
Copy Style | Command-Option-C | ⌥⌘C |
Paste Style | Command-Option-V | ⌥⌘V |
Find menu shortcuts | ||
Search | Command-F | ⌘F |
Find… | Command-Option-F | ⌥⌘F |
Find Next | Command-G | ⌘G |
Find Previous | Command-Shift-G | ⇧⌘G |
Use Selection for Find | Command-E | ⌘E |
Jump to Selection | Command-J | ⌘J |
Spelling and Grammar menu shortcuts | ||
Show Spelling… | Command-Colon | ⌘: |
Check Spelling | Command-Semicolon | ⌘; |
Special Characters… | Command-Option-T | ⌥⌘T |
View menu shortcuts | ||
Go Back | Command-Left Bracket | ⌘[ |
Go Forward | Command-Right Bracket | ⌘] |
Go To menu shortcuts | ||
Inbox | Command-Option-1 | ⌥⌘1 |
Today | Command-Option-2 | ⌥⌘2 |
Upcoming | Command-Option-3 | ⌥⌘3 |
Group Above | Command-Option-Left Bracket | ⌥⌘[ |
Group Below | Command-Option-Right Bracket | ⌥⌘] |
Outline | Command-1 | ⌘1 |
Card | Command-2 | ⌘2 |
Lists | Command-3 | ⌘3 |
Tags | Command-4 | ⌘4 |
Outline menu shortcuts | ||
Collapse | Command-Control-Left Arrow | ⌃⌘← |
Expand | Command-Control-Right Arrow | ⌃⌘→ |
Expand All | Command-Control-Down Arrow | ⌃⌘↓ |
Collapse All | Command-Control-Up Arrow | ⌃⌘↑ |
Columns menu shortcuts | ||
Start Date | Command-8 | ⌘8 |
Due Date | Command-9 | ⌘9 |
Estimated Time | Command-0 | ⌘0 |
Show Go To Bar | G | G |
Show Hints Bar | ? | ? |
Show Filter Bar | R | R |
Hide Sidebar | Command-Shift-L | ⇧⌘L |
Show Task Information | Command-Shift-I | ⇧⌘I |
Expand Notes | Command-Shift-Quote | ⇧⌘' |
Show All Completed Tasks | Command-Shift-H | ⇧⌘H |
Show Number of Actions | Command-Shift-U | ⇧⌘U |
Enter Full Screen | Command-Control-F | ⌃⌘F |
Task menu shortcuts | ||
Mark as Cancelled | X | X |
Start Today | T | T |
Due Today | Shift-T | ⇧T |
File to List | F | F |
Begin Timing | B | B |
Stop Timing | Command-Period | ⌘. |
Move menu shortcuts | ||
Up | W | W |
Up 5 Rows | Shift-W | ⇧W |
To Top | Option-W | ⌥W |
Down | S | S |
Down 5 Rows | Shift-S | ⇧S |
To Bottom | Option-S | ⌥S |
Left | A | A |
Right | D | D |
Tag | Slash | / |
Tag Context | @ | @ |
Edit Note | Command-Quote | ⌘' |
Priority menu shortcuts | ||
1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 2 | 2 |
3 | 3 | 3 |
4 | 4 | 4 |
5 | 5 | 5 |
6 | 6 | 6 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 9 | 9 |
None | 0 | 0 |
Raise Priority | ' | ' |
Lower Priority | ; | ; |
Estimated Time menu shortcuts | ||
Add 1 Hour | Period | . |
Add 30 Minutes | Shift-Period | ⇧. |
Subtract 1 Hour | Comma | , |
Subtract 30 Minutes | Shift-Comma | ⇧, |
Due Date menu shortcuts | ||
Add a Day | Right Bracket | ] |
Add a Week | Shift-Right Bracket | ⇧] |
Subtract a Day | Left Bracket | [ |
Subtract a Week | Shift-Left Bracket | ⇧[ |
Start Date menu shortcuts | ||
Add a Day | Equals | = |
Add a Week | Shift-Equals | ⇧= |
Subtract a Day | Minus | - |
Subtract a Week | Shift-Minus | ⇧- |
Repeat… | Command-R | ⌘R |
Open Link | V | V |
Open Link in Background | Shift-V | ⇧V |
Show in List | Command-L | ⌘L |
Hide Completed Tasks | Backtick | ` |
Window menu shortcuts | ||
Minimize | Command-M | ⌘M |
Minimize All | Command-Option-M | ⌥⌘M |
Select Next Tab | Command-Shift-Right Bracket | ⇧⌘] |
Select Previous Tab | Command-Shift-Left Bracket | ⇧⌘[ |
Help menu shortcuts | ||
The Hit List Help | Command-? | ⌘? |
The Hit List supports a custom URL scheme for controlling some aspects of the application.
thehitlist:///UID
Every group and task in The Hit List is internally given a unique ID. Clients that know such an ID can request the group or task be opened. On the Mac, you can get this kind of URL for a task by choosing “Copy as Link” in the Edit menu.
Availability: Mac
thehitlist:///path/to/group
The route to a list is specified as a path in the URL, using the name of each group. Some examples:
URL | Explanation |
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thehitlist:///Inbox |
Opens the Inbox |
thehitlist:///Bucket%20List |
Opens a list or folder named “Bucket List” |
thehitlist:///Projects/Shed |
Opens a list or folder named “Shed”, inside of the folder “Projects” |
Names are handled case-insensitively, so you can specify either inbox
or Inbox
, for example. Non-URL path characters — such as spaces — need to be percent encoded. See “Bucket List” above, for example.
Availability: Mac
thehitlist:///folder/list/tasks?method=POST&title=Reach+88mph
As above, the URL path specifies which list the task should be created in. The URL query begins at the ?
character. The query is composed of a series of parameter names and values separated by ‘&
’ symbols. A ‘=
’ character is used to separate parameter name and value.
Spaces are accepted as either a ‘+
’ symbol for convenience, or as the full %20
sequence. Consequently, if you require an actual ‘+
’ character, it must be encoded as %2B
.
Parameter names are case-insensitive. Parameters may appear in any order. Unrecognized parameter names or values are ignored. The result of duplicate parameter names is undefined. If the specified list does not exist, the request goes ignored.
Parameter | Explanation | Availability |
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title |
Title of the new task. As when typing in a task, / or @ may be used to specify a tag. |
Mac and iOS |
notes |
Notes to include in the task | Mac and iOS |
url |
The URL to include in the task notes | Mac and iOS |
urlTitle |
The name of the link for the URL | Mac |
startDate , dueDate |
Dates can be specified using the shorthand values that The Hit List application understands. For example, “6/4”, “June 4, 2010”, “4” (4th of the next month), “wed”, “4d” (in four days), “today”, “t” (today), and so on and so on. If you add a task to the Today group, the start date gets automatically set to today. | Mac and iOS, although iOS only supports a limited range of date formats |
estimatedTime |
Example values are 30m, 0.5h 1d, and so on | Mac and iOS. Time estimates aren’t visible in the iOS app, but they will show up when synced back to a Mac. |
priority |
Priority can range from 0 to 9 where 0 is no priority. In the iOS app, priorities 1 & 2 are red, 3 & 4 yellow, 5 grey, 6 & 7 blue, and 8 & 9 green. | Mac and iOS |
index |
An index value of n will insert to that index in the list. Index of -1 is a special case where it will add to the end of the list. The default is 0. |
Mac |
thehitlist:///inbox/tasks?method=POST
Creates an empty task in the Inbox.
thehitlist:///Bucket%20List?method=POST&title=Swim+with+dolphins¬es=Perhaps+in+Mexico?
Creates a task named “Swim with dolphins” in “Bucket List”. Notes are filled in with “Perhaps in Mexico?”
thehitlist:///inbox/tasks?method=POST&title=+@work
Creates a task tagged with @work. On iOS, the leading space places the text insertion point at the start of the title, ready to type. You can specify a trailing space instead to automatically start typing after the tag.
thehitlist:///inbox/tasks?method=POST&title=Buy+Mike+a+present&dueDate=2015-06-24
Creates a task with the due date 24 June 2015.