Hello! I’m trying to migrate from Things 3 and have been largely successful but while re-creating the repeating todos by hand, I’ve struggled with
setting deadlines to repeating copies. I’ve searched the forum and I believe that it used to not be possible but now the following scenario is
possible:
Create a repeating copy every x days with a due date y days after the copy creation date.
If that is the case then I believe there’s a bug in how the Desktop version handles it.
Desktop
Version: 1.11.9 (Trial) // AppImage
Core Build: Mar 25, 2026 09:03 AM GMT+1
Core Revision: 65a40ff8
Platform: linux x64 (Linux Mint)
- Enter Inbox, click New Item.
- Type task title “RepeatingTestDesktop”.
- Click on Scheduled > Make Repeating.
- Repeats: Daily
- Every: 7 days.
- Starts: today
- Ends: never
- Do not repeat until the previous iteration is complete: unchecked
- Set due date after: checked, 3 days.
- Click Save and save the task.
- Result, when viewed on Desktop: Focus list shows “RepeatingTestDesktop” as Due Today (incorrect).
- Result, when viewed on iPhone: Focus list shows “RepeatingTestDesktop” as Due Today (incorrect).
iPhone
iPhone 16e
iOS 26.3.1 (a)
Everdo v 1.9.3
- Enter Inbox, tap New Item.
- Type task title “RepeatingTestDesktop”.
- Tap on Scheduled > Repeat.
- Schedule Type: Daily
- Every 7 days.
- Start Date: today.
- End date: never
- Do not repeat until complete: unchecked
- Set due date when action repeats: checked, 3 days.
- Tap Done and Create.
- Result, when viewed on Desktop: Focus list shows “RepeatingTestiPhone” as Due Today (incorrect).
- Result, when viewed on iPhone: Focus list shows “RepeatingTestiPhone” as Due in 3 days (correct).
Task JSONs exported from Desktop:
Templates
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"contact_id_ts":null,"num_parallel_actions_ts":null,"position_global_ts":null,"position_child_ts":null,"position_parent_ts":null,"position_focus_ts":
null,"hide_note":null}
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Copies
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ll,"parent_id":"","title":"RepeatingTestDesktop","created_on":1775802529,"is_focused":1,"energy":null,"time":null,"due_date":1775772000,"start_date":
null,"schedule":null,"recurrent_task_id":"5F63B20FD6214D1F940C6A6CBC034919","contact_id":"","tags":[],"position_child":null,"position_parent":null,"p
osition_focus":null,"position_global":null,"repeated_on":null,"num_parallel_actions":null,"type_ts":null,"list_ts":null,"title_ts":null,"note_ts":nul
l,"completed_on_ts":null,"parent_id_ts":null,"is_focused_ts":0,"energy_ts":null,"time_ts":null,"due_date_ts":null,"start_date_ts":null,"schedule_ts":
null,"contact_id_ts":null,"num_parallel_actions_ts":null,"position_global_ts":null,"position_child_ts":null,"position_parent_ts":null,"position_focus
_ts":null,"hide_note":null}
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Task JSONs exported from iPhone:
Templates
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,"id":"5F63B20FD6214D1F940C6A6CBC034919","type":"a","start_date":1775772000,"schedule_ts":1775802528,"title_ts":1775802528,"tags":[],"is_focused_ts":
3}
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6DAE17A52BD53","list":"s","type":"a","created_on":1775802662,"changed_ts":1775802669,"start_date_ts":1775802662}
Copies
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2529,"is_focused":1,"recurrent_task_id":"5F63B20FD6214D1F940C6A6CBC034919","id":"4CB3A1D4995640719EDFC97F862DBCD7","changed_ts":1775802529,"title":"R
epeatingTestDesktop"}
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"}
I also had the opportunity to check this on Debian 13 with Xfce Desktop (acting as a server for those two devices above) and it behaved the same way
as Linux Mint Desktop (incorrect).
Could you please check if it’s some general issue or rather related to my configuration? Thanks for the great app!