# Modes

> Work, Personal or modes of your own show only the projects you pick, on this Mac. Your tasks stay the same everywhere.

Source: https://todocity.app/docs/modes

A **mode** shows you only the projects you choose. In **Work**, for example, Today, Calendar, the menu bar and (if you like) notifications only show your work projects. Everything else is still there, just a click away.

![The mode menu open at the top of the sidebar: Work, Personal, Study and Everything, with their shortcuts](https://todocity.app/docs/img/mode-menu.webp "Switch modes at the top of the sidebar.")

## Switch modes

Click the switch at the top of the sidebar and pick a mode, or use these keys:

| Keys | Mode |
| --- | --- |
| <kbd>⌃⌥1</kbd>, <kbd>⌃⌥2</kbd>… | Your modes, in order |
| <kbd>⌃⌥0</kbd> | Everything |

While you're in a mode, a line under the list tells you how many tasks are waiting outside it, and **Show** lets you see them. A project's own page and [search](https://todocity.app/docs/search) always show every task.

## Work and Personal

TodoCity comes with two modes to start with:

- **Work** shows the **Office** project and tasks that aren't in a project. New tasks without a project go to Office.
- **Personal** shows every project except Office, including any you make later. New tasks without a project go to **Home**.

You can change both in **Settings → Modes**.

## Make your own

![Settings → Modes with Work selected: the projects it shows, its calendars, and the mode this Mac is in](https://todocity.app/docs/img/settings-modes.webp "Settings → Modes.")

1. **Open Settings → Modes** and click **+ New mode**.
2. **Give it a name** and an icon (an emoji).
3. **Tick the projects** you want it to show, and decide whether it shows **Tasks with no project**.
4. **Choose the rest** of its settings, listed below.

| Setting | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Show new projects here too** | Projects you make later show up in this mode automatically |
| **Notifications only for these projects** | While you're in this mode, reminders for other projects wait until you switch |
| **New tasks go to** | The project that new tasks without a project join while this mode is on |
| **Calendars in Work** (named after the mode) | Which calendars show while the mode is on |

To get rid of a mode, click **Delete mode**.

## Each Mac keeps its own mode

Modes only change what you see. Your tasks are the same everywhere, and [sync between your Macs](https://todocity.app/docs/sync-between-macs) keeps them up to date. Each Mac remembers its own mode, so your work laptop can stay in Work while your Mac at home stays in Personal. You can set this under **On this Mac → Mode this Mac is in** in **Settings → Modes**.