# Reminders and notifications

> TodoCity reminds you when a task is due, with Done and Snooze one click away. Choose a morning summary, a daily check-in and the “Lights on” sound.

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

When it's time for a task, TodoCity lets you know, and you can hit **Done**, **Snooze** or **Tomorrow** right from the notification. You'll find all the settings for this in **Settings → Notifications**.

![Settings → Notifications: reminders, a 9:00 AM time for tasks without a time, the done sound, and the menu-bar check-in](https://todocity.app/docs/img/settings-notifications.webp "Settings → Notifications.")

## Reminders

| Setting | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Remind me when tasks are due** | Turns reminders on or off. They're on from the start |
| **Tasks without a time** | If a task has a day but no time, it reminds you on that day at the time you set here |
| **One morning summary instead** | Sends one notification each morning instead of one per task. Timed tasks still remind you on time |
| **Test** | **Send a test** notification to make sure everything works |

macOS asks you once whether TodoCity can send notifications. If they're turned off for TodoCity, Settings will tell you. Click **Open System Settings** and turn them on there.

## When a task comes due

Along with the notification, the menu-bar dropdown opens on just that task, with everything else blurred behind it. It never steals your keyboard, so you can keep typing.

If you'd rather it stayed closed, turn off **Open on a task when it's due**.

## Snooze

You can snooze a task from its notification, from the dropdown, from its **⋯** menu, or by pressing <kbd>S</kbd>:

| Choice | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **15 min**, **1 hour** | Moves the task to that long from now |
| **Tonight** | Moves it to 8:00 PM today. You'll see this option until 7 PM |
| **Tomorrow**, **Next week** | Moves it to that day |

Repeating tasks keep their usual days and times. Snoozing one just reminds you again later, and **Tomorrow** or **Next week** only move this one occurrence.

![A task's More menu open on Snooze, with 15 min, 1 hour, Tonight, Tomorrow and Next week](https://todocity.app/docs/img/snooze.webp "Snooze options.")

## The daily check-in

Once a day, the menu-bar dropdown asks you to plan any tasks that don't have a date, with one tap each. You can turn this on or off with **Daily check-in for undated tasks**, and choose when it happens with **Check-in time**.

## The “Lights on” sound

Whenever you finish a task, you'll hear **Lights on**, a light switch followed by a warm chime. To listen to it, click **Play** next to **Hear it**. If you'd rather not hear it, switch off **Play a sound when a task is done** in **Settings → Notifications**.

## Modes and other Macs

- If you're in a [mode](https://todocity.app/docs/modes) with **Notifications only for these projects** turned on, reminders for other projects wait until you switch.
- Notifications and snoozes stay on the Mac where you set them, even if you use [sync between your Macs](https://todocity.app/docs/sync-between-macs).

> [!PRIVATE]
> Your Mac schedules notifications itself. No server is involved.