actualNoteContentPart: In Amplenote, tasks live inside notes. This is unlike most traditional to-do list apps and may seem counterintuitive at first, but it has its advantages. One of the biggest upside is that your [to-do lists can live within the context that created them]() .
  
  However, this method can also be counterproductive when it comes to capturing new thoughts and ideas. Finding the specific note that a task should go to seems like a lot of work. Why doesn't Amplenote offer a standalone "inbox" for my tasks?
  
  In this article, we cover how to create an inbox inside Amplenote, as well as the quickest ways to capture new thoughts and ideas.
  
  # ⚡ The fastest ways to capture new tasks
  [**We have built a help page dedicated entirely to the multitude of different ways to rapidly capture a new idea, whether on mobile, desktop, or tablet**](https://www.amplenote.com/help/tasks_and_todos_create_list#Different_ways_to_add_new_tasks) .
  
  That help page hosts the canonical list of options to rapidly capture a task. Visit it first. 
  
  The rest of this page outlines more ways to capture new tasks, with an emphasis on ways to capture tasks from outside the Amplenote app.
  
  # ✍️ Capture everything inside Daily Jots
  Daily jots are a very convenient "[inbox]() " for your tasks because all task creation paths in Amplenote default to the current daily jot. This makes it very quick to commit new tasks since the choice is already made for you in the user interface:
  
  
  
  
  
  # 🗺️ Quickly capture new tasks, outside & within Amplenote
  Beyond the list of task capturing ideas in our canonical help page, here are additional ideas to promote rapid task capture, even when you're not starting from inside Amplenote. 
  
  ### 1. Mobile widgets & quick task bar
  The Amplenote mobile clients are by far the most useful capture tools because you can use them while on the go and they have built-in capture superpowers! 
  
  One of those superpowers is the ability to insert widgets on your home screen. Using these widgets, you can create a task with a single tap without having to open the app beforehand!
  
  
  The "Quick Actions" widget (iOS and Android).The "Add a task" button lets you jump to the task creation screen with a single tap.
  
  
  Also on mobile, anytime the app is open and regardless of the view you are in, you can use the quick task bar at the bottom to create a new task:
  
  
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  Finally, as a bonus feature **for iOS users only**, you can start adding tasks even before unlocking your phone by using the lock screen widget:
  
  
  
  
  
  All of the methods presented above default to the current daily jot for the task's destination, so you don't need to spend extra time manually selecting your inbox.
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  In Amplenote, tasks live inside notes. This is unlike most traditional to-do list apps and may seem counterintuitive at first, but it has its advantages. One of the biggest upside is that your [to-do lists can live within the context that created them]()
   . However, this method can also be counterproductive when it comes to capturing new thoughts and ideas. Finding the specific note that a task should go to seems like a lot of work. Why doesn't Amplenote offer a standalone "inbox" for my tasks? In this article, we cover how to create an inbox inside Amplenote, as well as the quickest ways to capture new thoughts and ideas. 
  ⚡ The fastest ways to capture new tasks
  [We have built a help page dedicated entirely to the multitude of different ways to rapidly capture a new idea, whether on mobile, desktop, or tablet](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . That help page hosts the canonical list of options to rapidly capture a task. Visit it first. The rest of this page outlines more ways to capture new tasks, with an emphasis on ways to capture tasks from outside the Amplenote app. 
  ✍️ Capture everything inside Daily Jots
  Daily jots are a very convenient " [inbox]()
   " for your tasks because all task creation paths in Amplenote default to the current daily jot. This makes it very quick to commit new tasks since the choice is already made for you in the user interface: 
  🗺️ Quickly capture new tasks, outside & within Amplenote
  Beyond the list of task capturing ideas in our canonical help page, here are additional ideas to promote rapid task capture, even when you're not starting from inside Amplenote. 
  1. Mobile widgets & quick task bar
  The Amplenote mobile clients are by far the most useful capture tools because you can use them while on the go and they have built-in capture superpowers! One of those superpowers is the ability to insert widgets on your home screen. Using these widgets, you can create a task with a single tap without having to open the app beforehand! The "Quick Actions" widget (iOS and Android).The "Add a task" button lets you jump to the task creation screen with a single tap. Also on mobile, anytime the app is open and regardless of the view you are in, you can use the quick task bar at the bottom to create a new task: |  | Finally, as a bonus feature for iOS users only
  , you can start adding tasks even before unlocking your phone by using the lock screen widget: All of the methods presented above default to the current daily jot for the task's destination, so you don't need to spend extra time manually selecting your inbox.
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