FocusCommit imports your Google Tasks lists as projects, so you can start a Pomodoro timer on any task without copying it by hand. Edits, completions and deletions you make in FocusCommit are sent back to Google Tasks. Importing lists is a Premium feature.
How to import your Google Tasks lists
- Sign in and make sure Premium is active. The Google Tasks import needs you to be signed in to FocusCommit (Sign in at the top of the sidebar). Signing in with your Google account also brings your lists back automatically each time FocusCommit starts.
- Click the small + import button to the right of Add Project, at the bottom of the sidebar, and choose Google Task.
- Sign in to Google in your browser and tick the permission to create, edit, organize and delete all your tasks. FocusCommit needs it to send your changes back to Google Tasks.
- All your lists are added to the sidebar at once, below your projects, each with a round blue check. Each list opens with To Do, Next Action, Doing and Done columns.
How to start a Pomodoro timer on a Google Tasks task
Open the imported list. Tasks you already completed in Google Tasks are in Done; everything else starts in To Do. Drag the task into the Doing column. A start button appears on the task: click it to start a focus interval. You can also move the imported tasks across the Kanban board as you work.
What syncs between FocusCommit and Google Tasks?
- From Google Tasks: FocusCommit pulls the latest tasks when you open the list.
- To Google Tasks: new tasks, title, notes, due date, completing or reopening a task, deleting a task, renaming or deleting the list.
- Only in FocusCommit: the Next Action and Doing columns, task order, tags, colors, estimates, repeat and reminder times.
- A task you delete in Google Tasks stays in FocusCommit. Delete it there too.
- Imported lists don’t appear in All Boards; open them from the sidebar.
Careful with Delete: deleting an imported list in FocusCommit deletes it in Google Tasks as well.
Troubleshooting
“I have Premium but can’t connect”
Check that you’re signed in with the same email you used to buy Premium, then quit FocusCommit completely (including from the system tray) and open it again. It checks your Premium status on start.
“Please sign in google”
You aren’t signed in to FocusCommit. Click Sign in at the top of the sidebar, sign in with Google, then import again.
My lists are gone after restarting FocusCommit
Imported lists come back by themselves only when you’re signed in to FocusCommit with a Google account. Otherwise click the import button and choose Google Task again.
Google Workspace account
Workspace admins can block third-party apps. If Google won’t let you allow FocusCommit, ask your admin to approve it.
Some tasks are missing
Update FocusCommit to the latest version. If tasks are still missing, go to Settings > Integration, click Copy logs, and paste the log into an email to support.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Google Tasks integration free?
No. Importing Google Tasks lists is a Premium feature, and you need to be signed in to FocusCommit. See pricing.
Does FocusCommit sync back to Google Tasks?
Yes. New tasks, edits, completions and deletions in FocusCommit are sent back to Google Tasks. The Next Action and Doing columns exist only in FocusCommit.
Why does FocusCommit ask to edit and delete my tasks?
That permission lets FocusCommit send your changes back to Google Tasks. Without it, completing a task in FocusCommit would not complete it in Google Tasks.