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Overview

Projects help you group related tasks together. Each project has a name and color, making it easy to visually identify which tasks belong to which area of your life or work.

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Creating Projects

  1. Click the New Project button in the sidebar or settings
  2. Enter a project name (e.g., “Work”, “Personal”, “Side Project”)
  3. Choose a color from the palette
  4. Click Create
Reference: ProjectModal.tsx:33-37
You can press Enter after typing the project name to save quickly without clicking the Create button.

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Project Colors

Arre provides 10 vibrant colors to choose from:

Emerald

Default color

Sapphire

Professional blue

Ruby

High priority red

Lavender

Creative purple

Gold

Important gold

Cyan

Fresh cyan

Rose

Warm rose

Amber

Rich amber

Teal

Calm teal

Indigo

Deep indigo
Reference: task.ts:19-30

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Assigning Tasks to Projects

When creating or editing a task:
  1. Click the Project dropdown (folder icon)
  2. Select a project from the list
  3. A colored indicator appears next to the dropdown when a project is selected
To remove a task from a project, select “No Project” from the dropdown. Reference: TaskEditorModal.tsx:221-248

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Viewing Project Groups

Tasks assigned to projects are automatically grouped in two views:

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Anytime View

All undated tasks are organized by project. Each project shows:
  • Project name with colored dot
  • Task count
  • All tasks belonging to that project
Tasks without projects appear under “Single Actions” at the bottom. Reference: Anytime.tsx:64-83

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Someday View

Someday tasks are also grouped by project, with unassigned tasks appearing under “Loose Ideas”. Reference: Someday.tsx:62-80 
Anytime
────────────────────────
🟢 Work (5 tasks)
  □ Review pull requests
  □ Update documentation
  □ Schedule team meeting
  □ Prepare Q4 presentation
  □ Respond to client emails

🔵 Personal (3 tasks)
  □ Book dentist appointment
  □ Research vacation destinations
  □ Call insurance company

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Editing Projects

  1. Click on a project in your project list
  2. Modify the name or color
  3. Click Save
Changes apply immediately to all tasks assigned to that project. Reference: ProjectModal.tsx:22-31

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Deleting Projects

  1. Open the project editor
  2. Click the Delete button (trash icon)
  3. Confirm the deletion
When you delete a project, tasks assigned to it become unassigned. They won’t be deleted, but they’ll appear under “Single Actions” or “Loose Ideas” instead of under the project name.
Reference: ProjectModal.tsx:39-45

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Project Indicators

Projects are visually indicated throughout Arre:
  • Task cards: Show a colored dot and project name badge
  • Project groups: Display a large colored dot next to the project title
  • Task editor: Shows a colored indicator when a project is selected
Reference: TaskItem.tsx:69-77, TaskEditorModal.tsx:237-246

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Best Practices

Start with 3-5 main areas of your life (e.g., Work, Personal, Health, Side Projects). Too many projects can be overwhelming. You can always add more later as needed.
Use projects for ongoing areas with multiple related tasks (e.g., “Website Redesign”). Use tags for cross-cutting attributes (e.g., “urgent”, “waiting”). A task can have both a project and multiple tags.
Pick colors that feel intuitive to you. Many people use:
  • Blue/Sapphire for professional work
  • Green/Emerald for personal tasks
  • Red/Ruby for urgent or important projects
  • Purple/Lavender for creative work
There’s no right answer - choose what helps you identify projects at a glance.
Projects are automatically ordered by creation date. The grouping in Anytime/Someday views follows this order.

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