Month View

Month View gives you the broadest planning picture inside the Calendar. Use it to spot busy periods, move dated tasks, check recurring work, and see Apple Calendar events alongside your PrimeTask tasks.

It is best for monthly planning and deadline review. If you need a readable list, use Agenda View. If you need to plan by the hour, use Day Planner View, Week, or Day.

Use Month View for dates first

Month View is best when the day matters more than the exact time.

What you can do

Review the month

see tasks and Apple Calendar events on their scheduled dates

Move tasks to another date

drag a task to reschedule its due date

Create a task from a date

select a date, then create a task with that date pre-filled

Use time bars

show dated tasks and multi-day work as bars across the days they cover

Adjust time bars

move a bar to new dates or resize it to change the date range

Open quick task actions

click a task to select it and use available task actions

Use right-click actions

open, edit, mark done, duplicate, delete, schedule, or start Focus Mode when the task is eligible

Convert Apple Calendar events

right-click an event and choose Convert to Task

Filter the month

narrow visible items by status, priority, tags, content type, recurring tasks, completed tasks, archived project tasks, and Apple Calendar events

Use keyboard shortcuts

press 3 to switch to Month View from the Calendar page

How to open Month View

Calendar page: Open Calendar, then choose Month from the view controls.
Keyboard shortcut: Open Calendar, then press 3. You can also use the plain left and right arrow keys to move through Calendar views.
Command palette: Press ⌘+K (or Ctrl+K) and search for Calendar, then choose Month after the Calendar opens.
From Heatmap: Click a day in the Heatmap to jump into a date-focused Calendar view, then choose Month if you want the wider monthly picture.

Navigating the month

Use Today to return to the current date. Use the previous and next controls to move between months, or press Cmd + ← (or Ctrl + ←) and Cmd + → (or Ctrl + →).

Month View follows your week start setting. Open Settings → Date & Time to choose whether weeks start on Sunday or Monday. See Date & Time Settings.

Working with dates

Click a date to select it. Once a date is selected, use the date's create action to open the task creation form with that date already filled in.

Tasks appear on the month when they have a due date. Subtasks with their own due dates can appear separately from their parent task, so you can schedule smaller pieces of work independently.

If a date has more items than fit comfortably, Month View keeps the month readable and gives you a way to inspect that date's tasks and events without leaving the view.

Month tasks can stay all-day

Create from Month View when the task needs a date but not a specific time.

Rescheduling tasks

Drag a task to another date to reschedule it. PrimeTask updates the task's due date to the date where you drop it.

For recurring tasks, PrimeTask treats the drag as a change to the current occurrence first and gives you a way to apply the change to future occurrences when that is what you intend. See Recurring Tasks.

Dragging changes task dates

Moving a task in Month View updates when that task is scheduled.

Using time bars

When Show time bars is on, dated tasks can appear as bars in Month View. A task with both a start date and due date spans the days between those dates, which makes longer work easier to see at a glance.

You can drag a time bar to move the task's dates together. You can also adjust either end of the bar to change the start or due date. Right-click a time bar for the same task actions available elsewhere in the Calendar.

Turn time bars on or off from Settings → Date & Time. See Time Bars for the deeper guide.

Time bars are optional

If the month feels crowded, turn them off and keep Month View focused on task names and dates.

Working with Apple Calendar events

On macOS, Apple Calendar events can appear in Month View when the integration is enabled and available for the active Space. Timed events appear on their date, and all-day or multi-day events can appear across the dates they cover.

Right-click an Apple Calendar event to convert it into a PrimeTask task. PrimeTask keeps the event's timing when it creates the task, and you can choose whether to keep the original Apple Calendar event. See Apple Calendar Integration.

To configure Apple Calendar, open Settings → Integrations. See Integrations Settings.

Apple Calendar setup matters

If events are missing, check Settings → Integrations and Calendar filters before changing tasks.

Filtering Month View

The Calendar filters apply to Month View. Use them to narrow the month by:

Status
Priority
Tags
Content type - YouTube videos, images, X posts, or links
Completed tasks - hide completed tasks from the Calendar
Archived project tasks - hide tasks that belong to archived projects
Recurring tasks - show only recurring tasks, hide recurring tasks, or show all tasks
Apple Calendar events - show or hide events from Apple Calendar

Filters are saved for the active Space. Switching Spaces can restore a different Calendar view and filter set. See Calendar Filters.

Things worth knowing

Month View is for date planning

Month View is strongest when you need to see deadlines, multi-day work, and busy periods. For detailed time-blocking, use Day Planner View, Week, or Day.

Tasks need due dates to appear

A task needs a due date to appear in Month View. If a task is missing, open the task and add a due date. See Task Details Page.

Time bars can make dense months easier or busier

Time bars are useful for trips, projects, multi-day tasks, and other work that spans several days. If your month feels too busy, turn Show time bars off from Settings → Date & Time.

Month View follows the active Space

Month View only shows tasks from the active Space, plus Apple Calendar events that are available for that Space. Switch Spaces to review a different set of tasks and Calendar preferences.

Focus Mode follows the Today and Overdue rule

You can start Focus Mode from Month View only for tasks scheduled for today or overdue. Future tasks need to be rescheduled before they can be started from the Calendar. See Focus Mode from Calendar.

Common questions

"Why is a task missing from Month View?"

Check whether the task has a due date. Month View is date-based, so tasks without due dates stay in the Tasks page and other task views until you schedule them.

"Can I create a task from Month View?"

Yes. Select a date, then use the create action on that date. PrimeTask opens the task creation form with the selected date filled in.

"Can I move a task to another day?"

Yes. Drag the task to another date. PrimeTask updates the task's due date.

"Why does a task appear as a bar?"

Time bars are enabled. They help you see dated work across the month, especially work with both a start date and due date. You can turn them off from Settings → Date & Time.

"Can I resize a task across more days?"

Yes. Use the ends of a time bar to adjust the task's date range. If you only need to move the task without changing its duration, drag the whole bar instead.

"Can I see Apple Calendar events in Month View?"

Yes, on macOS, when Apple Calendar integration is enabled and available for the active Space. Open Settings → Integrations to configure it.

Where to go next

If you want to…	Read this
Understand the full Calendar page	Calendar Overview
Review work as a list	Agenda View
Plan a day with time blocks	Day Planner View
Learn how time bars work	Time Bars
Use task and event right-click actions	Right-Click Context Menu
Start Focus Mode from Calendar tasks	Focus Mode from Calendar
Filter the Calendar	Calendar Filters
Create tasks with dates	Creating Tasks
Set up recurring tasks	Recurring Tasks
Change week start and time bar settings	Date & Time Settings
Configure Apple Calendar	Apple Calendar Integration
See Calendar keyboard shortcuts	Keyboard Shortcuts