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Google Simple Tasks – Features

Features

On sync (Google Tasks to Obsidian), task lists are imported as folders and each task as a note inside the list folder
Manual or automated syncing (up to once per hour) from Google Tasks to Obsidian desktop
Ability to create a standard checkbox task anywhere in Obsidian and send it to Google Tasks, to the task list of your choice
Ability to add a due date and time to any task you send to Google Tasks
Locally added task is deleted upon a successful send to Google Tasks, appearing in next sync
Set custom hotkeys in Obsidian settings to trigger sending and syncing
Date format option in Settings
Compatible with Dataview plugin queries to display and sort tasks to taste
Compatible with Bases core database plugin (as of September 2025)

Obsidian desktop installed on your computer (I have only tested this on Mac)
Your own Google API credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) – see OAuth documentation on Installation page
Node.js and npm installed (for building the plugin) in the code editor of your choice (VS Code, etc.)

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Task line in note