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Reminders

Reminders are special tags that determine a timestamp when a note must be reviewed.

Syntax

The syntax must follow #reminder-{expr}. Recurring reminders must use the additional keyword every- like #reminder-every-{expr}.

Examples

TagDescriptionNext Occurrence(s)
#reminder-2023-02-01Static date2023-02-01
#reminder-every-${year}-02-01Same date every year2023-02-01, 2024-02-01, …
#reminder-${even-year}-02-01Same date every even year2023-02-01
#reminder-${odd-year}-02-01Same date every odd year2024-02-01
#reminder-every-2025-${month}-02Every beginning of month in 20252025-01-02, 2025-02-02, …, 2025-12-02
#reminder-every-2025-${odd-month}Odd month with unspecified day2025-02-02, 2025-04-02, …, 2025-12-02
#reminder-every-${day}Every day2023-01-01, 2023-01-02, …
#reminder-every-${tuesday}Every Tuesday2023-01-03, 2023-01-10, 2023-01-17, …

Usage

Reminders can be declared as a block attribute defined on a note:

go.md
## Todo: Attend GopherCon Europe
`#reminder-every-${year}-06`
Annual conference in Europe in June in different cities (Paris, Berlin).

A reminder Attend GopherCon Europe will be created and will become visible the desktop application a few days before the 1st June every year.

Reminders can also be declared as a inline attribute defined on a list note:

go.md
## List: Conferences
- GopherCon USA
- GopherCon Europe `#reminder-every-${year}-06`
- GopherCon UK
- dotGo Paris `#reminder-every-${year}-11`
- GoLab Italy `#reminder-every-${year}-10`

Different reminders will be created from this note.