Today & Upcoming

Sunrise has two primary planning views: Today and Upcoming.

Today

The Today view shows everything due today:

Tasks with a due date of today
Calendar events from your connected Google Calendar
Overdue tasks (optional)

Use Today to focus on what needs attention right now. Calendar events appear alongside tasks so you can plan around meetings.

Upcoming

The Upcoming view shows the week ahead. You can switch between three view modes:

List — tasks grouped by day
Kanban — drag tasks between day columns
Calendar — tasks and events on a timeline

Managing the week

Drag tasks between days in kanban view
Toggle overdue visibility
Adjust how many days are visible
Add tasks directly to a specific day

Energy

Energy lets you plan by effort as well as by date. Turn it on in Settings → General → Energy; it is off by default.

Set how much energy you have per day: 8 on weekdays and 4 on Saturday and Sunday by default.
Give tasks an energy level from the task dialog, the task menu, or the project table: Low (1), Medium (2) or High (4). Tasks without one count as 0.
In Quick Add, type e1 for Low, e2 for Medium, or e4 for High (for example, Write report tomorrow e4). These shortcuts work when energy is turned on.
Today shows an energy meter for tasks due today. Completed tasks fill the meter solid, open tasks are shown lighter, and anything over your budget turns red. Overdue tasks don’t count.
Upcoming shows a smaller meter beside each day in list and kanban views.

Turning energy off hides it everywhere but keeps the levels on your tasks.

Calendar overlay

When Google Calendar is connected, events appear on both Today and Upcoming. Event times help you see when you have meetings relative to your task deadlines.

Tips

Start each morning in Today to triage your day
Use Upcoming kanban on Mondays to plan the week
Switch to calendar view when scheduling around meetings