Do first

Urgent and important

    Schedule

    Important, not urgent

      Delegate

      Urgent, not important

        Eliminate

        Neither urgent nor important

          Drag into a quadrant or press 1–4

          Quick sort: ask urgent and important for each new task

          More information about the Eisenhower matrix

          Eisenhower matrix

          Decide what to do now, what to plan, what to hand off and what to drop. Add a task and mark it urgent, important, both or neither, or drag it straight into a quadrant. Move cards by dragging or with their arrow buttons, and keep notes, due dates and who you delegated to on every card. Add a task and mark it urgent, important, both or neither, or drag the new task into a quadrant. Drag cards or use their arrow buttons to move them, and everything is saved in this browser.

          How it works

          1. Type a task and tick urgent and important as they apply, or drag the new task into the quadrant you want.
          2. Add notes, a due date or the person you delegate to, and move cards between quadrants by dragging or with their arrow buttons.
          3. Tick tasks as done, clear finished ones, and save the matrix as JSON, PDF or an image whenever you want.

          Quick sort for a long list

          Turn on quick sort and every new task waits in a To sort tray. The app asks two questions, is it urgent and is it important, and places the task in the right quadrant from your answers. It is a fast way to empty your head and sort later.

          Private and portable

          Your tasks are stored in this browser only. Save the matrix as a JSON file to back it up or open it on another device, or save it as a PDF or image to share. Undo and redo cover every change.

          Frequently asked questions

          Is the Eisenhower matrix free?

          Yes. It is free, needs no account and works in any modern browser.

          Where are my tasks stored?

          In the local storage of this browser. Nothing is uploaded. Use Save as JSON to make a backup and Open JSON to restore it.

          Can I use it without a mouse?

          Yes. Every card has arrow buttons to move it to another quadrant, Alt with an arrow key moves the focused card, and the new task chip accepts the keys 1 to 4.

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          Where the Eisenhower matrix comes from: Eisenhower's 1954 remark on urgent and important problems, Stephen Covey's four quadrants and research on the mere urgency effect.

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