A Reminders window showing a list.

Get started with Reminders

Quickly get started using Reminders to track and organise your to-dos, then learn what else you can do.

Get started with Reminders

A Calendar app window showing the week’s scheduled events and reminders.

Your to-dos and schedule — all in one place

Create, manage and complete your scheduled reminders in the Calendar app on Mac.

How to create reminders in Calendar

A Reminders window showing a grocery shopping list organised by categories.

Organise your shopping list

Create a shopping list with items automatically placed in categories to make the shopping easier.

How to create a shopping list

A Reminders window showing several Smart Lists and a pinned list in the sidebar, and a selected list in column view on the right.

Change the view

Choose a view — lists or columns, smart lists and pinned lists — it’s up to you.

How to view reminders in columns

A Reminders window showing a list with subtasks.

Go deeper with subtasks

Use subtasks when you want to add more details to a reminder.

How to add subtasks to reminders

To explore the Reminders User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page or enter a word or phrase in the search field.

All Reminders features described in this guide are available when using updated iCloud reminders. Some features aren’t available when using accounts from other providers.
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