View and sort reminders on Mac
The Reminders sidebar includes several Smart Lists you can use to filter your reminders and access them quickly:
Today: The Today Smart List shows reminders that are due today and reminders that are overdue.
Scheduled: The Scheduled Smart List shows reminders that have a due date specified. The reminders are grouped by date.
All: The All Smart List shows all reminders in all accounts. The reminders are grouped by reminder lists.
Flagged: The Flagged Smart List shows all reminders that have a flag. You can use flags to make important reminders stand out.
Note: All Reminders features described in this guide are available when using upgraded iCloud reminders. Some features aren’t available when using accounts from other providers.
View reminder lists
The sidebar displays all your reminder lists and Smart Lists. The Smart Lists are labeled Today, Scheduled, All, and Flagged.
In the Reminders app on your Mac, do any of the following:
Show or hide the sidebar: Choose View > Show Sidebar or View > Hide Sidebar.
Resize the sidebar: Move the pointer over the right edge of the sidebar until the pointer changes, then drag to make the sidebar wider or narrower.
Rearrange reminder lists in the sidebar: Drag the reminder lists in the sidebar into the order you want them.
View the reminders in a list: Select the list in the sidebar.
View a reminder list in a separate window: Double-click the list in the sidebar.
View multiple reminder lists: Click the All Smart List.
View upcoming or current reminders
Use Smart Lists for quick access to your reminders.
In the Reminders app
on your Mac, choose View > Show Sidebar.Do any of the following:
See reminders that are due today: Click the Today Smart List. The Today list also shows all overdue reminders.
See all scheduled reminders: Click the Scheduled Smart List.
See all reminders: Click the All Smart List.
See flagged reminders: Click the Flagged Smart List.
View completed reminders
In the Reminders app
on your Mac, choose View > Show Sidebar.Select a reminder list, scroll to the top of the list until you see the number of completed reminders, then click Show.
You can view completed reminders in any of your reminders lists, as well as the Scheduled, All, and Flagged Smart Lists.
Sort reminders in a list
You can sort by due date, priority, title, creation date, or manually.
Custom lists and the All Smart List sort manually by default. You can temporarily sort any of these lists by due date, priority, title, creation date, or manually (they return to being manually sorted when you next view the list). In the Scheduled Smart List, when you drag a reminder to a different date, the reminder’s date setting is updated.
You can’t change the sort order in the Today or Flagged Smart Lists.
In the Reminders app
on your Mac, choose View > Show Sidebar.Select a reminder list in the sidebar.
Choose View > Sort By, then choose an option.
Sort reminders manually: Choose Manual, then drag reminders into the order you want.
Sort automatically: Choose Due Date, Priority, Creation Date, or Title.
The existing reminders are sorted immediately, then new reminders are sorted automatically as they are added to the list.
Your reminders are sorted only on your Mac, not on any devices where you also view your reminders.
If you use Handoff, you can switch between your Mac and other devices while viewing reminders. To open a reminder list handed off to your Mac, click the Handoff Reminders icon that appears at the left side of the Dock.