Tasks

Attributes

Unique IDs
Each task has its own unique ID to distinguish them.
Status
Track the status of each task and subtask.
Name
Describe what the work to do is with task names.
Multiple assignees
Assign all the right people to a task.
Description
Share more context, including images, videos, and markdown text in task descriptions.
Multiple lists
Add tasks to as many relevant lists as you want.
Custom attributes
Create custom attributes to track any data your team cares about.

Subtasks

Infinite nesting
Create subtasks for subtasks and so forth to keep granular track of a project.
Individual tasks
Subtasks as first-class citizens, who can have their own attributes, descriptions, and chat histories.

Chat

Real-time
Messages and activity logs sent in real-time make staying up-to-date easy.
Markdown support
Express yourself with formatting options like bold, italic, and strikethrough text, headers, hyperlinked text and more.
Inline images & videos
Images, videos, and gifs supported right in chat.
Code highlighting
Create fenced code blocks within your messages.
Read indicators
See who’s read your message and the latest updates to a task.
Typing indicators
See when someone else is typing a message on a task you’re looking at.
Reacjis
Express yourself with emojis to respond to any message and activity log.
Pinned messages
Pin key messages within tasks to visibly indicate their importance.
Replies
Indicate which specific message you’re responding to with message replies.
User mentions
Notify a specific user by mentioning them within a message.
Group mentions
Notify multiple relevant people at once with group mentions.
Task mentions
Refer to other tasks and see a preview of them right within chat.
Message mentions
Refer to specific messages on the same task or from other tasks’ chats with previews of the referenced message.
Automatic unfurls
See previews when you post links to other tasks and sites in messages.
Inline integrations
See updates from your team’s other key tools, like GitHub and GitLab pull request statuses and Zendesk ticket updates.
Inline commands
Use inline commands with / to make changes to the task directly from chat.
CSV export
Export all the activity of an individual task, including messages, status changes, and all other logs as a CSV.

Permissions

Private tasks
Control who has access to specific tasks — whether some tasks are only for your eyes or private to a select group of people.
Share
Manage permissions for tasks and lists at any time through the share menu.
Members
Choose which lists to make accessible to all workspace members and which to make private.
Guests
Invite external contractors or clients to collaborate with you on specific lists or tasks.
Web access
Make some lists accessible in read-only mode to anyone with the secret link.

Visualizations

Spreadsheet

Inline editing
Make changes to task columns just like you would in any spreadsheet.
Batch editing
Edit groups of tasks or all the tasks in a list in one click with batch editing.
Subtasks
See subtasks’ relationships to their parent tasks with clear indentation patterns.
Customizable columns
Choose which attributes are relevant for each list to see as columns.
Section by
Group tasks by any attribute, including your custom attributes.
Subsection by
Add further granularity to list organization with infinite subsection by options.
Show tasks completed
Choose whether you want to see completed tasks, and if so, for how long.
Sort by
Order your lists by any attribute, including your custom attributes.

Kanban

Subtasks
See subtasks’ relationships to their parent tasks with clear indentation patterns.
Section by
Group tasks by any attribute, not just the classic “by status” option, including by your custom attributes.
Subsection by
Add further granularity to list organization with infinite subsection by options.
Show tasks completed
Choose whether you want to see completed tasks, and if so, for how long.
Sort by
Order your lists by any attribute, including your custom attributes.

Calendar

Show weekends
Choose whether you want to just see the classic 5-day work week or also show weekend days.
Tasks without date
See a sidetray of tasks on the list without any dates assigned to them yet.
Subtasks
See subtasks’ relationships to their parent tasks with clear indentation patterns.
Section by
Group tasks by any attribute, not just the classic “by due date” option, including by your custom attributes.
Show tasks completed
Choose whether you want to see completed tasks, and if so, for how long.
Sort by
Order your lists by any attribute, including your custom attributes.

Gantt

Time scale control
Set the time range from days to weeks and beyond.
Colors & icons
Customize tasks' icons and colors.
Subtasks
See subtasks’ relationships to their parent tasks with clear indentation patterns.
Section by
Group tasks by any attribute, including your custom attributes.
Sort by
Order your lists by any attribute, including your custom attributes.
Customizable start and end dates
Choose the time range for how tasks are displayed.
Show tasks completed
Choose whether you want to see completed tasks, and if so, for how long.

Lists

Lists

Customizable icon & color
Choose from our library of 10k icons to find the perfect one to represent your list.
Visualization
Choose how you want to see each list: as a spreadsheet, kanban board, calendar, or gantt chart.
Filters
Use filters to specify which tasks you want to see, with AND, NOT, OR, and even parentheses supported.
Share
Manage permissions for each list at any time through the share menu.
Favorites
Mark which lists you want to keep in your sidebar favorites.
CSV export
Export your list of tasks and all of their attributes as a CSV.

Smart lists

Smart filters
Use filters to specify which tasks you want to see, with AND, NOT, OR, and even parentheses supported.
Reports
Create dynamically updated reports using filters, section by, and configure to do things like track your team’s velocity over time.

Inbox

Notifications center
See all the notifications for tasks you care about in one central place in your Inbox.
Achieve inbox zero
Manage your Inbox by archiving conversations that no longer require your attention.
Subscribe and unsubscribe
Manually indicate which tasks you want to start or stop seeing notifications for.
Customizable notifications
Set with granularity which updates you want to receive notifications in your Inbox for.
Drafts
Find auto-saved drafts for task descriptions and chat messages right in your Inbox.
Email notifications
Indicate which updates you want to receive emails for.

Assigned to me

Manage your work
See everything assigned to you, regardless of which project, team, or board it’s on to manage all of our competing priorities.
Customize your view
Set up your assigned task view to be exactly how you like it: spreadsheet, kanban, or calendar, with tasks completed or without, and with all the attributes you care about.

Others

Private tasks
Control who has access to specific tasks — whether some tasks are only for your eyes or private to a select group of people.
Created by me
See every task you’ve created in a default smart list.
Trash
Move unneeded tasks to Trash, manually permanently delete them or let them auto-delete, and restore trashed tasks as needed.
Completed by me
See every task you’ve completed in a default smart list.
Teammates
See what your coworkers are working on through their assigned task views.

Misc

Command-K

Jump to
Quickly navigate anywhere within the app using your keyboard.
Customizable keyboard shortcuts
Set keyboard shortcuts for any action and change existing shortcuts.
Batch editing
Make changes to many tasks at once using your keyboard.

Apps

macOS app
All the features of Height, available in a desktop app.

Preferences

Light & Dark theme
Manually set Height to light or dark mode, or use your system default.
Task IDs & list names
Decide if you want to see task IDs and list names displayed within the app.
Default list
Pick a default list that tasks you create on the fly get added to.

Notifications

Customizable notifications
Set with granularity which updates you want to receive notifications in your Inbox for.
Desktop notifications
Indicate which updates you want to receive desktop notifications for.
Email notifications
Indicate which updates you want to receive emails for.

Attributes

Status attribute
Track the status of each task and subtask and create custom statuses that your team wants to use.
Option(s) attributes
Create custom single-select and multi-select attributes to track things like priority, sprints, or tags.
Date attributes
Create custom date attributes to track things like ETA or start date.
Text attributes
Create custom text attributes to track things like customer name.
Linked tasks attributes
Create custom linked task attributes to track things like dependencies or epics.
User(s) attributes
Create custom user attributes to track things like reviewer or tech lead.

Forms

Create your form
Set up custom forms to make it easy for colleagues to file bug reports, user feedback, and HR requests with the info your team needs to triage them.
Share
Manage permissions for each form — who has access to edit it and who has access to submit new tasks through it — at any time through the share menu.

Integrations

GitHub & GitLab
Share progress with the whole team with pull requests linked to tasks.
Google Sheets
Pull live task data directly to your Google sheets.
Notion
See previews when you post a link to a Notion page, and add Notion pages directly to your tasks.
Sentry
Link Sentry issues to Height tasks.
Slab
Bring project management into your wiki with embeddable Height tasks and Height task search.
Discord
Create new tasks from Discord messages and see previews of tasks mentioned in Discord channels.
Slack
Create new tasks from Slack messages and see previews of tasks mentioned in Slack channels.
Zapier
Automate custom workflows with third-party services.
Zendesk
Create, link, and comment on tasks directly from Zendesk tickets.
Fivetran
Sync Height data into any warehouse.

API

REST API
Set up custom workflows for your team with our API.
Webhooks
Use webhooks to subscribe to key events happening within your Height workspace to trigger workflows in other services.

Imports

CSV import
Import existing tasks directly into Height from CSV files.
Jira import
Import existing tasks from Jira projects directly into Height.

Enterprise

GSuite SSO
Enable workspace members to log in directly with a Google account.
Authentication restrictions
Choose whether workspace members need to use SSO to log in or can set an email and password combo login.
Security log
Monitor key events happening across your workspace with info on the action, IP address, timestamp, and user who initiated the action.
Domain restrictions
Require members to use specific domains to be able to sign up for an account.

Security

SOC 2 Type II Compliant
We are SOC 2 Type II compliant and expecting the full report later this year.
HTTPs
Every web request is made through HTTPs (Let’s Encrypt certificate).
Data encryption
Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit.
Data leakage prevention
We have set strict rules in place from day one to prevent any leakage of any workspace data from one workspace to another.

Others

Multi-workspace support
Switch between your different Height workspaces and accounts and get notified when there are updates in other workspaces.