I didn’t find a way to do this but it would be pretty useful, especially when you have a recurring tasks that you just need to change the name of the task and keep everything else the same.

[image] rikrdo89: especially when you have a recurring tasks Why don’t you use the repeating feature for this? Copying a task obviously is also for other usecases a valid feature

(new user here, trying to move away from todoist) +1 for duplicate task feature.

I’d also like this feature. The reason you don’t just set recurring is because maybe it’s not recurring on a specific timeline basis. For example, maybe I want to duplicate a task that’s already completed, such as making a camping checklist. I’d create a task with subtasks. Then another month later…

:+1: :heavy_plus_sign: :one: .+1. .heavy_plus_sign. .one.

This is pretty desperately needed…

Hi, I would need it to make task templates. This is a duplicate of 405 . Thank you for considering this request

Chiming in with another example use case for being able to copy/duplicate a task, ideally in an automated way like the repeating interval feature but copy the task to a new task instead of reusing the same task. One of the things I use Vikunja for is a weekly task to pick up items for someone at a …

One use scenario of this is to duplicate then slightly modify as needed instead of creating from scratch (currently I do many copy paste between old & new task). Scheduling is not it since it applies only on the same task! Templating is ok but is more adapted to regular tasks (different content bu…

My use case: creating a set of tasks that are going to be regular routines. There are similar things about them: labels, priority, repetition, etc. Setting each of those things on 15 brand new tasks isn’t a big deal, per se, but it probably triples the click count. Deal breaker? Nah. Could I figure …

I’m still really hoping for this feature. Any word on when it will be implemented?

Copy or duplicate a task

Feature Discussion

malys 15 January 2026 17:23 13

A quick implementation in userscript. See Userscript addons for missing features - #18 by malys

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Copy or duplicate a task

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