Customize Quick Entry

By default, when you add a task via the Quick Entry with Context feature, The Hit List adds default metadata to the task, such as @email for email tasks or @web for tasks added while viewing a web page on Safari.

Behind the scenes, The Hit List gets data from the foreground app by executing an Apple Script file. By modifying these scripts, you can change the default properties of these tasks. For example, you can change which tags get automatically added, which priority, start and due dates get assigned by default, and more.

The script files reside inside The Hit List application bundle. To modify them you first need to copy them inside The Hit List's Application Support folder:

1. Find The Hit List.app in Finder, usually in the Applications folder

2. Control-click The Hit List and choose “Show Package Contents”

3. Open the Contents directory, then Resources, and Import Scripts

4. Copy the script that you want to customize to Your Home Folder/Library/Application Support/The Hit List/Import Scripts

   If the Import Scripts folder doesn't exist, you should create it.

   To open your Library folder:

   • Open Finder
   • Open the Go menu
   • Hold down the Option key on your keyboard
   • Choose Library

Open the script you copied and modify to suit your tastes. You'll find some instructions inside the script to get you going even if you have no Apple Script experience.