Quickly add tasks to Asana from any web page with the new Chrome Extension

[lpb]

The Summer 2024 major update to the Asana Chrome Extension lets you seamlessly create and manage tasks from anywhere in your browser.

Key Features

• Create tasks from any webpage: Click the extension’s icon to open a sidebar with a draft task pre-assigned to you with the page’s title and link in the task description ready to be created. You can optionally set several other key task attributes as well.

  

• Create tasks from highlighted text: Right-click and select “Create task” to turn any selected web content into an actionable task.

• Find, view, and edit tasks: Without leaving the browser page, find, view and update task details, add collaborators, and more from the extension’s right sidebar.

  

• Create tasks from Gmail: A prominent “Create task” shortcut appears at the top of emails to turn an email into a task, auto-filling the email title and recipients. (A couple of extension settings are available to further configure this feature.)

  

Why Use It?

• Bring work into Asana: Turn content from outside Asana into structured, actionable tasks. Organize reference info from disparate sources.
• Save time: Cut down on time spent duplicating information across tools.
• Keep current: Ensure everyone is working with the most up-to-date information as work progresses or changes.

Getting Started

1. Install the extension: Go to Asana in the Chrome Web Store and click “Add to Chrome.”
2. Log in: Click the Asana icon in the top right of your browser and log in to your Asana account.
3. Create tasks: See the Key Features section above to begin creating tasks directly from your browser.

More Info

• For all Asana plans: The extension is compatible with and free to use on all Asana plan levels.
• Works with Edge browser: The Asana Chrome extension is also compatible with Microsoft Edge browser.
• Help on this feature: See the Asana Chrome extension page in Asana Help Center.
• Asana2Go Chrome Extension: Interested in the next most popular extension for Asana? That’s Asana2Go, a Swiss Army knife for Asana! (disclaimer: I’m the creator).

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Thanks,

Larry

[Richard_Sather]

@lpb

Create tasks from highlighted text: Right-click and select “Create task” to turn any selected web content into an actionable task.

This is probably the best part of this feature!
Thanks for this great post, @lpb !

[Scott_Abbott]

Is there any news on an equivalent to this for Firefox?

[lpb]

@Scott_Abbott, Asana doesn’t publish a roadmap, but in the meantime:

Consider voting for one or both of these:

Add Firefox add-on

Would you consider building a Firefox add-on for Asana, similar to the Chrome extension? As more folks try the new Firefox Quantum, I think this add-on will be more critical to include in your app directory.

Quick add task Firefox extension

I don’t know if it would be best to have a browser extension or simply a smart bookmarklet that people could download from asana.com that would let them do this. It is a simple thing to provide that would add a lot of functionality.

You can use this third-party extension now, from Forum Leader @Bryan_TeamKickstart:

Add Firefox add-on

Hey folks – My team and I finally decided to just make an Asana Task extension for Firefox called EasyTasker.io. :tada:We launched our PUBLIC beta today. (so please share feedback and feature requests – from the link right on the extension). For a direct link, visit: EasyTasker for Asana (Firefox version) To get free lifetime access + other help resources, go to EasyTasker.io and click the Firefox extension. [image] We also support Safari, Chrome, Gmail, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook…

Thanks,

Larry

[Rashad_Issa]

And I would ask one for Safari!

[Rashad_Issa]

Great post! Thanks for sharing Larry!