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Glossary
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The words this manual uses, in plain terms.
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- Active list
- A top-level list that isn’t archived. Free keeps 3.
- Archive
- Where archived lists and items are kept, hidden from your lists. Settings, Lists, Archive.
- Details
- The screen for one item: dates, alerts, notes, photos, memos and actions. Open it with the (i) button.
- Due date
- When an item should be done. It puts the item on that day’s Today and Calendar.
- Full Outline
- A view that shows every level of a list inline.
- Group
- A heading that collects top-level lists, like Home or Work.
- In Progress
- The middle state between Not Started and Done, shown as ◐.
- Level
- How deep an item is. The list is level 0, its items level 1, their sub-items level 2.
- MCP
- Model Context Protocol, the way AI apps connect to other apps. SwiftList for Mac includes a local MCP server.
- Nest
- Put an item under the one above it. Swipe right.
- Outdent
- Move an item out one level. Move Out a Level, or Shift-Tab.
- The paid upgrade: monthly, yearly or lifetime.
- Quick Add
- A small sheet for adding one item fast, from the app, a widget, Control Center or ⌃⌥⌘N on Mac.
- Run Again
- Reuse a finished list: Reset it or make a Fresh Copy, and move its dates.
- Settled
- Done, with nothing open inside. Only settled items are hidden, archived or deleted by the completed-item settings.
- Start date
- When a list or item begins. A list shows on Today on its start date.
- Starter template
- A built-in template, like Grocery Run. Free to use.
- Sub-item
- An item inside another item.
- .swiftlist file
- A file that carries a list, for sharing with another SwiftList user.
- Template
- A saved list shape you can start again and again.
- Universal purchase
- One purchase covering iPhone, iPad and the App Store Mac app.