anytype-docs-features-dates.md
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In Anytype, every date is its own Object. When you mention @today, set a Due Date, or open a Calendar view, the dates aren't just text or metadata — they exist as Date Objects in your Channel that you can open, link to, and use as a hub for everything happening on that day.
Click on a date anywhere — a property value, a mention, a calendar slot — and you open the Date Object. You'll see:
Every Object that mentions this date
Every Object created on this date
Every Object whose Date Property points to this date
Discussion posts and Chat messages timestamped to this date
This makes the Date Object a temporal index — a single page that shows you everything connected to a specific point in time.
Dates show up in Anytype in three forms:
You can type @date or /date to open the date picker and select date (or choose Today ).
The mention appears as a clickable date — click to open the Date Object.
You can add a Date Property to any Type — Due Date, Started On, Published, Last Reviewed, Birthday. The Property accepts a date (and optionally a time):
Date only — useful for due dates, birthdays, deadlines
Date and time — useful for meetings, events, time-stamped logs
Click the Date Property value on an Object to open the date picker and change it.
Every Object has built-in date Properties Anytype manages automatically:
Created Date — when the Object was first created (immutable)
Modified Date — last time the Object was edited
Last Opened — last time you viewed the Object (per device)
You can show or hide these in any View, filter by them, sort by them, and reference them in formulas.
Open any Date Object — by clicking a mention, a date Property, or a calendar slot — and you see:
Mentions of this date — every text mention of @thisdate across your Channel
Objects with this date as a Property value — every Object whose Due Date, Started, etc. equals this date
Objects created on this date — auto-grouped by Created Date
Objects modified on this date — auto-grouped by Modified Date
Each section is a list you can scan or click into. You can also add notes directly to the Date Object — write a daily journal entry, add a top-of-day plan, log meeting notes — all attached to that day forever.
Any Query or Collection can switch to Calendar view if it includes a Date Property. Click the layout switcher and choose Calendar :
Objects appear on the date matching their selected Property
Click an Object to open it
Click an empty calendar slot to create a new Object on that date
Drag Objects between dates to update their Date Property
You choose which Property powers the Calendar in the View settings — for example, a Tasks Calendar might use Due Date , while a Journal Calendar uses Created Date.
Date fields in filters and pickers respect your operating system's locale. If your system uses MM/DD/YYYY, that's what you'll see. If it uses DD/MM/YYYY, you'll see that instead.
You can also set this manually in Vault Settings > Application > Language & Region > Date & Time formats.
The same setting controls:
Date format (DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, etc.)
Time format (12-hour or 24-hour)
Whether to use relative dates (today / tomorrow) or always show the literal date
Week start day (Sunday or Monday)
Use Date Properties for project timelines. A project Object with Started, Target, and Completed Date Properties lets you build a timeline View that updates as work progresses.
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