Option to show real dates instead of relative dates like "tomorrow" | Consistent due date display
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Raiden Frunk
The option to switch date displays to exact dates. So instead of "1 day ago" it will display the date you set.
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Bugra Oktay
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Hello everyone - we are now working on a new ClickApp that will allow you to choose between using relative and absolute date formats (e.g. today vs. 8/21/25). It should come to a workspace near you within the next month.
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Bugra Oktay
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Hello everyone - we are now working on a new ClickApp that will allow you to choose between using relative and absolute date formats (e.g. today vs. 8/21/25). It should come to a workspace near you within the next month.
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Shreyansh Jain
Hi Bugra Oktay, Thank you for the update.
Please let it be user based setting and not a workspace wide thing.
Ethan Whitted
Bugra Oktay Woohoo! Excited for this!
Guy Mannerings
Bugra Oktay Would probably prefer this to be an option per-field, rather than Workspace-wide.
Or, failing that, at the user level.
But thanks for providing an option rather than one way only! 🙌
João Jesus
Bugra Oktay this is great. Finally we'll be able to have "real dates". This will be a very important update. Thanks! 👍🏻
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Vincent D'Amico
Bugra Oktay that is awesome to here. A small but mighty update for sure.
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Vincent D'Amico
Guy Mannerings yes I had the same thoughts myself.
Ryan MacAlmon
Hi Bugra Oktay, This is great. Thanks for the update. Will this be a user setting or workspace setting, and will this apply to all date format fields (standard and custom)? Thank you
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Vincent D'Amico
Ryan MacAlmon now that I think about it. It seems to be a ClickApp, which can be turned on space by space. But it will mean its not based on the users or fields option. It will be by space if im understanding correctly since its a clickapp? Bugra Oktay
Troy Mifsud
Bugra Oktay Thank you thank you. Been waiting for this for years!!!
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Benjamin Spradlin
Yes, would love to see an option to set the real date in some circumstances on fields. Frankly, would rather see it as a List option rather than a Field, User or Space option...if possible. Most circumstances I like the relative, but there are views I create I'd rather see the actual date.
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Shreyansh Jain
I completely agree with this Benjamin Spradlin
Guy Mannerings
Definitely optional. I personally like the current set up, but can see why others would not.
Shahen Halebian
This would be a very convenient added feature. It is something our staff are annoyed with and frequently request, as we print out physical task sheets sometimes for certain staff and when there is a date listed as "tomorrow" or "Wednesday", it can create major problems.
There is a workaround through formulas and I've gone through the hardship of figuring out the working formula for this. The formula in essence copies the Start or Due date, and formats to mm/dd/yyyy, always. I haven't figured out yet how to add the 3 letters of the month instead of the month number.
If anyone is interested in using this formula, here it is below. Just note, sometimes copying and pasting a formula into the advanced editor doesn't work; sometimes you actually have to manually type it in, which is a pain for long formulas.
START DATE:
CONCATENATE(MONTH(field("Start date")), "/", DAY(field("Start date")), "/", YEAR(field("Start date")), " ", IF(HOUR(field("Start date")) > 12, HOUR(field("Start date")) - 12, IF(HOUR(field("Start date")) = 0, 12, HOUR(field("Start date")))), ":", IF(MINUTE(field("Start date")) < 10, "0", ""), MINUTE(field("Start date")), " ", IF(HOUR(field("Start date")) >= 12, "PM", "AM"))
DUE DATE:
CONCATENATE(MONTH(field("Due date")), "/", DAY(field("Due date")), "/", YEAR(field("Due date")), " ", IF(HOUR(field("Due date")) > 12, HOUR(field("Due date")) - 12, IF(HOUR(field("Due date")) = 0, 12, HOUR(field("Due date")))), ":", IF(MINUTE(field("Due date")) < 10, "0", ""), MINUTE(field("Due date")), " ", IF(HOUR(field("Due date")) >= 12, "PM", "AM"))
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Thomas Khoe
We need this as soon as possible, it's terrible to see relative dates when you're managing projects
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Marc
Note that yyyy-mm-dd is an iso-standard (part of ISO 8601). It's meant to provide a clear, unambiguous, and globally understood way to represent dates. It's also the only way to properly sort items by date.
Relative dates could be an option. But should certainly not be the standard.
Nhel Rosal
This is necessary in Project Management, We can't report to the management the 6 days ago , They need specific Due Date
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Daryll Donais
I second this feature. I need to see the actual dates not a relative date
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Kevin Joseph
Yes please get this done. In the edit of the custom field section i should be able to select how i want this date field to be displayed.
Nicola Pietralunga
I find the way ClickUp displays (relative) dates very annoying and I cannot understand how a feature request with 1.6K comments can take such a long time to be implemented.
Please give us the same flexibility as any other IT tool.
We want to be able to display dates as Relative Dates, Full Dates, mm/dd/yyyy, dd/mm/yyyy, dd-mm-yyyy, mm-dd-yyyy, yyyy^mm^dd, mm§dd*yyyy, custom formatted and anything in between.
In my opinion, even the survey is not very useful: simply give us all the options!! Let us choose!!!!!!!
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