Eisenhower Matrix Tool
Sort your tasks by urgent and important into four boxes, so you can see what to do now, what to schedule, what to hand off and what to drop. Add tasks, place them in the grid, and print the priority matrix if you want it on paper. Free, in your browser, no sign-up.
The Eisenhower matrix, also called the urgent important matrix or the Eisenhower box, sorts tasks into four quadrants by how urgent and how important they are. This priority matrix tool lets you add tasks and place each one in the right box, so a long list turns into a clear order of what to do first, schedule, delegate or drop. You can work with it on screen and print the result to keep it in view.
- Live preview before you print
- 100% free
- No sign-up, no app
- A4 and US Letter
- Works offline after first load
Add every task, then sort each one by whether it is urgent, important, both or neither. Do the top-left box first, schedule the top-right, hand off the bottom-left, and let the bottom-right go.
How to use it
- 1
Add your tasks
Type everything on your plate into the list, one task at a time.
- 2
Place each task
Assign each one to a quadrant by whether it is urgent, important, both or neither.
- 3
Act and print
Do the urgent and important first, then schedule, delegate or drop the rest. Print it if you like.
When it comes in handy
A full plate
When everything feels urgent, the grid shows which tasks truly are and which just feel that way.
Weekly planning
Sort the week ahead so the important work gets scheduled before it becomes a last-minute rush.
Letting things go
The fourth box makes it easier to admit some tasks can simply be dropped.
Live preview & 100% in your browser
The PDF is built right here in your browser, sized to the exact page you choose. Nothing you type is sent to a server, there is no sign-up and no limit, and once the page has loaded it keeps working even with no connection.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the four quadrants of the Eisenhower matrix?
- Urgent and important is do it now. Important but not urgent is schedule it for later, which is where the most valuable work usually sits. Urgent but not important is delegate it if you can. Neither urgent nor important is drop it. Sorting each task into one of these four boxes turns a flat list into a clear plan.
- What is the difference between urgent and important?
- Urgent tasks demand attention now, like a ringing phone or a today deadline, but are not always valuable. Important tasks move you toward what actually matters, even if nothing forces you to do them today. Much of the point of the matrix is to protect the important-but-not-urgent work that quietly gets crowded out by urgent noise.
- Can I print the matrix?
- Yes. Once your tasks are placed, print the grid to a PDF so you can pin it up or keep it on your desk. Having the four boxes in view is a useful reminder to check whether the urgent thing in front of you is actually important, or just loud.
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