Alexa, meet Remember The Milk!

Bob T. Monkey with an Amazon Echo

Our new Skill for Alexa brings the power of Remember The Milk to your Alexa-enabled device. Tell Alexa to remind you, and she’ll add the task to your list. Ready to get things done? Just ask Alexa what’s due today. Need some help? Ask Alexa to give a task to a contact, like the ever-helpful Bob T. Monkey.

What kinds of things can I say to Alexa?

You can ask Alexa what’s due on any date:

Alexa, ask Remember The Milk what’s due today.
Alexa, ask Remember The Milk what’s due next Tuesday.

Tell Alexa to add a task to your Remember The Milk account:

Alexa, tell Remember The Milk to remind me to pick up the milk at 5pm.
Alexa, tell Remember The Milk to remind me to pay the electricity bill on Tuesday.
Alexa, tell Remember The Milk to remind me to take out the trash at 7pm on Friday.

Or, tell Alexa to give a task to one of your Remember The Milk contacts:

Alexa, tell Remember The Milk to remind Alice to book the flights to New York.
Alexa, tell Remember The Milk to remind Bob to return the library books on Thursday.

How do I get started?

Easy! Just follow these simple steps to add the Skill to Alexa:

  1. Open the Alexa app, and tap on the menu icon in the top-left corner.
  2. Select Skills.
  3. Tap inside the search box at the top where it says Search Skills.
  4. Enter Remember The Milk.
  5. Once the Skill appears, tap on Enable to add the Skill.

Once you’re all set up, try out some of the examples above!

Learn more on our Remember The Milk for Alexa page.

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