Daily Checklist

The same few things, every day: list them once, tick them off across the week. Good for routines, chores, medication and work opening/closing lists.

Free PDFYour own itemsMonday or Sunday startNo sign-up

Step 1 · What to print

Kind Start from a template Title Lines to fill in at the top (comma between them)

Step 2 · Your items (optional: leave empty to print blank)

Top 3 today 1 · Do first (urgent and important) 2 · Schedule (important, not urgent) 3 · Delegate (urgent, not important) 4 · Drop (neither urgent nor important) Items, one per line

Tip: a line starting with # prints as a section heading.

Columns Blank pages

Extra columns (one-column lists) Due Who Notes Done

Number the lines Fill the page with empty lines Hour-by-hour schedule Schedule from to Week starts First day (optional) Span Month

Step 3 · Look

Lines Tick marks Font Color Small “onlinelistmaker.com” line at the bottom

US Letter, half-inch margins. Print at Actual size (100%).

Nothing you type leaves this device unless you make an online list.

What to put on a daily checklist

A daily checklist works best for things that repeat exactly, where the risk is forgetting, not deciding. Keep it to the things that actually happen every day, in the order you do them.

Routines: make the bed, vitamins, water, a walk, reading, lights out.
Kids: brush teeth, get dressed, backpack, homework, feed the dog. A child can tick their own row; see the kids’ morning routine.
Medication: one line per dose, so a missed box is obvious at a glance.
Work: opening and closing duties, equipment checks, the cash count, a temperature log.

For a whole month on one page use the habit tracker. For one-off tasks that change every day, the daily to-do list fits better.

Printing it so it looks right

Print at Actual size (100%). The PDF is a true US Letter page with half-inch margins, so it prints edge to edge on any home printer without “Fit to page.”
Ink saver. Choose Black and “Lines only” for the lightest page, or keep the color for a sheet on the fridge.
Make it last. Slip the page into a sheet protector and tick it with a dry-erase marker. Wipe it on Sunday and use it again.
Rather tick it on your phone? “Make it an online list” turns what you typed into a list you can check off on any device and share with one link.

Questions

How is a daily checklist different from a to-do list?

A to-do list changes every day and each task is done once. A daily checklist repeats the same items every day, so it is laid out as a grid you tick across the week.

How many items fit?

Up to about 30 rows on a portrait page; the maker shows how many fit with your line height.

Can I print the dates on it?

Yes. Set the week’s first day and each column prints its date under the day name.

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