# Later and reminders

> Put a capture off until a time you pick. It comes back to the top of the Inbox.

- Page: https://resurf.so/guides/later
- Section: Organize
- Works on: Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Last checked against the app: 2026-10-17
- Start: `L` on Mac

## Put something off

On Mac:

1. Select a capture, or move to it in the Inbox, and press `L`. Or right-click it and choose **Remind…**
2. Pick a time: press its number, click it, or press `L` again for the default.
3. For any other time, choose **Pick a date…**, type something like “fri 3pm” or “in two weeks”, and press `Return`. Or click a day on the calendar.

On iPhone and iPad:

1. Open the capture and tap **More**, or long-press it in the library.
2. Tap **Remind me** and pick a time.
3. To cancel, open **Remind me** again and tap **Remove reminder**. The capture comes back to the Inbox now.

Video: [The Later picker on an Inbox capture with ‘in two weeks’ typed, the capture in the Later list, and Now returning it to the top of the Inbox.](https://resurf.so/guides/clips/clip-later.mp4)

## The times

- **Later today**: 6:00 pm. Offered before 5:00 pm.
- **Tomorrow**: 9:00 am.
- **This weekend**: Saturday, 9:00 am. Offered on weekdays.
- **Next week**: Monday, 9:00 am.

On Mac, a typed day without a time comes back at 9:00 am, or 6:00 pm if you write “tonight” or “evening”.

## When it comes back

It goes to the top of the Inbox, under **Reminders**. A capture that's in a space stays there while it waits. On Mac, a notification says “Back in your inbox”; click it to open the capture.

Notifications are on Mac only. Turn them off in **Settings → General → Later → Notifications**.

## Bring it back early

On Mac, open the Inbox's **Later** list, select the capture, press `L` and choose **Now**. On iPhone and iPad, tap **Remove reminder**.

## Questions

### Can I put something off with no date?

Not with Later: every choice has a time. On Mac, press A in the Inbox to archive it instead.

### I didn't get a notification.

Reminder notifications are on Mac only. Check Settings → General → Later → Notifications, and Resurf's permission in macOS notification settings.

## More guides

- Previous: [Inbox](https://resurf.so/guides/inbox.md)
- Next: [Spaces and areas](https://resurf.so/guides/spaces.md)
- [Inbox](https://resurf.so/guides/inbox.md): New captures wait here until you file them, put them off, archive them, or delete them.
- [Spaces and areas](https://resurf.so/guides/spaces.md): A space is a named collection of captures, and an area groups spaces together.
- [Tags](https://resurf.so/guides/tags.md): Tags are labels that cut across spaces, and a capture can have many.
- [Stacks and posts](https://resurf.so/guides/stacks.md): A stack is a small pile of two or more captures, shown as one tile.
- [Starred](https://resurf.so/guides/starred.md): Pin a capture to star it, so it stays one click away under Starred.
- [Authors](https://resurf.so/guides/authors.md): Attach the people behind a capture, which is most useful for quotes.
- [Edit a capture's details](https://resurf.so/guides/capture-details.md): The inspector beside a capture edits its title, note, spaces, tags and authors, and shows its details.
- [Work with a selection](https://resurf.so/guides/bulk-actions.md): Select several captures, then pin, file, tag, stack, copy or delete them together.
- [Trash](https://resurf.so/guides/trash.md): Deleted captures wait in the Trash for 30 days, then they're deleted for good.
- [Every guide](https://resurf.so/llms.txt)