There may be times when you just want a simple to-do list instead of creating subtasks within issues.

You can now add action items within the description and comments of an issue. This feature lets you use checkboxes to format your text, helping you compile a list of the things that don’t need separate tracking.

More about action items

To get started:

1. Navigate to a Jira issue.

2. In the Description field, select Action item (checkbox icon) from the toolbar available in the editor or type [] (open and close square brackets).

3. Type you action.

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Now this is pretty awesome!

I know a few add-ons that now may have some existential crisis :)