How do you assign tasks to people who don’t use your task app?
Use a tool that delivers tasks by email with a no-login action page, instead of requiring every assignee to create an account. In actions.xyz, assignees get an email with the task, can mark it done, comment, or reassign from the email link — no account needed.
Why per-seat tools fail at this
Most task managers assume everyone is a paid seat in the same workspace. Real work crosses company lines — clients, contractors, vendors — and those people will not install your tool. The result: action items get re-typed into email anyway, and tracking dies.
The email-native pattern
The robust pattern is task-by-email with a signed link: the assignee sees exactly one task, acts on it in one click, and the board updates. The sender keeps state; the receiver keeps zero friction. Calendar (.ics) attachments put deadlines in the assignee’s own calendar.
FAQ
Do assignees see the whole board?
No — a signed link shows only the task assigned to them.
What if the assignee never opens the email?
Weekly digests re-surface open tasks to each assignee automatically.