diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 7fdc89b..45e1054 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { HabiticaSyncView, VIEW_TYPE} from "./view"
 interface HabiticaSyncSettings {
     userID: string
     apiToken: string
+    showTaskDescription: boolean
 }
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: Partial<HabiticaSyncSettings> = {
     userID: "",
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index bd298e5..6957237 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -38,5 +38,18 @@ export class HabiticaSyncSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
                     await this.plugin.saveSettings();
                 })
         );
+
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+        .setName("Show Task Descriptions")
+        .setDesc("Updates require pane re-opening")
+        .addToggle(cb => {
+            cb
+                .setValue(this.plugin.settings.showTaskDescription)
+                .onChange(async (isEnable) => {
+                    this.plugin.settings.showTaskDescription = isEnable;
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                })
+            });
+        
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/view/App.tsx b/src/view/App.tsx
index 616beed..445268e 100644
--- a/src/view/App.tsx
+++ b/src/view/App.tsx
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<any, any> {
             return (<div className="plugin-root">
                 {content}
                 <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons" />
-                <Taskview data={this.state.tasks} handleChangeTodos={this.handleChangeTodos} handleChangeDailys={this.handleChangeDailys} handleChangeHabits={this.handleChangeHabits} handleChangeRewards={this.handleChangeRewards}/>
+                <Taskview data={this.state.tasks} handleChangeTodos={this.handleChangeTodos} settings = {this.props.plugin.settings} handleChangeDailys={this.handleChangeDailys} handleChangeHabits={this.handleChangeHabits} handleChangeRewards={this.handleChangeRewards}/>
                 <div></div>
                 <Statsview user_data={this.state.user_data} />
             </div>
diff --git a/src/view/Components/Taskview/Dailiesview/index.tsx b/src/view/Components/Taskview/Dailiesview/index.tsx
index e45c421..9faafc2 100644
--- a/src/view/Components/Taskview/Dailiesview/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/Components/Taskview/Dailiesview/index.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ export default function Index(props: any){
     else {
         const incompleteDailies = props.dailys.map((daily: any) => {
                 if(!daily.completed)
+                    if (props.settings.showTaskDescription) {
                     return <DailyItem key={daily.id} id={daily.id} daily_text={daily.text} daily_notes={daily.notes} onChange={props.onChange} completed={daily.completed}/>
-        })
+                    } else {
+                        return <DailyItem key={daily.id} id={daily.id} daily_text={daily.text} onChange={props.onChange} completed={daily.completed}/>
+                    }
+                })
         const completedDailies = props.dailys.map((daily: any) => {
             if(daily.completed)
                 return <DailyItem key={daily.id} id={daily.id} daily_text={daily.text} daily_notes={daily.notes} onChange={props.onChange} completed={daily.completed}/>
diff --git a/src/view/Components/Taskview/Habitsview/index.tsx b/src/view/Components/Taskview/Habitsview/index.tsx
index 1ee9eab..1d0107c 100644
--- a/src/view/Components/Taskview/Habitsview/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/Components/Taskview/Habitsview/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ export default function Index(props: any){
     }
     else {
         const allHabits = props.habits.map((habit: any) => {
+            if (props.settings.showTaskDescription) {
             return <HabitItem key={habit.id} id={habit.id} habit_text={habit.text} habit_notes={habit.notes} upCount={habit.counterUp} downCount={habit.counterDown} onChange={props.onChange}/>
+            } else {
+                return <HabitItem key={habit.id} id={habit.id} habit_text={habit.text} upCount={habit.counterUp} downCount={habit.counterDown} onChange={props.onChange}/>
+            }
         })
         const display = <div id="classDisplay">
                             <ul>{allHabits}</ul>
diff --git a/src/view/Components/Taskview/Rewardview/index.tsx b/src/view/Components/Taskview/Rewardview/index.tsx
index ff60917..4ddc21a 100644
--- a/src/view/Components/Taskview/Rewardview/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/Components/Taskview/Rewardview/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ export default function Index(props: any){
     }
     else {
         const allRewards = props.rewards.map((reward: any) => {
-            return <RewardItem key={reward.id} id={reward.id} reward_text={reward.text} reward_notes={reward.notes} reward_value={reward.value} onChange={props.onChange}/>
+            if (props.settings.showTaskDescription) {
+                return <RewardItem key={reward.id} id={reward.id} reward_text={reward.text} reward_notes={reward.notes} reward_value={reward.value} onChange={props.onChange}/>
+            } else {
+                return <RewardItem key={reward.id} id={reward.id} reward_text={reward.text} reward_value={reward.value} onChange={props.onChange}/>
+            }
         })
         const display = <div id="classDisplay">
                             <ul>{allRewards}</ul>
diff --git a/src/view/Components/Taskview/Todoview/index.tsx b/src/view/Components/Taskview/Todoview/index.tsx
index ec61448..4f8c4e9 100644
--- a/src/view/Components/Taskview/Todoview/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/Components/Taskview/Todoview/index.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ export default function Index(props: any){
     }
     else {
         const incompleteTodos = props.todos.map((todo: any) => {
-                if(!todo.completed)
-                    return <TodoItem key={todo.id} id={todo.id} todo_text={todo.text} todo_notes={todo.notes} onChange={props.onChange} completed={todo.completed}/>
+                if(!todo.completed) {
+                    if (props.settings.showTaskDescription) {
+                        return <TodoItem key={todo.id} id={todo.id} todo_text={todo.text} todo_notes={todo.notes} onChange={props.onChange} completed={todo.completed}/>
+                    } else {
+                        return <TodoItem key={todo.id} id={todo.id} todo_text={todo.text} onChange={props.onChange} completed={todo.completed}/>
+                    }
+                }
+                    
         })
         const completedTodos = props.todos.map((todo: any) => {
             if(todo.completed)
diff --git a/src/view/Components/Taskview/index.tsx b/src/view/Components/Taskview/index.tsx
index 64898b2..7001ac9 100644
--- a/src/view/Components/Taskview/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/Components/Taskview/index.tsx
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ export default function Index(props: any){
                             </Tab>
                         </TabList>
                         <TabPanel>
-                            <Dailiesview dailys={props.data.dailys} onChange={props.handleChangeDailys} />
+                            <Dailiesview dailys={props.data.dailys} settings = {props.settings} onChange={props.handleChangeDailys} />
                         </TabPanel>
                         <TabPanel>
-                            <Habitsview habits={props.data.habits} onChange={props.handleChangeHabits}/>
+                            <Habitsview habits={props.data.habits} settings = {props.settings} onChange={props.handleChangeHabits}/>
                         </TabPanel>
                         <TabPanel>
-                        <Todoview todos={props.data.todos} onChange={props.handleChangeTodos} />
+                        <Todoview todos={props.data.todos} settings = {props.settings} onChange={props.handleChangeTodos} />
                         </TabPanel>
                         <TabPanel>
-                        <Rewardview rewards={props.data.rewards} onChange={props.handleChangeRewards} />
+                        <Rewardview rewards={props.data.rewards} settings = {props.settings} onChange={props.handleChangeRewards} />
                         </TabPanel>
                     </Tabs>
                 </div>