diff --git a/scilog/src/app/app.module.ts b/scilog/src/app/app.module.ts
index 012b1d51..1f854d15 100644
--- a/scilog/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/scilog/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -4,32 +4,32 @@ import { APP_INITIALIZER, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
 import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 import { SnippetComponent } from '@shared/snippet/snippet.component';
-import {MatButtonModule} from '@angular/material/button';
-import {MatCardModule} from '@angular/material/card';
-import {MatDialogModule} from '@angular/material/dialog';
-import {MatExpansionModule} from '@angular/material/expansion';
-import {MatIconModule} from '@angular/material/icon';
-import {MatProgressSpinnerModule} from '@angular/material/progress-spinner';
-import {MatSidenavModule} from '@angular/material/sidenav';
-import {BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import {ScrollingModule as ExperimentalScrollingModule} from '@angular/cdk-experimental/scrolling';
-import {DragDropModule} from '@angular/cdk/drag-drop';
-import {ScrollingModule} from '@angular/cdk/scrolling';
-import {HttpClientModule} from '@angular/common/http';
-import {CKEditorModule} from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-angular';
+import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
+import { MatCardModule } from '@angular/material/card';
+import { MatDialogModule } from '@angular/material/dialog';
+import { MatExpansionModule } from '@angular/material/expansion';
+import { MatIconModule } from '@angular/material/icon';
+import { MatProgressSpinnerModule } from '@angular/material/progress-spinner';
+import { MatSidenavModule } from '@angular/material/sidenav';
+import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
+import { ScrollingModule as ExperimentalScrollingModule } from '@angular/cdk-experimental/scrolling';
+import { DragDropModule } from '@angular/cdk/drag-drop';
+import { ScrollingModule } from '@angular/cdk/scrolling';
+import { HttpClientModule } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { CKEditorModule } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-angular';
 import { AddContentComponent } from '@shared/add-content/add-content.component';
-import {MatMenuModule} from '@angular/material/menu'; 
-import {MatChipsModule} from '@angular/material/chips'; 
-import {MatFormFieldModule} from '@angular/material/form-field'; 
-import {MatToolbarModule} from '@angular/material/toolbar';
+import { MatMenuModule } from '@angular/material/menu';
+import { MatChipsModule } from '@angular/material/chips';
+import { MatFormFieldModule } from '@angular/material/form-field';
+import { MatToolbarModule } from '@angular/material/toolbar';
 import { SnippetTableComponent } from '@shared/snippet/snippet-table/snippet-table.component'
-import {MatTableModule} from '@angular/material/table'; 
-import {MatButtonToggleModule} from '@angular/material/button-toggle'; 
-import {GridsterModule} from 'angular-gridster2';
+import { MatTableModule } from '@angular/material/table';
+import { MatButtonToggleModule } from '@angular/material/button-toggle';
+import { GridsterModule } from 'angular-gridster2';
 import { DashboardItemComponent } from './logbook/dashboard/dashboard-item/dashboard-item.component';
 import { LogbookItemComponent } from './logbook/widgets/logbook-item/logbook-item.component';
-import {MatDividerModule} from '@angular/material/divider';
-import {MatBadgeModule} from '@angular/material/badge';
+import { MatDividerModule } from '@angular/material/divider';
+import { MatBadgeModule } from '@angular/material/badge';
 import { DashboardComponent } from './logbook/dashboard/dashboard.component';
 import { ChatComponent } from './logbook/widgets/chat/chat.component';
 import { TodosComponent } from './logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component';
@@ -39,53 +39,54 @@ import { OverviewComponent } from './overview/overview.component';
 import { LogbookComponent } from './logbook/logbook.component';
 import { LogbookWidgetComponent } from './overview/logbook-cover/logbook-cover.component';
 import { ViewWidgetComponent } from './overview/view-widget/view-widget.component';
-import {FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
-import {MatInputModule} from '@angular/material/input';
-import {AuthInterceptor} from '@shared/auth-services/auth.interceptor';
+import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
+import { AuthInterceptor } from '@shared/auth-services/auth.interceptor';
 import { HTTP_INTERCEPTORS } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { ToolbarComponent } from '@shared/toolbar/toolbar.component';
 import { ChartsModule } from 'ng2-charts';
-import {MatTooltipModule} from '@angular/material/tooltip';
-import { WidgetPreferencesComponent } from './logbook/widgets/widget-preferences/widget-preferences.component'; 
+import { MatTooltipModule } from '@angular/material/tooltip';
+import { WidgetPreferencesComponent } from './logbook/widgets/widget-preferences/widget-preferences.component';
 import { MatSelectModule } from '@angular/material/select';
-import {MatRadioModule} from '@angular/material/radio'; 
-import {MatCheckboxModule} from '@angular/material/checkbox';
+import { MatRadioModule } from '@angular/material/radio';
+import { MatCheckboxModule } from '@angular/material/checkbox';
 import { SettingsComponent } from '@shared/settings/settings.component';
-import { CollectionWidgetComponent } from './overview/collection-widget/collection-widget.component'; 
+import { CollectionWidgetComponent } from './overview/collection-widget/collection-widget.component';
 import { AuthService } from '@shared/auth-services/auth.service';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { AddLogbookComponent } from './overview/add-logbook/add-logbook.component';
 import { AddCollectionComponent } from './overview/add-collection/add-collection.component';
-import {MatSlideToggleModule} from '@angular/material/slide-toggle'; 
-import {MatAutocompleteModule} from '@angular/material/autocomplete';
+import { MatSlideToggleModule } from '@angular/material/slide-toggle';
+import { MatAutocompleteModule } from '@angular/material/autocomplete';
 import { LogbookSearchPipe } from './overview/logbook-search.pipe';
-import { NavigationButtonComponent } from './logbook/navigation-button/navigation-button.component'; 
+import { NavigationButtonComponent } from './logbook/navigation-button/navigation-button.component';
 import { AngularResizeEventModule } from 'angular-resize-event';
 import { SnippetContentComponent } from '@shared/snippet/snippet-content/snippet-content.component';
-import {CookieService} from 'ngx-cookie-service';
+import { CookieService } from 'ngx-cookie-service';
 import { NgxJdenticonModule, JDENTICON_CONFIG } from 'ngx-jdenticon';
 import { SnippetViewerComponent } from './logbook/widgets/snippet-viewer/snippet-viewer.component';
 import { SnippetDashboardNameComponent } from '@shared/snippet/snippet-dashboard-name/snippet-dashboard-name.component';
 import { ViewSettingsComponent } from '@shared/settings/view-settings/view-settings.component';
 import { ProfileSettingsComponent } from '@shared/settings/profile-settings/profile-settings.component';
 import { ViewEditComponent } from '@shared/settings/view-settings/view-edit/view-edit.component';
-import {MatTabsModule} from '@angular/material/tabs';
+import { MatTabsModule } from '@angular/material/tabs';
 import { TagEditorComponent } from '@shared/tag-editor/tag-editor.component';
 import { SnippetInfoComponent } from '@shared/snippet/snippet-info/snippet-info.component';
-import { SnippetInfoSectionComponent } from '@shared/snippet/snippet-info/snippet-info-section/snippet-info-section.component'; 
+import { SnippetInfoSectionComponent } from '@shared/snippet/snippet-info/snippet-info-section/snippet-info-section.component';
 import { UiScrollModule } from 'ngx-ui-scroll';
 import { HotkeysComponent } from '@shared/hotkeys/hotkeys.component';
 import { ExportDialogComponent } from './logbook/dashboard/dashboard-item/export-dialog/export-dialog.component';
-import {MatProgressBarModule} from '@angular/material/progress-bar';
-import {MatSnackBarModule} from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
+import { MatProgressBarModule } from '@angular/material/progress-bar';
+import { MatSnackBarModule } from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
 import { DownloadComponent } from '@shared/download/download.component';
 import { SearchComponent } from '@shared/search/search.component';
 import { SearchWindowComponent } from '@shared/search-window/search-window.component';
 import { AppConfigService } from "./app-config.service";
 import { NavigationGuardService } from './logbook/core/navigation-guard-service';
+import { TaskComponent } from './logbook/core/task/task.component';
 
 const appConfigInitializerFn = (appConfig: AppConfigService) => {
-  return () => appConfig.loadAppConfig();
+    return () => appConfig.loadAppConfig();
 };
 
 @NgModule({
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ const appConfigInitializerFn = (appConfig: AppConfigService) => {
         DownloadComponent,
         SearchComponent,
         SearchWindowComponent,
+        TaskComponent
     ],
     imports: [
         BrowserModule,
diff --git a/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.html b/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5177f27b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<div>
+    <mat-card class="task-mat-card">
+        <mat-card-content class="task-content">
+            <mat-checkbox (change)="toggleTaskIsDone()" [checked]="task.isDone"
+                [disabled]="isActionAllowed.tooltips.update" matTooltip="{{ isActionAllowed.tooltips.update }}">
+                <div>
+
+                </div>
+            </mat-checkbox>
+            <span
+                [ngStyle]="{'text-decoration': task.isDone? 'line-through' : 'none', 'opacity': task.isDone? '0.6' : '1'}"
+                class='task-text'>
+                {{ task.content }}
+            </span>
+            <span class="flexExpand"></span>
+            <span>
+                <button mat-icon-button (click)="deleteTask()" [disabled]="isActionAllowed.tooltips.delete"
+                    matTooltip="{{ isActionAllowed.tooltips.delete }}">
+                    <mat-icon>delete</mat-icon>
+                </button>
+            </span>
+        </mat-card-content>
+    </mat-card>
+</div>
diff --git a/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.scss b/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2e351b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+.task-mat-card{
+    margin-bottom: 1px;
+    margin-left: 20px;
+    margin-right: 20px;
+    margin-top: 1px;
+    min-height: 100%;
+    text-align: left;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    padding: 4px 0px;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .2), 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .14), 0 4px 8px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12);
+    // background-color: var(--sidenav-color);
+    color: var(--default-text-color);
+  
+}
+
+
+.task-content{
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 5px;
+}
+
+.task-text {
+    padding-left: 20px;
+    padding-right: 10px;
+}
+
+.flexExpand {
+    flex: 1 1 auto;
+}
diff --git a/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.spec.ts b/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a83fc37a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from "@angular/core/testing";
+import { TaskComponent } from "./task.component";
+import { HttpClientTestingModule } from "@angular/common/http/testing";
+import { AppConfigService } from "src/app/app-config.service";
+import { Tasks } from "src/app/core/model/tasks";
+
+const getConfig = () => ({});
+
+describe('TaskComponent', () => {
+    let component: TaskComponent;
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<TaskComponent>;
+
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [HttpClientTestingModule],
+        providers: [
+          { provide: AppConfigService, useValue: { getConfig } },
+        ],
+        declarations: [TaskComponent]
+      })
+        .compileComponents();
+    }));
+  
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TaskComponent);
+      component = fixture.componentInstance;
+      component.task = {isDone: false, id: '123'} as Tasks;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+  
+    it('should create', () => {
+      expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('should addTask', () => {
+      const addTaskSpy = spyOn(component['tasksService'], 'addTask');
+      const task = {isDone: false} as Tasks;
+      component.addTask(task);
+      expect(addTaskSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith(task);
+    });
+
+    it('should toggleTaskIsDone', () => {
+      const updateTaskSpy = spyOn(component['tasksService'], 'updateTask');
+      component.toggleTaskIsDone();
+      expect(updateTaskSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith({isDone: true}, '123');
+    });
+
+    it('should deleteTask', () => {
+      const deleteTaskSpy = spyOn(component['tasksService'], 'deleteTask');
+      component.deleteTask();
+      expect(deleteTaskSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('123');
+    });
+
+    it('should deleteTask', () => {
+      const deleteTaskSpy = spyOn(component['tasksService'], 'deleteTask');
+      component.deleteTask();
+      expect(deleteTaskSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('123');
+    });
+    
+    it('should isAllowed', () => {
+      const canUpdateSpy = spyOn(component['isActionAllowed'], 'canUpdate');
+      const canDeleteSpy = spyOn(component['isActionAllowed'], 'canDelete');
+      component.isAllowed();
+      expect(canUpdateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(canDeleteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+  });
diff --git a/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.ts b/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56d17540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scilog/src/app/logbook/core/task/task.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Tasks } from '@model/tasks';
+import { TasksService } from '@shared/tasks.service';
+import { IsAllowedService } from 'src/app/overview/is-allowed.service';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'task',
+  templateUrl: './task.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./task.component.scss'],
+  providers: [IsAllowedService],
+})
+export class TaskComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  @Input()
+  task: Tasks;
+
+  constructor(
+    private tasksService: TasksService,
+    protected isActionAllowed: IsAllowedService) {
+    console.log("constructor called")
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.isActionAllowed.snippet = this.task;
+    this.isAllowed();
+  }
+
+  addTask(task: Tasks) {
+    this.tasksService.addTask(task);
+  }
+
+  toggleTaskIsDone() {
+    let payload = {
+      isDone: !this.task.isDone
+    }
+    this.tasksService.updateTask(payload, this.task.id);
+  }
+
+  deleteTask() {
+    console.log("deleting task");
+    this.tasksService.deleteTask(this.task.id);
+  }
+
+  isAllowed() {
+    this.isActionAllowed.canDelete();
+    this.isActionAllowed.canUpdate();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.html b/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.html
index 69e0afbc..402cf6a9 100644
--- a/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.html
+++ b/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.html
@@ -3,53 +3,11 @@
   <span><strong>{{numTasks}}</strong> {{tasks.length == 1 ? 'item' : 'items'}} left</span>
 </div>
 <mat-form-field class="add-task">
-  <input matInput class="new-task" placeholder="Add task" autofocus="" (keydown.shift.enter)="addTasks()" (keydown.enter)="addTasks()" [formControl]="newTask">
+  <input matInput class="new-task" placeholder="Add task" autofocus="" (keydown.shift.enter)="addTasks()" (keydown.enter)="addTasks()" [(ngModel)]="newTask">
 </mat-form-field>
 
 <div class="task-container">
- <div *ngFor="let task of tasks; let i=index" >
-  <mat-card class="task-mat-card">
-    <mat-card-content class="task-content">
-        <mat-checkbox (change)="toggleTaskIsDone(i)" [checked]="task.isDone">
-          <div >
-            
-          </div>
-        </mat-checkbox>
-        <span [ngStyle]="{'text-decoration': task.isDone? 'line-through' : 'none', 'opacity': task.isDone? '0.6' : '1'}" class='task-text'>
-          {{ task.content }}
-        </span>
-      <span class="flexExpand"></span>
-      <span>
-        <button mat-icon-button (click)="deleteTask(i)">
-          <mat-icon>delete</mat-icon>
-        </button>
-      </span>
-
-
-    </mat-card-content>
-  </mat-card>
-</div> 
+  <div *ngFor="let task of tasks" >
+    <task [task]="task"></task>
+  </div> 
 </div>
-
-
-
-<!-- <section class="todoapp">
-    <header class="header">
-      <h1>Todos</h1>
-      <input class="new-todo" placeholder="What needs to be done?" autofocus="" [(ngModel)]="newTodo.title" (keyup.enter)="addTodo()">
-    </header>
-    <section class="main" *ngIf="todos.length > 0">
-      <ul class="todo-list">
-        <li *ngFor="let todo of todos" [class.completed]="todo.complete">
-          <div class="view">
-            <input class="toggle" type="checkbox" (click)="toggleTodoComplete(todo)" [checked]="todo.complete">
-            <label>{{todo.title}}</label>
-            <button class="destroy" (click)="removeTodo(todo)"></button>
-          </div>
-        </li>
-      </ul>
-    </section>
-    <footer class="footer" *ngIf="todos.length > 0">
-      <span class="todo-count"><strong>{{todos.length}}</strong> {{todos.length == 1 ? 'item' : 'items'}} left</span>
-    </footer>
-  </section> -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.scss b/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.scss
index 47fc8913..9b2b9852 100644
--- a/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.scss
+++ b/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.scss
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
     text-align: right;
 }
 
-/* .new-task{
-    padding: 1px;
-} */
-
 .add-task{
     padding-left: 20px;
 }
@@ -28,27 +24,3 @@
 ::ng-deep .mat-checkbox-checked.mat-accent .mat-checkbox-background {
     background-color: var(--button-accent);
 }
-
-
-.task-content{
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    max-width: 100%;
-    padding-left: 15px;
-    padding-right: 5px;
-}
-
-.task-text {
-    padding-left: 20px;
-    padding-right: 10px;
-}
-
-.task-container {
-    overflow-y: scroll;
-    height: calc(100% - 150px);
-}
-
-.flexExpand {
-    flex: 1 1 auto;
-  }
-  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.ts b/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.ts
index 691b5952..ab20971b 100644
--- a/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.ts
+++ b/scilog/src/app/logbook/widgets/todos/todos.component.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { UntypedFormControl } from '@angular/forms';
+import { Component, Input, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { Tasks } from '@model/tasks';
 import { TasksService } from '@shared/tasks.service';
 import { LogbookInfoService } from '@shared/logbook-info.service';
 import { ChangeStreamService } from '@shared/change-stream.service';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { ViewsService } from '@shared/views.service';
+import { TaskComponent } from '../../core/task/task.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'todos',
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ export class TodosComponent implements OnInit {
 
   @Input()
   configIndex: number;
+  @ViewChild(TaskComponent) taskComponent: TaskComponent;
 
   tasks: Tasks[] = [];
-  newTask = new UntypedFormControl('');
+  newTask = '';
   numTasks: number = 0;
   subscriptions: Subscription[] = [];
 
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ export class TodosComponent implements OnInit {
 
   }
 
-
-
   addTasks() {
     let newTask: Tasks = {
       ownerGroup: this.logbookInfo.logbookInfo.ownerGroup,
@@ -65,26 +64,12 @@ export class TodosComponent implements OnInit {
       isPrivate: this.logbookInfo.logbookInfo.isPrivate,
       parentId: this.logbookInfo.logbookInfo.id,
       snippetType: "task",
-      content: this.newTask.value,
+      content: this.newTask,
       isDone: false
     };
     console.log("adding new task")
-
-    this.tasksService.addTask(newTask);
-    this.newTask.setValue('');
-
-  }
-
-  toggleTaskIsDone(id: number) {
-    let payload = {
-      isDone: !this.tasks[id].isDone
-    }
-    this.tasksService.updateTask(payload, this.tasks[id].id);
-  }
-
-  deleteTask(id: number) {
-    console.log("deleting task", id);
-    this.tasksService.deleteTask(this.tasks[id].id);
+    this.taskComponent.addTask(newTask);
+    this.newTask = '';
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {