Todo.txt Reviews and details

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• Ask HN: What products other than Obsidian share the file over app philosophy?

  FSNotes for macOS and iOS is one I used for a little while. https://fsnot.es/ todo.txt is another thing that comes to mind. http://todotxt.org/ And of course pretty much all of *nix. - Source: Hacker News / 13 days ago

• My productivity app is a never-ending .txt file

  Since at least 2012 I've also been using a text file format from http://todotxt.org/ and more recently I wrote a program that takes a crontab-like list to pre-generate entries on a daily, by-day-name (every Sunday for example), and I also pull in a list of holidays from gov.uk, so they are also populated. [^1]: ( - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

  It's a web app implementing the todo.txt format (see http://todotxt.org/). It's an exercise to learn frontend currently, I doubt I could successfully monetize it. Would appreciate any feedback! - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Looking for a note taking app with inline tags.

  That format is really similar to todo.txt format, worth taking a look at http://todotxt.org/ (which in turn has application links). Source: 10 months ago

• Using Acme with Inferno's Shell as a pkm tool

  For todo and schedule I use todo.txt (http://todotxt.org/) a plain file managed by scripts which build agenda and plumber to keep track of unique keys. Source: 11 months ago

• Looking for PC and mobile "to do list" software

  The ToDo.Txt format makes it easy to use across devices/software, but this is really limited to ToDos. Source: 12 months ago

• TaskTXT The Todo List for Hackers

  Good idea, something similar to todotxt.org. But no 1) iPhone app 2) you need to sigh up and keep your notes at developers servers 3) subscriptions?! Come on! Source: about 1 year ago

• Wish to start cli apps development

  There are a couple different routes you can go down. If your goal is to learn CLI stuff, it's hard to beat using shell-scripting for a simple app like a todo manager. Storing them in a plain-text file, a little sed/grep/awk and you're well on your way. For inspiration & hints, you might check out https://todotxt.org However, you can rapidly hit performance issues and limitations on available tooling if you... Source: about 1 year ago

• I recently tried this "One Thing" extension that lets you put text in the menubar. Pretty handy!

  You could use this to set the text to the output of some arbitrary command or the contents of some file etc. For example to set it to the first line of your todo.txt file:. Source: over 1 year ago

• Best to do app for a college student

  What also could work for you is http://todotxt.org/, its basically a text file or two if you want to keep track of some tasks, it already comes with two types of labeling but also key value tags, which you can use to filter based on your different desired levels. Source: over 1 year ago

• Anyone know a good FOSS GUI todo app?

  Yes, I'm aware. Sounds like you aren't familiar with todo.txt? todo.txt. Source: over 1 year ago

• How would you try to get an overview of you'r entire project to make sure that everything is going into the right direction? Optimize on a system level instead of detail level.

  Obsidian was also great, and very minimalist at its base. You just make connections between notes and topics, and go from there. It uses markdown, it's fully customizable and extendable, with the simplicity of something like todo.txt (e.g. Editing notes outside of the app is completely fine). Source: over 1 year ago

• [OC] Doit - A todo manager that you didn't ask for, but needed !

  Maybe a format like http://todotxt.org/ would be a good fit. That way it would be compatible with other editors. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Plain Text Calendar

  I've adapted todo.txt format to be a worse-is-better combined calendar/appointments and task list, for personal use (not a lot of meetings scheduled, nor videoconf&chat integration). It works well enough for now. http://todotxt.org/ Basically, change the meaning of the date on a todo.txt item to be the soonest date that task/appointment can be done, have optional time of day (point or range), and sort it in a... - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• I need ideas

  But if you want a straightforward one: Write yourself a task manager using Gina Trapani's todo.txt rules at https://todotxt.org. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists

  As an alternative, the todo.txt format [1] first defined in 2006 has several compatible clients on desktop (CLI or GUI), mobile, and web. [1]: http://todotxt.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists

  There is a todo format that I use daily called todotxt. It has even application support on most platforms or you just write manually in a txt file. Easy to overview by yourself. In combination with Syncthing I have a very seamless experience where ever I go. http://todotxt.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• New newbie in a multinational company. Finding my Project Management App. Overwhelmed guys, help!

  Here's some bonus stuff to read: * An Introduction To You * The Taste Of The Day * todotxt.org. Source: about 2 years ago

• Getting Things Gnome

  I use Emacs and its Org mode personally but it is not everyone's cup of tea. I like Emacs because it allows me to do most of my computing via one application. It is such a joy not having to switch contexts when having to switch between different applications. What I achieve with Emacs could easily be replicated with any decent text editor. However, Org mode lends itself enormously in building ones own GTD system.... Source: about 2 years ago

• Do you alternate with Emacs?

  Ultimately I ended up trying to focus more on what exactly it was that I wanted in terms of notes & task management, and realized I didn't really know. I looked at a handful of them, and came to the conclusion that my current one (with tons of extra layers on top of vimwiki) was basically following GTD (which makes sense as it was lightly based off of todo.txt which definitely takes some inspiration from Org IMO).... Source: over 2 years ago

• Todo app frustrations.

  I like to use http://todotxt.org With some file sync Tools. It has quite a few open source apps that support it. (For syncing I use syncthing and (sadly) Dropbox). Source: over 2 years ago