Show HN: Simple TODO with tag based filtering

3 points May 3, 2023

A custom app I made quickly to better represent how I work. I have 1 long list of tasks from different projects I can easily see any time. Throughout the day I focus on the different projects by filtering them through tags.

Does anyone else manage multiple projects like me? What do you use to focus on the different projects?

quickthrower2 May 4, 2023

I like Microsoft TODO because you can have lists, due dates and planned date. I can use it as a source of truth across work and home stuff to avoid checking 2 places.

randomluck040 May 4, 2023

That’s what I’m stuck with as well. I wish I could get my due and planned dates into a Google or iCloud calendar but it unfortunately doesn’t work that way. What does not work as well is using Google keep because it’s not as good as TODO.

willpotato OP May 4, 2023

I remember todoist has 2 way sync with Google calendar. Have you tried it?

Leftium May 4, 2023

I like Taskpaper-style tags with values like `@done(2023-05-04)`.

Unfortunately the only good Taskpaper client is on Mac: no decent Windows/web/mobile clients.

Someday, I'll get my PIM built... it will be a cross between TaskPaper, nvAlt, SimpleNote, and Drafts app.

Right now, I mostly use SimpleNote (just for keeping notes across devices; not so much for tasks)

willpotato OP May 4, 2023

O, I’ve never heard of TaskPaper. Looks nice!

Why the cross between so many apps?

Leftium May 4, 2023

Just picking and choosing the best features from my favorite apps:

- TaskPaper tags are nice, but isn't multi-platform.

- I like search+creation UX of nvAlt (explained well on: https://notational.net/), but no decent non-mac clients. Also non-plaintext richtext gets in the way.

- I use SimpleNote because it's multiplatform, but the tags are hard to use. Also somethings like inter-note tags are just a distraction for me (I prefer just being able to type brackets []).

- Drafts probably has the best plaintext editing experience, especially on mobile. Also the actions are very powerful.

My app will combine tasks + notes + bookmarks. I've been making prototypes of subsets of the features, like:

- https://multi-launch.leftium.com/

- https://instant.leftium.com/

- https://todo-taskpaper.leftium.com/

- https://plaintext-press.leftium.com/https://www.dropbox.com/...

- https://github.com/Leftium/todo.html

tem-tem May 4, 2023

Looks like it was not intended for mobile? Everything looks shrunk on iPhone

willpotato OP May 4, 2023

you’re right… I didn’t even consider that OTZ

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