Tasks.txt Is a Free Mac To-Do App Built Around Plain Text Files
Tasks.txt takes a stripped-down approach to task management: a free Mac app that keeps lists in readable text files on your computer. In a WIRED review, the app offers keyboard controls, task categories and an archive without a sprawling interface. Local, editable files also give users a straightforward way to move their tasks elsewhere.
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WIRED’s September 19, 2026 review describes Tasks.txt as a tool by programmer Yevhen Kharkivskyi, based on Gina Trapani’s todo.txt system. Tasks are divided into Next, Backlog and Done; completed items move into an archive daily. A separate Scratchpad provides space for notes. The underlying text documents can be opened in other editors. According to the app website quoted in the review, Tasks.txt requires no account and has no cloud sync, telemetry, analytics or crash reporting. Those are the app’s privacy assurances, not an independent security assessment. The reviewer favors its simplicity while acknowledging that it will not suit everyone.
Tasks.txt offers a local, readable alternative to elaborate task managers—if a simple list matters more to you than cloud sync.
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