Living the plain-text / markdown life takes some effort, but it is possible. I quickly dismissed this because it’s ridiculous (I’d have to copy and paste tasks from Slack and Trello, and that is not happening), but it’s nice to dream of a world of plain text… Because of this, and because I’m a Markdown user, I did briefly contemplate just keeping lists in different Markdown files. The only thing I like is having tasks separated by project, and any system can do that.
I actually don’t need much technical stuff with my to-do lists though I’ve found - I really just want a list I can browse and use to plan my day, I don’t need labels, priorities, etc. It also makes time-boxing a pain because I need to refer to two apps to plan my day.
I do not like this - my job is a “ vocation” and there’s a huge amount of overlap between actual tasks I need to complete at work, and “recreational” tasks I want to complete, like reading X paper, etc. What I’ve ended up doing instead is moving all my non-work tasks out of Todoist and into Reminders, and the plan is to keep Todoist just for work. I use Slack and Trello at work, and they’re set up so that they automatically send tasks to Todoist, and I can’t find a way to recreate that in Reminders. I haven’t quite solved the task manager riddle yet, and have possibly made it more complicated for myself -SIGH- My main source of friction right now is that Reminders doesn’t have a Zapier integration. has helped me with the task bar - Minus.app can provide this functionality for free, and it’s customisable (and works with various task managers!). I need to do time-boxing, and I need a floating task bar. Worth mentioning is that GoodTask brings to the table numerous sorting options, including the possibility to use tags to automate the task.Marvin has been eye-opening for showing me what I’d like in a task manager. The utility is using the Notifications Center to alert you about upcoming due dates, and you can use the iCloud to sync the GoodTask database to all your devices. GoodTask expands on the basic Calendar and Reminders capabilities and aims to provide a more comprehensive solution when organizing and managing your upcoming tasks. To do organizer featuring intuitive data filtering solutions Some of these parameters are used as default sorting criteria. When you create a new entry, GoodTask enables you to set up a due date, an event location, to assign a priority level, and notes that describe the task in detail. What's more, you can organize the entries into various folders, or have them automatically sorted in smart lists. Of course, you can also navigate to previous or upcoming time periods. Within the GoodTask main window you can choose to see the to do’s for the current day, week, or month. Create new tasks, schedule alerts, and keep them organized any way you like On the other hand, GoodTask can only display events from your calendars: you cannot use it to make new entries. Moreover, the utilities keep open an ongoing communication channel with the Reminders app, which means your adjustments will automatically reflect in both utilities. When launching the GoodTask application for the first time, you will be prompted to grant it access to the Reminders and Calendar databases: this is essential if you want GoodTask to import data from either app.
Task manager that works with the default system utilities GoodTask quickly integrates with the default macOS Reminders and Calendar apps and aims to provide a better environment for dealing with upcoming tasks. The macOS Reminders application is designed to help you deal with your to do’s while the Calendar handles upcoming events, but both utilities are sporting rather limited functionalities.
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