- App Name: TinyTask
- Subtitle (30 chars max): A fast plain-text task manager
- Bundle ID: com.tinytask.app
- SKU: tinytask-001
- Primary Language: English (U.S.)
- Category: Productivity
- Secondary Category: Developer Tools
- Content Rights: Does not contain third-party content
- Age Rating: 4+
TinyTask is a fast, keyboard-first task manager for macOS. Your tasks live in plain Markdown files — no proprietary database, no cloud sync, no account. Open a file, manage your tasks, and close it. The file is yours forever.
Features:
- Plain-text Markdown task lists you can read anywhere
- Keyboard-first design — navigate, complete, and create tasks without touching the mouse
- Sections (# Heading) for organizing tasks into groups
- Tasks (- [ ]) with done (- [x]) and cancelled (- [-]) states
- Checklists — indent tasks to create sub-items under any task
- Notes — add context to any task with indented annotations
- Due dates (@due), start dates (@start), and automatic completion timestamps
- Overdue task highlighting in red
- Per-section progress display
- Status bar with total, done, cancelled, and overdue counts
- Auto-save on every change
- Quick open file finder (Cmd+P)
- Multiple independent windows
- Light and dark mode — follows your system
- Opens .md, .txt, and .todo files directly from Finder
Keyboard shortcuts:
- Arrow keys to navigate, Space to toggle, Return to edit
- Cmd+Return to add a new task, Cmd+Shift+Return for a new section
- Cmd+Up/Down to reorder, Tab to indent into a checklist
- Cmd+. to cancel a task, Cmd+Backspace to delete
- On-device AI assistant (Cmd+K) — ask questions, generate tasks, summarize. Runs via CoreML, no API key required
Built entirely with native macOS technologies. No Electron. No sync services. Just SwiftUI managing your plain-text files, fast and private.
Part of TinySuite — a family of native macOS micro-tools that each do one thing well. Every app is built around the file, not around itself. No accounts, no cloud, no lock-in. Open your file, understand it, act on it. Learn more at tinysuite.app.
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Improved bookmark restore behavior and updated shared AI and file-handling infrastructure.
A keyboard-first task manager backed by plain Markdown files. No cloud, no accounts, no lock-in. Your tasks are just text files you own forever.
https://github.com/michellzappa/tinytask/issues
https://tinysuite.app/privacy.html
- Data Collection: None — the app does not collect any data
- Tracking: No
- Data Linked to You: None
- Data Not Linked to You: None
Mac: At least one screenshot at 2880x1800 or 1600x1000 (16-inch Retina)
Recommended screenshots:
- Task list with sections, done items, and due dates
- Keyboard navigation with selected task highlighted
- Dark mode view
- Status bar showing task counts and progress
- 1024x1024 PNG (generated from AppIcon.icon assets)
- No transparency, no rounded corners (macOS applies the mask automatically)
- Price: Free
- Availability: All territories
TinyTask is a native macOS task manager backed by plain Markdown files. It reads and writes local files only. It does not connect to any server, collect any data, or require an account. All processing happens on-device.