Tdo

Productivity

todo list

SHOW HN2016

78points
51comments
#494of 2,264 in 2016
Top 22%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

7 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.00.

Idea: 4 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple, clean design with a good keyboard-driven feel

    From 4 comments
    • This matches really well on what I think when I imagine what I would like to see the application landscape to trend towards. So, good job! Some background: I do not like terminal…
      zokier on HN
    • I'm already using this for all my project notes. IMHO, this is the most user-friendly TODO app I've ever encountered. And behind the covers it allows me to have heavily…
      tymarats on HN
    • This is pretty neat. It feels a little like a distilled version of Trello. I think you did a great job of using the space that I have. I made my browser full screen on a 4k…
      criddell on HN
    • nice, I love it. If I used todo lists, I'd use this.
      feiss on HN
  • Handles large screens and window resizing well

    From 1 comment
    • This is pretty neat. It feels a little like a distilled version of Trello. I think you did a great job of using the space that I have. I made my browser full screen on a 4k…
      criddell on HN

Objections

  • Storage and saving is not clearly shown in the UI

    From 2 comments
    • Wow, really neat. I like how simple it is but for non-HN users, the onboarding could probably be a bit better. As another user mentioned, if the user visits for the first time,…
      diggan on HN
    • Ah, indeed I did! But I was also hinting on that there is a reason I missed those. By making it easier for people to discover these features, you make it a better app :) So…
      diggan on HN
  • Onboarding for new users is weak

    From 2 comments
    • Wow, really neat. I like how simple it is but for non-HN users, the onboarding could probably be a bit better. As another user mentioned, if the user visits for the first time,…
      diggan on HN
    • This is really nice. It would be good to check for a first time visitor, ala localstorage or cookie, and show quick instructions. Overall, very slick and could see as a great…
      rememberlenny on HN
  • Browser-only, no offline mode or native app

    From 3 comments
    • Oh, also something I kind of expected (not sure why) but it's not there. Offline mode! There is a couple of different ways of achieving that, take a look here:…
      diggan on HN
    • They're two entirely different classes of programs. In my mind, a good to-do lists has the feature set of being able to manage both 'evergreen' (i.e., informational stores) or…
      iheartmemcache on HN
    • It would get us another go at beating the already very dead horse.
      brazzledazzle on HN
  • Text contrast is too low for some users

    From 2 comments
    • I like it. Have you considered increasing the contrast between the text and the background? Or perhaps my monitor isn't as good as yours? :)
      peller on HN
    • This is really great, I love the simplistic design. The thing is, it is keyboard driven, but not necessarily accessible for visually impaired users. I would like to see ARIA…
      zichy on HN

Requests

  • Vim-style keybindings

    From 3 comments
    • This is really well done! Feature request: would love to see a VIM mode. I think VIM semantics would be really intuitive here. Obviously more of a "power" user feature.
      rhickey on HN
    • Great idea, I'd love this one, too. "hjkl" is a given, "x" to complete, "D" to delete. Any additional suggestions?
      tymarats on HN
    • I was going to suggest "o" and "O" to add new task below/above selected task, but nope, that's already there! The only other vimmy thing I can think of is "/" to jump into the…
      nxrabl on HN
  • Tutorial or help shown to first-time visitors

    From 3 comments
    • Wow, really neat. I like how simple it is but for non-HN users, the onboarding could probably be a bit better. As another user mentioned, if the user visits for the first time,…
      diggan on HN
    • This is really nice. It would be good to check for a first time visitor, ala localstorage or cookie, and show quick instructions. Overall, very slick and could see as a great…
      rememberlenny on HN
    • Would be neat to have the Help Tab as a slide-in window of sorts, so as we're getting started it's very easy to just glance at the shortcuts instead of having two tabs open
      anovas on HN
  • Offline mode

    From 1 comment
    • Oh, also something I kind of expected (not sure why) but it's not there. Offline mode! There is a couple of different ways of achieving that, take a look here:…
      diggan on HN
  • Markdown support

    From 1 comment
    • Cool! Does it support markdown? Markdown support is a very important feature as it allows you to easily format tasks, put links inside, etc.
      mstijak on HN
  • Command-line interface

    From 2 comments
    • I wrote something similar - a command-line based task management system with an integrated web view. http://todolist.site
      dogas on HN
    • I would love to add command line interface, but in the current API-less architecture that's not possible.
      mstijak on HN

Questions

  • How does sync work across multiple computers

    From 2 comments
    • This is really nice! Before I dive too deeply, how does it do with sync? If I access it from multiple computers, will they play nicely together?
      CJefferson on HN
    • Tasks can be saved to a GitHub gist. This works well across multiple computers if you're not using the app on two computers at the same time. There's no server here, GitHub API…
      mstijak on HN
  • How items are moved between lists

    From 2 comments
    • Wow, really neat. I like how simple it is but for non-HN users, the onboarding could probably be a bit better. As another user mentioned, if the user visits for the first time,…
      diggan on HN
    • That's a really good idea. I'll add it to my list :) It seems that you have missed the Settings and Help tabs :) Tasks are saved in localStorage. Alternatively, you may create a…
      mstijak on HN

Alternatives named

  • Trello

    From 2 comments
    • This is pretty neat. It feels a little like a distilled version of Trello. I think you did a great job of using the space that I have. I made my browser full screen on a 4k…
      criddell on HN
    • I was going to suggest "o" and "O" to add new task below/above selected task, but nope, that's already there! The only other vimmy thing I can think of is "/" to jump into the…
      nxrabl on HN
  • Taskwarrior

    From 2 comments
    • Neat, I like organizational apps. Any https://taskwarrior.org/ users here comment on what they think of Tdo?
      anonymuse on HN
    • They're two entirely different classes of programs. In my mind, a good to-do lists has the feature set of being able to manage both 'evergreen' (i.e., informational stores) or…
      iheartmemcache on HN
  • org-mode

    From 2 comments
    • >keyboard drive, hackable todo list org-mode?
      davexunit on HN
    • They're two entirely different classes of programs. In my mind, a good to-do lists has the feature set of being able to manage both 'evergreen' (i.e., informational stores) or…
      iheartmemcache on HN
  • Workflowy

    From 1 comment
    • With boards, lists, and tasks you're already up to three levels of nesting. I really like http://www.workflowy.com for its simplicity and unlimited nesting ability.
      SomewhatLikely on HN
  • Notational Velocity

    From 1 comment
    • This is really nice. It would be good to check for a first time visitor, ala localstorage or cookie, and show quick instructions. Overall, very slick and could see as a great…
      rememberlenny on HN

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