TaskPaper is a plain text to-do list that’s surprisingly adept. Outliners are powerful, but hard to use. Text editors are easy, but without structure. TaskPaper feels like a text editor, but has the power of an outliner. Plain text Keyboard friendly. Type your lists into TaskPaper and each line is formatted into a project, task, or note. TaskPaper 3 - Plain text to-do lists for Mac. (Mac, Task Management, and Tech) Read the opinion of 15 influencers. Discover 55 alternatives like Todoist and Wunderlist.
TaskPaper: A Deceptively Simple To-Do List. Posted in GTD, productivity, To Do List Applications by jquig99 on February 26, 2008 A few months ago I received an email asking me to check out this new to-do list application, TaskPaper. I’ve been using OmniFocus which is a full-featured GTD app. But sometimes you need something simple that allows. TaskPaper 3.6.2 is Mac software for managing your tasks: it is a To Do app and it's unique selling point is that it is simple yet powerful. At heart, using it is just like jotting down jobs in a.
TodoPaper: Windows alternative to TaskPaper
I recently became involved in the beta for a new windows application to manage your task list. It is based upon the excellent Mac application TaskPaper. Here’s a quick walkthrough on TodoPaper.
The interface
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When you run TodoPaper for the first time you will be presented with an interface very similar to that above. The first thing you will notice is how simple it looks. For those who like to tweak things you may be disappointed but trust me its the simplicity that makes it work so well.
Your task list
This is what it looks like when you enter a few tasks.
1. This is a project. To create a project just write the name on a new line and end it with a :
2. This is a task which has a tag associated with it. To create a task you just need to start a new line with a – .
3. Sub-tasks are created by pressing the tab key.
4. To create a note just delete the starting – .
1. This is a project. To create a project just write the name on a new line and end it with a :
2. This is a task which has a tag associated with it. To create a task you just need to start a new line with a – .
3. Sub-tasks are created by pressing the tab key.
4. To create a note just delete the starting – .
Preferences: General
Most of the options are self-explanatory. The only thing I change is to add some extra default tags.
Preferences: Default Styles
It’s here that you can change how you task list looks. Tweak colours, fonts etc. Bettertouchtool 2 071. I like to go with the default Dark theme. To change themes select one from the drop down menu and click ok.
Dark Theme
Now I have loaded the Dark theme you can see that the look of my task list has changed. Play around with the default themes until you get something you like.
Tagging
Anyone familiar with GTD understands the concept of contexts, tags allow you to set one or multiple contexts for your task. You start a tag by using the @ key, this will then load a drop menu displaying the default tags and any others currently being used in your list.
Searching
This is where the power of tags comes into play. Lets say you want to see what phone calls you need to make. You can click on the @call tag or enter @call in the search area. You can string the tags together, in the above example I am searching for tasks that are tagged with @call and @email.
Views
Views can be used to allow easy access to multiple searches. What I have above is the master view showing everything and another view just showing my call list.
Quick entry
If you have quick logging enbled pressing ctrl+space will bring up a quick entry dialog. By using the quick log function you can easily enter new tasks without having to switch applications. The new entry will be placed by default into a project called Inbox.
Completing Tasks
There are two ways to mark a task as complete, either tick the small check box or add the @done tag. As you can see marking a task as complete adds a satisfying strikethrough.
Archiving completed tasks
You can easily archive completed tasks. This will move them into a project called Archive.
Archived tasks
The todopaper format
Now this is one of the most important aspects of TodoPaper, it uses a plain text format. This means you can easily transfer your task list on pretty much any system even if TodoPaper isn’t installed. I personally use a mix of Windows and Mac systems and the todopaper format is the same as that used by TaskPaper on the Mac. You can also use the same format with web applications such as Tasko.
TaskPaper: A Deceptively Simple To-Do List
A few months ago I received an email asking me to check out this new to-do list application, TaskPaper. I’ve been using OmniFocus which is a full-featured GTD app. But sometimes you need something simple that allows you to just get your job done.
TaskPaper takes the principles of GTD and uses a clean user interface with the focus of an outline to easily organize projects and tasks. Project titles and tags are all hyperlinked to create easy filters to find whatever you’re searching for with a click – whether you have a couple of projects or thousands of tasks.
Another thing that I like about this app is the community that has sprung up to support it. A number of developers have released products supporting TaskPaper:
Taskpaper 3 5 1 – Simple To Do Listening
* TaskPaper.web — TaskPaper on the Web
* TaskPaper.vim — TaskPaper in Vim
* TaskPaper.textmate — TaskPaper in TextMate
* TaskPaper.tada — Ta-da List export to TaskPaper
* Blocks — Pure plugin framework
* TaskPaper.bbedit — TaskPaper in BBEdit
* Tasko — Online TaskPaper
* TaskPaper.vim — TaskPaper in Vim
* TaskPaper.textmate — TaskPaper in TextMate
* TaskPaper.tada — Ta-da List export to TaskPaper
* Blocks — Pure plugin framework
* TaskPaper.bbedit — TaskPaper in BBEdit
* Tasko — Online TaskPaper
Taskpaper 3 5 1 – Simple To Do Lists
TaskPaper is a great application for down and dirty project management – and makes your life easier at the same time.