Countless productivity apps and sites store your tasks in their own proprietary database and file format. But you can work with your todo.txt file in every text editor ever made, regardless of operating system or vendor.
-A todo.txt file future-proofs your task list and stores it in a text file YOU control. It isn't dependent on any software or platform to be useful.
-The todo.txt format is a simple set of rules that make todo.txt both human and machine-readable. The format supports priorities, creation and completion dates, projects and contexts. That's all you need to be productive.
- -These apps are built and maintained by Todo.txt users just like you. We believe in the power of portable file formats, data ownership, and getting things done in plain text.
-Got a question about Todo.txt?
-The todo.txt format is a simple set of rules that make todo.txt both human and machine-readable. The format supports priorities, creation and completion dates, projects and contexts. That's all you need to be productive. See an example Todo.txt file.
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+ + +Several months in and I don't know how I got anything done before my @todotxtapps + @geektool + @Dropbox task tracking system.
— Barron Bichon (@egra) June 24, 2011
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+ +Found @todotxtapps. Synch todo.txt with unix script, dropbox and an android app. Supports GTD contexts & projects. Nerdtastic!
— chris r (@nespera) September 11, 2011