Project Overview

Problem

I am working on many different projects on a weekly basis and I don’t have a simple way to visualize all of them. My workflow consists of having a TODO.md in the project I’m working on. It’s quick and easy but there are scattered on my system.

Existing options

• Jira: Overkill for personal use. Online servcie. I find the UI not at all practical to manage one’s tasks. When I’m working on a project and planning the next tasks to work on, I usually need to add multiple tasks. I find that navigating through an UI to add one at a time breaks the thinking process in addition to being frustrating. I had a script to add tasks in Jira from a text file but then just using Jira is heavy.
• Trello, Asana or Kanboard seems like good options but they still do not match my workflow.
• Taskwarrior: The best I’ve used so far. A lot of features I don’t necessarily need. Learning curve. I have to launch a terminal window + a command. Not practical to have an overview of all ongoing projects. There’s probably a feature or a config for that but I don’t want to spend the time to find out, nor to remember the commands for the tool.
• Traditional todo list apps: I prefer adding tasks in a text file from where I’m working (terminal or vscodium). Don’t want to switch to another tool. Things (macos app) looks great though.

Proposed solution

A minimalist UI to centralize my TODO.md from all places. Basic markdown rendering. Activity tracking. I can keep editing my text files when I’m working while having a simple UI for an overview of all of them.

Results

• Clear and simple view of ongoing projects and the tasks I’ve selected to work on next.
• It helps me to keep a clear view of what I’m doing.

Limitations

Very specific to my workflow. Does not aim at managing a team.