Mac todo list · Markdown · Native macOS app
A Mac Markdown Todo List
That Lives in Your Notes.
A native macOS app: write - [ ] in plain-text Markdown notes → Taskstick turns them into an actionable todo list. Check one off in the list—it writes back to the note. Not another online todo.
How it works
Markdown in. A todo list out.
No new place for your todos, nothing to migrate. Your Markdown notes are already the task database.
01
You just write
In any .md note in your vault, type - [ ] the way you always have — dates and tags inline.
- [ ] Call Mom (fri)
- [ ] Regression-test P0 #dev
02
Taskstick gathers
Every task line — across the whole vault or just folders you pick — becomes a real task in one Today list.
03
Check off — it writes back
Tick a todo in the list and the note updates itself: - [ ] becomes - [x]. Plain text, always yours.
written back to the note ✓
Made for Mac
A Mac app,
through and through.
A native window on your desktop — not a browser tab, nothing to sign up for. Your notes open where they live: on your Mac.
Native window & sidebar
Traffic lights, three panes, keyboard-first navigation — it feels like macOS because it is.
Fast and fully offline
Everything runs locally. It works on a plane, and it's quick on a decade-old Mac.
Plain-text Markdown, exportable
Your vault stays ordinary .md files — open them in Obsidian or any editor, export anytime. No lock-in.
Quick capture, anywhere in macOS
One global hotkey, jot the thought, it lands in a note and flows into the list.
Views
One list you can actually act on.
Todos gathered from every note, in the view that gets them done.
Today
Everything due today, pulled from every note in the vault.
Calendar
The week ahead, task by task — reschedule by drag.
Quadrant
Urgent vs. important — see what actually matters.
Smart lists
Filter by tag, date, or source note — save the view for tomorrow.
Optional — later
The Mac app stands alone.
These are paid add-ons, planned for later. Local features stay free forever.
AI organizing
Auto-tag incoming notes, suggest what's next on Today.
Multi-device sync
Your vault, aligned across devices — the server only relays.
Voice capture
"Remind me Friday at 3" — and it's a task in a note.
Download
Get Taskstick for Mac.
The todos scattered across your Markdown notes, gathered into one list on your Mac.