Hey guys, version 3.0.0 of Tasks.md just got released. This is the largest update so far and includes several new features. I’ll list the most important ones below.

Tasks.md is a self-hosted, Markdown file based task management board. It’s like a kanban board that uses your filesystem as a database, so you can manipulate all cards within the app or change them directly through a text editor, changing them in one place will reflect on the other one.

The latest release includes the following:

  • Added support for checkboxes;
  • Added different view modes (extended, regular, compact, tight);
  • Added due date;
  • It now uses tree structure from root path for multiple boards;
  • Syncs UI with filesystem changes done outside the app;
  • Ignores lanes and cards whose names start with dot;
  • Added copy button to code blocks;

Inspired by this blog post, I included a “This is a low maintenance project” segment in the README, which means that this was the last big update the project will receive and I’ll no longer work on new features, expect for maybe some that were already previously discussed in the issues page.

If you decide to try the app, feel free to open new issues in the repo for any problem you may encounter, this release came with a lot of new stuff so there is always a chance that it introduced new bugs (but hopefully it didn’t, I tested it a lot before pressing the “new release” button).

  • TCB13@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    I’ve said this in the past, the app is good and works fine but it lacks a standalone desktop app…

    It’s a bit pointless to have it working [only] the way it does, it’s all JS already so why force people into Docker to install something that can already perfectly work as desktop app with Tauri, Electron or even something much simpler like a custom build C++ webview? Thanks.

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      3 hours ago

      You can actually run it without Docker using any static file server or even just opening the HTML file directly from your filesystem - no need for a dedicated desktop app when its all just static files.

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      15 hours ago

      Author explicitly says low maintenance. Besides you can launch a browser in kiosk mode or something similar and get mostly there in terms of desktop app functionality