Creating My Perfect Task App

As I write this, I’ve spent most of this week creating a task app that’s just about exactly the way I like it. Of course, I wrote zero lines of code — thank you Claude Code — but I’ve been shaping it into what I want, one little bit at a time.

Honestly, it’s the most fun I’ve had in a little while! Building something that you get to use all day long, that behaves the way you’d like … it’s satisfying and scratches the creative itch.

Let me tell you about my app, called zenmode, in case you’re curious (and no, I’m not selling it):

The main view of the web app is a timeline of days, with today at the center, where you add the tasks you’d like to do each day. Adding tasks is easy, and so is moving them.
With a keystroke, you can go into Today view, where you just see your tasks for the day. Put them in order, and get going.
With a keystroke, you can zoom into a task to focus just on that task. You can also set a focus timer to keep you focused.
You can quickly add tasks (or notes) with a keyboard shortcut to the Inbox or today’s date. You can quickly move tasks or notes to another date, or to the Later folder, or the Inbox.
You can add labels to organize by project or subject (like #fitness or #toread).
Finally, there are daily rituals (for planning and review) to get clear on your priorities and what your intentions are, and to celebrate your victories … and weekly rituals for the same thing.

Now, this might not be the perfect task app for anyone else … but I absolutely love it. The beauty is that I’ve been having a blast making it for myself, and then using it.

If you’re interested, you can try it for free — I make no promises that it’s bug-free or perfect for you, but have at it! It’s called zenmode.

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This post was previously published on Zen Habits. Uncopyright courtesy Leo Babauta.

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