Built for one job: get today done
I built Today's Tasks the week I gave up on Notion. Not because Notion is bad — it's excellent if your work needs that much structure — but because I was spending fifteen minutes every morning maintaining the system instead of doing the work. Most "minimal" to-do apps suffer from the same drift: they start simple, then ask you to set up workspaces, tags, projects, sub-projects, recurring rules, and integrations before you can write down a single task.
Today's Tasks does the opposite, and stays that way on purpose. One input. Three lanes. A Completed section. The whole interface fits on one screen, including on a phone. There is nothing to configure, which means there's nothing to drift.
No account needed
Open the page, type, and start. Your list saves in your browser via localStorage — nothing is sent to our servers.
Three priority lanes
High Priority for urgent and important. Due Today for time-bound outcomes. General for everything else.
Automatic midnight reset
The visible list clears each day so stale items don't accumulate. Finished items move to Completed and can be restored.
Works offline
Add, complete, and restore tasks without a network. Your data persists locally between sessions.
Responsive design
The interface adapts cleanly to phones, tablets, and desktops. Same five-second add flow on any screen.
Privacy by default
No tracking of your task content, no required telemetry, no third-party analytics on your tasks. See our privacy policy.
How it works in three steps
- Type a task. One line, one outcome. Vague tasks ("work on report") become stuck tasks; concrete tasks ("draft outline of Section 2") move.
- Pick a lane. High Priority for the must-finish-today items, Due Today for time-bound work, General for everything else worth tracking. The default lane is General — the right choice for most items.
- Press Add. Done. The task appears in its lane. When you finish it, click the check button to mark complete.
Want a deeper walkthrough including the midnight reset behavior and tips for restoring completed items? See How to Use Today's Tasks.
Try it now
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High Priority
Due Today
General
Completed
Who it's for
Concrete examples of how I and people I've shown the app to use it day-to-day:
Busy professionals. Three High Priority items by 9am — usually two outcomes I've already committed to deadline-wise, plus the one thing I'd be embarrassed to push to tomorrow again. Everything else lives in General until it earns a spot. Pair with the techniques in the time-management strategies guide.
Students. The three lanes map cleanly onto coursework: High = exam tomorrow morning, Due Today = today's reading and the lab writeup, General = ongoing semester projects. The midnight reset means yesterday's "study chapter 4" doesn't haunt today's list — if it still matters, you re-add it deliberately.
Freelancers and contractors. One client per row, what's actually in flight that day. When a deliverable ships, it moves to Completed. Friday afternoon I scan Completed to write the week's invoice memo. It's not a CRM and shouldn't be — but it's enough to keep five concurrent client threads from blurring together.
Parents and households. The single-input flow is the entire point here — capture chores, errands, school pickups before they're forgotten, without opening an app. Combined with the templates and guides, the daily list handles the rest.
Small teams. A lightweight stand-up format that works as a shared screen during the morning sync: yesterday's done (Completed), today's focus (Due Today), upcoming items (General). See practical tactics in the complete productivity guide.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account or to install anything?
No. Open the page and you're using the app. No sign-up, no install, no email required. If that feels surprising in 2025, that's by design.
Where is my data stored?
In your browser's localStorage, on your device only. Your tasks never leave your machine. The flip side: there's no cloud backup, so if you clear your browser storage or switch browsers, the list goes with it. For most daily-list use cases this is the right tradeoff.
Does it work offline?
Yes — after the page has loaded once. Add, complete, and restore tasks without a network connection; your changes persist locally between sessions.
How should I use the lanes?
High = critical and time-sensitive (the things that ruin tomorrow if you skip them today). Due Today = outcomes that would make today a win. General = everything else worth tracking. The system fails the moment your High lane has more than three items — at that point everything is "high" and the lane stops doing its job. When in doubt, default to General.
What happens at midnight?
The visible list clears so you start fresh. Items aren't deleted — completed work stays in Completed, and you can re-add anything that still matters. The point is to force a deliberate choice about what's on today's list rather than letting yesterday's items quietly carry over.
Can I restore a completed task?
Yes. Finished items appear in the Completed section. Click the action button to restore or remove them.
Is it really free?
Yes. No in-app purchases, no premium tier, no upsells. The site shows ads to cover hosting; see the privacy policy for details on what trackers run and how to opt out.
Where do I learn more?
Read the step-by-step how-to guide, or start with the complete productivity guide for the habits and strategies the lanes are designed around.