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Products that do what A plain-text file format for todos and check lists does

After having cycled through various CLI-based todo apps, I started to realise that I actually don’t need a tool at all for managing my todos. Most of the time, my use cases are quite simple, like viewing my todo items, checking them off, or adding a new one. Rather than having to memorise CLI commands for these interactions (which I’m not super good at), I figured that it’s easier for me to use my text editor directly, and have an editor plugin help me with the visual structure and some convenience functionality. So, kind-of similar to Emacs Org Mode, but without having to use Emacs. I…

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2016
6ME
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2024
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Todotxt+▲93
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2017
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10TA
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11CP
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12FA
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Mac TODO Menubar▲144
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15TK
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18PO
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2020
20RC
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21AS
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todoMini▲71
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