Cairn
Native task views for Markdown files you already own
Cairn launched on July 20, 2026 with 9 votes, #1,899 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
What it does
Cairn turns Markdown tasks in your Obsidian vault or any folder into fast native Today, Upcoming, Inbox, Pool, and Search views on iPhone and iPad. Every edit is written back to the originalmd file. No account, proprietary database, ads, analytics, or lock-in. Free.
Manage tasks from an Obsidian vault or any Markdown folder in a fast, private iPhone app. Free, with no account, ads, analytics, or lock-in.
Connect an Obsidian vault or any folder of Markdown files. Cairn turns the tasks already inside into focused Today, Upcoming, Inbox, and Search views—and writes every edit back to the original files. Cairn does not import your work into another service. It gives your existing plain-text task system a calm, quick, native interface. Today, Upcoming, Inbox, Pool, and Search keep large vaults useful on a small screen. Add a task in seconds, use natural dates, and get back to whatever you were doing. Every change remains ordinary Markdown, readable by Obsidian, any editor, and your future self. Complete, schedule, or create a task in Cairn and the original .md file is updated in place. Sync it…from cairn-app-support.bossama.chatgpt.site
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