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Taskwarrior

A free, open-source command-line task manager with filters, contexts and urgency scoring.

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About Taskwarrior

Taskwarrior manages your to-do list from the terminal. You add tasks with a short command, then attach projects, tags, priorities, due, wait and scheduled dates, dependencies, recurrence and custom attributes. Reports and filters are its strength: you can ask for exactly the slice you want, and an urgency score combines due dates, tags, age and dependencies to sort what matters first. Contexts restrict every command to, say, work or home. Hooks and a large ecosystem of third-party tools add things like a terminal UI, mobile clients and integrations, and the companion Timewarrior handles time tracking. Since version 3 it stores tasks in a local database and syncs between machines through a server or cloud storage using the TaskChampion engine. It is MIT-licensed and free, runs on Linux and macOS (and on Windows through WSL), and suits developers and keyboard-first users; anyone wanting a graphical app or easy sharing should look elsewhere.

Best for: Developers and terminal users who want scriptable, query-driven task lists.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Very powerful filters, reports and urgency sorting
  • Free and MIT-licensed
  • Scriptable with hooks and a large tool ecosystem

Why people leave

  • Command line only without third-party front ends
  • No official mobile apps
  • Sync needs some setup

Top Taskwarrior alternatives

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  1. 1Todo.txt logo
    Todo.txt

    Even simpler: tasks in a plain-text file you can edit with any editor or the todo.sh script.

    66.5
  2. 2Super Productivity logo
    Super Productivity

    Free, open-source graphical app with GitHub, GitLab and Jira issue import.

    62.6
  3. 3Vikunja logo
    Vikunja

    Open-source and self-hosted with web and mobile access for when you need a GUI.

    59.6
  4. 4Tasks.org logo
    Tasks.org

    Open-source Android app with CalDAV sync and tag-based filters.

    57.2
  5. 5Todoist logo
    Todoist

    A polished cross-platform app with a CLI-friendly API if the terminal isn't essential.

    55.3

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Taskwarrior: common questions

Is Taskwarrior free?

Yes. Taskwarrior is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Taskwarrior open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at GothenburgBitFactory/taskwarrior. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Taskwarrior run on?

Taskwarrior is available for Linux, macOS and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Taskwarrior?

The highest-ranked Taskwarrior alternatives right now are Todo.txt, Super Productivity and Vikunja. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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