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Mindwtr

A complete Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system for desktop and mobile. Mind Like Water.

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Android
  • Android Tablet
  • iPhone  Currently available through the Testflight beta program
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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Distraction-free
  4.  Support for Themes

Features

  1.  Cloud Sync
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Reminders
  4.  Kanban Board
  5.  Works Offline
  6.  Calendar View
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  No Tracking
  9.  Support for MarkDown
  10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  11.  GTD-based
  12.  REST API
  13. JSON icon  Export to JSON
  14.  Integrated Search
  15.  Dependencies
  16.  WebDAV Sync
  17.  Drag and Drop

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  • getting-things-done
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  • dinesh-58 commented on Mindwtr

    Fairly new but the developer is constantly updating it and fixing bugs. Shaping up to be a great, FOSS GTD app.

    Has a great guided GTD review process (for daily, weekly reviews) that implements everything outlined in GTD (such as clarifying tasks, reviewing stale projects, waiting etc.). This can be very useful to making the review process easier and ensuring you review things properly.

    Has notifications for tasks and review reminders. Also has AI integrations for organizing your tasks. If...

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    POX added Mindwtr as alternative to Todoist, Workflowy, Tasks.org and ToDoList + 47 similar activities
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Mindwtr information

  • Developed by

    US flagDongda Li
  • Licensing

    Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Alternatives

    53 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Chinese

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GitHub repository

  •  257 Stars
  •  14 Forks
  •  6 Open Issues
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Fairly new but the developer is constantly updating it and fixing bugs. Shaping up to be a great, FOSS GTD app.

Has a great guided GTD review process (for daily, weekly reviews) that implements everything outlined in GTD (such as clarifying tasks, reviewing stale projects, waiting etc.). This can be very useful to making the review process easier and ensuring you review things properly.

Has notifications for tasks and review reminders. Also has AI integrations for organizing your tasks. If you face any issue with the app, report it on the github page and the developer will fix it within a day, no joke.

What is Mindwtr?

A complete Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system for desktop and mobile. Mind Like Water.

Features:

GTD Workflow

  • Capture - Quick add tasks from anywhere (global hotkey, tray, share sheet)
  • Clarify - Guided inbox processing with 2-minute rule
  • Organize - Projects, contexts, and status lists
  • Reflect - Weekly review wizard with reminders
  • Engage - Context-filtered next actions
  • AI Assist (Optional) - Clarify, break down, and review with BYOK AI

Views

  • 📥 Inbox - Capture zone with processing wizard
  • 🎯 Focus - Agenda (time-based) + Next Actions in one view
  • 📁 Projects - Multi-step outcomes with areas
  • 🏷? Contexts - Hierarchical contexts (@work/meetings)
  • ? Waiting For - Delegated items
  • 💭 Someday/Maybe - Deferred ideas
  • 📅 Calendar - Time-based planning
  • 📋 Board - Kanban-style drag-and-drop
  • 📝 Review - Daily + weekly review workflows
  • 📦 Archived - Hidden history, searchable when needed

Productivity Features

  • 🔍 Global Search - Search operators (status:, context:, due:<=7d)
  • 📦 Bulk Actions - Multi-select, batch move/tag/delete
  • 📎 Attachments - Files and links on tasks
  • ?? Markdown Notes - Rich text descriptions with preview
  • 🗂? Project States - Active, Waiting, Someday, Archived
  • ?? Fluid Recurrence - Strict dates or “X days after completion”
  • ?? Reusable Lists - Duplicate tasks or reset checklists
  • ? Checklist Mode - Fast list-style checking for checklist tasks
  • ? Audio Capture - Quick voice capture with automatic transcription and task creation
  • 🧭 Copilot Suggestions - Optional context/tag/time hints while typing
  • 🍅 Pomodoro Focus (Optional) - 15/3, 25/5, 50/10 timer panel in Focus view
  • 🔔 Notifications - Due date reminders with snooze
  • 📊 Daily Digest - Morning briefing + evening review
  • 📅 Weekly Review - Customizable weekly reminder

Data & Sync

  • File Sync - Dropbox, Google Drive, Syncthing, etc.
  • WebDAV Sync - Nextcloud, ownCloud, self-hosted
  • Cloud Sync - Self-hosted cloud backend
  • Smart Merge - Last-write-wins prevents data loss
  • Export/Backup - Export data to JSON
  • External Calendars (ICS) - View-only calendar overlay

Automation

  • 🔌 CLI - Add, list, complete, search from terminal
  • 🌐 REST API - Local API server for scripting
  • 🌍 Web App (PWA) - Browser access with offline support
  • 🧠 MCP Server - Local Model Context Protocol server for LLM automation

Cross-Platform

  • 🖥? Desktop - Tauri v2 (macOS, Linux, Windows)
  • 📱 Mobile - React Native/Expo (iOS via TestFlight, Android)
  • 📲 Android Widget - Home screen focus/next widget
  • ?? Keyboard Shortcuts - Vim and Emacs presets
  • 🎨 Themes - Light/Dark
  • 🌍 i18n - English, Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, German, Russian, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Korean, Italian, Turkish
  • 🐳 Docker - Run the PWA + self-hosted sync server with Docker