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Mindwtr

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

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Self-Hosted
  • Flathub
  • F-Droid
  • Docker
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Features

Properties

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

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  GTD-based
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  WebDAV Sync
  5.  Dark Mode
  6.  Reminders
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  Recurring Tasks
  9.  No registration required
  10.  Kanban Board
  11.  Calendar View
  12.  Hierarchical Structure
  13.  No Coding Required
  14.  Support for MarkDown
  15.  Calendar Integration
  16.  Pomodoro Timer
  17.  Spell Checking
  18.  Automatic Backup
  19.  Full-Text Search
  20. Google Calendar icon  Sync with Google Calendar
  21.  End-to-End Encryption
  22.  Encrypted Backup
  23.  Self-hosted
  24.  Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support
  25. JSON icon  Export to JSON
  26.  REST API
  27.  Drag and Drop
  28.  Integrated Search
  29.  Dependencies

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Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
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Seems to be a really great app. I really kove the UI and the many features.

Olluz
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I was looking quite long for an app like MindWtr: A well working Todo app with a decent UI that can be self-hosted. I can add or tick tasks either via web-app or iOS and everything syncs. On top of that, MindWtr even respects the GTD workflow. This app is far too unknown for how good it actually is.

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dinesh-58
3

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.

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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, 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

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  •  135 Forks
  •  68 Open Issues
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