Mindwtr - GTD Task Manager
Clear your head: capture tasks fast, see your next step. Offline, free, GTD.
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Description
Your head keeps reminding you of things at the worst times. Mindwtr gives them a safe home.
Mindwtr (pronounced "mind water") is a free, open-source to-do app built on the Getting Things Done (GTD) method. Write down every task and idea the moment it appears, sort it in seconds, and see only what you can do right now. No account, no subscription, and your data stays on your device.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Dump it. A task, an idea, a worry: type it or speak it, and it lands in your Inbox.
2. Sort it. A short guided pass: do it now, schedule it, hand it off, or shelve it for someday.
3. Do it. The Focus view shows only what you can act on right now, nothing else.
4. Reset weekly. A guided review catches loose ends, so the list stays trustworthy and your head stays clear.
New to GTD? The idea is simple: your head is for having ideas, not for holding them. Mindwtr walks you through every step.
WHY MINDWTR
- Works completely offline. No account required.
- Your tasks stay on your device. Sync is optional and you choose where: Dropbox, a folder you control, WebDAV, your own server, or iCloud on Apple devices.
- The full GTD method built in: Inbox, Next, Waiting For, Someday/Maybe, Projects, Areas, Contexts, and reviews.
- Capture from anywhere: quick add, widgets, sharing from other apps, or voice.
- Plan your way: list, calendar, and kanban board views.
- Reminders, repeating tasks, checklists, Markdown notes, and attachments.
- Import from Todoist, TickTick, OmniFocus, and more.
- Free and open source. No ads or lock-in.
SIMPLE BY DEFAULT, POWERFUL WHEN YOU NEED IT
Fewer fields, fewer knobs, no clutter. Advanced tools, like the kanban board, automation, and an optional AI assistant that uses your own AI account, stay out of sight until you want them.
Mindwtr means "mind like water": the calm you get when nothing is rattling around in your head.
What’s new (1.2.8)
Adds Reference to every task's status list. Stops a phone syncing every few seconds after another device deleted attachments or a desktop wrote the data, releases the sync lock after an interrupted sync, and names the file when a sync location cannot be verified. Sync fails over from a dead IPv6 address in ten seconds, and background attachment uploads no longer stall. Week view opens on five days, widgets show the same next action as the app, and translations are corrected.
Anti-features
Properties of this app that are worth knowing about before installing.
- Tracking
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Permissions
What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.
- Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
- NotificationsShow notifications.
- Read calendarRead appointments.
- Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
- MicrophoneRecord audio.
- Exact alarmsTrigger actions at a precise time.
- BiometricsUnlock with fingerprint or face.
- FingerprintUnlock with a fingerprint.
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- VibrationControl the vibration alert.
- Change calendarCreate and change appointments.
- Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
- Audio settingsAdjust volume and audio output.
- Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
- Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
- mindwtr.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Wi-Fi stateRead information about the Wi-Fi connection.
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