Desktop or Web

[bscott]

I'm sure this has been asked, but when and if a desktop or Web app coming for Tasks.org

[abaker]

I would like to start working on one very soon! Unfortunately Tasks' is still lacking in the revenue department, but I'm hoping the new paid tasks.org sync service will start bringing in enough that I can justify focusing on a web or desktop app

[CaseOf]

Hello,
Until a desktop version is available, what could we use on a computer to get a similar experience for synchronized tasks?

[am4c130d]

Rainlendar. https://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php

It works well for me - it runs on nearly any desktop (mac, Linux and Windows), supports multiple calendars/task lists in a unified view, CalDAV, subtasks and custom categories. The only "fails" for me are it doesn't support "hide until", and categories aren't synchronized - neither of which are deal breakers for me.

It's possible to drop the tasks list of Rainlendar on the desktop and have it function like an interactive widget, which is exactly what I wanted, so I've been able to mimic much of Tasks' capabilities. All the other calendaring features of Rainlendar I've disabled, but they're probably useful as well.

[oyren]

Not much as far as I know, that's the problem.
Recently I discovered super-productivity, but I haven't tested it yet and I think it syncs via webdav instead of caldav.
Also, there are two pull requests out there for Getting Things Gnome to support caldav sync (getting-things-gnome/gtg#525 and getting-things-gnome/gtg#419)
They are looking for people to test it.
I tested the one from @jaesivsm a little bit and it works quite well, only my password seems to be forgotten and i could not add it anymore, but I guess I am just missing a package.

[LecrisUT]

I have tried to use super-productivity, and although its features are interesting, the UI is not to my liking. There is also some performance issues on startup, but I suspect that is common for any electron app.

I am then wondering how will @abaker approach cross-platform. I see that the code is developed to be android native so a lot of code refactoring will be needed. So will the desktop/web version be developed from scratch, or which language will the whole project be restructured around?

One possible solution I am tinkering with is using xamarin.forums and the upcoming MAUI which should make apps compatible with desktop environments, while still giving close to native performance. The language is C#, and there seem to be a few open libraries for simpler development of UI and other stuff.

[CaseOf]

Mono is a nightmare on Linux 😨

[unite42]

I'm also searching for several days a tasks.org aquivalent desktop solution for windows with the possibility to sync with tasks.org. I didn't found yet. Maybe we don't have to reinvent the wheel.
imho there are several options:

1. TaskCoach is also searching for an aquivalent android application. Maybe it's possible to add calDAV support for their desktop application for example by writing an bridge between there xml-based .tsk format and .ics so it could be synced with calDav/DAVX⁵
   https://taskcoach.uservoice.com/forums/26480-other-task-coach-requests/suggestions/288896-support-for-accessing-task-coach-items-on-android
   https://sourceforge.net/p/taskcoach/discussion/users/thread/176a9f79/

2. KDE is currently working to bring Kontact to Windows. Maybe the KOrganizer could be an possible desktop client for tasks.org. They are searching for people who get involved!
   https://kontact.kde.org/download.html
   https://community.kde.org/Windows

3. Another cross-plattform PIM project within the KDE Community is Kube. They are also searching for people who get involved!
   https://phabricator.kde.org/T1478
   https://kube-project.com/

4. Vikunja has an electron-based desktop-app for there backend, with an early alpha stage calDAV-Support. At the moment the desktop client is only usable after login on the Vikunja Backend. Eventually it would be possible to fork and adjust the desktop-app for using only with a calDAV-sync.
   https://vikunja.io/features/
   https://vikunja.io/docs/caldav/

[am4c130d]

Not trying to be a fanboy, dismissive of @abaker 's work or anyone else's input, but Rainlendar does pretty much everything already. With a bit of config tuning it has met virtually all of the use cases I have for a desktop partner to Tasks.

It syncs with Tasks via CalDav, supports subtasks, custom categories/tags, multiple lists/calendars, priorities, due dates, start dates, recurring tasks, comments etc. I use all of these capabilities daily creating tasks on desktop or my phone - whichever is more convenient. The only thing I use in Tasks that's missing in Rainlendar is Hide Until - and even that concept is supported to some extent for recurring tasks.

I may be missing something, but this seems like a complete working solution for all modern desktops except Chrome already - and Tasks via Android on Chrome makes more sense.

However, syncing does require a (one-time 10 euro) license and that maybe an issue for some, and there is no web client.

[unite42]

@am4c130d I can only speak for myself. Is not that I'm unable to pay 10 euro, I would rather like to see a FOSS-Solution.