Haven't really decided if we should add this (and in what form) since it will make the app more intimidating to new users and add quite a bit of complexity.
But I wanted to show you how it would work.
Link to Demo (might change on changes):
https://d1890494.super-productivity-preview.pages.dev/#/tag/TODAY/tasks
WIP PR:
https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/pull/7589
I am the maintainer of Super Productivity, a free open source task manager and time tracker for desktop, web, and mobile.
It is available on Linux via Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, AUR, and other package formats. It works offline by default, has no account requirement, no telemetry, and supports optional sync via WebDAV, Dropbox, or Super Sync.
v18.5.0 just shipped with:
Ctrl+Enter and Escape task shortcutsDownloads and Linux package notes: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/wiki/2.01-Downloads-and-Install
GitHub: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity
Full changelog: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/compare/v18.4.4...v18.5.0
If you use task/time-tracking apps on Linux, I would be especially interested in what package format and desktop workflow you prefer.
Super Productivity is an open source task manager and time tracker I have been maintaining for years.
GitHub: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity
It combines:
v18.5.0 just shipped with a major Focus Mode rework, scheduler/calendar improvements, user-installable themes, task shortcuts, UI fixes, translation updates, and new optional community-plugin work.
Downloads: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/wiki/2.01-Downloads-and-Install
Changelog: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/compare/v18.4.4...v18.5.0
I am the maintainer of Super Productivity, an open source task manager and time tracker. It works offline by default, needs no account, has no telemetry, and can sync via WebDAV, Dropbox, or Super Sync. There is also a Docker/web version for people who want to self-host it.
v18.5.0 is out, and these are the parts most relevant here:
Focus Mode rework - Focus Mode got a larger internal and UX rework. The goal is to make focused work sessions feel less bolted-on and more like a natural part of planning and execution.
Scheduler and planner improvements - The schedule view now has better week scaling, reference calendar/work-log events, improved task filtering, and estimated time in iCal/ICS planner entries.
Task interaction improvements - Ctrl+Enter and Escape shortcuts were added for task interactions, and subtask title focus behavior was improved.
Organization & customization - Super Productivity also supports project sections for structuring larger task lists, plus custom/user-installable themes where supported.
Sync/calendar polish - iCal URLs are sanitized in tooltips, and schedule chip filtering is stricter.
There is also an optional community plugin added in this release; it is not part of the core workflow.
Downloads and platform notes: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/wiki/2.01-Downloads-and-Install
Full changelog: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/compare/v18.4.4...v18.5.0
Curious especially about the scheduler/planner side: if you self-host or sync task data across devices, what still feels too awkward in Super Productivity?
For all current downloads, package links, and platform-specific notes: check the wiki.
This release includes a major rework of Focus Mode, improvements to the scheduler and calendar/planner views, new task shortcuts, better filtering behavior, and several UI fixes. It also adds an AI Assistant community plugin and includes multiple translation updates.
Ctrl+Enter and Escape shortcuts for task interactions by @Hetsavani in https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/pull/7472zod from 4.3.6 to 4.4.3 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/pull/7431Full Changelog: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/compare/v18.4.4...v18.5.0
What do you think? Do you like it?
Hey everyone!
I spent quite some time thinking about this througout the years. This is the vision document I came up with (with the help of our friendly AI overlords of course 🤖).
You use Super Productivity. You love it. But your customers don't. Your partner doesn't care about productivity software. Your NGO volunteers just want a simple list. Your team doesn't understand the fuss.
Right now, when you need to collaborate with these people, you end up in WhatsApp groups, shared Apple Notes, or Google Docs – none of which connect back to your SP workflow. Your tasks live in one place, your team's tasks live in another, and things fall through the cracks.
You shouldn't have to choose between your personal system and your team's ability to stay aligned.
Spaces is the simplest way to stay aligned with people who don't use your tools.
It lives at spaces.super-productivity.com. It's the place where SP users collaborate with people who don't use SP – and don't need to.
Think of it this way: SP is your private cockpit. Spaces is the shared table.
The core principle: when your group chat isn't enough but project management software is too much, Spaces fills the gap. Things stop falling through the cracks – without asking anyone to adopt your system.
The common thread: small groups of people who don't have (or don't want) "a tool" but still need to get organized together.
You create a Space -- maybe from inside SP with a "Collaborate on XYZ" button, maybe directly on the web. You get a link. You share it. Anyone who clicks the link is immediately in -- no signup, no download, no account required. They pick a display name and start contributing.
It should feel instant -- like opening something that's already alive. If there's a loading spinner, a cookie banner, or anything that feels like "software," I've failed.
Shared Lists -- the foundation. Create a list, add items, check things off, assign them to people. Works for groceries, works for volunteer task assignments, works for sprint planning. Lists can optionally be viewed as a kanban board -- same data, just dragged between columns.
Scratchpads -- a shared notepad per project. The place for meeting notes, research links, plans, context. Replaces the pinned message in the group chat. Basic markdown, nothing fancy.
Projects -- the container that holds lists and scratchpads together with a group of people. Each project has a name and a short purpose line ("Planning our two weeks in Tuscany") so everyone knows what the space is for at a glance.
One of the biggest reasons people fall back to group chats is the question: "Did anything change?" Spaces solves this with two lightweight features:
Activity Feed -- every project has a simple stream of what happened. "Anna added 'book flights'" / "Max completed 'research hotels'" / "Lisa updated the scratchpad." No notification overload -- just a clear timeline you can glance at.
Presence -- when you open a Space, you see who else is there right now. "Johannes and Anna are here." It makes the tool feel alive and gives you confidence that your team is actually using it.
Nudge Button -- your team's conversation still happens in WhatsApp or Signal. Spaces doesn't try to replace that. Instead, a simple "Share update" button generates a ready-to-paste message like: "Updated our Italy Trip space -- added 3 tasks, completed 2. Check it out: [link]". No notification system needed -- just a clipboard copy that rides on whatever messaging app your group already uses.
Every task also has its own shareable link -- so you can point someone to a specific item in a chat message and they land right on it.
That's it. No visible settings, no admin overhead, no integrations screen.
Open link -- anyone with the link can join and participate. Perfect for casual use: grocery lists, trip planning, study groups. No email required -- you pick a display name and get an auto-assigned color and avatar so people can tell each other apart, even without accounts. Your identity sticks to your device, so you're recognized when you come back.
Every action can be undone -- accidental deletions don't destroy the shared space.
Private -- members are verified via email (magic link, no password). You can see who's in the project and manage access. For NGOs, agencies, teams -- anyone who needs to know who's who.
An open project can be upgraded to private later when things get more serious.
For SP users, Spaces tasks assigned to you flow back into your SP workflow as an issue provider. You never have to leave SP to stay on top of what your team needs from you.
Later, I want to make this richer: status syncing both ways, handing off tasks from SP to the shared Space, seeing team activity on your tasks inside SP. But the first version keeps it simple -- a clean one-way sync of your assigned tasks.
Spaces should stay simple. The moment it feels like "enterprise software," it's lost its purpose.
Create a project, get a link, open the link, see a shared list, add items, see updates in real-time. Includes a simple activity feed ("Anna added a task"), presence indicators ("3 people are here"), deep links to individual tasks, and a nudge button to share updates back into your group chat. This alone is a usable product.
Add simple scratchpads for shared context and planning notes. Add the kanban board view toggle on lists. Support basic file/image attachments on tasks and scratchpads -- because trip planning involves flight screenshots and event coordination involves flyers. The product now covers planning, not just task tracking.
Email-based magic link verification. Private sharing mode. Member management. This unlocks the "serious" use cases.
Connect your SP account. See your Spaces tasks as an issue provider. The bridge between your personal workflow and your team's shared space.
This is an early plan and I'd love to hear from you:
For the technically curious, here's a brief overview of the architecture.
Stack: TypeScript end-to-end, PostgreSQL, SolidJS frontend.
Real-time: Server-Sent Events (SSE) for live updates on lists and scratchpads. Clients send mutations via HTTP, the server broadcasts changes to all participants. WebSockets may be introduced later for richer collaborative editing.
Auth: Anonymous users get a random token stored in the browser -- no cookies, no tracking. Verified users authenticate via email magic links (no passwords). SP-connected users link via an API token. All three are the same identity model, just progressively enhanced.
Scratchpads: V1 uses a simple shared textarea with last-write-wins and live updates. Later versions will use Yjs (a mature CRDT library) for true simultaneous editing.
Data model: Projects contain lists and scratchpads. Lists contain items. Items can be assigned to members and organized into board columns. Members can be anonymous (display name only) or verified (email-linked).
Hosting: Single VPS, Node.js backend, PostgreSQL, Nginx, TLS. Simple, cheap, fully controlled.
Privacy: No tracking, no analytics cookies, no third-party scripts. Functional cookies only (session tokens), so no cookie banner needed. Server is EU-based. GDPR compliant by design.
Mobile-first: The UI is designed for phones first, desktop second. Most real-world usage (grocery lists, quick check-ins, volunteer coordination) happens on mobile. SolidJS keeps the bundle small and performance snappy on lower-end devices.
Another huge month for Super Productivity! 31 community contributors shipped roughly 51 PRs in April - features, bug fixes, translations, and brand-new community plugins. Massive thank you to everyone involved.
@aakhter had an incredible month with 7 PRs, with major impact across plugins, search, archive validation, and Electron hardening: a new reInitData plugin API (#7305), a taskUpdate hook for project moves (#7302), substring match in tag/project/date autocomplete (#7376), search scroll-to-selected fix (#7283), hardened simple store writes (#7297), and hardened archive payload repair and validation (#7248).
@costajohnt (John Costa) kept up his prolific bug-fix streak with 5 fixes that polished a lot of rough edges: a much larger IndexedDB retry window for session-restart locks (#7220), special-character handling in task ID querySelectors (#7222), preserving time estimates while typing in the add-task bar (#7211), wrapping (instead of truncating) long task titles in the planner (#7143), and preventing overlapping search results on narrow screens (#7237).
@sespiros (Spyros Seimenis) delivered 4 PRs improving the Gitea and GitHub issue providers: label-based include/exclude filters for Gitea (#7359), an "Include pull requests" option for GitHub (#7358), Gitea issue id and done-sync fixes (#7288), and a fix to pass issueNumber into plugin field mapping context (#7360).
@zenoprax (Corey Newton) continued the docs and infrastructure work that keeps the project running smoothly with 4 PRs: wiki content v0.8 and v0.9 (#7068, #7116), bumping the stale-discussions workflow frequency (#7080), and another LF/CRLF SCSS fix (#7117). The wiki keeps getting better month after month - thank you @zenoprax!
ext-idle-notify backend so idle detection works properly on modern Wayland desktops.Every PR, plugin, translation, and bug report makes Super Productivity better. Whether it's a major feature, a one-line typo fix, or a well-written issue - thank you all so much!!!
If you'd like to contribute, check out the GitHub repo. We're always happy to help new contributors get started!
Super Productivity is a free open source task manager and time tracker I've been maintaining for 9 years. It's been on F-Droid since 2019, MIT licensed, zero telemetry, no account required.
Core features:
Sync is opt-in and additionally allows BYO-provider: WebDAV (Nextcloud works great) or Dropbox. Your data is a local file unless you choose otherwise. No account, no analytics, no tracking.
Available on Android (F-Droid + Play Store), desktop (Windows/macOS/Linux via Snap/Flatpak/AppImage/AUR), iOS, web, and Docker for self-hosting.
F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.superproductivity.superproductivity/ GitHub: https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity
Would love feedback from anyone using it, and especially from people who tried it and bounced - curious what pushed you away.
I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Jonathan from FLOSSWeekly: