dstask
The facts below are what the maker publishes about dstask, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From dstask's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| dstask | Free | Free to download and use · personal task tracker · no collaboration |
The facts
Each one read from dstask's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Collaboration limit
- The README says collaboration is not supported and recommends another system for projects involving multiple people.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Conflict limit
- If a task is edited independently on multiple machines without syncing, users may need to resolve Git conflicts manually.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Contexts
- Its context system applies filters and tags to task queries and newly added tasks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The README says encryption is not a design goal and that dstask has not been tested with the suggested Git encryption tools.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Git sync
- Git based sync supports undo and conflict resolution without requiring a dedicated sync server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- GUI limit
- The README says dstask itself has no GUI or web interface.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Import
- The import tool can import GitHub issues or Taskwarrior tasks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Imports
- The separate `dstask-import` tool can import GitHub issues and Taskwarrior tasks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README describes shell completion for Bash, Zsh, and PowerShell, and a fuzzy finder integration using fzf.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended user
- The README describes dstask as a personal tracker for people comfortable working in a terminal and occasionally resolving merge conflicts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies its license as MIT.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notes and URLs
- Each task can have a Markdown note, and the `open` command opens URLs found in a task or its notes in a browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- dstask is a single-binary, terminal-based personal task tracker with Git-based sync and Markdown notes for each task.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The README lists Git and a 256-color-capable terminal as requirements.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The README says encryption is not a design goal and makes no security claims about suggested repository encryption tools.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Shell integrations
- The project documents shell completion for Bash, Zsh, Nushell, and PowerShell, plus examples for integrating fuzzy finders such as fzf.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sync and undo
- dstask uses Git to sync, undo, and resolve task data, without requiring a dedicated sync server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Task focus
- The README describes dstask as a personal task tracker designed to help users focus.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Task management
- Tasks can be prioritized, tagged, assigned to projects, given due dates, and moved among pending, active, paused, and resolved states.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Task notes
- The note command lets users edit a full Markdown note for each task, including checklists.checked 12 Oct 2026
- URL handling
- The open command opens URLs found in a task, including its notes, in a browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- Installation instructions cover Linux, macOS, and Windows; the releases page lists Linux, macOS, and Windows assets.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- windows,macos,linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
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