Capture everything
Inbox for effortless capture. Get it out of your head.
Free · Local-first · No account
Mind like water.
A calm GTD system that brings clarity to your day. Capture everything, focus on what matters, review with ease, all local, all yours.
- Free forever
- Local-first
- No account
- All platforms
Focus with intention
See what matters today. Take action with calm.
Organize your way
Projects, contexts, calendar, and board view.
Review and reflect
Weekly review keeps you aligned and moving forward.
Philosophy
Simple by default. Powerful when you need it.
Mindwtr cuts cognitive load and keeps you in flow: progressive disclosure, fewer knobs, and no feature creep.
Don't show me a cockpit when I just want to ride a bike.
GTD-native workflow
A trusted system, not another noisy task list.
Mindwtr follows the shape of Getting Things Done, so capture, review, and focus stay connected instead of becoming separate chores.
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01Capture
Get it out of your head, fast.
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02Clarify
Turn vague items into clear next actions.
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03Organize
Keep projects, contexts, and waiting items where they belong.
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04Reflect
Review the system before it gets stale.
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05Engage
Choose the next action with confidence.
Everything in one place
A complete system, not a pile of features.
Every view is built for the GTD method, with depth that stays out of the way until you reach for it.
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Focus
A time-based agenda and your next actions, together in one view.
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Board
Kanban-style drag and drop across Inbox, Next, Waiting, and Someday.
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Calendar
Plan dated work and subscribe to external calendars and ICS feeds.
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Contexts & tags
Slash-delimited contexts like @work/meetings with parent matching.
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Global search
Operators such as status:, context:, and due:<=7d across everything.
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Audio capture
Speak a task; it's transcribed and filed into your inbox automatically.
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Pomodoro Focus
15/3, 25/5, and 50/10 timers, plus one custom preset, inside Focus.
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Reusable lists
Duplicate tasks or reset checklists for routines you run again and again.
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Fluid recurrence
The next date is calculated after you finish, not on a fixed schedule.
16 languages · Light & dark · Vim & Emacs keymaps · Android widget · PWA & offline
Desktop, mobile, self-hosted
Native where you work. Private where it counts.
Use Mindwtr on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. For browser access, self-host the web build when that fits your setup.
Trust by default
No account required. No subscription pressure.
Mindwtr starts from local data, open code, and user-chosen sync rather than a required hosted account.
Open source
AGPL-licensed code you can inspect, run, and contribute to.
Local-first data
Your tasks, notes, projects, and attachments start on your device.
Flexible sync
Choose iCloud, Dropbox, WebDAV, file sync, or self-hosted sync.
Why Mindwtr
A complete GTD system, without the lock-in.
A brief, respectful comparison based on each product's current public capabilities.
| Capability | Mindwtr | Todoist | TickTick | Everdo | Nirvana |
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| Open source | |||||
| GTD-native workflow | |||||
| All platforms, incl. Linux | |||||
| Local-first, no account | |||||
| AI assistant (BYOK + local) | |||||
| Flexible sync (WebDAV, Dropbox, self-host) | |||||
| Completely free |
Yes Partial No
Power when you ask for it
Automation and AI stay optional.
Bring your own AI key, use a local model, script the desktop API, connect MCP, or self-host the sync server.
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