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Your todo list is just a text file.

Reinschrift is a native GNOME app, a CLI and a self-hostable web app — all reading and writing one Markdown file. Version it with Git, sync it with Nextcloud, open it in any editor. No database. No silo. No lock-in.

~/Notes/todos.md

- [x] Renew passport ✅ 2026-06-01
- [ ] Fix bike light +garage @home rec:monthly
- [ ] Buy oat milk +groceries @store due:2026-06-12

Buy oat milk

+groceries @store due · Jun 12

01 The format

One line per task. Readable by you, parsable by machines.

Inspired by todo.txt, but living happily inside ordinary Markdown checklists — the kind every editor, forge and notes app already renders.

- [ ] Task title +project @context due:2026-01-20 rec:weekly ~note:"details" ^ID123

+projectproject, quotes allowed

@contextcontext or location

due:…due date, optional time

rec:weeklyrecurrence on completion

~note:"…"free-form note

^ID123stable reference ID

02 Three apps, one file

Desktop, terminal and browser — pick your surface.

Reinschrift GNOME app showing tasks grouped by project

a.GNOME desktop

Native GTK4/libadwaita. My Day planning, search, multi-select, voice input via local Whisper — and live reload when the file changes underneath.

b.CLI

For terminal workflows and scripting — with JSON output.

$ reinschrift-cli list --due today ☐ Call the dentist +Health @Home ☐ Water the plants +Home rec:weekly $ reinschrift-cli add "Buy oat milk +groceries" ✓ added ^a3f

c.Web app · PWA

Self-hosted Flask app with swipe gestures, pull-to-refresh and OIDC login. Installable on your phone as a PWA — your todos everywhere, still one file.

03 Everyday features

Plain text underneath. Comfort on top.

[x]

WebDAV / Nextcloud sync

Point all apps at the same file — locally or on your cloud. External edits are picked up live.

[x]

My Day

A daily planning view: pick what today actually is about.

[x]

Recurring tasks

rec:daily, rec:weekly, rec:monthly — completed tasks re-spawn themselves.

[x]

Search, filter, sort

By project, context or due date — consistent across all three apps.

optional[x]

Voice input

Local transcription via Whisper on the desktop, Web Speech API in the browser.

optional · local[x]

AI assistance

Natural-language task parsing and semantic duplicate detection via your own Ollama — nothing leaves your machine.

[x]

Six languages

German, English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Swedish.

[x]

Free software

GPL-3.0-or-later. One repo: Rust core, GTK app, CLI and Flask web app.

04 Install

Take the desktop app, the CLI, or host it yourself.

GNOME desktop

The recommended way on any Linux distribution.

Arch Linux

GUI and CLI from the AUR, built from the release tag.

aur.archlinux.org/packages/reinschrift

Self-host the web app

Pre-built image on GHCR, published on every release. OIDC, WebDAV and credentials via environment variables.

docker-compose example on GitHub