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So this is a third party application (or one of several) I can download and install to make editing a text file sitting on my desktop easier and more accessible

So this is a third party application (or one of several) I can download and install to make editing a text file sitting on my desktop easier and more accessible? Easier and more accessible than, say, opening it in Notepad? I apologize if I'm being snide, but I don't understand the use case here. This just seems like one extra step on an already very simple process.

tobr 7y ago
I think the use case is pretty clear and simple, and somewhat appealing: You can use a todo list app of your choice, with whatever features you like, without getting locked in to a proprietary format. Haven't used it myself, but if anyone has experience and/or recommendation for clients, I'd be interested to hear. It looks like it's been around for well over a decade.
- doctorRetro 7y ago
  Thank you (and all other respondents) for clarifying that. The website doesn't do a great job of explaining it.
- l_t 7y ago
  I've followed Todo.txt from the beginning. It's an interesting project because it started without code, as just a Lifehacker post (back when it was very popular) about GTD-esque formatting for text files [0]. The actual application was built later [1] to simplify creating/querying todos in the files. [0]: https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-list-your-life-in-txt-166299 https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-list-your-life-in-txt-16... [1]: https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-reader-written-todo-txt-manager-173018 https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-reader-written-todo-txt-...
  - bravoetch 7y ago
    It appears to share some qualities with bullet journaling.
Piskvorrr 7y ago
I've seen many text editing tools on touch devices, and the verdict is "painful to use." OTOH, if you exclusively use a single desktop computer, this is probably not a tool for you.
addicted 7y ago
This is a simple text format that you can edit using any tools you want, including Notepad. They have created their own convenient apps that makes It slightly easier to edit, because unlike a general purpose editing app, it knows the format that this file is expecting. I have to try it out, but I suspect I would use Vim on the desktop, but use their apps on my cellphone. This is a really nice idea.

tobr 7y ago

I think the use case is pretty clear and simple, and somewhat appealing: You can use a todo list app of your choice, with whatever features you like, without getting locked in to a proprietary format. Haven't used it myself, but if anyone has experience and/or recommendation for clients, I'd be interested to hear. It looks like it's been around for well over a decade.

doctorRetro 7y ago
Thank you (and all other respondents) for clarifying that. The website doesn't do a great job of explaining it.
l_t 7y ago
I've followed Todo.txt from the beginning. It's an interesting project because it started without code, as just a Lifehacker post (back when it was very popular) about GTD-esque formatting for text files [0]. The actual application was built later [1] to simplify creating/querying todos in the files. [0]: https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-list-your-life-in-txt-166299 https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-list-your-life-in-txt-16... [1]: https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-reader-written-todo-txt-manager-173018 https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-reader-written-todo-txt-...
- bravoetch 7y ago
  It appears to share some qualities with bullet journaling.

Piskvorrr 7y ago

I've seen many text editing tools on touch devices, and the verdict is "painful to use." OTOH, if you exclusively use a single desktop computer, this is probably not a tool for you.

addicted 7y ago

This is a simple text format that you can edit using any tools you want, including Notepad. They have created their own convenient apps that makes It slightly easier to edit, because unlike a general purpose editing app, it knows the format that this file is expecting. I have to try it out, but I suspect I would use Vim on the desktop, but use their apps on my cellphone. This is a really nice idea.