One app for your notes, your tasks, and your day
Most people run a notes app, a to-do app, and a calendar, then spend their time copying things between them. TaskForge puts all three on the same markdown files on your device. A task written inside a note is a real task. That note sits next to today's meetings.
- $49.99 once, not a subscription
- iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and Windows
- Works offline, no account, no server
The trick is that they were never separate
In most all-in-one apps, notes and tasks are separate database tables joined by a foreign key. Here a task is a line of markdown inside a note file. Write a checkbox in your project note and it shows up in today's list, on your home screen widget, and as a block on the calendar if you gave it a duration. Complete it from the lock screen and the line in the file changes. Nothing syncs, because there is only ever one copy.
Three of these lines are tasks the app tracks. It's still just a note.
What you get in one place
Notes that are files
A folder of markdown on your device, with a file tree, a block editor, daily notes, wikilinks between them, and a scan that finds links that broke. Point it at an Obsidian vault or start from an empty folder. Notes are free on every platform.
Tasks with real dates and real reminders
Due dates, scheduled and start dates, priorities, recurrence, subtasks, dependencies, and custom statuses. Notifications that fire at the time you set, including time-sensitive alerts that get through Focus. Custom lists, kanban boards grouped by any property, and home screen widgets you can tick things off from.
A calendar, not a date picker
Day, week, and month views with a real time grid. Your device's calendars appear alongside your tasks in their own colors, so a Tuesday with four meetings looks like a Tuesday with four meetings. Give a task a duration and it becomes a block you can drag. Create, edit, and RSVP to events without leaving the app.
Capture that parses what you type
Quick add reads plain words. Type call the plumber tomorrow and it writes a task with tomorrow's date in the right syntax. Type a duration like 90m or a range like 2-4pm and it lands on the calendar. On Mac there's a global hotkey and a menu bar; on Windows, a system tray and a quick-add hotkey.
Every screen you own
Native apps on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and Windows, running on the same folder. Interactive home screen and lock screen widgets on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac together.
Your agents can use it too
Because everything is files, any agent that can edit text can add a task, write tomorrow's plan, or triage your inbox note. A command line tool and a local MCP server ship with TaskForge. No API key, no connector, nothing leaving your machine.
One search across all three
Search returns tasks, notes, and events in separate sections of the same result screen. You can add conditions per kind, so "Note Tag contains #recipes" narrows only the notes and leaves your tasks alone, and sort by Relevance, Name, or Date, where Date means the right field for each kind. Finding the thing you half-remember does not require guessing which app you put it in.
The day, on one screen
The agenda stacks today's events, today's tasks, and a row for today's daily note under the same date. On a Tuesday with four meetings and six tasks, you can see whether the six fit between the four. That is the actual question an all-in-one app should answer, and it needs all three kinds in one place to answer it.
Nothing syncs, because nothing is duplicated
Apps that combine notes and tasks usually keep two records and reconcile them. Here a task is a line inside a note file, so there is one copy and no reconciliation step to go wrong. Complete it from a lock screen widget and the file changes. Edit the file in another editor and the app follows on save.
Where an all-in-one app is the wrong answer
Combining three tools into one costs something. Here is what it costs here.
It is not a team tool
No shared workspaces, no assigning a task to a colleague, no comments. This is a single-person app on a single-person folder. If you need to hand work to someone, use something built for that.
It is not a knowledge base
No graph view, no backlinks panel, no canvas, no plugins. Notes are for writing things down and finding them again. Obsidian does the knowledge-graph job properly, and TaskForge reads the same vault, so running both is a normal setup.
The calendar reads your device's accounts
On iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android, events come from the calendars your device already has, which covers iCloud, Google, and Exchange accounts you've added to the OS. Signing in to a Google or Microsoft account from inside the app is Windows-only today. Viewing events is free; creating and editing them is premium.
Notes are newer than the rest
Tasks and the calendar have been shipping for a while. Notes are new and carry a beta badge while the editing ergonomics get their last pass.
Common questions
Is this a Notion or NotePlan replacement?
For a single person who wants local files, often yes. Compared with Notion you give up databases and collaboration and gain offline use, no server, and a one-time price. Compared with NotePlan you give up the weekly and monthly note hierarchy and Apple Reminders sync, and gain Android, Windows, and a purchase instead of a subscription.
Do I need Obsidian?
No. TaskForge works on any folder of markdown files. If you already use Obsidian, point it at that vault and everything appears with nothing to import.
What does it cost?
The app is free to download and the free tier has no time limit: notes, the markdown editor, daily notes, and calendar viewing are included. Premium is $49.99 once, or $19.99 a year if you prefer, and covers custom lists and spaces plus creating and editing calendar events.
Does it work offline?
Entirely. There is no server to reach. The app runs in airplane mode because your notes, tasks, and the calendar are all on the device.
How does it sync between my devices?
However you already sync that folder. iCloud Drive and Obsidian Sync are the common choices. TaskForge does not run a sync service and never sees your files.
Can I keep using my current calendar app?
Yes. TaskForge reads and writes your device's calendars, so events you create here show up in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook, and the other way around.
One app. One purchase. Files you keep.
Free to download and free to use. Premium is a one-time purchase, and there is a one-week trial if you want to try it first.