Time to mention a to-do outliner...

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Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 26, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Getting back to the relatively humdrum topic of outliners (i.e. moving away from the more exalted realms of semiotics, knowledge management etc.), I’m delighted to report that the relatively new app SlickTasks has just been updated. The darlings have taken my point about information density and made the interface more compact, so that rather than sporting a gorgeous but rather minimalist interface that required much scrolling in order to see one’s list of tasks, you can reduce the line height and see more tasks in a single screen. Oh, and they’ve also incorporated a PDF export option, which is very convenient for archiving.

Coupled with their pleasant web app, SlickTasks now offers a very usable alternative to Workflowy, Carbonfin Outliner, Todoist etc. for those of us who like task management apps in the shape of outliners. It’s easy to use, but has quite a lot of features (including hoisting, tags, due date/priority management, notes etc.). It’s returned to the top of my favourite to-do apps pile (yes, I have many favourite to-do apps, I’m ashamed to say! But they’re all so gorgeous!).

Take a quick peek at http://slicktasks.com for more info.

Posted by Ken
Mar 26, 2013 at 01:23 PM

Bill,

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, their site has little information about their product. Are there specific features that you prefer to Carbonfin, one of my favorites?

—Ken

Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 26, 2013 at 01:55 PM

Well, there are some really nice features:
a) it can hoist stuff (only one level, but that’s plenty for to-do lists)
b) it can format stuff (you can embolden or italicise entries, or change their colour)
c) it supports notes - in that sense, entirely like Carbonfin
d) it also supports deadlines and reminders (unlike Carbonfin)
e) it supports tags (ditto)
f) it supports priorities (which change the colour of the checkbox)
g) it’s amazingly good-looking (in a very modern, minimalist sort of way)
h) it’s got a nice, responsive programming team (the chap who does Carbonfin is okay, but a bit gruff - and occasionally comes across as a bit dismissive)
i) it collects completed tasks in a separate ‘Logbook’
j) it exports the entire to-do list as a PDF

Things it doesn’t do that Carbonfin does:
- output OPML (or text, for that matter, although you could probably copy the outline from the web page)
- erm, not a lot else.

Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 26, 2013 at 02:12 PM

Actually, I’ve just realised you can hoist anything up to any level by ‘focusing’ on it (there’s a little eye-shaped icon on all items). So you can have unlimited levels of sub-sub-tasks and hoisting. Cool!

Posted by Ken
Mar 26, 2013 at 05:02 PM

Thanks for the additional information, Bill. Very helpful.

—Ken

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