Introduction

Todebaran keeps everything you have to do in one place — from a single errand to the project you have been putting off. It is a premium, keyboard-first task manager for macOS, built to stay out of your way.

It is also local-first: your data lives on your device, the app works offline and without an account, and if you turn on sync it runs through storage you choose rather than a server of ours. See Your data & privacy.

These docs cover how it works, the ideas behind it, and how to get the most out of it.

How the docs are organized#

• Getting started — install the app, learn your way around, and capture your first task.
• Concepts — the core ideas: tasks, projects, collections and areas; scheduling, tags, smart lists and slips.
• Guides — step-by-step help for features like focus mode, AI, sync and themes.
• Slips & printing — designing slips, and printing them to a thermal printer.
• Reference — settings, keyboard shortcuts, supported printers and a glossary.
• Troubleshooting — fixes for common problems.

What Todebaran can do#

Everything lives in one window with a floating sidebar, a focused main view, and quick capture from anywhere.

• Organize your work into tasks, projects, collections and areas.
• Schedule with a light touch: a when, a deadline, or park something in Someday.
• Let smart lists build themselves from rules you define.
• Focus on one task at a time with a built-in pomodoro timer.
• Print a receipt of your day — or anything worth having on paper — to a thermal printer, using slips.
• Sync across your devices through storage you control, and share projects with shared spaces.

Free and Pro#

The whole app is free to use, with sensible limits. Pro lifts those limits and adds sync, shared spaces, extra and custom themes, and the in-app AI assistant. See pricing for the full comparison, or the Your account & Pro guide for how it works in the app.

Where to next#

Ready to dive in? Start with Installation, get your bearings in The interface, then read about tasks and projects.