Introduction

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

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.