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PopTask
Light menu bar task manager for quickly capturing tasks
PopTask is a lightweight macOS menu bar task manager for quickly capturing tasks. Just type naturally even if the input is messy, shorthand, or full of slang and PopTask understands it and schedules it automatically. It supports 7 languages, shows smart countdown alerts, and includes AI powered scheduling and task breakdown. Everything runs on device on macOS 26 and later, with cloud support for earlier macOS versions.
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[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
the "mtg w team mon wed fri 9am" example sold me, that's exactly the friction point, most task tools make you format your thoughts before they'll accept them.does it handle recurring patterns from freeform input? like if i type "standup every weekday 9am" does it set up a repeat automatically?
[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
Looks solid for quick task entry, but I'm curious about how well it handles context. What happens with tasks that require follow-ups or details?
[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
Appreciate it.Will This be available for mobile platforms? Syncing with mobile will gain you more benefits. See am commenting using phone 😊
[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
Is it connected with Google Calendar or Calendly?
[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
Upvoted and downloaded! Will see how it goes.Do you see the possibility of integrating this with other task managers? One bane of them is not having something "universal" that connects through systems/platforms to keep things truly organized.
[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
I wish I'd had this when I was using my Mac! Excellent work. By the way, do you have plans to release a Windows version?
[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
Hey @lilhadi -- as someone who has tried just about every to-do app, I really dig this. Really simple + the natural language support is killer. Two requests/comments: Thought about adding a system wide shortcut to initiate the menu bar pop down? Also, TAB support on the pop down to switch between fields and CMD + Enter to add new a new task? Feel like that would make it even faster to use. Nice work!
[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
this is so clean. curious about Focus Mode: what does it actually do? does it hide everything and just show the one task you're on?
[Redacted] • Mar 30, 2026
One comments, I always got some picture with schedule, it will be great if I can paste the picture and popTask can OCR and find the schedule ,setup everything
[Redacted] • Mar 29, 2026
heyy folks! It's Haider, the maker of PopTask 🙌🏽
i got tired of losing tasks the second i switched apps, every task manager i tried needed too many clicks just to add something simple, so i built one that lives in my Mac menu bar and actually keeps up with how fast i think
here's what makes it different:
type like you talk: write something like "mtg w team mon wed fri 9am" and PopTask picks up the date, cleans the title, and schedules it .. no calendars, no dropdowns, done in seconds!!
AI task breakdown: hit one button and a big vague task splits into 3 clear steps you can start on right now
7 languages: type in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, or Japanese, it understands all of them
smart reminders: get notified at the right time plus a morning summary of your full day.
works offline: common patterns like "tomorrow 9am" or "in 20 min" parse instantly on your Mac with zero network calls
no account, no cloud, no signup, everything stays local on your machine
i built this as a solo dev and I'm here all day .. would appreciate your feedback and happy to answer any questions about how it works under the hood!
i got tired of losing tasks the second i switched apps, every task manager i tried needed too many clicks just to add something simple, so i built one that lives in my Mac menu bar and actually keeps up with how fast i think
here's what makes it different:
type like you talk: write something like "mtg w team mon wed fri 9am" and PopTask picks up the date, cleans the title, and schedules it .. no calendars, no dropdowns, done in seconds!!
AI task breakdown: hit one button and a big vague task splits into 3 clear steps you can start on right now
7 languages: type in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, or Japanese, it understands all of them
smart reminders: get notified at the right time plus a morning summary of your full day.
works offline: common patterns like "tomorrow 9am" or "in 20 min" parse instantly on your Mac with zero network calls
no account, no cloud, no signup, everything stays local on your machine
i built this as a solo dev and I'm here all day .. would appreciate your feedback and happy to answer any questions about how it works under the hood!