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Does anyone know of a good cross-platform checklist app? There's a million and one todo list apps but I can't seem to find a good checklist one. I use my phone'

Does anyone know of a good cross-platform checklist app? There's a million and one todo list apps but I can't seem to find a good checklist one. I use my phone's memo app for checklists but it doesn't help me with staying consistent over time, and doesn't scale as I use the same app for note taking, ideas, a scratch space and so on. Oh, and if you're thinking "I don't need no stinkin' checklists, what would you even use them for?" here's what I have currently: - Code review key checks - Code review smells and anti-patterns - Out-the-door checks (got my keys, entry pass, grabbed lunch from fridge etc) - Gym gear list - Traits to work on a la Benjamin Franklin - Self-care list for when I'm stressed/anxious (relief suggestions e.g. drink a glass of water, go for a walk, mindfulness, organise workload on paper, etc) - Carry lists for a couple hobbies I would likely have more but the poor form factor limits how practical it is to keep many lists.

nanomonkey 8y ago
Markdown or Org-mode are both cross platform compliant and as text files are easy to generate just about anywhere.
- beaconstudios 8y ago
  it's not so much the text formatting as the ability to set reminders, physically check off the list and have a record per-day/instance/whatever of completing the list, that kind of thing. The main reason I use checklists so much is because my memory is extremely bad, so prompts make a huge difference to me.
forapurpose 8y ago
A few thoughts from someone who has used checklists extensively for many years: 1. Use a spreadsheet. The flexibility to change the structure as you go, and to create a 2-dimensional checklist is great. All the other power of a spreadsheet is at your fingertips, including automation. 2. Visualization is extremely valuable, and I think necessary. If you have to read through the text of the checklist to understand the current state, it's too cumbersome (other than for small lists) and hard to process. If spreadsheet cells change color based on status, and if their location indicates, via visual memory, what they represent, then now you have a dashboard which tells you the state of the project at a glance. 3. Human beings are terrible at following and updating checklists. I don't know why - it seems easy in concept - but I've never met anyone who could do it without forcing themselves. And everyone starts instinctively skipping steps after awhile. Keep it as simple as possible, with as little detail and as few updates as are necessary to keep things going.
michaelper22 8y ago
Process street is a web app: https://www.process.st/ https://www.process.st/
Toast_25 8y ago
I like using google keep. It's more for notes, but has a checklist mode, an android app and a browser mode.

nanomonkey 8y ago

Markdown or Org-mode are both cross platform compliant and as text files are easy to generate just about anywhere.

beaconstudios 8y ago
it's not so much the text formatting as the ability to set reminders, physically check off the list and have a record per-day/instance/whatever of completing the list, that kind of thing. The main reason I use checklists so much is because my memory is extremely bad, so prompts make a huge difference to me.

forapurpose 8y ago

A few thoughts from someone who has used checklists extensively for many years: 1. Use a spreadsheet. The flexibility to change the structure as you go, and to create a 2-dimensional checklist is great. All the other power of a spreadsheet is at your fingertips, including automation. 2. Visualization is extremely valuable, and I think necessary. If you have to read through the text of the checklist to understand the current state, it's too cumbersome (other than for small lists) and hard to process. If spreadsheet cells change color based on status, and if their location indicates, via visual memory, what they represent, then now you have a dashboard which tells you the state of the project at a glance. 3. Human beings are terrible at following and updating checklists. I don't know why - it seems easy in concept - but I've never met anyone who could do it without forcing themselves. And everyone starts instinctively skipping steps after awhile. Keep it as simple as possible, with as little detail and as few updates as are necessary to keep things going.

michaelper22 8y ago

Process street is a web app: https://www.process.st/ https://www.process.st/

Toast_25 8y ago

I like using google keep. It's more for notes, but has a checklist mode, an android app and a browser mode.