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Ask HN: Task list/to-do tools like Trello, but with checkboxes?
I've been trying to find a webapp task list/to-do list that is basically the same as Trello, but with checkboxes on the cards so that I can tick them off once complete.
In Trello I like the columns feature where each list is a column on my screen (one for each project), but once a card is completed there is no feature to tick it off. At the moment I'm just setting a green label which kind of solves it, but isn't the intended usage of the labels feature.
I've tried some of the Trello power-ups but can't find anything that does what I want.
What other web apps exist that can do this?
- mickduprez 8y agowhy don't you create a '<Project-Name> Done' list and move the card/s to there? Once the project is finished you can archive the list.
- jamieweb 8y agoIdeally I want to be able to see what I've completed and what's still to complete all within the same list, rather than moving them out. Once a project is done I will archive the list, so that feature is fine.
- goldie_ 8y agoThis is the 'right' way on a kanban board. The column indicates the status. A card should move from To Do, to Doing and then into the Done column when completed.
- cimmanom 8y agoAsana?
- ArchTypical 8y agoAsana is the elegant todo list they are looking for.
- joeld42 8y agoTrello can have checkboxes on the cards (like for subtasks), but in the overview it summarizes them like "2/5 checked". It would be nice if it listed the whole checklist at least for short lists.
- jamieweb 8y agoYeah that's the problem I'm having - I want to be able to see all of the checkboxes without having to drill down into the card.
- austhrow743 8y agoIf you use the kanban view in airtable you can see all of the checkboxes on the overview of the card. You do however need to open the card to check them. EDIT: nevermind. They hide fields on the overview of the card if theyre empty and unchecked counts as empty.
- hiciu 8y agoMaybe ora.pm? https://ora.pm/project/442/list/953 https://ora.pm/project/442/list/953 (once you are logged in there are also other options).
- jamieweb 8y agoThis one looks nice, I'm having a look into it. Thanks
- martin-adams 8y agoI know Trello has checklists but they are hidden away in the cards. We're working on something in this area for our startup https://zaro.io https://zaro.io. Here's a wireframe of how we plan to approach subtasks (so it feels like checklists). https://imgur.com/NdmL3Z1 https://imgur.com/NdmL3Z1 Each subtask is a full task so can be assigned, have deadlines if necessary, or just keep it simple. Is that the type of approach you're looking for? Sorry I can't recommend something you can use today.
- jamieweb 8y agoThanks for the links - the Imgur image is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for I think - ideally arranged in a board or columns layout like Trello. Is this feature implemented yet or just at PoC stage?
- martin-adams 8y agoThanks, nice to know we're on the right track. This feature is in our current spring, so we're just starting the build for it. We're looking at around the end of Nov to have it ready by. As for having it on a board with a column layout, we have that part in place which we launched in our beta. https://zaro.io/updates/zaro-beta-launch/ https://zaro.io/updates/zaro-beta-launch/
- baxtr 8y agoHey, seems like you work on a decent product! What’s really annoying though: scrolling behavior on the site (on a mobile). Do you slow it down for a reason?
- martin-adams 8y agoThanks! We’re aware of that. It sure is annoying. We need to completely redo the page to update it with the current version of the app and link in the signup and login.
- jameslk 8y agoIf you just want to check all the boxes when a card is completed, you could use something like Butler to automate it (https://butlerfortrello.com https://butlerfortrello.com). It won't help with showing the checkboxes on the cards though. For example, I use this to ensure checkboxes are checked before a card can be moved into another column. Or to mark the due date as complete when all checkboxes are checked.
- jorgeavaldez 8y agoI would definitely recommend setting something up with https://www.notion.so/ https://www.notion.so/
- jamieweb 8y agoLooks good - I think that their "Lightweight To-do's" feature is what I'm looking for. Thanks
- srkanuri 8y agoWorkflowy
- julienreszka 8y agoJust use markdown https://blog.github.com/2014-04-28-task-lists-in-all-markdown-documents/ https://blog.github.com/2014-04-28-task-lists-in-all-markdow... Why complicate with more software
- jamieweb 8y agoI looked at this originally, as well as GitHub's Project Boards and GitLab's Issue Boards. I was hoping for a solution in one of these to save having to have another service to use and maintain. The boards are not really designed for general todo-ing, and the task lists require editing the markdown file and committing to update it I believe?
- debian3 8y agoI use freedcamp
- ksec 8y agoTry https://www.notion.so/ https://www.notion.so/ Don't know about others, but out of a few dozens of tools I had looked into Notion was the only one that "clicked".
- chilly_pillow 8y agoWunderlist (https://www.wunderlist.com/ https://www.wunderlist.com/) sounds like something you are talking about.
- PeOe 8y agoI would recommend Zenkit (https://zenkit.com https://zenkit.com). The press expresses Zenkit as a "Trello-Killer". You have the Trello-like Kanban board but also a list view, calendar, mind map and table view. If you have set up your board you can activate the checkboxes in the settings of this collection.
- equalunique 8y agoYou could also try labeling your Trello cards with "Complete", "In Progress" etc. I believe the Trello philosophy is to instead use a "Completed" column on your board. You move the completed card over into the "Completed" column.
- jamieweb 8y agoI'm doing that at the moment - it's a good-enough solution for now. Is there a reason that the Trello philosophy is moving cards rather than ticking them off? Why not have both available?
- alan_wade 8y agoI recommend checking out https://dynalist.io https://dynalist.io or https://nulis.io https://nulis.io
- yitchelle 8y agoworkflowy is also another similar one - https://workflowy.com/ https://workflowy.com/
- kingkongjaffa 8y agoCards describe the work to be done, not the status of the work