New version of Will Be Done is released! Will Be Done is offline-first, self-hosted task manager with visual weekly timeline.

The main idea is simple: collect tasks, put them on week timeline. I find that week timeline helps me stay more organised and fits naturally into my workflow. I can see what tasks done in which day, and what tasks planned previously in which day. Then, also, I missed other things, like open-source, offline-first, API, vim keybinds support.

It works offline-first, so tasks are stored locally in browser/desktop app(like Linear). You can open app and use it even when your server or homelab is down or no internet connection. When server is back, sync will sync changes between devices and server.

Main features right now:

• Offline-first task management. It will be still available and working if no internet connection
• Visual weekly planner
• Projects with columns
• Vim-style keyboard navigation
• Self-hosted server with SQLite as primary DB
• Fast sync between devices
• Recurring tasks
• Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux
• Mobile PWA
• Todoist and TickTick import

And here is what changed since my last post:

• Added task checklists.
• Added Stash feature. You can store tasks that don’t have exact date yet, but you still want to keep them in focus.
• Added task action menu.
• Added mobile card details page.
• Added IndexedDB support for faster and more reliable local persistence. New installs use IndexedDB by default. Existing users can turn it on in settings page.

Links:

• Demo: https://demo.will-be-done.app/
• GitHub: https://github.com/will-be-done/will-be-done
• Download desktop app: https://github.com/will-be-done/will-be-done/releases

Self-host with Docker:

docker run -d \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v will_be_done_storage:/var/lib/will-be-done \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  ghcr.io/will-be-done/will-be-done:latest

Then open http://localhost:3000/.

Would love to hear feedback!

AI disclosure

• Design - architecture, system design: no AI involved. I’ve been working on local-first apps for ~5y and have been a software engineer for ~10y. I even built HyperDB, a database for local-first apps, because existing solutions such as Dexie and RxDB didn’t meet my needs.
• Implementation - Pair. From the start of project it was Hint, but now it's Pair.
• Testing - Generated.
• Documentation - Pair.
• Review - Pair. I have coderabbit AI + greptile, but also do manual review.
• Deployment - Pair.

Hey everybody! I am building self-hosted fast task manager, and today I am happy announce that I made desktop app and it supports macos, windows and linux! For mobile it is still PWA. All platforms support fast sync and works offline even when your homelab is down.

Also, one of the top feature that I really wanted is global quick add shortcut. You can trigger it with cmd+shift+a on macos, ctrl+shift+a on windows/linux.

• More info: https://will-be-done.app/
• Demo: https://demo.will-be-done.app/
• GitHub: https://github.com/will-be-done/will-be-done
• Download: https://github.com/will-be-done/will-be-done/releases

Installation

Single Docker command with SQLite as db:

docker run -d \
   -p 3000:3000 \
   -v will_be_done_storage:/var/lib/will-be-done \
   --restart unless-stopped \
   ghcr.io/will-be-done/will-be-done:latest

I’ve been building a self-hosted task manager focused on something I couldn’t find in one package: true offline support, fast sync across devices and API support.

Most open source task apps I tried leaned toward either:

• good offline support but weak multi-device sync with no API support
• or good sync but limited offline functionality

Will Be Done is my attempt to solve both.

Demo: https://demo.will-be-done.app/

GitHub: https://github.com/will-be-done/will-be-done

Home page: https://will-be-done.app/

What is supported right now:

• True offline mode - reads and writes happen in the local browser DB and sync to the server when it becomes available again (so you can still use it even if your homelab is down!)
• Fast sync across devices
• Tasks and projects with drag-and-drop support
• Kanban inside projects
• Weekly planner
• Recurring tasks
• Vim keybindings

Planned in the near future:

• CalDAV integration
• Import from Todoist / TickTick / Microsoft To Do
• API support
• MCP support
• Desktop app with global quick-add shortcut

Why I built it:

This is my third attempt over the last 3 years to build my ideal task manager, and I now use it daily.

I’ve worked on local-first and sync-heavy systems professionally, so offline-first architecture is something I care a lot about getting right.

Installation:

Single Docker command, no docker-compose, no external dependencies, SQLite included.

docker run -d \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v will_be_done_storage:/var/lib/will-be-done \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  ghcr.io/will-be-done/will-be-done:latest

Then open http://localhost:3000/.

Would love feedback from people here, especially if you care about self-hosting, offline-first apps, or replacing proprietary task managers.