Halstom
Coming soon

Local-only for macOS

A task list
with an opinion.

What you enjoy and what actually moves the needle are two different questions. Halstom asks both, and sorts your work by the answer.

Coming soon to MacTry it here

Direct download · macOS 26 or later · Local only · No account

The opinion

Two questions, four tiers.

Score a task on enjoyment and leverage and its tier follows. Both are optional — an unscored task is simply untriaged.

How much will you enjoy it?
Will it move the needle?
High LeverageLow LeverageFunBoring
T2

The real work. Grind these anyway.

  1. T1
  2. T2
  3. T3
  4. T4

T2 outranks T3. Leverage beats enjoyment. That is the whole opinion.

The sorting engine

Sorted for you. Every time.

Tier first, then deadline, then when you added it. Overdue work floats to the top so it can’t hide.

Send launch brief
2d overdue
Draft pricing page copy
Today
Fix onboarding edge case
Tomorrow
Sketch new app icon
Fri
Polish keyboard hints
Archive old projects
Read launch checklist
Oct 12

Tier First · Overdue floats to top · Drag a row to reorder

Capture

Capture from anywhere.

Catch a task in under three seconds without leaving what you’re doing. One shortcut, ⌥Space by default, and one question at a time.

Notes  File  Edit  FormatWed 23 Sep 9:41

Your current app stays right where it is.

Projects

Every project, one glance away.

Pick an emoji, jump with ⌘1–⌘9, or hold ⌘P and arrow through them.

Halstom
Welcome back

↑ ↓ ← → to choose · ↩ to open · ⇧⌘N for a new project

Dock badge
Project emoji

Task detail

Details when you want them. Never before.

Open any task with ⌘I. Notes autosave as you type. Deadlines take one click.

Ship the landing pageT2Tomorrow

Keyboard-first

Stay in the flow.

Every common action is one deliberate shortcut away.

⌥SpaceQuick Capture, from any app
⌘↩Save now in capture
⌘1–9Jump to a project
Hold ⌘P← →Switch from the dock
⌘IToggle inspector
⌘FFind
⇧⌘NNew project
⌘RRename project
⌘ZUndo
SpaceReturn⌫Done, open, or delete

If another app already uses your shortcut, Halstom can’t hear it. Setup asks you to press it once to prove it works.

Everything in the box

Nothing hidden.

Every feature shipping in Halstom v1, in plain language.

Prioritisation

  • Enjoyment and leverage are independent
  • Four computed tiers, never hand-set
  • T2 always outranks T3
  • Untiered work sorts last

Sorting and views

  • Tier, deadline, recent and custom modes
  • Drag switches to Custom Order
  • Pinned overdue section
  • To Do, Done and All filters
  • Search titles and notes
  • Relative deadline labels
  • Three-beat completion

Capture

  • Configurable global ⌥Space shortcut
  • Shortcut conflict check in setup
  • Works with no window open
  • One question at a time
  • Optional detail prompts
  • Last and default project memory
  • Natural-language deadlines
  • Complete keyboard control
  • Success pill after save

Projects

  • Searchable system emoji catalogue
  • Glass dock with names, dots and badges
  • Resizes, shrinks, then scrolls at 12 projects
  • Picker morphs into the dock
  • Project cards with stats
  • ⌘1–⌘9 and hold ⌘P
  • Create, rename, archive and delete

Task detail and safety

  • ⌘I inspector
  • Graphical calendar and presets
  • Notes autosave
  • Created and completed timestamps
  • 10-second undo toast and ⌘Z

Mac integration

  • Dock, menu bar, or both
  • Menu bar quick actions
  • Configurable dock badge
  • Launch at login
  • Keeps running without windows
  • Native four-tab Settings
  • Light and dark Liquid Glass

Data and onboarding

  • Local-only, no account or network
  • Show store in Finder
  • JSON export and import
  • Four-step welcome
  • Reopen onboarding from Help

Local, private, yours

Your tasks never leave your Mac.

  • No account.
  • No sync server.
  • No networking in the app at all.
  • Show your store in Finder.
  • Export and import JSON any time.

Start with one project.

Coming soon to Mac

Direct download · macOS 26 or later

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