A Visual Studio Code extension for simple yet powerful task management using the custom .td file format.
Features
Task Management with Priority Levels
[ ] - Normal priority tasks
[~] - Medium priority tasks (displayed in orange)
[!] - High priority tasks (displayed in red)
[X] - Completed tasks
Hierarchical Organization
Use Markdown-style headings (#, ##, ###) to create sections
Organize tasks hierarchically with indentation
Group related tasks visually
Metadata and Tags
Apply default metadata to entire sections with @defaults:
Tag tasks with @tag and @tag(param) syntax
Special tags like @prio(high), @file(path:line), @due(date)
Notes and Comments
Add multi-line notes to tasks with the > prefix
Use comments with // or -- prefixes
Commands and Shortcuts
Command
Shortcut
Description
Toggle Checkbox
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Toggle task completion state
Toggle Priority
Ctrl+Shift+.
Cycle through priority levels
Set Normal Priority
Ctrl+Shift+N
Set task to normal priority
Set Medium Priority
Ctrl+Shift+M
Set task to medium priority
Set High Priority
Ctrl+Shift+H
Set task to high priority
Auto-Assign Priority
Ctrl+Shift+S
Assign priority based on defaults
Example
# Project Tasks
@defaults: @prio(medium), @project(myapp)
- [ ] Implement login screen
> Should support both email and social logins
> Add "forgot password" link
- [!] Fix critical security bug @due(01-31-2023)
- [~] Refactor database queries
- [ ] Optimize user queries
- [ ] Add caching layer
- [X] Set up CI pipeline
## Documentation
- [ ] Update API docs
// This is a comment that won't appear in the task list
