TODOseq for Obsidian

Keyword-based task management. No checkboxes required.

Scan your vault for plain lines that start with TODO, DOING, and DONE. Collect them into one Task List. Keep writing in ordinary notes — inspired by Emacs Org-mode and Logseq. Free and open source.

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Why TODOseq?

No checkbox ceremony

Write TODO Write report as a plain line anywhere in your vault. The keyword is the task.

Org-mode & Logseq friendly

Existing Logseq lines work as-is. SCHEDULED: / DEADLINE: dates are supported. Dual-use a vault or migrate gradually.

One Task List for the vault

Search, urgency sort, priorities, natural-language dates, repeats, embedded lists, and code-comment TODOs — collected into a single panel.

Examples

Tasks are just lines in your notes:

TODO [#A] Finish quarterly report #work tomorrow
SCHEDULED: <2026-01-31>

DOING [#B] Review pull requests #coding

DONE Submit expense report

Click any task keyword (or press Ctrl+Enter) to cycle its state in both Edit and Reading views, right in your note.

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

1. Open Settings → Community plugins and make sure community plugins are enabled
2. Click Browse, search for "TODOseq"
3. Click Install, then Enable

Once enabled, the Task List opens in the right sidebar. You can always reopen it with the command palette: TODOseq: Show task list.

Install TODOseq from Obsidian

Manual (development build)

1. Clone the repository into your vault's .obsidian/plugins directory
2. Run npm install and npm run build in the repository root
3. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Documentation

Start

• Introduction & Philosophy

  Task management approach and Logseq compatibility

• Task List

  Using the dedicated task panel

• Task Entry

  Task syntax, keywords, and lifecycle

Work in notes

• Editor Integration

  Task display and interaction in the Markdown editor

• Reader View

  Task styling and interaction in Reading mode

• Embedded Task Lists

  Render live task lists inside notes

• Moving Tasks

  Move tasks between notes and dates

• Command Palette

  Commands for common actions

Configure

• Search

  Advanced search syntax and filters

• Settings

  Configuration options and customization

• Sort Methods

  How tasks are ordered in the panel

• Task Urgency

  Urgency sorting and configuration

• Warning Periods

  Control when tasks appear before their dates

• Auto-Archive

  Promote aged DONE tasks to ARCHIVED — manually or automatically

• Import

  Bring tasks in from other formats

• Experimental Features

  Org-mode file support and more

Contributing

TODOseq is free, open-source software.

• Found a bug? Open an issue
• Want to improve it? See Contributing

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.