cli-todo-manager v1.0.0
Modern CLI task manager with priorities, deadlines and desktop notifications
Powerful command-line task management application with support for priorities, deadlines, system notifications, and a beautiful colorful interface.
cli-todo-manager — a powerful command-line task management application with support for priorities, deadlines, system notifications, and a beautiful colorful interface.
- 🎯 Task Priorities — Low, Medium, Critical with color indicators
- 📅 Deadlines — Smart color coding (white/yellow/red)
- 🔔 System Notifications — With sound and app icon
- 📊 Statistics — Task analytics by priority and status
- 🎨 Beautiful UI — Color output, ASCII art logo, emojis
- 🖥️ Desktop Shortcut — Create launcher on your desktop
- 💾 Local Storage — SQLite database
- 🚀 High Performance — Database indexes, optimized queries
System Requirements:
- Python 3.8+
- Linux (for full notification functionality)
- libnotify-bin (for desktop notifications)
Installation:
# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/aixandrolab/cli-todo-manager.git cd cli-todo-manager # Install dependencies on Ubuntu/Debian sudo apt install python3 libnotify-bin sound-theme-freedesktop # Run the application python app.py
Main Menu:
⚡ MAIN MENU ⚡ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. 📋 List Tasks - View active tasks 2. 📚 All Tasks - View all tasks (including completed) 3. ➕ Create Task - Add new task 4. ✏️ Edit Task - Modify existing task 5. ✅ Complete Task - Mark task as done 6. 🗑️ Delete Task - Remove task 7. 📊 Statistics - View task statistics 8. 🖥️ Create Shortcut - Create desktop shortcut 9. ℹ️ About - Show application information 10. ❓ Help - Show help and documentation 11. 🌐 GitHub - Open GitHub repository ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 0. 🚪 Exit - Quit application
Creating a Task:
📝 Task name (can include emojis): Complete project 🚀 📄 Description (optional): Finish CLI ToDo Manager 🎯 Select priority: 1. 🟢 Low 2. 🟡 Medium 3. 🔴 Critical Choice: 3 ⏰ Add deadline? (y/n): y 📅 Deadline (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM): 2026-04-30 10:00
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🟢 Green | Low priority / Completed |
| 🟡 Yellow | Medium priority / Deadline soon |
| 🔴 Red | Critical priority / Overdue |
| 🔵 Cyan | Information / Headers |
| ⚪ White | Normal deadline (>1 day left) |
| 🟡 Yellow | Deadline ≤ 1 day |
| 🔴 Red | Overdue deadline |
The application automatically monitors deadlines and sends system notifications:
- Overdue Tasks — Every 30 minutes (critical priority)
- Deadline Today — On the due date (critical priority)
- Deadline Tomorrow — 1 day before (warning priority)
- Deadline in 2 Days — Reminder (normal priority)
Notifications are grouped by type to prevent sound spam when multiple tasks are due.
cli-todo-manager/ ├── core/ │ ├── database/ # Database operations │ │ └── db_manager.py │ ├── models/ # Data models │ │ └── todo.py │ ├── ui/ # User interface │ │ ├── ascii_art.py │ │ ├── colors.py │ │ └── menu.py │ └── utils/ # Utilities │ ├── config.py │ ├── desktop_entry.py │ └── notifications.py ├── data/ │ └── icons/ # Application icons │ └── icon.png ├── app.py # Entry point └── README.md # Documentation
Adding an Icon:
Place your icon.png file in the data/icons/ directory for use in desktop shortcuts, system notifications, and application menu.
Extending Functionality:
Main classes for extension:
Todo— Task model (core/models/todo.py)DatabaseManager— Database operations (core/database/db_manager.py)Menu— UI and logic (core/ui/menu.py)NotificationManager— Notifications (core/utils/notifications.py)
By using this software, you agree to the full disclaimer terms.
Software provided "AS IS" without warranty. You assume all risks.
Full legal disclaimer: See DISCLAIMER.md
License: BSD 3-Clause License