Torudo

A terminal-based todo.txt viewer and manager written in Rust with TUI interface.

Features

• Interactive TUI interface for browsing todo.txt files
• Project-based column view for organized task management
• Priority-based sorting: Todos are automatically sorted by priority (A, B, C) then by file line number
• Dynamic text wrapping: Long todo titles automatically wrap to multiple lines for full visibility
• Smart setup: Prompts to create missing directories and files on first run
• Vim integration for editing individual todo items
• Real-time file watching for automatic updates
• Support for todo.txt format with priorities, projects, and contexts
• Task completion with automatic archiving to done.txt
• crmux integration: Send plan/implement prompts to Claude Code sessions via crmux (>= 0.10.0)
• Plan import: Browse and import plans as todo items via crmux (>= 0.11.0)
• Claude launch: Launch claude in tmux windows with per-todo working directory via frontmatter cwd

Demo

Installation

Quick install

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/maedana/torudo/main/install.sh | sh

From crates.io

cargo install torudo --locked

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/maedana/torudo.git
cd torudo
cargo build --release

Configuration

Environment Variables

• TODOTXT_DIR: Directory containing your todo.txt file (default: ~/todotxt)

Command Line Options

• --nvim-listen <PATH>: Neovim socket path set by nvim --listen (default: /tmp/nvim.sock, fallback: NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS env var)

Usage

First Time Setup

When you run Torudo for the first time, it will check for the required directory and files:

1. If ~/todotxt directory doesn't exist, it will ask permission to create it
2. If todo.txt doesn't exist, it will ask permission to create an empty file
3. If you decline either creation, the application will exit

This ensures you have control over where your todo files are stored.

Basic Usage

# Run torudo (looks for todo.txt in $TODOTXT_DIR or ~/todotxt)
torudo

# Run with debug mode for detailed logging
torudo -d

# Specify Neovim socket path
torudo --nvim-listen /tmp/my-nvim.sock

Keyboard Controls

Press ? in the TUI or run torudo -h to see all keyboard shortcuts.

Todo.txt Format

Torudo supports the standard todo.txt format:

(A) Call Mom +family @phone
x 2024-01-15 2024-01-10 (B) Review quarterly report +work @office
(C) Buy groceries +personal @errands
Learn Rust programming +learning @coding id:abc123

Features supported:

• Priority levels: (A), (B), (C)
• Completion status: x prefix with completion date
• Creation date: YYYY-MM-DD format
• Projects: +project_name
• Contexts: @context_name
• Unique IDs: id:unique_identifier (automatically added if missing)

Todo Sorting

Todos are automatically sorted within each project column using the following priority:

1. Priority level: (A) items first, then (B), then (C)
2. File line number: Within the same priority level, todos maintain their original file order

This ensures high-priority items are always visible at the top while preserving your intended ordering for items of the same priority.

Display Features

Dynamic Text Wrapping: Todo titles and descriptions automatically wrap to multiple lines based on the terminal width. This ensures that long todo items are fully visible without truncation, making it easy to read comprehensive task descriptions.

Smart Height Calculation: Each todo item's display height is calculated dynamically based on its content length, with a reasonable maximum to prevent excessive screen usage.

Vim Integration

If you have Neovim running with a socket, Torudo can automatically open todo detail files when navigating. Each todo item can have an associated markdown file in $TODOTXT_DIR/todos/{id}.md.

Todo Detail Frontmatter

Todo detail files (todos/{id}.md) support YAML frontmatter with a cwd field to specify the working directory for clp/cli claude launch:

---
cwd: /home/user/src/my-project
---
# Task details here

The cwd field is required for clp/cli — an error is shown if it is not set.

File Structure

~/todotxt/
├── todo.txt          # Main todo file
├── done.txt          # Completed todos
└── todos/            # Individual todo detail files
    ├── abc123.md
    └── def456.md

Development

Running in Development

cargo run

# With debug mode
cargo run -- -d

Running Tests

cargo test

Code Quality

cargo clippy
cargo fmt

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests and linting
5. Submit a pull request

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by the todo.txt format by Gina Trapani
• Built with Ratatui for the terminal UI
• Uses crossterm for cross-platform terminal handling