Cfait vs Dooit

Cfait

• Keyboard-driven users who work in a terminal
• People who sync tasks through their own CalDAV server
• Linux and Android users who want an open-source task manager

Dooit

• People who manage their tasks from a terminal
• Vim users who want familiar keybindings
• Tinkerers who like configuring tools in Python

Cfait

• There is no iOS app or web version: the README lists Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, macOS and Android.
• The macOS binaries are built and hosted by a contributor on a separate site, not on the project's releases page.
• Syncing between devices needs a CalDAV server that the user hosts or signs up for; Cfait runs no sync service of its own.
• Help is built into the apps; the README points to in-app guides, a commented config file and SPECS.md in place of a manual.

Dooit

• It runs in a terminal only; there is no graphical, web or mobile app.
• Customizing it means writing a Python config file.
• The documentation has no section on syncing tasks between devices.
• The docs list install methods (PyPI, Arch Linux, NixOS, Conda) rather than supported operating systems; the changelog includes fixes for Windows but does not mention macOS.

Cfait

One-line task syntax

Typing a line such as "Buy green tea @tomorrow !1" sets the due date and priority. Other markers set start dates, estimated durations, recurrence and locations.

Terminal, desktop and Android apps

A terminal interface, a graphical desktop app and a native Android app with home-screen widgets share one Rust core and the same task data.

Offline-first with CalDAV sync

The default Local collection needs no server. To sync devices, Cfait connects to standard CalDAV servers; the README names Nextcloud, Radicale and Baikal.

Sub-tasks, dependencies and tags

Tasks form parent and child trees, one task can block another, and hierarchical tags such as #work:backend can be combined into reusable aliases.

Time tracking and goals

A task can be started and paused to record time spent, given an estimated duration, or tied to a recurring habit goal such as five times a year.

Daily notes and wiki pages

A date-anchored journal and wiki pages linked with double square brackets sit beside the tasks and sync as CalDAV VJOURNAL entries.

Dooit

Terminal interface with Vim-like keys

The app runs as a text interface in the terminal and uses Vim-like keybindings. Pressing ? opens a help menu listing every key currently bound.

Workspaces and nested todos

Todos are grouped into workspaces by topic. Workspaces can contain child workspaces, and a todo can hold sub-todos.

Due dates, urgency and status

A todo has a due date that accepts forms such as "1 jan 2025", one of four urgency levels, and a status of completed, pending or overdue. Words starting with @ act as tags.

Recurrence and effort

Recurrence is entered as an interval such as 1d or 1w, in minutes, hours, days or weeks. Effort is a plain number that can stand for points, time or a streak.

Python configuration

A Python config file sets keybindings, layout, the status bar, the dashboard, column formatters and themes, and custom CSS is supported.

Plugins and a Python backend

The separate Dooit Extras package adds utilities for customizing a setup, and the Workspace and Todo tables can be queried or changed from Python through SQLAlchemy.

Cfait

• Free$0

  The terminal, desktop and Android apps with every feature. Syncing uses a CalDAV server the user supplies.

Dooit

• Free$0

  The complete terminal app and the optional Dooit Extras package, installed with pip, Conda, yay on Arch Linux or Nix.