KomoDo vs Todo.txt

KomoDo

• Linux and KDE Plasma users who keep tasks in todo.txt
• People who want their list in a plain-text file they control
• Newcomers to todo.txt who want the format explained in the app

Todo.txt

• People who want their task list in a file they fully control
• Command-line users who add and complete tasks from a shell
• Using several apps and editors against one shared text file

KomoDo

• Linux only: the KDE page offers installation through Linux app stores, distribution packages and Flathub, which marks it as desktop only.
• The feature list covers opening, editing, filtering and searching todo.txt files; it mentions no sync, reminders or mobile app.
• The project is young: version 1.0.0 was released on 2025-08-01.

Todo.txt

• The official tool is a command-line script. The project's own Android and iOS apps were archived on GitHub in December 2020.
• The core format covers priority, dates, projects and contexts only. Due dates and other fields rely on key:value conventions set by each tool.
• No sync is built in; the README suggests placing the todo.txt directory on a cloud drive.
• On Windows the script is listed as tested under Cygwin, and the README gives install steps only for macOS and Linux.

KomoDo

Works on todo.txt files

KomoDo opens any file that follows the todo.txt specification and can create new ones, so a list stays in a plain-text format that other todo.txt tools read.

Tasks shown as cards

A line with a priority, a date, a +project, an @context and tags such as due: is parsed and shown as a card, not as raw text.

Add, edit and delete tasks

Tasks are added, changed and removed from within the app, which works directly on the todo.txt file.

Filter and search

The task list can be filtered and searched. Version 1.5.0 sped up search and fixed loading of a saved filter.

Built-in todo.txt help

A help section inside the app explains the todo.txt specification, which the project says makes it suitable for newcomers to the format.

Inline links and launch arguments

Version 1.6.0 added Markdown-style inline links in tasks, and version 1.5.0 added arguments for starting the app from the command line.

Todo.txt

One task per line of plain text

A todo.txt file holds a single task on each line, so it can be read, searched, sorted and edited in any text editor on any operating system.

Priorities, projects and contexts

A leading (A) to (Z) sets priority, and +Project and @context markers can sit anywhere in the line. Tools may add key:value pairs such as due:2010-01-02.

todo.sh command-line script

Actions such as add, do, pri, append and replace change the file from a shell, and list shows the tasks matching your terms sorted by priority.

Archiving and reports

The archive action moves completed tasks from todo.txt to done.txt, and report records the number of open and done tasks in report.txt.

Add-ons and custom actions

The script loads custom actions from an actions directory, and the project wiki keeps a directory of add-ons and filters written by community members.

Community apps and editor plugins

The project site lists community-built apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and the web, plus editor plugins, that all read the same file.

KomoDo

• Free$0

  The whole application, installed from Flathub, a Linux app store such as Discover or a distribution's package manager.

Todo.txt

• Free$0

  The full todo.sh command-line script and the open todo.txt format, under the GNU General Public License v3.0.