macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dstasklocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dstaskMacPorts ports tree · office/dstask/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install dstask with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix
Git-powered personal task tracker. Version 1.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dstaskAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dstask · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dstasknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ds/dstask/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Git-powered personal task tracker
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dstask
- dstask-import
history
Project history and usage
dstask is a single-binary terminal task and notes manager that stores personal tasks in a Git repository. It belongs to the terminal productivity lineage around Taskwarrior, todo.txt, password-store style Git sync, and plain-text-ish personal data.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in December 2018. The README frames dstask as similar to Taskwarrior, but with Git-based synchronization instead of a special sync protocol and with one Markdown note page per task.
The project kept a deliberately personal scope: the README calls collaboration a non-feature and points users to other systems for multi-person projects. Its features instead center on contexts, task notes, URL opening, shell completions, import tools, and Git-backed undo and sync.
Adoption history
dstask has been packaged beyond its upstream releases, with the README listing Homebrew, Nix, Arch AUR, and FreeBSD packages. Homebrew packages the GitHub release tarball and records version 1.0.1 in 2026.
The release history shows a long pre-1.0 life from early v0.x tags through a 1.0 release in November 2025 and v1.0.1 in January 2026, which is typical for small terminal productivity tools that mature through steady personal use.
How it is used
Users create or clone a `~/.dstask` Git repository for task data, then use commands such as `add`, `next`, `done`, `note`, `context`, `sync`, and `git`. The tool can import GitHub issues or Taskwarrior tasks.
Because storage and sync are just Git, dstask is attractive to users who already trust command-line merge conflict resolution and want portable task state without a dedicated service.
Why package nerds care
dstask matters to package nerds because it is a clean example of the single static binary plus Git repository pattern: simple install surface, no server, no database daemon, and data that can move across machines with normal Git tooling.
It also demonstrates a familiar package-manager niche: a small alternative to a better-known tool, in this case Taskwarrior, optimized around one strong opinion rather than a broad collaboration platform.
Timeline
- 2018-12: The dstask GitHub repository is created.
- 2020-11: GitHub releases show the v0.23 series.
- 2025-11: GitHub releases show the 1.0 release.
- 2026-01: Homebrew and GitHub releases package v1.0.1.
Related projects
- Taskwarrior is the main comparison point and migration source named by the README.
- password-store is named by the README as an inspiration for Git-powered sync and undo.
- GitHub Issues can be imported through dstask's import tool.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dstask | cli | global executable | |
dstask-import | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.1
https://github.com/naggie/dstask
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dstask |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dstask |
| Homepage | https://github.com/naggie/dstask |
| Repository | https://github.com/naggie/dstask |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/naggie/dstask#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/naggie/dstask/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.1.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dstask |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
dstask
nix profile install nixpkgs#dstask- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dstask
apk95%
dstask 1.0.1-r2
Personal task tracker designed to help you focus
sudo apk add dstask- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dstask
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dstask
apk95%
dstask-bash-completion 1.0.1-r2
Bash completions for dstask
sudo apk add dstask-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dstask
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dstask
apk95%
dstask-fish-completion 1.0.1-r2
Fish completions for dstask
sudo apk add dstask-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dstask
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dstask
apk95%
dstask-import 1.0.1-r2
Import tool for dstask
sudo apk add dstask-import- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dstask
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dstask
apk95%
dstask-zsh-completion 1.0.1-r2
Zsh completions for dstask
sudo apk add dstask-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dstask
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dstask
MacPorts95%
dstask
sudo port install dstask- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dstask
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment