# Install todo-txt with Homebrew Minimal, todo.txt-focused editor. Version 2.13.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:todo-txt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install todo-txt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:todo-txt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.13.0 - **Source summary:** Minimal, todo.txt-focused editor - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - todo.sh (cli) - todo.sh (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: To configure, copy the default config to your HOME and edit it: cp $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/todo-txt/2.13.0/todo.cfg ~/.todo.cfg - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.13.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt-cli - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Todo.txt CLI is the canonical shell implementation of the todo.txt method: tasks live in a plain text file and the todo.sh command edits, lists, prioritizes, completes, and archives those lines. The project is unusually durable for a CLI productivity tool because its data model is intentionally simple and portable. ### Project history The official changelog starts with 1.0.0 on 2006-05-11, described as a consolidated master script with usage notes. During 2006 the CLI added path handling, case-insensitive listing, priorities, completion dates, color options, a separated config file, aliases, interactive editing, and task archiving behavior. The 2009 2.0 series expanded todo.sh beyond a single todo.txt file by adding commands for moving tasks, listing contexts and projects, appending to other files in the todo directory, and auto-archiving completed tasks. Version 2.1.0 added pluggability through a ~/.todo.actions.d directory and a more Unix-style ~/.todo.cfg fallback. Later releases show a long maintenance arc rather than a rewrite. The 2011 release improved portability for Dropbox or USB-key workflows; 2013 added global /etc/todo/config support and a make install path; 2018 added XDG config/action locations and a code of conduct; 2020 added macOS Catalina support and minimal default filenames; 2024 released v2.13.0 with more priority/list behavior and safer custom-action checks. ### Adoption history The README documents installation by Homebrew on macOS, make install on Linux, and Arch AUR packaging. It also points users to GitHub Discussions, Issues, Gitter, Reddit, and official social channels, which reflects a long-lived community around both the CLI and the broader todo.txt philosophy. Todo.txt's adoption has been helped by the fact that its core storage is plain text. The README explicitly mentions common customizations such as moving the todo directory into a cloud drive, modifying colors, highlighting projects and contexts, and using a configuration template even when a global config is installed. ### How it is used Users run todo.sh with actions such as add, list, listall, listpri, listcon, listproj, do, archive, append, prepend, replace, and move. The official usage document emphasizes project and context notation, priority sorting, filtering by terms, add-ons, and keeping completed tasks in done.txt. The package-manager usage pattern is simple: install the script, copy or create a ~/.todo.cfg, keep todo.txt, done.txt, and report.txt in a chosen directory, then bind aliases or shell completions around todo.sh. That makes it easy to script, version, sync, or inspect with standard Unix tools. ### Why package nerds care Todo.txt CLI is a package-nerd touchstone because it reduces a productivity system to a Bash script, a small config file, and line-oriented data. It is attractive to people who prefer grep, sed, version control, Dropbox-style sync, shell aliases, and editor integration over opaque app databases. The project also influenced other plaintext task tools and integrations. Its changelog and usage docs describe add-ons, custom actions, context/project conventions, and portable config behavior, all of which made it a natural target for downstream packages and small personal automation. ### Timeline - 2006-05-11: 1.0.0 consolidated the original master script with usage notes. - 2006-07: 1.6 and 1.7 releases added separated config, interactive actions, aliases, and listall. - 2009-02: 2.0.0 added file-moving, context/project listing, addto, and auto-archive behavior. - 2009-02: 2.1.0 added ~/.todo.actions.d pluggability and ~/.todo.cfg fallback. - 2011-09: 2.8.0 improved portability for Dropbox or USB-key users. - 2013-12: 2.10.0 added make install and global /etc/todo/config support. - 2018-03: 2.11.0 added XDG config/action location support. - 2020-08: 2.12.0 added macOS 10.15 support and minimal default filenames. - 2024-12: 2.13.0 updated list/priority behavior and custom-action checks. ### Related projects - The official README and input metadata tie todo.txt CLI to the broader todotxt.org project. - Tock and Todoman are adjacent command-line productivity tools in this batch; Tock explicitly supports TodoTXT-compatible activity files. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.todo.cfg, /etc/todo/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** todo-txt - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [pter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, task-management, todo-txt. - [todoman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/todoman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, task-management, todo. - [topydo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/topydo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, task-management, todo-txt. - [ultralist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ultralist/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, task-management, todo. - [dstask](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dstask/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, task-management, todo. - [taskline](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/taskline/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, task-management. - [tasksh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tasksh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, shell, task-management. - [todoist-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/todoist-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, task-management. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/todo-txt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/todo-txt.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph